How do we all fit together and what do we do? PPA, Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust and Racetec When someone asks where I work and I say, “At PPA”, two of the more common responses are, “Oh, you guys organise the Argus?” and “What’s that?”. ...
The Pedal Power Association is demanding swift and decisive action after watching a video of Gauteng cyclist, Darryl Fitz-Gerald, who was struck down by a taxi driver on Wednesday morning. "Seeing it for the first time and not knowing what happens at the end,...
DO YOU REMEMBER… PPA was founded 40 years ago...
Dear Members This past weekend, we hosted the Mangaung MTB and Road cycling events in Bloemfontein. The mountain bike event was called off after the start due to problems around route marking and land access permissions. All routes were affected and with so few riders managing to...
DO YOU REMEMBER… PPA was founded 40 years ago! In February 1988, the then-editor of the PPA newsletter, Enrico Uliana, wrote “…I believe cycling will be much safer if we all follow two simple rules: RIDE IN A STRAIGHT LINE and NEVER CROSS THE CENTRE...
Congratulations to James Tennent who won the Elite section of the Durbie Dash on Saturday in 2:20,46. Second in the elite section was Jonathan van Gesseleen (2:21:01) who out-sprinted David Garrett (2:21:02), Ignus Oosthuizen (2:21:02) and Alex Parsons (2:21:03) to the line. Parsons took top honours...
Congratulations to JC Nel who won the 2016 Mangaung Cycle Tour in a time of 2:32:25, finishing 9 seconds ahead of Egon Campbell on the 106 km route. The times were fast with the lead riders averaging 40km/h in the hot, quiet conditions. Hazel Magill...
The two league riders with the highest points in the PPA ACADEMY after the Enjoy One Tonner in the u/23 category are Max Sullivan (1), and Nicol Carstens (2); with Devin Shortt (1) and Daniyal Matthews (2) being the highest scorers in the u/18 category....
The Pedal Power Association is excited to launch the PPA Academy, an opportunity for promising young riders to gain international racing experience. Our local PPA 2016-2017 League will serve as the platform for riders to achieve results and become eligible for the PPA Academy. Six young riders...
Worried about the new higher fuel price, or just getting fed up with sitting in rush hour traffic amongst all the fuel fumes? October is Transport Month, and we challenge you to see if you can use alternative transport to motor cars during this week. Mobilise...