Completing the 109km Cape Town Cycle Tour is an impressive feat under any circumstances. For Qaqamba Cuba (24), an RX Radio reporter and board member living with congenital scoliosis, it was also an opportunity to raise funds and awareness for the child-centred radio station based at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town.
Cuba completed the race on 10 March with the help of the Warrior on Wheels Foundation and cyclist Ettienne Wilsnagh. The foundation provided the buggy in which Cuba rode, while Wilsnagh towed it with his bicycle.
“For me, it was exciting because…