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19 Oct Fair Cape Pointbreak MTB – Cancelled

Please note that this weekend's Fair Cape Pointbreak MTB challenge has been cancelled....

16 Oct Cycle to Work Day – Thursday 18 October

The Outriders Cycle Club of Table View and the Pedal Power Association are promoting a “cycle to work day” on Thursday 18 October, in support of National Transport month. On this day, cyclists who pedal to work along the West Coast cycle path are in for a surprise: We’ll have our gazebos up between 06h30 and 08h00 at the Woodbridge Island traffic light and will offer a FREE cup of coffee to commuters, walkers and roller bladers. What do you need to cycle to work? Firstly, you need to find a safe route: Check if there are any bicycle paths in your area, and use them where possible. You don’t have to duck the cars, and you can move swiftly ahead.

26 Sep Seeded Numbers Update

You should have your road seeded numbers soon: The road seeded numbers are being packed and they will be posted this week. The first event where the new road numbers will be used, is the PPA One Tonner on Sunday 14 October (have you entered...

07 Sep 2012 PPA Spring League Registration

Entries for the 2012 PPA Spring League, presented in conjunction with the Western Province Cycling Association, are now closed until after the first event has taken place. The running of the league will this season again be administered by the PPA, which assists us to keep costs as low as possible without compromising on the general league format.

06 Sep ICE ID Emergency Band discount for PPA members

PPA endorses safe cycling and recommends that all cyclists carry some form of identification when cycling, specifically when cycling on your own. PPA members are now offered the ICE ID emergency information band at a discounted price.

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 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.

23 Jul Enter now for the new PPA Schapenberg MTB funride

Join us for a brand new MTB funride on Sunday 16 September! The event will be using many of the Schapenberg MTB trails that PPA sponsored in 2010, with new trails currently being developed for the event. Check out our Facebook page for pics taken this week when we did a trail inspection. (PS We've now also added a video clip of one of the sections of single track to our Facebook page - go check it out!)

16 Jul Winter Cycling Tips

Winter or not, it’s still a great time to ride our bicycles, whether it’s on the road or venturing into the mountains. However, it’s important to know where you may and may not ride, and to keep a few safety tips in mind.

06 Jul Hout Bay Cycling Club just gets better and better!

The Hout Bay Cycling club celebrates its second successful year based at James House, a community NGO serving the poor of Hout Bay which provides a base for the club. By way of a thank you to Christo Reid, Director of James House, the club organised a charity ride to raise funds for James House projects. The ride was the brain child of Josh Rubenstein, a grade 12 Waldorf student and one of the club’s volunteer coaches. Josh selected four of the top riders to take part in the epic 400 km three day ride, which started from Hout Bay and averaged 133 km per day. The route took in three major passes: Helshoogte, Franschhoek and Bains Kloof and took the riders to places they had never been to before.