The Botriver Primary School recently took delivery of 50 bicycles (38 single speed and 12 mountain bikes with gears) compliments of the organisers of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events and the Pedal Power Association (PPA).“The Botriver Primary School has always been part...
Latest update received on 21 August from the City of Cape Town:Southern Section (Kalk Bay Harbour to Woolley’s Pool):The construction work on the section of Main Road between Kalk Bay Harbour and Woolley’s Pool will commence on Monday, 24 August 2015 and a 24hr stop-go...
We today received the following report regarding the Jonkershoek trails:"Almost all trails in Jonkershoek were destroyed by the recent fires. At it’s finest hour (pre-fires), 25 km of single track existed in Jonkershoek. Positively moving forward, we commenced trail building on August 17. Our goal...
Pedal Power Association (PPA) – co-founders of the iconic Cape Town Cycle Tour – is offering paid-up members an opportunity to register their interest for an entry to the 2016 Cycle Tour. Prior to the general public ballot, paid-up PPA members stand a chance to...
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....