MET to auction MTN-Qhubeka’s Tour de France helmets for Qhubeka
MET will auction off Steve Cummings’ stage-winning Tour de France special edition RIVALE helmet and Daniel Teklehaimanot’s polka dot RIVALE for charity. Auction proceeds will be donated to the Qhubeka charity, which is World Bicycle Relief’s program in South Africa. Both auctions end on December 25th. A truly historic day with an iconic image that […]
Bicycles Change Lives Ride-a-thon on 28 November
#BicyclesChangeLives aims to mobilise people through bicycle donations to Qhubeka, World Bicycle Relief’s programme in South Africa. Join Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung as they Make It Count and participate in the 24-hour Bicycles Change Lives Ride-a-thon beginning on 28 November 2015. The goal of the #BicyclesChangeLives campaign is to raise funds for 5 000 bicycles […]
New look Qhubeka Buffalo Bicycles
The new Qhubeka Buffalo Bicycles have arrived and they are looking sharp with a glossy black paint job. This is a change from previous Qhubeka Buffalo Bicycles, which were yellow framed bikes with black decals. Sarah Phaweni, Executive Director at Qhubeka, explains that the decision to change to black bicycles with yellow reflective decals was […]
New bicycles for 293 schoolchildren in Orlando, Soweto
Dimension Data, in partnership with the City of Jo’burg, Qhubeka and Bhoni4Kasi, has sponsored 293 bicycles to learners at three high schools in Orlando, Soweto, to combat the frequent absenteeism and exhaustion experienced by learners walking to school in this area. Lubabalo Dyantyi, Executive Director, Public Sector – Dimension Data Middle East & Africa at […]
Video: Inside look at MTN Qhubeka’s race machines
GCN chats to Team MTN Qhubeka’s Jens Zemke and ENVE composites CEO, Sarah Lehman, about the relationship between the team and equipment sponsors.
Berg and Bush adopts Qhubeka initiative
The Berg and Bush mountain bike race has adopted the Qhubeka bike initiative as the official charitable beneficiary for its 10th edition that takes place in the Central Drakensberg this year. The initiative, which provides bicycle transportation for deserving underprivileged candidates, is currently enjoying the international spotlight ahead of Team MTN-Qhubeka’s debut at next week’s […]
UBS and the WEF kick-off major education study as part of the Davos Challenge programme
2,500 bicycles will be delivered to South African students beginning in June 2015 through Qhubeka, World Bicycle Relief’s programme in South Africa. They will help to cut children’s travel time to school and improve educational achievement. World Bicycle Relief, together with UBS, the World Economic Forum and research partner SRI International, announced today, 3 June, […]
Volkswagen handover 1 100 bicycles to schools in EC and KZN
Volkswagen through its partners, Qhubeka, World Vision South Africa and World Vision Switzerland handed over 600 bicycles to the learners of 11 rural schools in the Nkonkobe district in Eastern Cape as part of the Bicycle Education Empowerment Programme (BEEP). This brings the total number of Volkswagen’s sponsored bicycles handed over to the rural schools […]
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung commits to funding 5000 bicycles in 2015
This year, Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will make history as the first African-registered team to take part in the Tour de France. While the team has always focused on developing African cyclists to compete at the highest levels of the sport, it’s also always been about more than just winning races. This year, Team MTN-Qhubeka […]
Help us and Qhubeka to fund 295 bicycles at Milan-San Remo!
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung has always been about more than just winning races. We measure our performance in helping to put 5,000 children on bikes. We are about changing lives with bicycles, which is why we are appealing to the public to help us win at Milan-San Remo this weekend. This Sunday as a team […]
ROTOR presents Q-Rings for Qhubeka
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be using the ROTOR Q-Rings this season on all models of its Cervélo bikes. We are quite excited at this partnership and are pleased to report that ROTOR’s passion and support for the Qhubeka initiative has led them to produce special edition ROTOR Q-Rings for Qhubeka. The special edition Q-Rings […]
Sbaragli, Janse van Rensburg & Venter Renew Contracts With MTN-Qhubeka
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are happy to announce that 3 of its Vuelta a Espana stars have recently renewed their contracts with the team. Kristian Sbaragli, Jacques Janse van Rensburg and Jaco Venter have all renewed their agreements with Team MTN-Qhubeka. Sbaragli has been with Team MTN-Qhubeka since 2013 while Janse van Rensburg and Venter […]