15 Nov Newsletter 15 Nov 2016: Come cycle with us in Langebaan, Milnerton, Kenilworth, Clarens and more
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04 Nov From the CEO’s desk (end-October 2016)
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...
04 Nov Are you up for a Strava challenge, hill climb and more?
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...
01 Nov Durbie Dash league winners
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...
01 Nov JC Nel wins 2016 Mangaung Cycle Tour
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...
26 Oct PPA Academy is up and running after the first league event
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....
18 Oct PPA launches exciting Academy for promising riders
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...
18 Oct Join us in cycling to work in the week of 24 – 28 October
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...
14 Oct West Coast Express (16 Oct) has been cancelled
The Outriders Cycling Club, owners and organisers of the popular West Coast Express scheduled for this Sunday (16 October), have issued a notice cancelling the event: "It is with huge regret and sadness that we have to announce the cancellation of The West Coast Express Funride...
05 Oct PPA and BEN launches new schools safe cycling programme
The Pedal Power Association, in conjunction with the Bicycle Empowerment Network (BEN), launched a 'schools safe cycling programme' on Thursday 29 September at the Bergsig Primary School, Bonteheuwel on the Cape Flats. The aim of the programme is to introduce children to cycling, whilst focusing...