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#VUSA24 is a 24 hour Cycle Challenge Fundraiser
About the campaign
#VUSA24 returns as a 24-hour endurance experience that transforms sport into impact, and participation into purpose.
Set on the Piley Rees Field at Bishops Diocesan College, the Cyclathon is led by the VUSA Rugby and Learning Academy in Langa and exists to fund education, sport and youth development programmes that change long term outcomes for young people.
For 24 uninterrupted hours, the field becomes a living arena of movement.
Sixty cycling stations form the core endurance challenge, supported by a treadmill running experience where teams rotate in continuous relay shifts, keeping energy and momentum alive from sunrise to sunrise.
Around the endurance challenge, the event unfolds into a full festival environment. Youth activation spaces, sponsor experiences, food vendors, entertainment zones, the Youth Chill Zone and PlayStation Lounge create a layered experience where participation and community meet.
New for 2026, the introduction of a community potjie competition adds a shared cultural layer to the day, bringing teams, families and supporters into a relaxed but competitive space that runs alongside the main event.
A defining moment of the Cyclathon will be the live screening of South Africa vs New Zealand, turning the field into a shared national viewing experience while the endurance challenge continues in parallel.
Across the 24 hours, the event builds through natural peaks. Changeovers. Live entertainment. Night sessions. Early morning momentum. And a final countdown finish that brings everything together in one collective moment.
Every kilometre completed and every hour on field contributes directly to funding VUSA programmes in Langa.
This is not just an endurance challenge. It is a shared commitment to opportunity.
Start Time: 09:00 5 September 2026
End Time: 09:00, 6 September 2026
Venue: Piley Rees
100% of the funds donated will support VUSA programmes.
There is also a mini 12-hour challenge for primary school children, ages 10-13 years old.
