Dear MembersAs of Monday, 3 August 2105, Pedal Power has a CEO. That’s me. Robert Vogel. 45 years old. Married, with an 8-year-old daughter. All three of us ride bikes and we do most of our riding on the slopes of Table Mountain.I ride with...
Cape Town - Some innovative ideas have been put on the table for improving the safety and security of mountain users in the Western Cape following a meeting between high-ranking officials.A number of people, including tourists, have recently been mugged within the Table Mountain National...
The Chapman's Peak Drive has been closed until further notice. This comes after a six ton wedge of weathered siltstone/ sandstone became dislodged from a cliff edge and partially imbedded itself on the ledge below the cliff. The wedge is precariously balanced on the ledge...
Entries for the 2015 Coronation Double Century are officially sold out, snapped up in a record time of just 13 minutes. Beating last year’s record, this is the quickest sell-out of entries in the team cycling event’s 23 year history.Prospective entrants loaded the Coronation Double Century...
Every once in a while we are asked why there are fewer funrides in the “Deep South” (Fish Hoek and beyond) than there were a few years ago.Due to the rehabilitation and upgrading of the Main Road between Muizenberg and Clovelly, the City of Cape...
After long, successful negotiations, an agreement was last week concluded between Cycling South Africa (CSA), the Pedal Power Association (PPA) and the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust (CTCTT) whereby all events on the PPA calendar with a racing element will be sanctioned by Cycling SA....
Riders looking to tackle the 2015 Coronation Double Century team cycle race should diarise Tuesday, 21 July, when entries will open at 1pm.The event takes place in Swellendam on Saturday, 21 November 2015 when 250 teams of up to 12 riders each will cycle 202km...
You are invited to apply for the PPA Safe Cycling STAY WIDER OF THE RIDER start group with a preferential start time at this year’s Tsogo Sun Amashova Durban Classic on Sunday 18 October. It is the first time that an exclusive Safe Cycling Start Group...
You are invited to apply now to ride in the PPA Safe Cycling STAY WIDER OF THE RIDER start group with a preferential (early) start time at the 2015 Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge in Johannesburg, Gauteng. How do you get accepted? You simply need to enter the...
The drunk driver who hit and killed Port Elizabeth cyclist Clem Morris in 2012 will spend at least eight months behind bars, an appeal court has ruled, before he may become eligible for another form of correctional supervision, such as house arrest, for the remainder...