In the Moooos

In amongst the thousands of cyclists taking part in the Tsogo Sun Amashova Durban Classic on Sunday will be a unique father-and-son combination of Andy and Luke Morgan riding a tandem in the colours of the Cows, taking on the 65 kilometre race to raise money and...

A huge thank you to the Grade 7 pupils of Laerskool Unika for their visit to CHOC House as a Community Project. Thanks to the Strydoms, the pupils learnt about childhood cancer and the amazing wok that CHOC does from Antonella and Princess, AC Cow Justin Mcphail told...

After riding 650km to raise funds for a young girl battling cancer last year, Pieter Oberholtzer is in the middle of a similar ride to further his passion for supporting the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation of South Africa.   The Capetonian retiree started...

The KwaZulu-Natal Herd of The Cows have been given the green light to stampede the upcoming Charity Challenge Relay in Hillcrest on Heritage Day Tuesday 24th September and plan to make their typically boisterous mark on the family-orientated event. Started last year...

The total raised by the avid cycling Cows at their annual three-day GABRAN ride from the Drakensberg to Hillcrest has ballooned to almost R700 000 in six years. The Cows stampeded the thirty-year old Westville Cycling Club-organised GABRAN (which stands for the Great...

A loyal core of cycling enthusiasts will leave the foothills of the Drakensberg next Friday 16th August for the annual GABRAN fun and fundraising ride across the province in support of the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation. GABRAN is an acronym for the Great Annual...

July proved to be a life-changing month for a group of eight boys from Kearsney College, one of their staff members and three parents as they summited Mount Kilimanjaro, and proudly hoisted a banner dedicating their climb to the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation of...

The Cows raised R1 685 873,00 for the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation of South Africa at the recent Comrades Marathon, with stalwart Cow Axel Rittershaus finishing second on the overall list of top individual fundraisers. It was the best fundraising effort ever by...

As the dust settles on the 2019 Comrades Marathon, The Cows are celebrating their successful ‘stampede’ that saw them finish as the top charity fundraiser, with their stalwart Axel Rittershaus topping their list of individual fundraisers. The Cows take part in a...

Three gutsy members of The Cows have successfully completed the non-stop 24 kilometre crossing of Lake Malawi in treacherous conditions, raising money for the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation. The trio were part of a group of five swimmers, Chris and Polly Stapley,...

 A group of brave open-water swimmers plan to swim across Lake Malawi later in April to raise funds for the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation of South Africa.   The core of the group of swimmers has already experienced this sort of challenge before, having...

“FIENDISHLY SIMPLE, YET BRUTALLY HARD. EVERESTING IS THE MOST DIFFICULT CLIMBING CHALLENGE IN THE WORLD.” The concept of Everesting is fiendishly simple: Pick any hill, anywhere in the world and ride repeats of it in a single activity until you climb 8,848m – the...

Every year thousands of runners make their debut at the Comrades Marathon but this year there will be one woman running in the colours of The Cows making her Comrades debut as part of her courageous journey in her battle against cancer. Caz Clover has endured a roller...

 Some way behind the galaxy of international star mountain bikers at the Absa Cape Epic that starts on Sunday, will be a team of two brave athletes who have agreed to ride the gruelling eight day event in furry Cow suits to raise money for the CHOC Childhood...

In amongst the thousands of road cycling enthusiasts taking part in the Cape Town Cycle Tour this weekend will be media personality Dali Tambo and his wife Rachel, riding their tandem in the distinctive black-and-white colours of The Cows to raise awareness and funds...

With the spray having settled on the 2019 aQuellé Midmar Mile, The Cows are paying tribute to some of their heroes that were amongst the 400 Milers that took part in the world's biggest open water swim on 9 and 10 February. Together they managed to raise over half a...

After her first year of representing The Cows at the 2018 aQuelle Midmar Mile, Tracy Mckay, who won the ladies race in the physically disabled category, is eager to raise even more money for CHOC at the famous open water swim this weekend. Mckay has swum the Midmar...

When tens of thousands of avid cyclists take to the streets of Johannesburg for the 2018 Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge this weekend they will be joined by hundreds of members of The Cows dressed to the nines in their distinctive Cow kit. The Cows aim to raise over R2...

Eager to set themselves a new challenge, the unbeaten tandem cycling team of Bryan Cusack and Brennan Anderson have set their sights on a staggering 600km endurance ride that will end with an attempt to defend their tandem title at the upcoming Tsogo Sun Amashova...