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africa, france, grand tour, le tour, MTN-Qhubeka, News, Photo, tour, tour de france - July 7, 2015

On the heels of Team MTN-Qhubeka at the Tour de France

In this year’s Tour de France Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung is the first African team ever to participate at the biggest grand tour. The first few stages brought plenty of action with the grand depart at Utrecht (The Netherlands), followed by a few tricky stages with sections along the North Sea, the famous Mur de Huy and even some pavé sectors. We are glad to share a first photo story of the first couple of days. Photo credits: Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung (gruberimages.pro)

Rider Interview: Songezo Jim, MTN-Qhubeka

Just 11 years ago, Songezo Jim did not know how to ride a bike, and in a few months he and his team are hoping to make history at the Tour de France. Growing up in South Africa, Songezo Jim had aspirations of being a soccer player, but tragedy struck. By the age of 12, he lost both his parents and was forced to move to Cape Town to live with his aunt. It was there that fate intervened. “There’s a big race in Cape Town which is called the Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour and that day, everything closes, so you can’t go anywhere, so we just had to watch,” he said. “So I went and watched the race.” After asking one of the other patrons about the sport, he joined a local club the very next day. “I didn’t know how to ride a bike at that point so they had to teach me,” he said. “They thought I was crazy. My family, my friends – I lost friends when I started cycling. I had to make a decision, I said ‘sorry guys, I’m stopping soccer, I’m going to do cycling’ and from there they never spoke ...

An African Bicycle Dream Ep. 6

Team MTN Qhubeka p/b Samsung are the first Pro Continental Cycling Team from Africa – this is their story. From South Africa to the rest of the world, the team have made their mark on the sport. Watch the 6th episode of An African Bicycle Dream here.

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africa, castelli, jim, mtn, Qhubeka, songezo, south, Video - October 17, 2014

Video Interview: Songezo Jim, MTN-Qhubeka

An interview with Team MTN–Qhubeka’s Songezo Jim, a rider who made it to the professional peloton from a South African township. Source: inCycle

Meintjes Wins The South African Elite Road Championships

In what was an exhilarating race around the streets of Westiville, KwaZulu-Natal today. The South African Road Race Championships saw Louis Meintjes come away with the national jersey. Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) took the silver with defending champion, Jay Thomson taking the bronze medal.