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[heimberg]

Hi united bikers

 

Unfortunately my teammate have to sign off for the upcoming Cape Epic 2014 this days due to medical reasons. Now I'm looking for a new partner.

 

Some words about me:

• I'm 44 years old and live in Switzerland.
  
• I'm a newbie to cape epic - it's my first time.
  
• We booked as a mixed team the standard agreement (sleeping in the tent) – I think, category changes will be possible.
  
• My primary goal is to finish all stages of the race within the maximum stage time and with a good feeling, total time or ranking/position is secondary.
  
• I fairly trained well the last months … but I also have had work, spend time with family etc. (not only biking & training).
  
• I also finished similar one-day competitions with more than 100 km distance an over 3’000 m climbing.
  
• I also finished several running marathons (Berlin, Jungfrau etc.).
  
• My English is sometimes a bit poor (thanks god for google translator).
  

If you think, you’ll be a good team complement with the same or similar goals; don’t hesitate to write back some words.

 

I’m interested especially in:

• Some more information about you (age, family?, …)
  
• Your goals and expectations to Cape Epic.
  
• We spend for the arrangement something about ZAR 25’000 (half entry fee, nutrition service, timing deposit) per person. Team/Category changes will cost additional ZAR 2’500.
  Feel free to make me an offer, what part of the cost you will or you can take over – I hope, it will be somewhere between ZAR 0 and ZAR 27’500 ...
  

I’m glad to hear from you.

 

Regards

Daniel

[Two Wheels]

Hi united bikers

 

Unfortunately my teammate have to sign off for the upcoming Cape Epic 2014 this days due to medical reasons. Now I'm looking for a new partner.

 

Some words about me:

• I'm 44 years old and live in Switzerland.
  
• I'm a newbie to cape epic - it's my first time.
  
• We booked as a mixed team the standard agreement (sleeping in the tent) – I think, category changes will be possible.
  
• My primary goal is to finish all stages of the race within the maximum stage time and with a good feeling, total time or ranking/position is secondary.
  
• I fairly trained well the last months … but I also have had work, spend time with family etc. (not only biking & training).
  
• I also finished similar one-day competitions with more than 100 km distance an over 3’000 m climbing.
  
• I also finished several running marathons (Berlin, Jungfrau etc.).
  
• My English is sometimes a bit poor (thanks god for google translator).
  

If you think, you’ll be a good team complement with the same or similar goals; don’t hesitate to write back some words.

 

I’m interested especially in:

• Some more information about you (age, family?, …)
  
• Your goals and expectations to Cape Epic.
  
• We spend for the arrangement something about ZAR 25’000 (half entry fee, nutrition service, timing deposit) per person. Team/Category changes will cost additional ZAR 2’500.
  Feel free to make me an offer, what part of the cost you will or you can take over – I hope, it will be somewhere between ZAR 0 and ZAR 27’500 ...
  

I’m glad to hear from you.

 

Regards

Daniel

 

Hi Daniel

 

I did the Epic last year and loved it - it is a really hard event but VERY rewarding. My partner and I could not get an entry for this year and was somewhat relieved as it was quite a financial, familiy and time committment to ride 2013. I live in the the Western Cape and have many friends riding the Epic again this year and I have been training quite hard with them despite not riding epic again - so in short I am fit enough to ride the Epic on short notice. I have been riding average of 900kms per month the last year or so - never stopped after last year's epic...

 

I am 44 years old and have a wonderful family - wife and 2 kids - who are very supportive and also cycles a lot. My daughter is very good XC rider at 14 and represents our province.

 

I cannot commit for the epic yet - although I would not mind if you put me on your list of possible people to ride with - perhaps as a reserve or something. Reasons for this is that I will have to check with my employer regarding time off and also check this with my family - last year was a big committment to ride - not only from my side but the whole family as it took up a lot of time and money to ride. Financially it is also a big ask...I will not be able to contribute halve of the costs - but part of the amount.

 

We finshed last year quite comfortably - every day we had 1.5 to 2 hours spare. Our overall position was 386 out of 600+ entries.

 

Let me know your thoughts. My direct email address is warren@leafcapital.co.za

 

Regards

Warren

[V12man]

Daniel

 

Good luck with finding a new partner - perhaps contact the organisers, they have a wait list of people looking to ride, and maybe they can assist.

 

And a note on the rules - your partner only has to cross the line on the prologue for you to ride the rest - he does not have to finish....

 

I put this link up on my fb page for you - hope it helps.

 

See you in CT

[mandoov]

Hi I have been training for cape epic and also lost my partner due to a hammy injury, I am 42 years old, let me know if you are still looking and I can supply further details regards Steve

email mandoov@hotmail.com