Tour de PPA
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
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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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