Author: PedalPower

06 Jan Tour de PPA:Limited late entries Wed, Thu at PPA Office

Limited late entries for the Tour de PPA on Sunday 19 January are available at the PPA Office during registration for the event, Wednesday 15 January 10h00-16h30 and Thursday 16 January 08h30-16h30.

23 Dec New 2014 Summer League promises great racing

The Pedal Power Association is pleased to announce that the 2014 Summer League will consist of a combined calendar of league races (funrides with a racing component) and other events to provide league riders with a total of seven events to compete in, with Ribbens Office National (RON) coming onboard as the sponsor of the Summer League. Substantial prize money will be on offer.

06 Dec PPA honours Nelson Mandela

PPA honours Nelson Mandela as one of the greatest leaders and sources of leadership of our nation - may the legacy that he laid down for our country continue. Our thoughts and prayers go with his family and the nation as his death is mourned....

26 Nov Enter now for PPA’s new early-evening MTB ride!

The new PPA Tread Lightly Twilight MTB ride on Friday 13 December 2013 is something different - and should definitely not be missed. Amongst others, the first 250 participants who enter by Friday 29 November will each receive a lovely gift; lucky draw prizes will go to the best fancy dress costumes at the event; the routes are devised to be non-technical but FUN, and Santa will definitely be at the event...

20 Nov PPA responds to new 2013 regulations pertaining to cyclists’ safety

20 November 2013: “It was with mixed feelings that we received the new Extraordinary Provincial Gazette 7194 of the Western Cape Government, published on 20 November 2013,” said PPA Chairman Steve Hayward.  The Gazette refers to the Western Cape Province Road Traffic Administration Act 2012 (Act 6 of 2012): Safety of cyclists’ regulations 2013.

13 Nov 2014 Grape Escape 3-day MTB cancelled

The Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust has announced the cancellation of the 2014 edition of the Grape Escape 3-day mountain bike event.

11 Nov Highlights on the events calendar

Tuesday this week is a busy one with a Killarney training session today. Looking forward to the weekend, Saturday's Coronation Double Century is one of PPA's oldest events and remains a firm favourite. For the fairer sex: Entries have opened for the PPA Heels on Wheels @ Simonsvlei all-female road funride on 8 December - pre-entries only, enter now! And lastly, read more about the wonderful new  fun late-afternoon twilight ride on Friday 13 December.

06 Nov PPA and CSA update

Members will recall that earlier this year we posted an affidavit as to why PPA lodged a High court application against CSA.  The latest update is that we are currently in settlement discussions with CSA and the court date has been reset to 5 December...

25 Oct Die Burger PPA Cycle Tour 2013 – entries closed

Entries for the Western Cape’s second-biggest road cycling event, Die Burger PPA Cycle Tour, have closed.

21 Oct PPA One Tonner 2013

Congratulations to everyone who braved the terrible wind on Sunday - we salute you. Some interesting stats: Of the just over 1800 entrants, 1294 (wearing transponders) arrived on the day, with 1260 riders making it to the checkpoint just outside Malmesbury. Of these, 1115 completed...