{"id":17839,"date":"2016-07-23T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2016\/07\/23\/qhubeka-and-team-dimension-data-join-forces-with-zwift-r5260\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T07:53:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T07:53:54","slug":"qhubeka-and-team-dimension-data-join-forces-with-zwift-r5260","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/qhubeka-and-team-dimension-data-join-forces-with-zwift-r5260\/","title":{"rendered":"Qhubeka and Team Dimension Data join forces with Zwift"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zwift\u2019s association with Team Dimension Data and Qhubeka has developed further in 2016, starting with an innovative fundraising campaign inside Zwift\u2019s 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\u2019s mission of mobilising the rural communities of South Africa through the #powerofbicycles.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeam Dimension Data and our partners are united in promoting Qhubeka\u2019s mission. In this respect, Zwift provides a perfect focal point for us. Buying a bike in Zwift to provide a bike for someone in Africa is a super cool idea!\u201d says Doug Ryder, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka\u2019s Team Principal. \u201cOn a year-round basis we will use the Zwift platform to engage with cyclists around the world, to educate people about Qhubeka\u2019s work and to inspire charitable fundraising. Our riders like Zwift, it\u2019s great fun and a good training tool, but crucially it\u2019s an accessible way to help us build the biggest fan base in cycling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Team Dimension Data training kit and Qhubeka branded Cervelo S5 bikes will cost $25 and $183 USD, respectively, to activate. The $183 for the Cervelo bike represents the cost required to assemble and deliver a Qhubeka Buffalo Bicycle to communities in need.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeam Dimension Data and Qhubeka bring a fantastic feel good factor to Zwift. Their mission will inspire our users, so utilising the Zwift platform to support Qhubeka is a perfect fit for all parties. And it\u2019s an authentic story, when you have guys like Edvald Boassen-Hagen regularly riding our platform,\u201d says Eric Min, Zwift CEO and co-founder. \u201cQhubeka, alongside their parent organisation, World Bicycle Relief, will be our charity partners from 2016. Their work is in tune with our user base and it will be the cornerstone of the social responsibility work Zwift wants to advocate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to have Zwift on board the Qhubeka project. Their technology platform provides the perfect intersection for Team Dimension Data, their partners and fans. Zwift will amplify this connectivity and can only be good news for inspiring people to become part of Qhubeka\u2019s mission,\u201d says Anthony Fitzhenry, Qhubeka Founder.<\/p>\n

Team Dimension riders were amongst the first World Tour riders to adopt Zwift, with Edvald Boasson Hagen being their most high profile \u2018Zwifter\u2019. \u201cIt\u2019s great fun and a super training tool. I\u2019ve clocked up over 2000km on Zwift which, equates to 2 days and 10 hours on the trainer. I love the community angle, the time flies by, it keeps me coming back and I get a great workout. Right now I\u2019ve reached Level 15 in Zwift which I\u2019m quite happy about!” he says.<\/p>\n

Team Dimension Data\u2019s partnership with Zwift was announced on a live Zwift group ride led by Doug Ryder during the second rest day of the Tour de France.<\/p>\n

To give to Qhubeka and unlock virtual goods to use in Zwift, donors should go to https:\/\/www.givengain.com\/cc\/zwift5000\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Zwift\u2019s association with Team Dimension Data and Qhubeka has developed further in 2016, starting with an innovative fundraising campaign inside Zwift\u2019s 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\u2019s mission […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":41292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[406,344,90],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-17839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-qhubeka","tag-team-dimension-data","tag-zwift"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17839"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=17839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}