Virgin Active Signs as Ride Joburg Title Sponsor
Faces Africa, the company behind the world’s second-largest timed cycling event, 947 Ride Joburg, are excited to announce Virgin Active as the race’s new title sponsor. The initial three-year deal sees the flagship event, along with its mountain bike and the children’s ride subsidiaries, become the Virgin Active 947 Ride Joburg. For event entrants, this […]
Epic enough to win an entry?
The world’s biggest and toughest mountain bike race route was announced yesterday. And if you’ve been eyeing a highly-prized entry into the 2018 Absa Cape Epic, Virgin Active is giving you the chance to get it – that’s if you’re willing to battle your burning quads, lungs and waning mental fortitude. As a headline sponsor […]
Absa Cape Epic battle on bikes that went nowhere
The big winners at the Absa Cape Epic 2017 were not all out on the trails. Two pairs of riders won coveted free entries into the 2018 Absa Cape Epic by completing demanding challenges on stationary bikes in the Virgin Active Epic Battle. The final round of the Epic Battle entertained the crowds at the […]
Battle it out with Virgin Active for a 2018 Absa Cape Epic entry
Are you ready for an Epic Battle with Virgin Active? As a headline sponsor and the official health club partner to the Absa Cape Epic, Virgin Active are giving away an entry to the 2018 event. Well, not just giving it away. Participants will have to complete a series of challenges between 19 January and […]
The Epic gets more Active
Virgin Active has become the official health club partner of the Absa Cape Epic. The 2017 Absa Cape Epic from 19-26 March will be the 14th edition of a race which has become known as the “Tour de France” of mountain biking. Photo by Ewald Sadie. Virgin Active SA Managing Director, Ross Faragher-Thomas, says he’s […]
Newbie cyclists from Lavender Hill invited to Provincial Trials
Team spirit and pride bound the five young men from Lavender Hill – the newbie cyclists who were chosen to be part of Virgin Active Development Cycling team. It was with one heart that they left the start line at 08:02. The learners: Michael-Owen Dyson, Bevan Solomons, Faiez Basardien, Ashley Jacobs and Schalk Damons, who […]
Riding out – Virgin Active Development Cycling team
Five young men. Five Dreams. Five goals. Each one determined to create a new future for themselves. These are the five young men from the heart of Lavender Hill who represent the Virgin Active Development Cycling team. In late 2014, Virgin Active’s Business As a Force for Good team selected five students from a group […]
Video: Virgin Active’s new cinema ad hits home
Virgin Active recently revealed their new cinema advert which will hit home with many a bike rider. We can identify with the off-bike blues and that feeling of joy when you get back behind the handlebars after some time off. Take a look. Sure, it’s an ad, but a pretty cool one… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onXidcQ6eJQ