WATCH: 3 BMX cyclists ride 1,700km from Limpopo to Cape Town

702 and CapeTalk’s Africa Melane and fitness coach Liezel van der Westhuizen unpack the inspiring journey of three Limpopo cyclists.

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Three youngsters have cycled about 1,700km from Burgersfort in Limpopo to Cape Town.

Gauta Mahlakoane (22), Maxwell Ndou (24) and Karabo Mokoo (21) captured South Africa's hearts as they shared their journey online.

They began their journey on 2 April without funding or backup to raise awareness about the need for a cycling club in their community.

“… to take the youngsters off the streets and have a safe place to just train… They have ordinary bikes that they’ve been using to cycle to Cape Town.”

– Liezel van der Westhuizen

This one is for the youth ✊🏾 #gautabmx #karrination pic.twitter.com/pxJpGbjTAS
— Djkarri (@Djkarri__) April 9, 2025

They’ve made it 🥹🙏 #karrination #djkarri #SAMA28 #videoviral pic.twitter.com/x7lHkm4mce
— Djkarri (@Djkarri__) April 14, 2025

From Limpopo ➡️ Cape Town! 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

We had a lekker warm gatsby ready for our boys! 🔥😂#GautaBMX have made our nation proud 👏🚴‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/oObeKX0BQD
— Geordin Hill-Lewis (@geordinhl) April 14, 2025

“It’s just amazing to see South Africa rallied behind these youngsters… They are going back to change the lives of their community.”

– Liezel van der Westhuizen

President Cyril Ramphosa congratulated the group on social media for the tremendous achievement, commending their resilience.

On behalf of the South African government and its people I congratulate cyclists Gauta Mahlakoane, Maxwell Ndou and Karabo Mokoo for safely completing a first and unique historic tour from their hometown of Burgersfort, Limpopo Province to Cape Town, Western Cape Province, on an… pic.twitter.com/a5P3qJpsu4
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2025

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