Icycling Posted August 15, 2016 Share Managed to enter at R510.00. After receiving all the manipulative emails from PPA with regards to Cape Town Cycle Tour entries - I decided not to renew my membership with PPA after been a member for over 30 years of the now a predominately PPA MTB club. The advantages of been a member of a road cycling club like the Cape Town Cycle Tour club 21 - you get to pay before PPA MTB club members can! Pity the PPA still does not choose too invest more heavily in road cycling - where they receive the bulk of their excess funding from - they really seem to have lost the plot on road funrides / races. Entries:[...] Wheeler, Peter-John Haven: 109km Individual (R510.00),Memberships:You are now entered for the Cape Town Cycle Tour taking place on 12 March 2017. Edited August 15, 2016 by Icycling Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted August 15, 2016 Share you have been cycling for a very long time Nicholas Did my 1st in 1991 at the age of 6 on the back of a tandem with my toppie. Now 26 years later I still do this race on the tandem with my toppie. Just he sits on the back now. shaper, HdB, Sparki 1 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaboy Posted August 15, 2016 Share I leave the road for you fellas to fight it out. A month before IM and bunch crashes are just not worth it. Used to get all worked up over the weekend, now I tend to spend it running in the mountains away from the frenzy! http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/71/71c3931c1edc4353a0c03ec549753b965872a2c343c09255617f4470cbd924ed.jpg Long Wheel Base and LesliePottier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerklong Posted August 15, 2016 Share See ppa entries open on Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerr Posted August 15, 2016 Share I leave the road for you fellas to fight it out. A month before IM and bunch crashes are just not worth it. Used to get all worked up over the weekend, now I tend to spend it running in the mountains away from the frenzy! Also sitting 2017 edition out. Broken collarbone and 8 broken ribs from this year's - and all because some stupid nob in our group decided it was so important to wave at her friend on Ladies Mile bridge she'd bring down half the bunch to do so, landing several of us (including her) in hospital. Missed out on a skiing holiday, and two rides later in the year with the time it took to recover. I'll be back some day - in a future year maybe - but not going to put my events next year at risk with a repeat incident. Will be sad to miss a year, but just don't want to go through the same drama again so soon. Edited August 15, 2016 by walkerr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Steer Posted August 15, 2016 Share R510 entry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Steer Posted August 15, 2016 Share R510 entry... R17 850 000 in the bank before any sponsors etc etc Seriously starting to take the piss... or is it just me? shaper and ChUkKy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryS Posted August 15, 2016 Share See ppa entries open on Wednesday From what I understand, entries for everyone open on Wednesday. The only benefit I can see from being a member is that you will know within 24 hours whether your entry is successful or not and the rest of the people will only hear on 29 August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karma Posted August 15, 2016 Share but when is the Argust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted August 15, 2016 Share R17 850 000 in the bank before any sponsors etc etc Seriously starting to take the piss... or is it just me?Agreed its the most expensive 1 day race AFAIK but for me travelling down from joburg, the entry is actually the cheapest part of my week. I pay R510 to ride for less than 3 hours(I hope), the flight down is 2 hours and costs?But don't get me wrong, it's a lot of money for an entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabes Posted August 15, 2016 Share but when is the Argust?that was funny 5 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted August 15, 2016 Share 2017 entry completed and paid for....22nd CTCT here I come Long Wheel Base and Edge540 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChUkKy Posted August 15, 2016 Share but when is the Argust? This month karma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniemare Posted August 15, 2016 Share I am a bit cheesed (unless I got it wrong) So, I belong to PPA. One of the main reasons is to have two bites at the cherry. Like last year, there was a PPA lottery, and if unsuccessful, you could join the main lottery that followed. Now from the communication I just received, it appears that there will be no PPA lottery. So the only benefit I get is a potential R30 (5.88%) discount on the entry fee. Unless I missed something, what is the value of my PPA membership then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBO Posted August 15, 2016 Share Well, flight and accommodation were booked weeks ago. They better give me an entry. SilverRider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfdoesyn Posted August 15, 2016 Share R17 850 000 in the bank before any sponsors etc etc Seriously starting to take the piss... or is it just me?Not counting the substitution fees later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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