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Hi all,

Excited to announce the launch of the Qhubeka Charity online Spring Auction today!

Participants will be able to bid for some exclusive cycling memorabilia, including Tadej Pogačar and Mark Cavendish signed podium jerseys from the 2021 #tourdefrance, a Tom Pidcock signed UK Cyclocross National Champion jersey, signed team jerseys from INEOS Grenadiers Cycling Team, Dan Martin, Team Qhubeka, some awesome signed artwork and books, a Muc-Off pressure washer and cleaning kit and much more!

Please visit the auction site HERE to browse the items, register, and begin bidding! The auction will run until 28 February 2022 to allow everyone to participate.

Some stand-out items are the prestigious Tadej Pogačar-signed #tourdefrance 2021 Yellow and White Jerseys (Provided by A.S.O.). The #maillotjaune is indeed the very symbol of the Tour de France — the epitome of excellence, prestige and victory. The white jersey is for the best youth rider, also won by Tadej in 2021!

Another rare item on the list is the Mark Cavendish-signed #tourdefrance 2021 Green/Points Jersey (Provided by A.S.O.). Cavendish is renowned as one of the greatest sprinters cycling has ever known.

Hi all!
Just a quick one if you are a Zwift user: The Team Africa Rising non-profit (dedicated to promotion of pro cycling across Africa) have dedicated their regular Zwift ride on Tuesday to help fundraise for the Qhubeka Charity as it’s global #GivingTuesday

The 2021 TdF racer awesome Nic Dlamini will be ride leader and there will be some other well-known names present! Some cool free stuff too!

All info on the Zwift event page and please do make a donation if you can using the link in there too: https://www.zwift.com/events/view/245614­8

Just an update on this: of our 15 places, we only have 2 left now!

Hi all, the RideLondon-Essex event has now launched and the ballot for general places will open on 10 November for this awesome event.

Due to our involvement in cycling, we here at Qhubeka have secured 10 spots for folk who want to take part and raise funds for Qhubeka.

Min. fundraising will probably be around £1,000 TBC.

Do let me know if you are keen to take a place or have a chat! I predict they will go quickly as the general ballot will be massively over-subscribed. Many thanks all! 🖐 #bicycleschangelives

Cheers Stephen, appreciated! It’s depressing how many people are being horrific online about this incident. Check out the comments section on the CyclingNews and Rouleur stories here:

https://www.facebook.com/35316709491/pos­ts/azzedine-lagab-awaiting-apology-as-ol­ympic-experience-is-marred-by-racism-sca­nda/10158402663274492/

https://www.facebook.com/32072337698/pos­ts/10160196976592699/?d=n

Has been a busy 48 hours working on the responses to the horrific behaviour of the German Cycling coach on Thursday morning.

Couple of pieces I worked on with Rouleur if of interest to folk on here:

https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur­-journal/mosters-comments-are-part-of-a-­wider-problem-in-the-sport

https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur­-journal/an-open-letter-to-patrick-moste­r-from-team-africa-rising

#SayNoToRacism

Hi gang,
Any chance anyone has a SeaSucker Komodo bike rack you might lend for a charity event! Guaranteed kept safe and pristine! Comment/DM me to discuss 🖐

Well almost free... :)
In all seriousness, I am servicing, fixing, fettling and replacing parts/upgrading bikes in Islington for no cost except parts (where needed) and a request for a donation to the amazing Qhubeka cycling charity (hope folk know us from being the charity for the Tour de France, the London Revolution, the Cape Epic and also the Team Qhubeka Assos team in the World Tour?)
Essentially, we raise funds to get children and women on bikes in South and Southern Africa to improve their lives through better access to education, healthcare and work. We are currently supplying bikes to key healthcare workers across the region. Check us out on our social media channels for more info or Qhubeka.org
We have fixed 450+ bikes in Islington now, and raised over £16,000!
Drop me a reply on here or WhatsApp to 07741536809 to discuss your bike fix needs! 🖐 #BicyclesChangeLives

Hi all,
have avoided smart trainers/indoor training for many years but with lockdown continuing and everyone I know being on Zwift now, its time.
Anyone got one for sale by any chance?
Anything i should know or avoid??
cheers!
Jeremy

Soz, going to postpone as not comfortable being out in a group at the moment. My father is 79 and hoping to see him soon and need to be careful. Sorry guys

Lovely!

What’s the rough timing tomorrow? Just planning day one of lockdown-not-lockdown...

Wow! We had no idea if many folk would come and overwhelmed to say we handled 32 bike fixes in 6 flat-out hours! Non-stop mechanic-ing and our volunteers ‘front of house’ were amazing. We will be back next Saturday and the one after, at the Boulevard Market on Islington Square from 11-5pm. Come along! Tell your friends! Free winter cycling gift with all fixes too! 🖐

Flickr account from yesterday here: https://www.flickr.com/gp/188178523@N07/­19MXg2

Hi all,

After a three week hiatus (to recharge and get a bit of time in green scenery) we are back and offering free bike fixes in the N1 (Islington) area! So far we have fixed and serviced over 250 bikes during lockdown and awesome N1-based folk have donated over £13,000 to the Qhubeka bike charity!

Qhubeka is a UK registered charity and gets children and women on bikes in South Africa and across Africa to get them better access to education, health, jobs, amenities and a brighter future. Our motto is #BicyclesChangeLives 🖐

The service is free of charge (not including parts) and if folk want to give a donation to our charity, all good! If you have a £50 Bike Repair voucher (the new government scheme) we are registered with them also now so can accept these too. We aim to turn your bike around in 24hrs or less! Certain parts can now be sourced from several distributors of many major brands, within reason.

Send me a message on here or Whatsapp on 07741536809 to book your bike in!

Here is a brief film we made with the Tour de France (we are their current lead charity) about what we do:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh9PVP6-­yr8

Happy to have joined! Look forward to seeing you all soon :)

Thanks Sean, happy to help anyone that needs a tweak, a service or anything more substantial maybe... Electronic transmissions and major disc brake bleeds are tricky right now but waiting for some new kit from Park Tools so might be able to offer the latter soon.

Qhubeka UK is now a brand ambassador for Muc-Off and Park Tools so I can also guarantee that bikes are getting a 5* treatment too!

#BicyclesChangeLives

Bike-mad Islington resident!
Raced MTB Downhill throughout 90s-00s semi-pro.
Race Enduro now (getting too old for DH!) and have road and mountain bikes.
Work professionally in marketing/client relations for a large leading global law firm and am involved - pro bono - with several big initiatives in the cycling world:

• I am the UK Trustee for the Qhubeka Charity and handle all European marketing, social media, press relations, partnerships (we are the current Tour de France charity partner) and donor engagement (London Revolution etc) projects.
  
• I am the European Brand Ambassador for Team Africa Rising - a Non-Profit focused on building high level professional racing standards across the African continent. We work with several National Cycling Federations to ensure their infrastructure and strategy is at international level, arrange bike and equipment sponsorships or low cost deals with major cycling brands and the promotion of up and coming riders to leading World Tour and Continental teams. Our biggest successes to date are the creation of the well-known Team Rwanda Cycling, the rise of Team Nigeria and helping facilitate the contracts for several top level Ethiopian, Eritrean and Rwandan riders into pro teams. I have been Directeur Sportif for teams at the World Champs, World Cup MTB, The RideLondon Classic and several UK National Series races. I also handle all European media relations and social media content for the team also.