UCI LEVEL 1 ONLINE COACHING COURSE

The UCI level 1 coaching course is the entry qualification for coaches and focuses on the foundations of coaching. The knowledge that is gained on this course is fundamental to ensuring coaching is appropriate for the riders and for each cycling discipline. Coaches will learn the fundamentals of technique that is consistent in all cycling activities and how to deliver effective coached sessions.

CYCLINGSA FOCUSES ON NEW ONLINE PLATFORMS TO DRIVE #GROWCYCLING STRATEGY

To celebrate 140 years of cycling in South Africa, Cycling South Africa has embarked on a digital transformation strategy that aims to connect, support, and educate cycling enthusiasts to grow and develop the sport.  Over the past months, CyclingSA has been working to create a new online presence that embraces the digital landscape and makes […]

CYCLINGSA PRESIDENT’S QUARTER 1 REPORT

SA Individual Time Trial Championships

Riders compete in the SA Individual Time Trial Championships near Swellendam in the Western Cape of South Africa on 19 March 2021. As the first quarterly report that CyclingSA has made available to our affiliate members and the broader community, I hope it provides insight into the current status and plans for CyclingSA. The report […]

APPEAL FOR INFORMATION FROM HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED CYCLING COMPETITORS

Cycling Memoirs

Cycling South Africa’s coopted member on the Executive Committee, Charles Beukes, is appealing to the public for information from historically disadvantaged cycling competitors in order to recognise their achievements from the apartheid past with a special award. The criteria for the award of honorary colours were agreed upon by the representatives of the two ex […]

QHUBEKA – PROVING THE DIFFERENCE A BICYCLE MAKES

Qhubeka fundraiser

The 2019 Dimension Data GAP Graduates decided to raise funds for us with a campaign called Walk for Qhubeka. As part of this campaign, Daniel Collett, Chris Lewis and a few colleagues decided to ride a Qhubeka bicycle to work in the morning, and then walk home, and see the difference in time it took. […]

115 New bicycles for Khayelitsha schoolchildren and tourism micro enterprise

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On Thursday 7 March 2019, 100 schoolchildren from Matthew Goniwe Memorial High School in Khayelitsha informal settlement in South Africa’s Western Cape province received brand new Qhubeka Bicycles. Another 15 bicycles were distributed to Ride2Empower, a tourism enterprise in Khayelitsha. Of the 100 bicycles for the schoolchildren, 50 were funded by Breitling through its fundraising […]

Agenda 2020: Development and Academy Support Programme

2019/20 Development & Academy Support Programme Cycling South Africa has developed a new vision for the future – one that has a strong focus on accessibility of cycling into urban, peri-urban and rural communities. Our sport has quite a way to go to be inclusive to as many of our people as possible and the […]

Two Sports Trust development cyclists go professional

Khayelitsha road cyclists Vuyo Mavuya and Vuyolwethu Nkomo from The Sports Trust Development Cycling Programme are reaping the rewards of their commitment and dedication to training when they received news that they form part of the team roster for Kinetic Pro Cycling Team for the 2019 season. Mavuya, captain of the Sports Trust Cycling team, […]

A busy November for cycling development in KZN

Gauteng development

KwaZulu-Natal’s development projects continue to gain momentum as time progresses with many projects gaining traction and continuing to build the grass roots growth beyond cycling and into the peripheral elements of a complete cycling event. The capacity building projects have been an important element of the development. With a stacked calendar of race events throughout […]

Khayelitsha school children receive 75 Qhubeka bicycles

Qhubeka bike handover

Yesterday riders and staff from Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, Africa’s World Tour cycling team, along with various partners, gathered at Bulumko High School in Khayelitsha to distribute 75 Qhubeka bicycles to schoolchildren. The recipients are part of a Qhubeka learn-to-earn programme in the area, which in turn is part of a larger Qhubeka SHIFT […]

Cycling moves Mamelodi youth

Youth cycling Mamelodi

On the streets of Mamelodi township on a Saturday morning, you’ll recognise cyclists young and not-so-young enjoying the freedom that cycling brings to almost every cyclist on a weekend ride! Led by Percy Modiselle, the local cycling club continues to introduce more youth into the sport of cycling and encourages participation by lending them bicycles […]

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