LATEST NEWS

07 Jan Safe Cycling: Be visible and raise awareness!

Posted at 08:56h in News

Order your PPA Safe cycling Shirt or Wind Jammer now! The shirts cost R200 each, with Wind Jammers costing R300 each. Be safe on the roads and help us spread the word that " CYCLINGS STAY ALIVE AT 1.5m" Read more...

05 Jan Summer league 2013 entries close on 14 Jan

Posted at 11:39h in News

Entries are open for the 2013 PPA Summer league, which will take place from 19 January to 17 February 2013. For Summer 2013, the existing format of age-category based racing, will continue.

05 Jan Have you entered the 2013 Tour de PPA yet?

Posted at 09:04h in News

Entries are open for the Tour de PPA, which will take place on 3 February 2013, starting from the Durbanville Racecourse. This event has a challenging new route to give you optimal training for the 2013 Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. Participants can choose from two routes: 110km or 72km.

03 Jan Burry Stander: A tragic loss for cycling

Posted at 21:17h in News

We were truly saddened to hear this afternoon that Burry Stander was killed in a road accident while out training in KZN. Our heartfelt condolences to his wife and family.

14 Dec Spring League Prize Giving 14 December 2012

Posted at 12:34h in News

Please be reminded that the 2012 Spring League prize giving will take place tonight, 14 December at 20:00 at the Bellville Velodrome. Come a bit earlier and watch some great track racing!...

10 Dec Last Killarney training session for 2012

Posted at 11:36h in News

The last Killarney training session for 2012 will take place on Tuesday 11 December. Training will resume in the New Year on Tuesday 8 January.

10 Dec Nashua signs on as naming rights sponsor for new-look Grape Escape

Posted at 11:22h in News

Local office automation company Nashua has signed on as the new naming rights sponsor of the Nashua Grape Escape. Entries for the 2013 iteration of this MTB stage race the week before the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, are now open.

04 Dec New traffic laws affect cyclists

Posted at 12:48h in News

On Thursday, 29 November 2012, the Provincial Legislature passed the Western Cape Provincial Road Traffic Act . This Act has implications for cyclists. Whilst much of the new act is largely administrative, it empowers the provincial Minister of Transport to regulate certain matters to increase road safety in the Province.

03 Dec Shaun Ward claims victory at Die Burger Cycle Tour

Posted at 09:28h in News

Shaun Ward from Team NuWater clinched victory in a time of 02:10:33 at the 2012 Die Burger Cycle Tour in Stellenbosch today. This follows NuWater’s team victory at the Coronation Double Century held in Swellendam last weekend.

01 Dec Join us for official launch of Hermanus MTB trails

Posted at 11:24h in News

Join us on Saturday 8 December for the official opening of the MTB trails near Hemel & Aarde in Hermanus of which sections of the singletrack have been sponsored by PPA! Come and ride one of four routes (33km, 25km, 13km and 5km). For this special launch, a permit fee of only R20 will be charged.