Written by Matthew: Finally. A day of real mountain biking. Rebecca and I have been – in all modesty – constantly surprised by the relatively low level of technical skill demonstrated by most of the riders in the field. We’ve seen insane fitness and a huge amount of enthusiasm for daily suffering… but not a [..read more]
Cape Epic Day #5, Almost There!
March 27, 2009 By 2 Comments
I hate road racing. That’s the title of this posting for stage 5 of the Absa Cape Epic. Today’s stage was the last super long one, 111km and “only” 1546 meters of climbing. As usual, the first hour of the race was hard for me. I don’t have a stitch of fast twitch muscle and [..read more]
Cape Epic Day #4
March 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Report #4 Absa Cape Epic, Stage #4 114 km, 2202 meters ascent This stage was reported to be an “easy” day. I think saying any day of the Cape Epic is a bit of an oxymoron. We are tired, bruised and the affects of this many days of racing are starting to show. Matthew and [..read more]
Cape Epic Stage #3
March 24, 2009 By 1 Comment
Report #3 Absa Cape Epic, Stage 3 Although relatively short at only 73k, stage three packed a wallop. Just shy of half-way, we encountered a 2,000 ft climb, the vast majority of which was too steep, loose and rocky to ride. The summit ridge offered astonishing views of the incredible hill country known as The [..read more]
Pre-Ride Pictures
March 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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