Author: barhouchant

11 Mar PPA says: Cyclists Stay Alive at 1.5m

“We are pedalling to support PPA’s CYCLISTS STAY ALIVE AT 1.5m safety campaign,” said a peloton of eighty cyclists who started the 2013 Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour today. The peloton, all wearing their distinctive 1.5m safe cycling jerseys, made a highly visible yellow-and-red splash in the start chutes this morning.

26 Feb An Evening with Phil Liggett

The Outriders Cycle Club are hosting “the voice of cycling,” Phil Liggett, as their guest speaker. Phil Liggett is the most popular English speaking cycling commentator in the world. WHEN: Wednesday 6 March 2013 WHERE: Groote Schuur High School, Palmyra Road Newlands TIME: 6.00pm to 8.00pm WHAT: Snacks from 6.00pm to 6.30pm.

25 Feb You can now report reckless driving on this link!

The Western Cape Government launched the Safely Home Road Safety Rewards campaign which aims to reward drivers for good behaviour on our roads The initiative is part of a behavioural economics project aimed at establishing a culture of respecting road rules and promoting an identity of responsible road users.

21 Jan Third Nashua Grape Escape Attracts Major Local and International Riders

The third Nashua Grape Escape 3-day mountain bike stage race - due to take place in the Boland from 28 February to 2 March - has already attracted the interest of major local and international mountain bike riders. This year the race will come with a new twist: in addition to the 3-day race option, riders – especially those new to MTB stage racing – will also have the opportunity to participate in a 2-day stage race option.

15 Jan Tokai Forest MTB Trails – Closed for maintenance

The Tokai MTB trails will be closed this week due to maintenance and will re-open Friday afternoon at 16:00 till Sunday afternoon....

14 Dec Spring League Prize Giving 14 December 2012

Please be reminded that the 2012 Spring League prize giving will take place tonight, 14 December at 20:00 at the Bellville Velodrome. Come a bit earlier and watch some great track racing!...

01 Dec Join us for official launch of Hermanus MTB trails

Join us on Saturday 8 December for the official opening of the MTB trails near Hemel & Aarde in Hermanus of which sections of the singletrack have been sponsored by PPA! Come and ride one of four routes (33km, 25km, 13km and 5km). For this special launch, a permit fee of only R20 will be charged.

30 Nov Heels on Wheels ladies event postponed

The PPA Heels on Wheels all-female funride scheduled for 9 December 2012 has been postponed to early in 2013.  The event will take place as soon as a suitable new venue has been sourced. Date-wise, we are looking at February/March/April 2013, with similar route distances.

31 Oct Safe Cycling: Silent Protest in Kalk Bay/ St James

The Pedal Power Association arranged a silent protest for deceased bicycle commuter Suviytlea Same who was killed on route to work last Wednesday in St James/Muizenberg.

24 Oct PPA calls for increased safety on our roads

The Pedal Power Association is extremely saddened that a cyclist was killed this morning on our local roads. The Cycle Tour was started 35 years ago as a protest ride to bring to the attention that very little was being done by the authorities for cyclists and in particular, their safety. So many years later and we are gradually seeing the number of incidents involving cyclists increasing, instead of decreasing due to drivers who still do not give cyclists the respect they deserve.