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Show your support for National Book Week (September 5 – 10) by donating unwanted books to the ‘Books on Bikes’ initiative and give less fortunate children living in Khayelitsha access to books!
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Thanks to a new partnership between Velokhaya and Bike & Saddle....
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Last year, when Velokhaya BMX rider Anita Zenani (13) was placed sixth in the world in her first ever competitive BMX event outside Khayelitsha, she had only one wish - to be given the chance to improve her world ranking at this year’s UCI BMX World Championships in Denmark.
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Engen, the sponsor of the Safe Cycling programme, officially launched the popular schools safety programme in the Eastern Cape on Thursday, June 23, 2011.
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Velokhaya BMX Coach Skeezo Vicani received his Navigator Leadership Course Certificate at the Common Purpose awards ceremony held at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
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Thanks to the involvement of Safmarine, Thingking, Boa Mistura and Lorelle Bell the container buildings have been transformed into a fabulous, vibrant landmark.
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Thingking's Lyall Sprong and Marc Nicolson are the creative brains behind the revamp of the container-based Velokhaya BMX Oval buildings. Find out more about Thingking - and how Lyall and Marc became involved in the refurbishment project at Velokhaya.
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The Velokhaya Life Cycling Academy has entered the prestigious Beyond Sport Community Award in the category, 'Best Project for Social Inclusion'.
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We'd love to give Anita - who has become a positive role model for many young girls the chance to improve on her 6th place at this year's event in Copenhagen, Denmark and are looking for a sponsor to help us do so.
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The Velokhaya BMX Oval and the Khayelitsha Sports Council will host the WESTERN PROVINCE BMX CHALLENGE on Saturday, 16 April from 08H00 to 12H00.
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Khayelitsha cyclist Songezo Jim (20) has become the second Life Cycling Academy/Velokhaya cyclist to join South Africa's number one road cycling team..
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The 2010 Western Province BMX Championships will be taking place at Velokhaya (Khayelitsha) on Thursday, December 16, 2010.
Click here to read more about the event and click here to find directions to Velokhaya. See you there!

Successful businessman Monde Mpongoshe (38) is set to replace Glyn Broomberg as CEO of the Life Cycling Academy (LCA) and Velokhaya in March next year.
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The start ramp at the BMX Oval has been 'revamped' thanks to the Pedal Power Association (PPA), a long-time supporter of the LCA and the Velokhaya BMX Oval - and of cycling transformation in South Africa.
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Click here to view photo of the 'converted container' ramp!.

The Velokhaya 'family' is growing - we have our first 'twin sister club' and it's in Western Australia!
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"This year, 2010, was the third year of the Engen Safe Cycling Programme and what made this year different to the other years, is that we managed to reach our targets despite the many obstacles we faced (which included the five-week World Cup period and the four week Teachers strike!).
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Khayelitsha cyclist Songezo Jim will be heading for Rwanda soon to compete in the African Championships and the Tour of Rwanda.
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Cyclist Songezo Jim, a member of the GT Velokhaya team, has been selected to compete in the African Championships, which will take place from 10 - 14 November in Rwanda.
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Five of Velokhaya's BMX cyclists will soon have the opportunity to pit their skills against the world's top BMXers when South Africa hosts the World BMX Championships for the first time at the end of July.
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GT Velokhaya PPA cyclist Songezo Jim was the only Cape-based rider selected for the nine-man, South African 'Tour of Nations' team which competed in Europe in April and May 2010. He tells us what it's like to ride in Europe as a first-timer
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This is a fun event being presented with the objective of promoting BMX participation. The competition will be run in the groups as indicated on the entry form which will conform to the rules of BMX racing as laid down by BMX SA. Entries are limited to 100 with all participants receiving medals, the first three places in each category receiving gold, silver and bronze medals.
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Khayelitsha's hottest new cycling talent, Team GT Velokhaya PPA's Songezo Jim, is the only Under 23 Cape Town-based rider in the South African nine-man team to compete in the 2010 Nations Cup, which will be held in Europe in March and April.
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We find ourselves on the verge of having to close down our flagship program, the Competitive Cycling Program, due to a lack of sponsorship. This program is the pinnacle of our efforts to transform cycling in South Africa and to make competitive cycling accessible to the members of our previously disadvantaged communities.
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Members of Safmarine's global PR & Communications team gathered in December to plant 10 trees at the Velokhaya BMX Oval in Khayelitsha, two weeks before Velokhaya hosted its second major BMX event.
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BMX enthusiasts of all ages and races gathered in Khayelitsha on South Africa's Day of Reconciliation (December 16) to watch top South African BMX cyclists and novices compete in the inaugural Canal Walk Foundation Reconciliation Cup. The event was held to promote the sport of BMX in the Western Cape - and to celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of the Velokhaya BMX Oval.
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The Life Cycling Academy/Velokhaya and the Canal Walk Foundation will host the inaugural Canal Walk Foundation Reconciliation Cup at the Velokhaya BMX Oval on December 16, 2009
(Wednesday - Day of Reconciliation).
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A R100 000 donation by the Vodacom Foundation has boosted BMX training and racing at the Velokhaya BMX Oval in Khayelitsha near Cape Town.
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The Life Cycling Academy's Emile Jacobs is currently competing in European cycling events.
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The GT Velokhaya Elite team competed in the event and Sipho Mona, team manager, provides this report on the race.
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Velokhaya BMX Oval - future projects. See the plans below.
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Organiser Velokhaya Events is to hold its first Engen Dynamic Cycle Challenge (EDCC) for 2009 in Port Elizabeth on Sunday, April 12, 2009.
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Before Luthando returned to Europe, we asked him:
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Mxolisi Mdletshe, a Bachelor of Commerce (Strategy Management) student, visited the Velokhaya BMX Oval
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Top European team in SA for international cycling event
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