18 Jan 2017 From the PPA news desk: 18 January 2017
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JOIN US FOR A NEW KILLARNEY CHALLENGE THIS SUNDAY Join us for a new event: The ‘Tour de Track’! Come and chase your tails around the track this Sunday and see how many laps you can do. “Racing snakes” (only riders with a seeding of A-G) race first for an hour plus one lap, after which the track opens for a two-hour session from 08h30-10h30 (racing snakes are welcome too). PPA members ride FREE. See more details below. |
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MALUTI DOUBLE90: HAVE YOU ENTERED YET? Is the Maluti Double90 tougher than the Coronation Double Century or not? Come and find out! Don’t miss out on this exciting team challenge for 6-12 riders per team on Saturday 1 April 2017 in and around scenic Clarens in the eastern Free State. Pre-entries only at R7 800 per team. PPA discount: All teams that start and finish the 2017 Maluti Double90 with a minimum of 6 PPA members will receive a 10% discount on the 2017 entry fee. Read more and enter now. |
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ENTRIES FOR TOUR DE PPA ARE OPEN Entries for the Tour de PPA on Sunday 26 February 2017, the last funride before the 2017 Cape Town Cycle Tour, are now open. Click here to enter now. |
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ONLINE PPA MEMBERSHIPS We are no longer offering online free PPA memberships to cyclists who have never before been members of PPA. If you have friends who would like to take up this offer, please ask them to visit us at the PPA Office, or at our events. |
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A TRAGIC DEATH We were devastated to learn this week that PPA member Delene Boonzaaier died tragically on the weekend after being struck by a car while cycling near Hermon. Our deepest sympathies go out to her family and friends. |
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KILLARNEY WEEKDAY TRAINING SESSIONS PPA’s Tuesday evening sessions at Killarney will resume next week on 24 January 2017, 18h00-19h00. Registration from17h30. R20 for PPA members, R40 for non-members. At this stage the track is also available on 31 January, as well as all the Tuesdays in February: 7, 14, 21 and 28 February. Please keep an eye on PPA’s Facebook page – we’ll announce any changes on there. EVENTS CALENDAR: JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2017 |
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Event Name |
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Sun 22 Jan |
PPA ‘Tour de Track’ |
Killarney (Milnerton) |
Group 1 @ 07h00; Group 2 @ 08h30 |
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Tue 24 Jan |
Killarney training |
Killarney (Milnerton) |
18h00 – 19h00; |
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Sat 28 Jan
Sun 29 Jan |
Porcupine Ridge MTB (enter now)
Dido Valley hill climb |
Bridge House, Franschhoek near Simonstown |
52 km; 26 km; 7 km 06h30, last rider starts at 08h00 |
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Tue 30 Jan |
Killarney training |
Killarney (Milnerton) |
18h00 – 19h00; |
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Sat 4 Feb |
Bouckaert-Soenen MTB (enter now) |
Paarl |
56 km; 33 km; 6 km |
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Sun 5 Feb |
Bouckaert-Soenen Road (enter now) |
Paarl |
126 km; 72 km; 45 km |
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Tue 7 Feb |
Killarney training |
Killarney (Milnerton) |
18h00 – 19h00; |
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Sat 11 Feb |
99ER Cycle Tour (listed event. Enter now) |
Durbanville |
102 km; 64 km |
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Tue 14 Feb |
Killarney training |
Killarney (Milnerton) |
18h00 – 19h00; |
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Sun 19 Feb |
Journey 4 Sight (enter now) |
Killarney (Milnerton) |
78 km; 52 km |
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Tue 21 Feb |
Killarney training |
Killarney (Milnerton) |
18h00 – 19h00; |
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Sun 26 Feb |
Tour De PPA (enter now) |
Durbanville |
110 km; 72 km |
THIS WEEKEND ON THE FUNRIDE CALENDAR
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The Bay City funride was unfortunately cancelled by the organisers, but PPA has organised a fun alternative for you (make it as tough as you want!): |
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The “racing snakes” start at 07h00 for a timed race of 1 hour plus a lap. You must have a seeding of A to G to ride in this session. You are welcome to take to the track from 06h30 to 06h55 to warm up. This will be followed by a short break while the track is cleared, with the second session starting at 08h30. This two-hour session will end at 10h30 and is open to all seeded groups, including riders from A-G should you wish to ride again. DIRECTIONS TO THE VENUE IMPORTANT NOTES
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