Qhubeka And Nederburg Launch First Bicycle Assembly Facility In The Western Cape
Nederburg, the exclusive premium wine partner of Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, is working closely together with the non-profit organisation Qhubeka to establish their first bicycle assembly facility in the Western Cape, endorsed by the Western Cape Government. The facility was launched at a recent event held at Nederburg in Paarl, during the Team Dimension […]
Pedal Power Drives Brain Power for Bergville Children
Giving rural school children access to bikes is a proven effective way of lifting academic performance. In September 2016, Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) donated 350 new bikes to children at three schools in Bergville KwaZulu Natal as part of their long term partnership with Qhubeka’s Bicycle Education Empowerment Programme (BEEP). VWSA’s Matt Gennrich, believes […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka meets Kylemore learners as they take ownership of their new bicycles
Today is a big day for 158 people in Kylemore in South Africa’s Western Cape province. Not only are they getting to meet the professional cyclists from Africa’s first World Tour team, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, but they will also take ownership of their brand new Qhubeka bicycles, which they have earned by committing […]
Dimension Data for Qhubeka Continental to Tour du Rwanda
While the European professional season may have ended a few weeks ago, on Sunday one of the most important races on the African cycling calendar gets underway in the form of the 8th Tour du Rwanda. Our African Team has a long history with the UCI 2.2 event and we are delighted to be able […]
Joburg2Kili cyclists for Qhubeka arrive at Mt. Kilimanjaro
Today, after 10 weeks of cycling single-speed Qhubeka Buffalo bicycles, four South African adventure cyclists, Warrick and Camilla Kernes, Gareth Pickering and Derrick Fourie, will arrive in Moshi at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro. Arriving in Moshi also signifies a new record. As far as it is known, Camilla Kernes is the first woman to […]
York Timbers celebrates centenary with Qhubeka bicycles
York Timbers is once again providing an opportunity to their employees to be fit and healthy by subsidising the distribution of 300 new Qhubeka bicycles to its employees. This takes place on 22 September and will help bicycle recipients to get to work safely and more easily. York Timbers is celebrating its 100-year anniversary this […]
Interview: Kevin Benkenstein is Climbing for Qhubeka
For three consecutive weekends this month, Kevin Benkenstein will be Everesting (climbing 8,848 metres) in three different cities to raise money for Qhubeka. This is a haul of over 26,500 metres of ascent. Kevin completed his first challenge in Cape Town over the weekend with Johannesburg and Durban to come. We asked Kevin a few […]
Qhubeka and Team Dimension Data join forces with Zwift
Zwift’s association with Team Dimension Data and Qhubeka has developed further in 2016, starting with an innovative fundraising campaign inside Zwift’s 3D cycling environment. Starting Tuesday 19 July, Zwift users can unlock the Team Dimension Data training kit and a Qhubeka branded Cervelo S5 bike for their in-game avatars, to show support for Qhubeka’s mission […]
Qhubeka and loveLife to launch groundbreaker mobility project
Qhubeka and loveLife have signed an MOU for a new programme that will see loveLife youth volunteers mobilised with Qhubeka Buffalo Bicycles. The programme, which will see the first bicycles distributed in July 2016, is aimed at helping the loveLife volunteers, known as groundBREAKERs and mpintshis, to implement community programmes more effectively and efficiently through […]
Dimension Data turning the wheels of education with bicycles
Dimension Data, in partnership with the City of Jo’burg and Qhubeka, today delivers 55 brand new Qhubeka Buffalo Bicycles to high school students in Orlando, Soweto. The bicycle distribution is part of the ongoing Urban Scholar Bicycle Programme – a partnership between City of Jo’burg and Qhubeka, which aligns with the city’s goals of sustainable […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka launches Continental outfit
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka are proud to announce the launch of our Continental development team for 2016. The South African registered squad will comprise of 10 African riders who will race a mainly European program in 2016. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka sees the launch of its very own Continental outfit as a logical […]
Introducing Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka
Cycling fans may already have noted that Team MTN-Qhubeka has become Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka from the start of 2016. While the team’s title sponsor and team colours have changed, its dedication to supporting Qhubeka has not, and we are excited to see what 2016 holds through the team’s continued commitment to the #BicyclesChangeLives […]