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castelli, cycling, means, MTN-Qhubeka, songezo, team, Video, wondered - January 26, 2015

Ever wondered what Qhubeka means?

Have you ever wondered what Qhubeka means? Let’s have Songezo Jim of team MTN-Qhubeka explain it for us.

Personalised Race Jersey’s for all MTN-Qhubeka riders

Now it’s even easier to spot your favourite Team MTN-Qhubeka rider in the peloton. Personalised Castelli race jerseys for all team riders. All MTN-Qhubeka riders will sport different letters on the back of their jerseys. The personalised letters should make it easier to spot where your favourite MTN-Qhubeka riders are in the peloton this year. We suggest you save this list until you get the hang of who is riding with which letter. This feature, while fun, is also really important to our team as we believe professional cycling needs to engage its fans in every way possible. This is just one way we hope to bring cycling closer to the fans this year. A – Andreas Stauff B – Theo Bos C – Gerald Ciolek D – Daniel Teklehaimont E – Edvald Boasson Hagen F – Tyler Farrar G – Matt Goss I – Matt Brammeier J – Jacques Janse van Rensburg K – Kristian Sbaragli L – Louis Meintjes M – Merhawi Kudus N – Adrien Niyonshuti P – Serge Pauwels Q – Songezo Jim R – Reinardt Janse van Rensburg S – Steve Cummings T – Jay Thomson U – Nicolas Dougall V – Jaco Venter X – ...

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amgen, California, castelli, mtn, News, of, Qhubeka, tour - January 24, 2015

MTN-Qhubeka to race Amgen Tour of California

MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung announced today that they have received an invitation to compete for the first time at this year’s Amgen Tour of California. The Amgen Tour of California is America’s premier cycling race and takes place from 10-17 May. The team has been invited to a series of top-level races. They received their first Grand Tour invitation to the Vuelta a España last year and recently received a wildcard invitation to compete at the Tour de France in July, making them the first African-registered team to compete at the French Grand Tour. The team have bolstered their roster this year with a series of new signings including Matthew Goss from Orica-GreenEdge, Tyler Farrar from Garmin-Sharp, Theo Boss from Belkin, Edvald Boasson Hagen from Team Sky and Steven Cummings from the BMC squad. American sprinter Farrar won stage 4 of the Tour of California during the 2013 edition. After spending most of his career with Jonathan Vaughters’ Slipstream Sports, he made the move to MTN-Qhubeka for the next two seasons and will no doubt want to represent his new team in California. “It’s exciting for the team to be debuting in the race,” said TT specialist Steve Cummings. “We don’t know the parcours yet but there ...

Bigla Pro Cycling Team To Wear Castelli in 2015

The Bigla Pro Cycling Team is proud to announce Castelli as its technical clothing partner for the 2015 season. The Italian company is known for making cyclists faster by revolutionizing professional rider’s clothing. They’re focused on innovation and speed and that’s no different as we reveal the 2015 Bigla Pro Cycling Team look. The team will also be using the Aero Speed Suits designed specifically for road racing and the innovative Gabba jacket that revolutionized rain jackets in professional cycling. Steve Smith, Castelli Brand Manager said: “Castelli is happy to return to the women’s peloton with the Bigla Pro Cycling Team and long time partners Cervélo and Rotor. Our goal is to help the Bigla team have a competitive advantage in every situation. With this partnership we want to use the team as a testing ground for innovation in our women’s performance clothing.” The team is currently conducting a training camp on Fuerteventura where bypasses have seen the riders donning the new look. “When we started working on the design and the corporate identity of the team, we considered our objectives in the sport,” General Manager Thomas Campana said. “We want to be one of the most competitive teams on ...

MTN-Qhubeka to light up 2015 Tour de France

To receive a wild card for the Tour de France is a dream come true for the entire MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung team, while it is also a historic moment for African and world cycling. In all the 101 previous editions of the Tour de France, this will be the first time an African registered team will take part in this, the biggest cycling race in the world. OFFICIAL!!! @TeamMTNQhubeka have received a Wild Card for the 2015 @letour! Amazing news… pic.twitter.com/rvTwBmuVpx — Team MTN-Qhubeka (@TeamMTNQhubeka) January 14, 2015 “We can light up stages of the Tour and we bring this incredible story to the Tour. We’re putting African kids on bikes and being at the Tour de France would help that immeasurably” said general manager, Brian Smith. “I’d like to think that the green jersey is an option to target but we’ll certainly be riding for stage wins. We could bring the first African team to the Tour de France and from that the minimum would be to win a stage.” The 2015 Grand Depart will take place on the 4th July, starting with a 14km time trial in Utrecht. The riders will tackle 21 stages, covering 3344km in total before ...