Hi Tankman! Huge respect for you and your fiancé! I was the lady rider that rode in the Engen clothes alone from stage five. Being a single rider I had to start every day in the last group and then work and pace myself through the "backmarkers" trying to ensure that should I get a mechanical I would still be able to make the cut-off! I want to thank every one of the teams that assisted me every time they saw me and chatted to me. I did finish my first ABSA Cape Epic, and are proud of it! Yes, I was one of the backmarkers, not because I did not prepare, because of events that happened in the earlier stages of the race ... I am a working mother, who had a dream. I worked hard to ensure that it become a reality and giving up was not an option ... even if I had to carry through on my own. Sometimes, you have to be your own hero!
