the unofficial Cape Epic thread

[SamTaylor]

6 minutes ago, ajnkzn said:

For clarity, is an entry approx R 140-R150k for a team, or per person?

For 2024 it was R113500.00 per team, 2025 will be R119500.00 per team. 
 

international riders pay a USD price that works out closer to R150k per team, not entirely sure why, as they get the same service as SA riders 

[ajnkzn]

To pay R 57k each and have to pay extra for food and drink in the rider zone is a bit of a stretch...

[Lynskey]

8 minutes ago, ajnkzn said:

To pay R 57k each and have to pay extra for food and drink in the rider zone is a bit of a stretch...

Well the Lourensford pass is 15K alone. 

[Dappere]

23 minutes ago, SamTaylor said:

For 2024 it was R113500.00 per team, 2025 will be R119500.00 per team. 
 

international riders pay a USD price that works out closer to R150k per team, not entirely sure why, as they get the same service as SA riders 

If I recall, this was something Kevin implemented. He mentioned that he wanted the race to be more accessible to South Africans, which is why South Africans pay a reduced entry fee.

And now, let the “How is R113,500 considered accessible to South Africans?” comments begin. 🙈🫠

[b-rad]

49 minutes ago, ajnkzn said:

To pay R 57k each and have to pay extra for food and drink in the rider zone is a bit of a stretch...

Helping a team at the 2012 event I recall Woolies providing some of the food, think it was the finish line lunches etc. including a help yourself to chocolate milks. Coffee trailers in the afternoons and mornings, and race village dinners being very decent. I suppose this is a very distant situation? 

[Spinnekop]

[quade]

1 minute ago, Spinnekop said:

I was holding off posting anything until it was announced
He was from Europe not S.A. 

I wont mention names as its not my place, my thoughts are with his family

[Headshot]

Good write ups guys, thanks and well done.

[SwissVan]

1 hour ago, SamTaylor said:

For 2024 it was R113500.00 per team, 2025 will be R119500.00 per team. 
 

international riders pay a USD price that works out closer to R150k per team, not entirely sure why, as they get the same service as SA riders 

Well done to you all that took part and finished 
 

I always wonder why overseas participants pay extra, it’s the same with the comrades marafun. 

 

[Shebeen]

51 minutes ago, Spinnekop said:

Who is head of communications/ media at epic? 

They might be keeping schtum because of legal action over negligence 

This incident has been an EPIC FAIL on their part. I see serious blow back on how this event was handled in general. 

Good selling early bird entries at 4pm. Whoever signs up for that now is a sucker.

[ChrisF]

16 minutes ago, SwissVan said:

Well done to you all that took part and finished 
 

I always wonder why overseas participants pay extra, it’s the same with the comrades marafun. 

 

 

Multi-tier pricing seems to be an international thing, for various items from tourism to sports.

 

 

Even CTCT has three price groups, SA, Southern Africa and then international.

 

@SwissVan do you know if a similar multi-tier pricing exists for sporting events in Europe ?

 

[Michael S]

https://www.instagram.com/capeepic/p/DHlO6VioEGh/

Something has come to light,
 

Edited March 24, 2025 by Michael S

[RobynE 🚵‍♀️]

@stephan - not sure which tag is correct - 

LOVED your write-up, thank you so much. I could feel every crank revolution and slipping foot. Super cool. 

[samson99]

31 minutes ago, Shebeen said:

Who is head of communications/ media at epic? 

They might be keeping schtum because of legal action over negligence 

This incident has been an EPIC FAIL on their part. I see serious blow back on how this event was handled in general. 

Good selling early bird entries at 4pm. Whoever signs up for that now is a sucker.

seems early bird has been postponed a week to 31 March

 

Seems @Michael S beat me to it

Edited March 24, 2025 by samson99

[Robbie Stewart]

First off, well done to DieselNDust, Stephan and SamTaylor (and everyone else) for finishing the event. It sounds like it was tougher than the daily broadcasts made it look.

Reading the race reports I am convinced more than ever that the amateur field exists for the sole reason of funding the helicopters and nothing else. I am more convinced as well that I am 100% not a candidate for this type of event. I enjoy riding my mtb over long distances, but I enjoy riding single track more. And the more technical the trail, the higher my level of enjoyment. So for me to pay all that money and then stand in endless queues waiting for unskilled people to ride the most basic of trails would just end me. I have a short fuse already, so no need to add to it.

But at least this event isn't about me, and no one cares, but I will honestly say that I enjoyed watching the live streams every day, even long after the event stopped broadcasting, but still, I won't be lining up to partake in what to seems to me to be a fool's errand.

[NotSoBigBen]

8 hours ago, NotSoBigBen said:

So those friend I know really well a doctor I know at the clinic etc. stories were just that?

https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cycling/cape-epic-organisers-rubbish-rumours-of-rider-deaths-after-week-of-extreme-heat-7f900218-b836-4e31-a92e-b04dbd8215b2

OK, I take that back and sorry I may have doubted or offended anyone .... really sorry to read the latest from Epic comms 🙏