Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka

I'm very happy and proud to announce that in 2016 I'll join the Team World Tour Dimension Data for Qhubeka (ex MTN Qhubeka) in the role of Performance Coach. Last year this team was a professional team but at the end of November it obtained the World tour License. Being part of the World Tour means the team will automatically ride all three Grand Tours, along with the other races on the World Tour calendar.

The 2016 squad comprises of 28 riders from 15 different nations with 13 of them coming from the African continent. Here is the official 2016 team list (http://africasteam.com/category/riders/ ):

Igor Anton (ESP)
Natnael Berhane (ERI)
Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
Theo Bos (NED)
Matthew Brammeier (IRL)
Mark Cavendish (GBR)
Stephen Cummings (GBR)
Mekseb Debesay (ERI)
Nicolas Dougall (RSA)
Bernhard Eisel (AUT)
Tyler Farrar (USA)
Omar Fraile (ESP)
Nathan Haas (AUS)
Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA)
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA)
Songezo Jim (RSA)
Merhawi Kudus (ERI)
Cameron Meyer (AUS)
Adrien Niyonshuti (RWA)
Serge Pauwels (BEL)
Youcef Reguigui (ALG)
Mark Renshaw (AUS)
Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)
Kanstantsin Siutsou (BLR)
Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI)
Jay Thomson (RSA)
Johann van Zyl (RSA)
Jaco Venter (RSA)

It's a very exciting opportunity to collaborate with so many strong riders. 

Team's website with more informations: http://africasteam.com 

About Qhubeka (From http://qhubeka.org/2013/ )

Qhubeka is an Nguni word that means “to carry on”, “to progress”, “to move forward”. 

Most of Africa’s rural population has no access to transport and people have to walk long distances to access opportunity, education, healthcare, shops and community services. Rural schoolchildren are particularly badly affected by lack of mobility. 

Qhubeka helps people move forward and progress by giving bicycles in return for work done to improve communities, the environment or academic results. Having a bicycle changes lives by increasing the distance people can travel, what they can carry, where they can go and how fast they can get there.

Dott. Mattia Michelusi
Email: mattia.michelusi@gmail.com
Web: www.coachmichelusi.blogspot.it