PPA welcomes Craft SA onboard as headline sponsor for iconic One Tonner
The Pedal Power Association is proud to welcome onboard Craft SA as the new headline sponsor of its iconic “One Tonner” road race over 163 km. The Craft One Tonner, which takes place on Sunday 18 October, is unique in that it is one of only two events on the PPA calendar longer than 120 […]
Race report: Java MTB Challenge at Van Loveren Wines
The Java MTB Challenge hosted at Van Loveren Wines, just outside Robertson, took place on Saturday and Bike Hub (well, Kylie and I) were keen to get away for a relaxing weekend of bikes, wine and scenery. The route was largely farm roads and tweespoor. Just a week after finishing Lesotho Sky, I was was […]
Botriver Primary embraces FNB W2W bicycle donation
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). From left to right: Johan Kriegler (FNB W2W MTB Director) together with learners of the Botriver Primary […]
Pedal around the Peninsula
The Pedal Power Association is organising a funride around the Peninsula on Sunday 6 September 2015. This will be the first road funride of the season and, although the route is only 55 km, it is quite a tough one with three major climbs included. From the school in Fish Hoek, cyclists will head out […]
PPA, Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust & Cycling SA reach agreement
After long, successful negotiations, an agreement was this 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. After long, successful negotiations, an agreement was this week concluded […]
Last chance to join PPA safe cycling Cape 2 Knysna Cycle Tour
The Pedal Power Association has partnered with one of the more successful road cycle tours in South Africa, the Cape 2 Knysna Cycle Tour (28 June- 03 July) to create awareness that will keep cyclists safe on our roads. Participants of the Tour will ride in Stay Wider of the Rider cycling jerseys which sends […]
PPA safe cycling campaign partners with Cape 2 Knysna Cycle Tour
The Pedal Power Association has partnered with one of the more successful road cycle tours in South Africa, the Cape 2 Knysna Cycle Tour (28 June- 03 July) to create awareness that will keep cyclists safe on our roads. Participants of the Tour will ride in Stay Wider of the Rider cycling jerseys which sends […]
Cycling South Africa, Pedal Power Association reach agreement
It is with great pleasure that Cycling South Africa, Pedal Power Association and the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust announce that an agreement has been reached between the three organisations in respect of the 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour. The outcome of recent discussions between the parties is that the events of the Cape Town […]
PPA launches Stay Wider Of The Rider safe cycling campaign
The number of cyclists and motorists on our roads are increasing each year. As of 2013, accidents involving motor vehicles and cyclists have increased by over 80% and statistics show that 40% of all road fatalities are vulnerable road users, including cyclists. “The PPA’s primary role is to protect and empower cyclists. The PPA’s new […]
PPA calls for government action to make roads safer for cyclists
“We deeply mourn the death of a 47-year- old father of two after another hit and run incident on the notorious Klipheuwel Road close to Durbanville last night, as well as the death of Ronnie Mansell age 71, who was killed after a head on collision with a taxi on his way to the Tsogo […]
PPA and Free State Cycling step up to bring a Cycle Tour seeding event to Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein will have a Cape Town Cycle Tour seeding series event for 2014! After it was announced earlier this year that the OFM Classic was cancelled, a dedicated operation was launched to ensure that cyclists from primarily the Free State and surrounding areas will still be able to participate in a local event that can […]
Trail revamp at Rhodes Memorial, Table Mountain
Mountain bike trails, many of us live for these sculptured tracks of dirt. But where do they come from? Who’s building them? And why don’t we know? While I won’t be going into why many South African mountain bikers can’t answer these fundamental questions, I will be pointing out who’s responsible for the most recent […]