On Tuesday 28 January, the SAPS KZN cycling team received their new cycling kit sponsored by Illovo Sugar South Africa.
In the picture: the KZN Cycling team geared up in their new Illovo kit with Illovo Sugar SA’s Marketing Manager, Darrell De Wet, spurring the team on!
Spirits were high as the team collected their kit during the official handover ceremony, which took place outside the Moses Mabhida Stadium before their team training ride from the People’s Park.
Even though the SAPS cycling team has been in existence for a number of years, the prominence of the KZN club and team has only recently grown in popularity and importance amongst the men and women in blue.
The SAPS KZN Cycling Club has grown in leaps and bounds over the last two years, now boasting a professional team ready to compete on a national level.
According to Karl Sander, local Detective Warrant Officer and Chairman of the SAPS KZN cycling club, the Durban community has benefited as much from the increased participation and intensity of the SAPS KZN Cycling Club as the officers themselves have.
“Not only has the growth of the club resulted in the increased productivity of officers who participate in it, but we’ve also found that many civilians have started joining our training rides due to the safety element they feel that being accompanied by police officers provides them,” says Sander.
Darrell de Wet, Marketing Manager for Illovo Sugar SA is excited to be able to help the SAPS KZN team achieve their goals through the donation of the normally expensive kit.
“Illovo Sugar South Africa recognises the tough environment in which our police force operates. We also recognize the good work the police force does within our communities. In providing this kit, we acknowledge and say thank you to the officers, and in particular to the cyclists, for their efforts.”
The team is currently in training for the SA Road Champs that are due to take place between the 4th and 8th of February 2014 and will be cycling in their new kit, ready to take on the other SAPS provincial teams to compete for a spot in the national SAPS team.