Olympics | Cycling gives escape route and Olympic dream for refugee rider Gebru

PARIS, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Cyclist Eyeru Gebru never rode a bike until she was 16. It is so surreal for her as she will take her place on the starting lineup for Sunday's women's road race after a journey that has brought her from Ethiopia to Paris.

The 27-year-old represents the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Team after escaping war in her homeland, and even had a spell as an Olympic torchbearer