XTREME CYCLE  TOUR TEAM MEMBERS

GARTH BRIGGS
He is the man with a joke at every stop. Garth is the Group MD at Wolf Group PTY Ltd. He has been cycling for 26 years and has a long list of achievements to boast with - 4 Cape Epics, 10 Hell and Back MTB, 7 Trans Baviaans and the Desert Dash and 361 MTB Solo. His mantra is to help those who can’t help themselves. This is his third tour and Garth will also be taking over the reigns from Alan Klette as the new tour leader for the 2025 tour. 
ALAN KLETTE
Calling himself an old timer, Alan is the cyclist with the most Xtreme Tours in the bag. He has cycled the tour six times and has been tour leader twice. Alan is a business owner and not only passionate about cycling but also helping our children. Thank you Alan for being such a great leader and we understand the group is looking forward to having you in front - sheltering them from those Karoo winds!
IZAK DU PLESSIS
Izak has completed two Xtreme Cycle Tours. During the last tour he displayed exceptional acting skills. portraying the victim of the bully, Sissy. We hoped that he would receive an Oscar nomination! Apart from cycling, his passions are his family, birding, the Karoo and property investing. He lives in Stellenbosch where he is a director at Moore Stellenbosch. 
HOLDEN MARSHALL
Holden has been happily retired in Stellenbosch since 2015, after 35 years in banking and property development. He keeps himself busy by being a volunteer director at Stellenbosch Trail Fund (STF). Triathlon is his sport of choice and he has done several 24 hr solo and multi day cycle events. He loves trail running and just being out there on his bike. He loves RSA and its people and consider  himself blessed to be able to participate in this amazing initiative and to make a small difference for the wellbeing of traumatised children.
JENESTIN jULIUS
Jenestin will be representing SAPS and is a Warrant Officer stationed at Riebeek West Police Station. He has been a member of the Western Cape SAPS Cycling Team from 2009 and of the Western Cape SAPS Marathon Running Club since 2022. He also received his national colours for both road and mountain bike cycling. He lives healthy lifestyle and keeps fit by cycling and running.
ANDRE tHEYS
Andre heads Operations for the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town and is currently the Chair of the Green Building Council of South Africa. He has  been cycling for the last 16 years and have completed 10 Cape Town Cycle Tours, 2 Double Centuries and a couple of PPA Tours. His philosophy in life is a combination of stoicism pragmatism and best captured from a line he saw somewhere on his travels : “make a useful life, nothing big, nothing grand, just useful…”
kAI BELLMANN
Kai Bellmann is a German entrepreneur and sports enthusiast. He frequently speaks at conferences and workshops, sharing insights on innovation, leadership, and the future of technology in business. He has completed Triathlons, including Ironman races, with a personal best time of 9 Hours & 40 Minutes. In 2008, he served as a delegate for a partnership between congregations in Tanzania and Germany with a Lutheran church background. 

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THANK YOU FOR DONATING TOWARDS THE EFFORTS OF OUR CYCLISTS!

DONATIONS RECEIVED : R 775 000

DRD Gold  :  R 100 000

Business Against Crime SA : R 70 000 

Monique Strydom : R500 (Dream Team)

Johan Kruger : R 500 (Jenestin)

Hennie Van Rooyen  :  R 18 500 

V&A Waterfront : R 50 000 (Andre)

Oscar Van Rooy : R 10 000 (Andre)

Avalon Ship Broking : R 80 000

Jana von Backstrom : R 500 (Jenestin)

Brenda Fleetwood : R 5000 (Alan)

Pieter Roodt : R 15 800

PNA : R 59 860

S Frankle : R 300 (Jenestin)

Anon : R 1 000 (Alan)

P Myburg : R 1 000 (Andre)

Anita Joan Du Preez : R 5 000 (Team)

Coenraad : R 500

Annamarie Adendorff : R 1 000 (Holden)

K Theys : R 2 000 (Andre)

Edward: R 1 000 (Andre)

Louise and Phillip Stevens : R 910 (Jenestin)

Anon : R 400

Marlene de Klerk : R 5000 (Holden)

Michael McNamara : R 2 000 (Holden)

Linda Schaefer : R 1 000 (Holden)

GOAL : R800 000

Bellmann Engineering : R 50 000 (Kai)

Wolf Security : R 50 000 (Garth)

Moore Stellenbosch : R 50 000 (Izak)

Holden Marshall : R 50 000 (Holden)

GCX : R 6000 (Andre)

Skosan (Andre) : R 1900

Valley Electrical (Andre) : R 10 000

Winelands Radiology (Izak & Holden) : R 15 000

Systems Advisers : R 50 000 (Alan)

H Aggenbag : R 10 000

Anon : R 1 900

Mark Marcinko : R 10 000 (Holden)

Tracey Marcinko  R 5 000 (Holden)

Luxaviation Group/Africa : R 20 800 

Joan : R 500 (Holden)

Phillip Visser : R 1900

Fairview Ministries : R 500

Anon : R 5 000

Anon : R 500

Hester Vaughan : R 500 (Holden)

Marne Viljoen : R 1 000 (Izak)

Douw Raimondo : R 2 000 (Holden)

Karl Turkovi : R 1 000 (Holden)



WHAT WE CAN DO WITH EACH R 300 000 RAISED

CHILD PROTECTION PROGRAM
To reach 10000 children in metro and rural areas in Gauteng, Free State, Eastern Cape and Western Cape in 10 days during the tour and 4 days after the tour with our National Child Protection Program.
CHILD FRIENDLY REPORTING FACILITIES
We can implement a full child friendly container reporting facility at a SAPS FCS unit where child abuse victims will be assisted. We currently have 41 such facilities across South Africa helping more than 30 000 children every year. 
COMFORT PACKS
We can pack 1400 comfort packs for child rape victims. Each pack contains something to eat and drink, underwear and sanitary goods and comfort goods (like a teddy). We need to pack 100 small girls (5 to 8 years old) and 100 medium girls (9 to 12 years old) in each province every month. 
TRAINING
We can train one group of 30 FCS detective and forensic social worker or prosecutors in a three module (7 day) training course over a period of six months. This course is designed to equip them with essential skills to better assist victims of gender based violence. We have trained more than 6000 officers of the law.
 
 

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