August 2012

30 Aug Entries open for 36th Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour

(Cape Town, 29 August 2012) Entries for the 36th Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour – the largest individually timed cycling event in the world – open on Saturday 1 September 2012 at 12pm. The 2013 Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour will take place on Sunday, 10 March 2013. Tour plans flatter route return David Bellairs, marketing and sponsorship director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, organisers of Cycle Tour, says an exciting prospect for cyclists taking part in next year’s Cycle Tour is a strong likelihood the event will return to the flatter 109km route option via Main Road, Muizenberg.

24 Aug Join PPA/Renew your membership now!

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24 Aug PPA and CSA – What is the situation?

Background Founded in 1976 as the Western Province Pedal Power Association, the PPA (a Public Benefit Organisation) came into being as a result of the running of the first Cycle Tour that was to develop into the now-world famous Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour. Over the years the Association has grown into the largest cycling body in the country, ending the 2011-2012 membership year with just over 20 000 members.

14 Aug Enter now for the PPA 2012 Spring league!

We are pleased to announce that entries for the 2012 PPA Spring League, presented in conjunction with the Western Province Cycling Association, are now open. This year’s Spring league promises to be competitive, exhilarating and action-packed with three road funrides, two circuit races and one tough hill climb making up the league.