Luthando to make history riding in Europe !!!

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Velokhaya Project Making
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[15.06 08:55] 

The Life Cycling
Academy's Luthando Kaka
(22) is set to make history by becoming the first black South African road
cyclist to ride for a European continental road cycling team.

Kaka, the
current Western Province Under 23 road cycling champion and lead rider of the
acsis professional men's cycling team, is to join the Danish-based Team Glud and
Marstrand Horsens (GMH) at the end of June 2008.

According to Glyn
Broomberg, CEO of the Life Cycling Academy (LCA):

?Luthando has shown
incredible form this year, particularly during the 2008 Giro del Capo when he
took the lead, for almost 30 minutes, in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour,
which was won by Robert Hunter, a 2007 Tour de France stage winner.

?This
performance, together with Luthando's strong showing at the Western Province
Cycling Championships, gave us the confidence to recommend him for the Danish
team.?

According to Broomberg, the opportunity for Kaka to compete in
Europe follows the establishment of a partnership between the LCA and Riis
Cycling, the owner of the world's number one pro-cycling team, Team CSC/Saxo
Bank, and an international partner of the LCA's Velokhaya (www.velokhaya.com)
campaign.

?Our partnership with Riis Cycling, which first began in
December 2006, allows for LCA riders who have achieved a certain level of
cycling in South Africaon> to be
given the opportunity to compete in Europe.
Following discussions between Carsten Jeppeson, Manager of Riis Cycling, and
myself, Luthando was identified as a rider with the potential to one day make it
onto the pro-cycling circuit in Europe.

Team Glud and Marstrand Horsens ? owned by
Michael Skelde - is a dynamic Danish team which is used by Riis Cycling as a
feeder team for Team CSC/Saxo Bank. (For example, Team CSC/Saxo Bank's Lasse
Bochmann, Andre Steensen and Kaspar Klostergaard are former members of Team
GMH).

?Being selected for a Continental team is a significant
achievement for both Luthando and the LCA and we want to ensure that the move is
a successful one, which is why Luthando will be given time to adjust to his new
environment in Europe. We want him to 'find his
legs' before competing on the pro-tour circuit,? said
Broomberg.

Commenting on his move, Luthando Kaka said: ?The opportunity
to ride in Europe is a dream come true for me,
my family, the community of Khayelitsha and the LCA.?

Mthunzi Mdwaba, CEO
of Torque IT and a board member of the LCA, said: ?Luthando's appointment to the
European team represents an important step in the transformation of cycling in
South
Africaon>.

?I sincerely hope that his move
to Europe will inspire other township youth to
develop an interest in the sport of cycling ? and achieve their goals in
life.? 

 

 

 

 

 

[slowpoke]

whooohoooo! way to go!!!!!

 

this can only do SA cycling good - whether or not he shines or outperforms everyone - the mere factthat he has got this far is wonderful

[butafly]

[15.06 08:55] 

According to Glyn Broomberg' date=' CEO of the Life Cycling Academy (LCA):

?Luthando has shown incredible form this year, particularly during the 2008 Giro del Capo when he took the lead, for almost 30 minutes, in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, which was won by Robert Hunter, a 2007 Tour de France stage winner.

?This performance, together with Luthando's strong showing at the Western Province Cycling Championships, gave us the confidence to recommend him for the Danish team.? [/quote']

 

 

I really really hope Luthando Kaka cracks it o/seas.

 

but statements like the ones above really get me rolling around laughing.

so if you lead the Argus for 30 minutes you show incredible form!!!

get beaten into 2nd place by a 35+ vet in wp champs gives confidence.

 

Luthando is potentially a good rider and thank goodness he now has the chance to realise his potential.  

[vermaak]

Not only a great rider but an inspiring individual to many. Go Luthando Go!!!

[The Crazy German]

[15.06 08:55] 

According to Glyn Broomberg' date=' CEO of the Life Cycling Academy (LCA):

?Luthando has shown incredible form this year, particularly during the 2008 Giro del Capo when he took the lead, for almost 30 minutes, in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, which was won by Robert Hunter, a 2007 Tour de France stage winner.

?This performance, together with Luthando's strong showing at the Western Province Cycling Championships, gave us the confidence to recommend him for the Danish team.? [/quote']

 

 

I really really hope Luthando Kaka cracks it o/seas.

 

but statements like the ones above really get me rolling around laughing.

so if you lead the Argus for 30 minutes you show incredible form!!!

get beaten into 2nd place by a 35+ vet in wp champs gives confidence.

 

Luthando is potentially a good rider and thank goodness he now has the chance to realise his potential.  

 

Looks like the Barloworld HSBC articles in 2003 I used to laugh my ass of with those.

 

Splendid performance by HSBC rider coming 3d but the race was won by a rider from France police yes an oak with a fulltime day job. and so on

[Pieter Henning]

so if you lead the Argus for 30 minutes you show incredible form!!!

 

Leading the Argus for 30 minutes is damn hard, maybe not a special achievement, and certainly won't count for much in Europe, but it's still a very hard effort, so don't take that away from him.

 

I led it for (at most) a few minutes and the effort nearly killed me, hehe

 

Good luck for Europe Luthando, and I hope you learn lots from the experience

[The Hawk CT]

[15.06 08:55] 

According to Glyn Broomberg' date=' CEO of the Life Cycling Academy (LCA):

?Luthando has shown incredible form this year, particularly during the 2008 Giro del Capo when he took the lead, for almost 30 minutes, in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, which was won by Robert Hunter, a 2007 Tour de France stage winner.

?This performance, together with Luthando's strong showing at the Western Province Cycling Championships, gave us the confidence to recommend him for the Danish team.? [/quote']

 

 

I really really hope Luthando Kaka cracks it o/seas.

 

but statements like the ones above really get me rolling around laughing.

so if you lead the Argus for 30 minutes you show incredible form!!!

get beaten into 2nd place by a 35+ vet in wp champs gives confidence.

 

Luthando is potentially a good rider and thank goodness he now has the chance to realise his potential.  

 

Looks like the Barloworld HSBC articles in 2003 I used to laugh my ass of with those.

 

Splendid performance by HSBC rider coming 3d but the race was won by a rider from France police yes an oak with a fulltime day job. and so on

 

 

Weldone on at least a well wish from YOU!

Mr Khaka is a hero to many youngster in the township... many that had no dream of even doing somthing with thier lives. He inspires many and help promote the sport of cycling to many hundreds in his cumunity. How many do we bring to the sport on a yearly?? One or two or non! So if he makes it or not or if a35 year old beats him in a sprint or not is not the issue!!! He took hundreds of laities off the road and help put them on bikes!!!

 

Keep up the good work Luthando!!!!! You doing more than just ranting and Raving for teh sport!!! You are help growing the sport by bring in many many youngsters!!!

 

It is that simple