Lian van Leeuwen
Film Producer, Director & Photographer
sports / reportage / lifestyle
MBOGI AMANI | It's time to change the face of cycling
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Director / Producer // Lian van Leeuwen, salt lake productions
Editor // Kees Riphagen
Camera // StandBy3, Robijn Voshol
Additional camera // Leakey Studios
Sound recording // Gideon Lemaiyan
Sound mixing // Any Colour You Like, Henk Jelle de Groot
Colour grading // Maurice Leentvaar
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MBOGI AMANI | It's time to change the face of cycling
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In the world of bike racing, there is one continent that’s yet to have its turn in the spotlight. A growing community of African cyclists is ready to show their strength on an international level. If you ask any of them what is holding them back, their answer is loud and clear: it’s the lack of opportunities to race against the best.
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The inaugural AMANI Migration Gravel Race, held in Kenya in June 2021, has been a game changer for some of the top cyclists in East Africa. But this is only the beginning.
MBOGI AMANI (AMANI crew) shares the growing hopes, dreams and rising opportunities of the Amani racing team and the many other talented cyclists in East Africa who are ready to be included in the global cycling scene, with gravel being a new gateway that might just open some doors.
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It’s time to change the face of cycling.
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This film is presented by Team AMANI, PEdALED and Brooks England.