Andre Tchmil Heading to Ukraine to Help

Andre Tchmil, Col de Croix Neuve, Mende, 1995 Tour de France

Canadian Cyclist magazine has reported that former Tour de France Russian cyclist Andre Tchmil is going to help the Ukranians in the fight against Russia.

“In a video posted on Facebook, an emotional Museeuw spoke about the phone call. “I just looked up the silence,” he said. “After the two beautiful races this past weekend, I received a call from Andrei Tchmil, the man with whom I used to fight many duels in races. He told me we used to fight a lot of wars on the bike, but now I’m in the middle of a war.””

He lives 60 miles from the fighting. He sent his family to Romania while he goes off to war. Amazing bravery.

We sure hope he comes back in good shape.