FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC congratulates Carlos Sastre and his teammates on his exciting victory on the famed Alpe d'Huez during Wednesday's 17th stage of the Tour de France. Sastre's victory puts him in the maillot jaune, the yellow jersey worn by the overall race leader. Sastre remains the overall race leader at the end of today's 19th stage. The achievement also marks CSC's second donation of 3,000 Euro to Velokhaya, a CSC-led fundraising and awareness campaign for South Africa's Life Cycling Academy.
The Velokhaya initiative was launched at the 2007 Tour de France at CSC's European headquarters in Aldershot, England. Since then, founding international partners CSC, Team CSC Saxo Bank and Cervelo have helped Velokhaya raise funds and advance its efforts to build a world-class youth development and cycling training facility in the community of Khayelistsha in South Africa. In addition to a donation for each Team CSC Saxo Bank stage win, CSC and Cervelo are sponsoring the online auction of three, one-of-a-kind Cervelo bikes on eBay. All proceeds from the auction benefit Velokhaya. Bidding on the three CSC bikes -- each with a unique, never-to-be-repeated commemorative paint job -- will close at approximately 7 a.m. EDT on July 29. Learn more about the eBay auction items by visiting http://www.csc.com/cycling/auction.
About Velokhaya and the Life Cycling Academy
The Life Cycling Academy (LCA) is the foremost organization in South Africa with regards to the transformation of the sport of recreational and competitive cycling. Along with its local and international partners, the LCA has put sustainable programs in place in previously disadvantaged communities that are having meaningful effects on both the participants' lives and the sport of cycling. The LCA currently has more than 500 registered members and approximately 1 bicycle for every 5 members. http://www.lifeacademy.co.za/
Velokhaya, the fundraising and awareness initiative of the LCA, aims to make cycling more accessible to young children living in South Africa's poorest communities. Velokhaya derives its name from the French word 'velo' (meaning bicycle) and the Xhosa word 'khaya' (meaning home). http://www.velokhaya.co.za/
About CSC
CSC is a leading information technology (IT) services company. CSC's mission is to be a global leader in providing technology-enabled business solutions and services.
With approximately 90,000 employees, CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC's own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC reported revenue of $16.5 billion for the 12 months ended March 28, 2008. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.csc.com/.
