- The Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift renew their partnership with the South African organization Qhubeka.
- This partnership has enabled nearly 2,500 Qhubeka bicycles to be donated to schoolchildren since 2018.
- Don’t miss Stage 13 of the Tour de France on Friday, July 18, to celebrate this partnership as part of Mandela Day: Rwandan cyclist Adrien Niyonshuti will ride the time trial course on a traditional Qhubeka bike!
“SOLIDARITY SCHOOL – A BIKE FOR EVERYONE” ALSO MEANS SUPPORTING QHUBEKA
The Tour de France, taking place from July 5 to 27, and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, from July 26 to August 3, are announcing today the renewal of their partnership in 2025 with Qhubeka Charity (“Qhubeka”) as their official charity partner. Thanks to this collaboration, nearly 2,500 bicycles have been distributed to schoolchildren across South Africa since 2018.
This partnership is a key part of the Tour de France’s “Solidarity School – A Bike for Everyone!” campaign, which aims to train over 100,000 schoolchildren in cycling skills across France by 2025. Since the launch of the program, 300,000 children have already been introduced to cycling. To complement this initiative on the international stage, the Tour de France has also committed significant funding to support Qhubeka’s “Scholar Mobility” program in Southern Africa, one of whose goals is to provide bicycles to teenagers, enabling them to get to school more quickly and thus access education more easily.
ADRIEN NIYONSHUTI TO REPRESENT QHUBEKA
As part of Nelson Mandela Day in South Africa, Stage 13 of the 2025 Tour de France, on Friday, July 18, will be dedicated to supporting Qhubeka. Rwandan cyclist Adrien Niyonshuti will ride the 10.9 km individual time trial from Loudenvielle to Peyragudes on Qhubeka’s iconic single-speed bicycle to promote the charity.
A two-time Olympian, Niyonshuti previously represented Qhubeka during the 2022 Tour de France by riding up the legendary Alpe d’Huez on a 22 kg single-speed Qhubeka bike. This year, he will once again take on a formidable climb, setting off before the professional riders, at 12.15 p.m. on the demanding ascent to Peyragudes.
Anthony Fitzhenry, Founder of Qhubeka:
“The announcement of the continuation of our partnership with the Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is fantastic news for us. This collaboration allows us to keep changing the lives of hundreds of schoolchildren by giving them access to new bicycles. We continue to see remarkable improvements in school attendance and academic performance, which proves that bicycles really can change lives.”
Yann Le Moënner, CEO of Amaury Sport Organisation:
"The Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift are two iconic sporting events. Our responsibility goes far beyond the competition itself. We have a duty to promote cycling around the world and to raise awareness of the impact a simple bicycle can have in disadvantaged communities. We firmly believe that cycling should be encouraged and can serve as a tool for empowerment. Our long-term partnership with Qhubeka helps turn the bicycle into a pathway to the future, that is what drives us."
