Depending on where and when you ride and your vulnerability, you may be exposed to some risk of assault or robbery while cycling, as was the case earlier this week with a cyclist in Kwazulu-Natal, as well as local cyclists who were attacked near Stellenbosch....
Membership fees are annually due as of 1 July, with PPA’s membership year running from 1 July to 30 June. With the Cycle Tour 2015 entries opening on 8 September, we strongly urge you to pay your entries well before then so as to streamline...
More than 200 cyclists from in and around Masiphumelele near Fish Hoek received an early morning surprise to help keep them safer on the roads when the Pedal Power Association’s ‘Safe Cycling’ team handed out much needed ‘safe cycling items’ that included helmets, reflectors and...
The fourth Oudtshoorn Youth Cycling Festival, organised by the Southern Cape Cycling Association, took place from Monday 30 June to Thursday 3 July and included provincial teams from Western Province, Eden (SWD), Boland, Free State and the Northern Cape. The Pedal Power Association, who supports...
The De Rust Futura School in Grabouw (Western Cape) recently received a welcomed donation of 22 mountain bikes with the complements of the organizers of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike Events and the Pedal Power Association. “We are truly grateful to the organizers of...
Congratulations to the organisers of the following events that were recently crowned ‘Best in category‘ following the completion of the PPA funride year from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014: Highest scoring road funride – Langebaan Lagoon Highest scoring MTB funride – Robertson Winery...
Parents can teach their children to be safe cyclists by going out with them and leading by example. South African roads are public spaces and cyclists have the right to ride their bicycles on them but riding a bike on public roads is a huge...
Congratulations to the following young riders who were selected for the Western Cape interprovincial youth team, due to participate at the Youth Festival in Bloemfontein in September: U/10 CARLO COETZEE (EDEN) SHAUN-HILL MATTHEWS (EDEN) THOMAS SNELL Jnr (EDEN) ZEESHAAN VD HOVEN (CAPE METRO) JOE-NITA JOHNSON (EDEN) (FEMALE) ...
In the next 10 months, the Pedal Power Association will invest almost a half a million rand in developing cycle initiatives that will specifically benefit over 550 PPA members from previously disadvantaged communities throughout the Western Cape. In 2014-2015, the PPA will assist twelve clubs...
Please note that the Freedom Ride scheduled for 25 May, has been postponed and will now take place on Monday 16 June 2014. All the other details remain the same. Visit www.benbikes.org.za for more information