{"id":19255,"date":"2015-09-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2015\/09\/28\/deloitte-to-become-a-gold-sponsor-of-africas-cycling-team-r3564\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T09:20:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T09:20:53","slug":"deloitte-to-become-a-gold-sponsor-of-africas-cycling-team-r3564","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/deloitte-to-become-a-gold-sponsor-of-africas-cycling-team-r3564\/","title":{"rendered":"Deloitte to become a Gold Sponsor of Africa\u2019s Cycling Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cycling is about passion, commitment, and teamwork. It\u2019s about having the confidence to take on challenges. And it is about knowing that there are people around to rely on. Put all that together and it\u2019s easy to see why Deloitte Consulting LLP has become a key sponsor of Ryder Cycling. Ryder Cycling owns and manages the current Team MTN-Qhubeka p\/b Samsung team soon to be called Team Dimension Data in 2016, Africa\u2019s only UCI Professional Continental Cycling Team.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-63139100-1443434980.jpg\" data-fileid=\"605045\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"605045\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-63139100-1443434980.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-63139100-1443434980.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The team made history this year as the first African registered cycling team to compete in the Tour de France. The team\u2019s tremendous successes in the race included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wearing the prestigious King of the Mountain jersey for four days on the shoulders of Eritrean rider, Daniel Teklehaimanot \u2013 the first African rider to do so\n<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Cummings winning the 14th stage on Mandela Day\n<\/li>\n<li>Team finishing in fifth place overall in the Team competition\n<\/li>\n<li>Raising over 4,000 bicycles in their #BicyclesChangeLives campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"pullquote\">\nWe are incredibly excited to have Deloitte become one of our main sponsors. Deloitte\u2019s mission is to help their clients excel and has a purpose to make an impact that matters. This is a perfect match for our team as we continue to ride to promote and develop cycling on the African continent and to support our #BicyclesChangeLives campaign through the Qhubeka charity. The technology collaboration between Deloitte and Dimension Data will help our team excel by becoming more connected and operationally efficient as we strive to be the best that we can be in the next phase of this team\u2019s incredible journey.<br \/>\n<cite>Douglas Ryder, Team Principal<\/cite>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-08462100-1443434625.jpg\" data-fileid=\"605038\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"605038\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-08462100-1443434625.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-08462100-1443434625.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeloitte is extremely proud to become a key sponsor of Africa\u2019s leading cycling team, which will be known as Team Dimension Data from 2016 onwards,\u201d said Jim Moffatt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Consulting LLP. \u201cThe team strives for operational and professional excellence. Be the best. Innovate to train harder. Push the limits and set new goals. All the while, they have an equally important underlying goal to make an impact in their community. The example they set, on and off the bike, is strong and admirable for everyone to follow. Best of all, Deloitte and the team share a common vision \u2014 striving for professional excellence, while making a social impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In rural regions of Africa, many students face the challenge of having to travel significant distances when trying to get to school. Of the eleven million students who walk to school in South Africa, half a million students walk more than one hour each way. Along with the many other challenges these students face, distance is a barrier that can be eliminated with the simple solution of a bicycle. Through#BicyclesChangeLives, the Team is providing bicycles to students, giving them the tools to access education and to make their own path in life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cycling is about passion, commitment, and teamwork. It\u2019s about having the confidence to take on challenges. And it is about knowing that there are people around to rely on. Put all that together and it\u2019s easy to see why Deloitte Consulting LLP has become a key sponsor of Ryder Cycling. 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