I disagree with you and I think this graph is actually very nicely laid out. Cost per kilo is the only constant whereas cost per hour means absolute nothing as everyone's riding time will differ but they will receive the same support, number of water points, goodie bags, breakfast, lunches & dinners etc which is the cost that the organiser must spend on each rider, almost like cost to company is now cost to rider. So looking at the graph if you don't have a million dollars means that the Garden route & Cape Pioneer you get the most bang for your bucks. You also know that how hard you must train for the W2W if you've done the Sani as the climbs are more or less the same but you know that you must train a bit harder for the Garden route. It's not reducing a person's life down to a set of numbers but rather comparing apples with apples on a financial & fitness level however MTB'ing will remain an experience on its own with each stage race, I agree.Everybody complains that the Sani and Epic is over-commercialized and therefore very expensive, now you can actually see that with the graphs confirming the arguement. Another thing is that paying R22/km or R30/km on a bicycle you must pedal on your own is much more that any car you drive and that excludes your wear and tear on the bike. Thanks Janneman, I think your effort and thought into this is very valuable.
