Gnarly Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 I have not done The Epic, but one thing I can tell you, from people we went with who have done both is the The Epic is faaarr better organised. You will climb trust me. They also said that the overall fitness/standard of riders at TA was way better than The Epic. If you are mid pack Epic rider, you a back pack TA rider.
Sean Badenhorst Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 Heard Dave George and Kevin Evans are doing it. Good chance of winning with all that climbing...
Thug Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 A 2008 stage by stage comparison Trans Alps Cape Epic KM Ascent KM Ascent Prologue 17.0 301 Stage 1 80.1 1,962 123.0 3,091 Stage 2 76.4 3,171 137.0 2,518 Stage 3 75.3 2,547 133.0 2,340 Stage 4 77.2 2,621 121.0 2,620 Stage 5 122.2 2,909 146.0 1,819 Stage 6 97.4 3,930 130.0 2,095 Stage 7 74.6 3,071 91.0 1,985 Stage 8: 62.2 1,480 68.0 1,760 Total 665.4 21,691 966.0 18,529 And the 2009 version of the CE has dropped in ascent and mileage to 16 650 and 743km respectively. The Thug2008-12-02 01:52:23
SwissVan Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 Stark raving mad... I can see the alps today from my lounge (while watchin Oz flaunt the whip..) Anyone wanting to spend a week riding over them....deserves a solid hand shake I can well imagine how different the camping arrangements are... SwissVan2009-03-08 05:39:08
brussel Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 anyone got a team entry going begging for the transalps?
flex Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 Looks like team MTN Energade are doing pretty well... currently placed 9th...
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