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New Web Hosting Pioneer Emerges, Offering Affordable Hosting Solutions Coupled with…25 cyclists from the Nedbank Sports Trust Cycling Development Programme completed the 109 km CTCT, which is far more than an epic challenge for cyclists. For them, it’s about changing lives in communities beset by gangsterism, crime, violence, and teenage pregnancies.
‘To see these cyclists in the Nedbank green co-branded Sports Trust kit and putting their hearts into the race was deeply inspiring,’ says Poovi Pillay, Executive Head of Corporate Social Investment at Nedbank. ‘The programme is all about building the confidence, self-esteem and commitment of these young cyclists, and it has repeatedly shown how sports participation improves performance in the classroom.
‘We also don’t always choose the best cyclists – we look for those youngsters who show up with huge enthusiasm,’ says Tippett. ‘The programme’s veteran coach, Charlie Stevens, who have also participated this year, spends time at each of the selected schools to support school coaches. They had an intensive 8-week pretraining programme to focus on physical training, strength work and preparing cyclists mentally and emotionally for the event.
The Nedbank Sports Trust Cycling Development Programme has been funded by Nedbank since 2005. Every year it supplies bikes and supports the training and participation of approximately 140 cyclists from under-13 upwards in 12 high schools in the Western Cape, including the Cape Metro, Boland and the West Coast. This year Cloetesville High School in Stellenbosch joined the programme for the 1st time.
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