News bot Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 The Absa Cape Epic 2017 entry process has changed with the introduction of an international lottery.Click here to view the article
Shebeen Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Five snakes. Thats R84k on current rates for international riders. Sure the okes from nam are stoked! Marius 1
Jaco-fiets Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 What's that? 20% increase in this year's entry fee? They should stop fooling around and just pop it to R80 000 Lexx, raptor-22 and gummibear 3
gummibear Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Swiss Epic and Trans Provence are on my bucket list. This is just far to much for the avg tider. SwissVan 1
SwissVan Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Man i'm glad i did it when the entry was +/- R48k per team That $5490 will get u a swiss epic "comfort" package of 7 nights in a 3star hotel, 7 x breakfast / dinner and luggage transport between race villagesAnd then you will still have +/- $1000 in change Lexx, nathrix, Hairy and 5 others 8
the nerd Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Man i'm glad i did it when the entry was +/- R48k per team That $5490 will get u a swiss epic "comfort" package of 7 nights in a 3star hotel, 7 x breakfast / dinner and luggage transport between race villagesAnd then you will still have +/- $1000 in change That's frightening....Â
SwissVan Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 That's frightening....  And Switzerland is supposed to be expensive.... Hairy and raptor-22 2
raptor-22 Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Unnecessarily expensive. Â Cue gluvsmtb nathrix and Hairy 2
nathrix Posted March 20, 2016 Posted March 20, 2016 Man i'm glad i did it when the entry was +/- R48k per team That $5490 will get u a swiss epic "comfort" package of 7 nights in a 3star hotel, 7 x breakfast / dinner and luggage transport between race villagesAnd then you will still have +/- $1000 in changeI rode the epic in in 2010 for the price of R25900 per team! justanotherbiker, Hairy, Lexx and 1 other 4
nathrix Posted March 20, 2016 Posted March 20, 2016 I give it 27 secs#USNEpic EarlyBird 2017: 00:00:13 karma, scotty, Patchelicious and 4 others 7
SwissVan Posted March 20, 2016 Posted March 20, 2016 Unnecessarily expensive. Cue gluvsmtbIf I was an international entry in 2017 I would feel ripped off with the cost of entry.Don't see why overseas entries should be expected to pay more... it is going to be simply to expensive for your average non sponsored rider. It's like they are trying to discourage private non sponsored riders across the board. Hairy, raptor-22 and justanotherbiker 3
Jaco-fiets Posted March 20, 2016 Posted March 20, 2016 If I was an international entry in 2017 I would feel ripped off with the cost of entry.Don't see why overseas entries should be expected to pay more... it is going to be simply to expensive for your average non sponsored rider. It's like they are trying to discourage private non sponsored riders across the board.It is like the Cape Town restaurants giving tourists a different menu with much higher prices. Shocking!! Marius 1
Slowbee Posted March 20, 2016 Posted March 20, 2016 perhaps the time has come to stop thinking of the epic as a ride for the masses. it is clearly no longer an amateur race - only sponsored riders can do this, which is very close to a professional outfit, the thread comparing the epic to the tdf is very fitting in this regard. Avo, Frosty, Warthog and 1 other 4
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