20 November 2013: “It was with mixed feelings that we received the new Extraordinary Provincial Gazette 7194 of the Western Cape Government, published on 20 November 2013,” said PPA Chairman Steve Hayward. The Gazette refers to the Western Cape Province Road Traffic Administration Act 2012...
The Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust has announced the cancellation of the 2014 edition of the Grape Escape 3-day mountain bike event. Explaining the difficult decision, David Bellairs, a Director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust (CTCTT), organisers of the event said, “Being a...
Tuesday this week is a busy one with a Killarney training session today. Looking forward to the weekend, Saturday’s Coronation Double Century is one of PPA’s oldest events and remains a firm favourite. For the fairer sex: Entries have opened for the PPA Heels on...
Members will recall that earlier this year we posted an affidavit as to why PPA lodged a High court application against CSA. The latest update is that we are currently in settlement discussions with CSA and the court date has been reset to 5 December...
Training will take place at Killarney this week on Tuesday 12 November. Training takes place from 18h00-19h00, with registration from 17h30. Cost: R15 for PPA members; R30 for non-members. Please read on for details about the new parking area. New parking area: We have secured...
Entries for the Western Cape’s second-biggest road cycling event, Die Burger PPA Cycle Tour, have closed. Die Burger PPA Cycle Tour takes place on Sunday, 01 December 2013, starting and finishing once again at Stellenbosch High School in Jannasch Street (just off Merriman Street). Experienced...
Congratulations to everyone who braved the terrible wind on Sunday – we salute you. Some interesting stats: Of the just over 1800 entrants, 1294 (wearing transponders) arrived on the day, with 1260 riders making it to the checkpoint just outside Malmesbury. Of these, 1115 completed...
Too many cyclists have died in the past year after being hit by a car, bus or taxi. Amongst them were Olympic cyclist Burry Stander, as well as numerous commuters and other cyclists. In the draft National Non-Motorised Transport Policy of 2008, South Africa’s National...
Cyclists participating in the PPA Toyota ‘Ride for your Life South Africa’ Tour on Saturday 14 September embarked on Stage Two of the 20-day national cycling Tour from Johannesburg to Cape Town. They left Bloemfontein en route to Oudtshoorn as part of the PPA’s safe...
Entries for the PPA One Tonner (Sunday 20 October 2013) close on 10 October 2013 – please note that no late entries will be accepted. Click here to enter now. The One Tonner offers a tough new route over 163 km, starting and finishing in...