Relay cycling event for a worthy cause

THE world’s top DJs, labels and music industry executives will join a virtual cycle relay ride from iconic music venues as part of an 8-hour virtual fund-raiser.

All proceeds will support students and artists in underserved communities through non-profit partner, Bridges for Music.

The event on Wednesday will be streamed live on Beatport.

The Annual Bridges for Music charity cycle event, a tradition for Bridges for Music, Beatport and Pioneer DJ, and one of the focal points of the annual Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) conference, has moved online this year.

Some of the world’s top DJs, executives, promoters, and other industry figures will cycle on Tacx Neo Smart Trainers with the latest Garmin computers.

The venues and riders will be connected through the virtual cycling app, Zwift.

Some of the international teams and riders already confirmed include Armada, Defected, Awakenings, Richie Hawtin, Pan-Pot, Gigee, Rebekah, Floyd Lavine, Juliet Fox, Goldfish and Pete Tong, as well as influential South African names like DJ Athie (Umgido) and DJ Fosta.

Previous years’ events funded the construction of the Bridges Academy, a creative school in Langa.

“Our community is always looking for ways to give back and even though we can’t gather physically this year in Amsterdam, we felt it was important to get creative and raise funds for this very important cause,” Beatport Media Group vice-president, Ed Hill said.

Dance music fans who want to ride with their DJs from their own home, can follow along via their Zwift account. Choose the artist you want to ride with on the Zwift App and share the fund-raising page link to help raise funds for South African students.

For more information, visit: http://www.bridgesformusic.org |