Higher education priority for Randwater-Transnet pro-cycling team
Announcing its new partnership with Transnet and putting higher education at the top of its list of priorities, Velokhaya Life Cycling Academy unveiled its newly branded Rand Water-Transnet Pro Cycling team kit at the academy’s base in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. On its third year running, the Khayelitsha rooted Cycling Team unveiled its new colors with […]
Soweto and Khayelitsha duo set to conquer the Cape Epic
Hailing from the country’s two biggest townships, Thulasizwe Mxenge, 23 from Soweto and Mthetheleli Boya, 24 from Khayelitsha, have their sights set on conquering the 2017 Absa Cape Epic. It’s their goal to ride away with the R50 000 education bursary and a trip to Belgium, which is up for grabs for the winners of […]
Top German pro donates kit to SA cycling development academy
Top German pro cyclist, Johannes Fröhlinger, of Team Giant-Alpecin, on Thursday donated kit to the Velokhaya Life Cycling Academy in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha township and encouraged development cyclists to pursue their dreams of becoming champions. Fröhlinger, who recently placed 14th at China’s Tour of Hainan where teammate Max Walscheid celebrated five stage wins, is in […]
Velokhaya celebrates Tshoko and Mxenge’s achievements
Velokhaya Life Cycling Academy is proud that Zanele Tshoko and Thulasizwe Patrick Mxenge have been selected to represent South Africa in the upcoming African Games in Brazzaville, Congo from 4-19 September 2015. Headline sponsor of the Velokhaya National Competitive Programme, Rand Water, has been instrumental in providing essential support to the athletes in order to […]
Simon Nicks to ride Leadville 100 miler for Velokhaya
Velokhaya supporter and avid mountain bike rider, Simon Nicks from Cape Town, has had the good fortune of being invited to participate in the 2015 Leadville MTB 100 miler – thanks to friendships made during the 2013 ABSA Cape Epic – and has decided, very kindly, to use his participation in the event to raise […]
Velokhaya’s new Life Skills Centre to benefit all
In a ground breaking ceremony in Khayelitsha last week, Velokhaya Life Cycling Academy with the support of the MTN SA Foundation launched their state-of-the-art ICT and Life Skills Centre, with construction starting this month. Khayelitsha’s bustling cycling academy is well known nationwide for developing and growing young champions, teaching them valuable life skills and above […]
Township cycling gets competitive with backing from Rand Water
Competitive cyclists from South Africa’s two biggest townships have been given the opportunity to showcase their talent and potential on the national cycling stage thanks to the support of Rand Water, the new headline and title sponsor of the Velokhaya National Competitive Programme A long-time supporter of cycling, Rand Water’s partnership with the Velokhaya Life […]