Pedal Power Association
Water in Cape Town

The Pedal Power Association is the largest cycling organization in South Africa.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Pedal Power Association will be held on Wednesday 14 September 2011, at 18:00 for 18h30 at the Canal Walk Auditorium, Canal Walk Shopping Centre.

Recreational cycling (on- and off-road), development through cycling, safe cycling and advocacy are among the PPA’s priorities. It has some 16 000 paid-up members; the largest component being in the Western Cape where the Association has its headquarters. The Association came into being as a result of the running of the first Cycle Tour that was to develop into the now-world famous annual Cape Town Cycle Tour (previously called the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour). The PPA Office is staffed by fourteen employees who administer the day-to-day running of the Association and its members and provide guidance to event organisers on the extensive PPA funride calendar. These events are split roughly half-half between mass participation road and Mountain Bike funrides, with a few recreational tours, social rides, safe cycling activation rides and some races for the more competitive cyclist. Amongst others, the Association provides the organizers with guidance in the form of a reference manual and hands-on assistance before and at the event. The Association subsidises the cost of the event by amongst others paying for PPA members to be timed, provides all equipment needed to mark the route, and much more. To promote safety at the funrides, the Association not only provides a qualified Safety Officer to attend each event, but also seeds its members based on their riding ability (using previous event results) and governs the manner in which the funrides are started in order to ensure the safety of the competitors. Cyclists of comparative ability are thus put into seeded start groups which are kept to manageable numbers based on the road or route conditions of a specific event. Committee and staff members are involved with sub-committees that deal with the various aspects of the work of the Association. These portfolios include Finance, Commuting, Safe Cycling, Women’s cycling, Discipline, Cycling Development, Mountain biking and Funding. The Association’s income stems from membership fees and from a share in the profit of the Cape Town Cycle Tour. While income from membership fees are used to run the Association, the income received from the Cycle Tour is used to fund the various projects and cycling initiatives. The Association’s headquarters are found in property in Kenilworth owned by the Association in Cape Town. Additionally, a satellite service is provided at each of the weekend events where staff is on hand to deal with membership and related queries. In 2015, the Association also opened a satellite office in Bloemfontein.