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Absa Cape Epic 2018


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Queen stage tomorrow....

 

http://www.cape-epic.com/cms/data/route/121.20170915024957.img.jpg

 

 

The Queen Stage. The Tough Stage. One Stage to Conquer Them All. This will include two of the toughest climbs of the 15th Absa Cape Epic and the terrain will leave riders exasperated at times. There will be more singletrack than you could wish for. The testing Rawsonville and Smablaar River trails will prepare riders for one of the iconic sections of the 2018 route: The Slanghoek Valley trails, a throwback to the early days of mountain biking, before trails became smooth and “manicured”. The Slanghoek Traverse is a testing descent, while the Thudbuster is a loose and sandy climb that points to heaven but never seems to leave hell. The 9km of the historic Bain’s Kloof Pass is on tar, but feels like it is never-ending. The last 15km takes in the Welvanpas trails and is, mostly, a downhill roll to Wellington.

Land Rover Technical Terrain: Goudini Spa Singletrack – brand new, purpose built mountain trail that viciously links Goudini with the Slanghoek Valley and its renowned trails, including the Land Rover Technical Terrain: a white-knuckle six-kilometre traverse across the valley where rogue rocks and bar-snatching brush lie in wait.

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Ooh. So basically 111km of sandy, rocky hell. Watch for a few retirees because of falls or broken bikes, or just plain broken spirit because of all the sand. At the end of the day they will feel like they had done 200km on their MTBs.

 

I predict more time lost by some teams because of sidewall cuts. This stage is all about looking after your bike and your body.

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Ye, I'm looking for the longer 25min package.

 

Thats a special short version for Youtube.

 

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The highlights (11min) is on youtube now

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Ooh. So basically 111km of sandy, rocky hell. Watch for a few retirees because of falls or broken bikes, or just plain broken spirit because of all the sand. At the end of the day they will feel like they had done 200km on their MTBs.

 

I predict more time lost by some teams because of sidewall cuts. This stage is all about looking after your bike and your body.

So no worries then for everyone seeing that it is the easiest Epic ever according to Dave here....

 

(I am being sarcastic. ALL these riders are on another level)

 

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So since the mens race is still wide open, today might be pivotal being the last “long” day (more time out, more chance of gaining overall time).

 

Is it just me or is Fumic/Avancini one of the few top teams with both partners performing at the same level? Most of the other teams are somehow mismatched in terms of shape, skill, health, etc.

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