http://www.cape-epic.com/live/results.php?cattype=Mixed&stage=OR
OK, the Prologue is under our belts. I feel relieved to have finally started the race and gotten the nerves calmed. 17km with LOTS of climbing through the burns on Table Mountain. What goes up must come down and the descents were extremely loose and rocky. A rider broke his collarbone yesterday pre-riding the course. I expect there will be more crashes today. Matthew and I discussed our strategy for this day and vowed to ride hard, but be sure not to blow up or crash and ride a bit conservatively. It is a long race and this is just the prologue. Matthew and I made it through unscathed. The Specialized bikes were perfect and we stayed upright. We finished the stage in 4th place which I am VERY pleased with. All of the women in the top three mixed teams for today are Olympians. We are also surrounded on all sides by World Champions. We are in very competitive and very good company, so I feel good about our preliminary performance. There are still more than 600 km to go, so I’m sure the results will be fluid. However, we made a great statement and it’s a good confidence boost to know we are riding amongst the best in the world.
Sorry no photos from today. We had to be up at 4:30am, so I forgot to take the camera. I’ll work on that.
Tomorrow is the real start of the race with a 119km stage.
Stay tuned!
Reba
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