the unofficial Cape Epic thread

[DieselnDust]

@babse

ya stupidly hot ride today. At the 45km water I swear I saw Jesus. I just could not drink enough. 
course was super sandy with heat radiating from the ground up. 
camp site is on a stretch of land covered in thorns . It’s super *** aka epic.

Edited March 18, 2025 by DieselnDust

[babse]

1 minute ago, DieselnDust said:

You’re probably right. I think it was last Tuesday.  I’m a bit heat stroked.

are you tenting and is there enough bottled water in village?

[DieselnDust]

6 minutes ago, babse said:

are you tenting and is there enough bottled water in village?

Yip

not enough water

Wi-Fi is intermittent 

charging points are over subscribed 

camp site is dusty and covered in duiwel doorns.

showers work intermittently 

it’s all epic man

[Prince Albert Cycles]

15 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

Yip

not enough water

Wi-Fi is intermittent 

charging points are over subscribed 

camp site is dusty and covered in duiwel doorns.

showers work intermittently 

it’s all epic man

These conditions don’t come cheap…

[SamTaylor]

Somebody needs to be drawn and quartered for firstly choosing this site as a race village and then also for the piss poor layout of the race village.

starting to get the idea the accountants had a lot more say than the people on the ground when making these calls. 

[MongooseMan]

Stage 3 apparently shortened 

 90km → 78km, 2600m → 2450m. Updates on Water Points, Cut-offs & Start Times will be in the Stage 3 Route Briefing.

[karma]

4 minutes ago, MongooseMan said:

Stage 3 apparently shortened 

 90km → 78km, 2600m → 2450m. Updates on Water Points, Cut-offs & Start Times will be in the Stage 3 Route Briefing.

Ironman influence spreading....

[babse]

Given the amount of nwebs, probably the right call? 

Sun will still claim plenty a folk i reckon...

[MongooseMan]

I was in the medic tent this afternoon, they had a conveyor belt of kidney function tests running (i failed mine 🙈) and they were shipping every second person off to hospital.

and that was today, the “shorter, not as hot” day. Tomorrow, at full length, would likely have ended with some really bad stories.

[Me rida my bicycle]

2 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

@babse

ya stupidly hot ride today. At the 45km water I swear I saw Jesus. I just could not drink enough. 
course was super sandy with heat radiating from the ground up. 
camp site is on a stretch of land covered in thorns . It’s super *** aka epic.

As they say don't stop till you see Jesus or the checkered flag 😁 thanks for the interesting insight. Best of luck for the rest of the week 👌🏻

[SamTaylor]

Glad we staying in Paarl tonight, just chatted to okes in the checkout line at PnP saying the water situation in the race village is dire. Both for drinking and showers

unless they sort something out quick, and maybe get some more shade sorted out for chill zones, three nights in that dust pit are going to get seriously unpleasant.

and everyone in our group is pretty happy with the stage being shortened. 

Edited March 18, 2025 by SamTaylor

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, karma said:

Ironman influence spreading....

The customer satisfaction is non existent. Next year is available if you call  now for R119950,00 

but that’s not all they’ll throw in a tub of Vaseline for free!!!

Edited March 18, 2025 by DieselnDust

[SamTaylor]

2 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:

The customer satisfaction is non existent. Next year is available if you sell now for R119950,00 

but that’s not all they’ll throw in a tub of Vaseline for free!!!

And they have gone extra heavy on pushing the upgrades this year compared to previous years. If you don’t have ABSA VIP access, then you’re stuck to suffer like a real pleb. Pretty much anything that would be considered decent customer service is only available as a paid upgrade. 
 

Heard a lot of grumbling from the international riders at the bag pickup and the massage tent today. Okes aren’t happy.

[mrcg]

2 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

Yip

not enough water

Wi-Fi is intermittent 

charging points are over subscribed 

camp site is dusty and covered in duiwel doorns.

showers work intermittently 

it’s all epic man

C'mon man, what are you expecting for a bargain price event??! Although I believe there are luxury upgrades 🤪 Is the kos also premium grade as every year?

[mrcg]

1 hour ago, MongooseMan said:

Stage 3 apparently shortened 

 90km → 78km, 2600m → 2450m. Updates on Water Points, Cut-offs & Start Times will be in the Stage 3 Route Briefing.

as expected...but the right thing to do! I saw few people on course today who are prime heart attack and kidney failure candidates 😷

[Zebra]

9 hours ago, 'Dale said:

…. made riders opt for water points and not carry excess weight and keep optimal ventilation on the core area and back.

…THIS….100%…