Nyerere Cycling Tour launched as Vodacom unveils Coastal Classic race

  • Vodacom Business Director Nguvu Kamando (centre) speaks to the media during the announcement of the new Nyerere Cycling Tour, formerly Twende Butiama Tour, which will be launched in October alongside the 109-kilometre Vodacom Coastal Classic race from Dar es Salaam to Bagamoyo via Makurunge. The event, aimed at promoting cycling tourism, will take place on October 4 and offer prizes to winners. Also present were former Twende Butiama Tour founder Gabriel Landa (right) and Cycling Association of Tanzania (CHABATA) chairman Jax Mhagama. PHOTO | COURTESY

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The Nyerere Cycling Tour has grown into one of Tanzania's leading sports-for-development initiatives, supporting access to quality education by improving school infrastructure, constructing sanitation facilities and providing accessibility devices for children with disabilities