HotChillee have announced its Development Rider Programme (DRP) for the 2013 Cape Rouleur – the newest addition to HotChillee’s Global Event Series. As part of HotChillee’s commitment to investing in the communities in which it hosts events the DRP provides sponsorship to two young, talented and disadvantaged South African riders during its 600km multi-stage cycling event. This year’s riders are 21-year-old Reyatile Mthakathi, from Pitlochie in the Eastern Cape, and 17-year-old Nicholas Dlamini from Khayelitsha, Cape Town; both are incredibly talented and have risen from adversity. Sven Thiele, founder of HotChillee says: ‘All our riders are extraordinary people, many raising vast amounts of money for charity. South Africa has welcomed the HotChillee community with open arms and providing two local riders, passionate about cycling with an experience they otherwise would not have, is a big motivator for us. I can’t wait to ride with Mthakathi and Dlamini…’
As part of the programme, Wattbike will sponsor their event entries and, along with Craft, provide both riders with kit; in addition Bontrager will provide shoes, helmets and gloves and Ben Bikes will provide a bike for Development Rider Reyatile Mthakathi to use throughout the event.
This year’s DRP recipients find themselves in good company as previous riders of HotChillee’s events include Tour de France winner Stephen Roche, 1988 World Champion Maurizio Fondriest, Paracycling double World Champion and 2012 Olympic team member Colin Lynch…
More on Cape Rouleur from Cyclo here or visit caperouleur.com
