erinbargate

Oh my goodness, that doesn't sound great! We are a team that was entered in the 2020 race and rolled over to this year and I was wondering whether we have got a better or worse route this year, haha. I am pleased that there are fewer move days as I found those super stressful when we did the Swiss Epic. By the way, thanks for the tips you've shared on what you have found from riding the trails! We are based in the UK (but currently staying with my parents in Durban ahead of the race) so haven't been able to ride the trails. I am personally more scared of super technical stuff than distance, but something like Plum Pudding was totally fine when we rode the prologue ahead of the 2020 race, so if there is nothing worse than that on the prologue this year, I'm happy!

Anyone else notice that they've added c. 30km total distance to the route recently? E.g. Stage 2 has gone from 118km to 123km and Stage 4 was about 74km and is now 82km.

As one of the riders affected by this, I think this is a reasonable and fair outcome and the organisers have done well given the circumstances. Many of the optional extras are also being carried over at 100% of value. I now have the motivation back to hit the turbo while in lockdown and start training towards 2021!