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Event Name: Tour de PPA
When: 22/02/2026
Where: Hollywoodbets Durbanville Racecourse, DurbanvilleCape Town, Western Cape
Category: Road

The Tour de PPA is taking place on Sunday, 22 February 2026. The event starts and ends at the Durbanville Racecourse, and is a great opportunity to get in a final, solid training session on a course with many testing rolling hills. The long route is the final Premier Seeding event for the 2026 Cape Town Cycle Tour. PPA members receive a huge discount, so be sure to join the PPA to qualify for the discount.

Entries are now open for the Tour de PPA to PPA members as well as non-members and is ideal for experienced and average cyclists, as well as newcomers to the sport. E-Bikes and Tandems are welcome to join.

Your entry fee includes timing by FinishTime, finishers medal, a beautiful on route experience, fully stocked waterpoints, post-race village, lucky draw with great prizes to be won. Equal prize money will be awarded to the top three males and females across the finish line in the long and short routes. 

Join us back at Durbanville Racecourse after your ride, relax on the grass and enjoy something to eat and drink while you wait for prize giving and lucky draw at 12h00.

DATE: Sunday, 22 February 2026

VENUE: Durbanville Racecourse, Bowlers Ave, Durbanville.

DISTANCES: 79 km and 105 km

START TIMES: 06h30 – 105 km and 07h15 – 79km

PRIZE GIVING: Equal prize money will be awarded to the top three males and females across the finish line in both distances at 12h00. 

LUCKY DRAW: At 12h00

CUT OFF AT THE FINISH: 13h00

ENTRIES CLOSE: Monday, 16 February 2026.

ENTRY FEE:

79 km PPA member: R330

79 km non-member: R430

105 km PPA member: R400

105 km non-member: R500

*If you do not have a permanent Finish Time timing board yet, you will be required to purchase the permanent board at R140

** Please note if you are not a PPA Member or a CSA license holder you will be required to take out a CSA Day License for R50.

START GROUPS: You will receive your start group via email and SMS by Wednesday, 18 February 2026.

REGISTRATION:

Thursday, 19 February 2026: 12h00 – 18h00: Sportsmans Warehouse, Rondebosch – 34 Klipfontein Rd, Rondebosch.

Friday, 20 February 2026: 12h00 – 18h00: Sportmans Warehouse, Tygervalley – Tyger Valley Shopping Centre, 1 Bill Bezuidenhout Ave, Bellville Park.

Sunday, 22 February 2026: From 05h30: Durbanville Racecourse – Bowlers Ave, Durbanville.

ROUTE INFORMATION:

105 km route

With rolling hills throughout the route, this is a ride that calls for measured energy outputs. From Durbanville, riders will continue through the suburbs of Durbanville and turn left onto Wellington Road and onto the flatter open roads. At the R312/Fisantekraal intersection, riders continue straight to the R44 where they will turn left. It’s another left at the new robots onto the R45 and left into Voor Paardeberg, right into Vryguns and left again onto the R302 before joining up with the 80 km route at the silos. The riders will then head back towards Durbanville via Philadelphia Road and then Adderley Road.

There will be 6 waterpoints along the route:

Waterpoint 1: At the 21.7km mark (Water)

Waterpoint 2: At the 35.9km mark (Water, Coke, bananas, toilets)

Waterpoint 3: At the 60.9 km mark (Water, Coke, bananas, sweets)

Waterpoint 4: At the 74.6km mark at Kassies Padkafee (Water, Coke, bananas, toilets)

Waterpoint 5: At the 84.80 km mark just after the Philadelphia turn off (Water, Coke, bananas, sweets, toilets)

Waterpoint 6: At 93.4 km mark on Adderley Street (Water, Coke, bananas, sweets, toilets)

If you don’t have Strava: view and download the GPX file here

Please note there is a 4 km neutral section back to the venue where you will receive your Coke and medal.

79 km route

From Durbanville, riders will continue through the suburbs of Durbanville and turn left onto Wellington Road and onto the flatter open roads. At the R312/Fisantekraal intersection, riders continue straight to the R44 where they will turn left. It’s another left at Windmeul onto Vryguns road and then a left on Slent Road. Riders will joini up with the 106 km route at the silos. The riders will then head back towards Durbanville via Philadelphia Road and then Adderley Road.

There will be 4 waterpoints along the route:

Waterpoint 1: At the 21.7km mark (Water)

Waterpoint 2: At the 35.9km mark (Water, Coke, bananas, toilets)

Waterpoint 3: At the 58.6 km mark just after the Philadelphia turn off (Water, Coke, bananas, sweets, toilets)

Waterpoint 4: At 67.4 km mark on Adderley Street (Water, Coke, bananas, sweets, toilets)

If you don’t have Strava: view and download the GPX file here

Please note there is a 4 km neutral section back to the venue where you will receive your Coke and medal.

EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBER:

PPA – 083 414 1442 (this number can also be found on your race number).

TIMING

All results will be available on FinishTime website after the event: https://results.finishtime.co.za/startpage.aspx?cid=35&c=21. All timing queries can be sent to support@finishtime.co.za

PHOTOS

All event photo’s will be available in the week following the event.

PREMIER SEEDING:

The Tour de PPA is the very last Official Premier Seeding event for the 2026 Cape Town Cycle Tour.

EVENT PARTNERS:

Official Vehicle Partner: Toyota

Official Hydration Partner: Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages



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Posted
15 minutes ago, Pure Savage said:

How do we do your route and not MongooseMan's route, yours has 60m less climbing :) 

The Wahoo Elemnt Roam v2 is known to be more conservative with Elevation .... which is why i sold it 🤣

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Entries are open in case any of you missed it or bowed out because you thought it would rain ️ 

should be a fast one on Sunday #groupB 😂

Posted

Hi. Any advice where will I be able to get my seeding for this event? The first one for me in 7 years, and not a PPA member.  Thanks. 

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7 minutes ago, gmh said:

Hi. Any advice where will I be able to get my seeding for this event? The first one for me in 7 years, and not a PPA member.  Thanks. 

Seedings will be send out on Wednesday.

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