In this email: * PPA One Tonner sponsor opportunities * Riding with a child carrier or trailer * Bicycle visibility on the roads * Forthcoming Events * Coming up this weekend: Keeromberg-Afrimat MTB Challenge PPA ONE TONNER Would you like to be involved with PPA’s...
With winter fast approaching, please ensure that you are visible when you go out on your bicycle, especially if it is close to dawn or dusk, or if it is rainy or misty. Fit decent lights to your bicycle – a steady white light in...
The Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Dan Plato, recently visited the upgraded Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) infrastructure in Khayelitsha to encourage road safety among pedestrians and cyclists. Whilst inspecting the infrastructure, the Mayor handed out reflective wrist bands to pedestrians and cyclists using the route....
This week in the news: MyPPA competition winner! Big Ride in Transponders – make sure yours works correctly Forthcoming Events This week’s event: Willow Creek/ Computer Mania MTB Challenge NEW PPA WEBSITE – MyPPA COMPETITION The MyPPA section of the website has seen an astonishing...
This year’s Amashova will have a separate start for u/16 riders due to the restriction of u/16 riders not being allowed to race over distances longer than 80 km. The u/16s will therefore join the Amashova en route. For more information, please contact Michelle on...
The UCI Management Committee has approved the amendment of the UCI Regulations in order to prohibit and sanction the use of injections of medicines (or other substances) without a clear medical indication. This initiative, called the No Needle Policy, gives expression to the UCI’s desire...
When Tour d’Afrique riders cycle from Blouberg to Cape Town on the final leg of their 4-month journey from Cairo to Cape Town on Saturday 14th May, it will be the first time an international bicycle tour will make use of the City of Cape...
This week in the news: Stand a chance to win with the new PPA website! MTB Riding tips MTB skills workshops Forthcoming Events This weekend on the funride calendar: Tru-Cape MTB NEW PPA WEBSITE – GET YOUR PIC UP TO WIN! You can win a...
Pedal Power members interested in cycle touring will receive a 12% discount for D-Tours’ up-market cycle tours to Blombos, Over the Langeberg, the Sanbona Oxwagon Trail, the Namaqualand Trail or the Cederberg Bushmen’s Trail. Cyclists are fully assisted by a back-up team to transport luggage...
The 2011 WPCA winter league will feature a partnership of 15 events, starting on the 30th April 2011. The concept will be a series of events, that will feature three categories of racing: Premier, Second and Third. Each weekend, commencing on 30th April, until the...