Sylvan Adams: Israel’s ‘Self-Appointed Ambassador-at-Large’ and Team Israel Start-up Nation at the Tour de France

Sylvan Adams (b. Nov.1, 1958) is a billionaire businessman and philanthropist who left Canada in 2015 and made Aliyah to Israel. He is co-owner of the Israeli cycling team Team Israel Start-Up Nation, which competed in the recent 2020 Tour de France. Adams is Israel’s “self-appointed ambassador-at-large.” In Canada, he was a national and world champion cyclist at the master’s level. To learn more about Adams’ cycling activities and his philanthropic work, click on the second link below.
 
Quote: “I like using sports and other cultural vehicles to tell our true story — the story of the Israel that we live in, what I like to I call ‘normal Israel,’ that is misunderstood around the world.” | “I like to say that when Israel is perceived as a normal country and loved every- where, and peace breaks out everywhere, I can retire as a self-appointed ambassador. There won’t be a need for my services.”
 
Sources: Wikipedia, The Jerusalem Post
 
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