MTN Cycling
MTN-Qhubeka Cycling wins the 94.7 cycle challenge
Team MTN-Qhubeka’s Arran Brown wins Johannesburg’s biggest cycle race, the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge, ahead of 25, 000 riders on Sunday 20 November 2011. The race ended in a 10 man sprint finish to the line, where Arran proved his love for the race by winning the coveted title. View Press Release
MTN-Qhubeka Cycling Sponsorship
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is the proud vehicle sponsor of the South African based MTN Qhubeka Cycling Team, a professional cycling team that aims to develop a new generation of competitive African athletes. The Team currently uses two Crafters, a Transporter Crew Bus, and two Golfs. These vehicles are utilised as service vehicles, race support vehicles and for the transportation of the Team and their equipment.
Team MTN-Qhubeka
Team MTN-Qhubeka is Africa’s most winning and most multi-discipline continental race team. With men and women’s road racing teams, men and women’s MTB (mountain bike) teams and BMX team, MTN-Qhubeka comprises a team of 24 men and women athletes from four different nations. 14 of the 24 athletes are under 26 years of age, making MTN-Qhubeka one of the youngest professional teams around. The team is a blend of talented young riders and more experienced leaders that have generated more than 350 race victories in the past three years. Read about the launch of the 2012 MTN Qhubeka Team here: Team Press launch
The Qhubeka Initiative
Team MTN-Qhubeka supports the Qhubeka initiative that has provided hundreds of bikes to Africa’s rural communities which is transforming thousands of lives every month. Most of Africa’s rural populations have no access to transport and many have to walk long distances to access education, healthcare, and community services. Bicycles are therefore the most effective and economical method of addressing this problem in the shortest possible time.
The Qhubeka Bike
Bikes are given to rural communities in return for work done to improve the community and environment. Children can a earn bike as a reward for growing trees or if they recycle. 100 trees = 1 bike. 1,500kg’s of recyclables = 1 bike. Qhubeka also gives bikes to healthcare workers who work with orphans and vulnerable children, as well as home-based patient care. Young adults are given bike mechanic training (both assembly and maintenance) and others help in building spare parts supply and bike transporter businesses.
Sponsorship
The sponsorship of Team MTN-Qhubeka has provided great exposure for our vehicles together with strong marketing and networking opportunities. With cycling continuing to be a popular and growing recreational activity in South Africa, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is proud to be on board as vehicle sponsor to the Team. We believe that the Qhubeka initiative is a constructive way to invest in our society to ensure a new generation of competitive and healthy youngsters and that more bikes reach more communities.
