Smith emotional after MTN-Qhubeka gets Tour de France wildcard

A Tour de France invite was always on the cards for MTN- Qhubeka given the team’s strengthening in the transfer market, and their improved status amongst the Pro Continental division but when the news came it still left Brian Smith almost lost for words with emotion.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.