Absa Cape Epic 2018

[Thor Buttox]

Bear Grylls style?

On occasion, as I have lain upside down in a bush, blood oozing from my tender buttox while peddling furiously to release my cleats, I have thought 'What I would give to be Bear Grylls on a raft right now'.

[Acerunner]

Has anyone ridden the Time Trail route thats now open to the public?

[milky4130]

Has anyone ridden the Time Trail route thats now open to the public?

i have and you are going to **** bricks big ones.

[Acerunner]

i have and you are going to **** bricks big ones.

Elaborate please...

[Dicky DQ]

i have and you are going to **** bricks big ones.

Why, it is MTB, you either go up or down and if you have been training the up will be fine and the down... Well, looking at the dirt roadie skill levels I see these days, that could be a challenge, but it should not be.

[milky4130]

Well for starters it's one massive climb, long & steep in the corners with tight switchbacks, towards the middle to end. Then it's stage 4 or 5 where fatigue has already set in, it's going to hurt whether you trained for it or not.

[sirmoun10goat]

hope more okes ride hardtails. 

 

I'll be on a ht

[Headshot]

 

 

Just make sure you don't miss the technical terrain. I think the only way you will know you're there is when you see the Landrover parked nearby. Certainly could not be because its actually technical....

[Acerunner]

Hi hubbers,

 

I have accomodation available 2 x 2 bedroom cottages beb and breakfast for 4 nights R 8 112 per Cottage

18-21march robertson

Place name is Orange Gove Farm

[Rapunzel]

If anybody has the .gpx file for the prologue, pretty please can you pm me

[milky4130]

If anybody has the .gpx file for the prologue, pretty please can you pm me

prologue or TT?

[milky4130]

If anybody has the .gpx file for the prologue, pretty please can you pm me

You have PM

[Acerunner]

prologue or TT?

Could you pLz make the TT available if you have it?

[milky4130]

Could you pLz make the TT available if you have it?

I see both the Prologue & TT can now be downloaded from here:

 

https://www.cape-epic.com/riders/the-2018-race/practice-on-the-2018-route

[Acerunner]

I see both the Prologue & TT can now be downloaded from here:

 

https://www.cape-epic.com/riders/the-2018-race/practice-on-the-2018-route

Thanks man, what do you guys think about the TT, concerned, or not really?

[milky4130]

Thanks man, what do you guys think about the TT, concerned, or not really?

if you're racing it, it's going to hurt so yes be concerned, if you just going to have a Jol & finish within an hour or 2 from cut off it should be breeze. That's just me it could be totally different for the next person. I would encourage you to ride it if possible before the event.