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Training
& preparation
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will be running two Polar heart rate based training programs. The
first a 12 hour 12 week program from October to
end December and then a 15 hour 16 week program
from Jan 2006 up to the EPIC.... read more...
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Bikes
& Equipment
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year we will both be on the same make of bike.
After Albert's success with his RDS 9.0 last year
we are both riding a Raleigh RDS 9.0 in 2006....
read more...
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Video
and photos
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Click
here for video downloads and photos of the
Cape Epic 2006, as well as our training
races and other pics.
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Cape
Epic Pages
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Check out links to our other
Cape Epic pages
for 2006 and 2007.
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CAPE EPIC
2006 - Success again
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did it again, had a blast riding our bikes and finishing the
Cape Epic 2006. The event was tough and long with Day 1 and
7 being real testers. But our training and preparation paid
off and we had a good ride in the end. After getting a photo
with 2005 winner Bart Brentjens last year we had to do the
same again this year. So we tracked down Christoph at Spier
and he was only too happy to give us a photo. Christoph
Sauser together with Specialized Team mate Silvio Bundi
won most stages and the event comfortably. For more info on
how our race went read our Cape Epic race report also
the bike reviews and check
the photos and videos
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CAPE EPIC
2006 is here !!!
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6 months of training behind us and great support from our
sponsors Barloworld Subaru we are ready for Cape Epic 2006.
After a total of over 6500km of training and 60 000 meters
of climbing we will line up at the start line on 22 April
with 8 magic filled days of mountain biking ahead of us. We
ran two successful training
programs, some great training
camps, memories of great training
rides and now our bikes
are serviced and ready to roll, the bags are packed and the
Subaru Forester ready to go!
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| EPIC
Training Rides |
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part of our training program we are planning some epic
training rides in February at Sabie Mpumalanga and in March
at Langebaan on the Cape West Coast. It is a great
opportunity to do some back to back riding and meet some
other epic riders. more
details...
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| You
Guys Rock....... |
| Hey
thanks for visiting our site, we hope you enjoy. Special
thanks to Kevin Vermaak who created The Cape Epic.
Kevin surfed over to our site recently and had this to say:
You Guys Rock....
Thanks for creating such a
great site(s)!
Your site about the Epic is almost more informative than
ours!
Thanks for making the effort – good luck in the training!
Cheers
Kevin |
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| Barloworld
Subaru Sponsorship |
| Team
Plan A - LIVE2RIDE finally got a great sponsorship from
Barloworld Subaru. This means that our team name changes to
reflect our new sponsor Team Barloworld Subaru. This
sponsorship has allowed us to enter the Cape Epic once
again, and experience this amazing race for a second time.
We were very happy with our first attempt at The Cape
Epic 2005. We plan to follow almost an identical
training plan to last year seeing as it worked really well
for us. Knowing what to expect and with last years miles in
our legs we will be hoping to improve on our last results.
This year however will provide a new challenge as we now
live far apart and will be
training apart. This will be
interesting as we attempt to do the same training and keep
track of each others progress.
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| The Cape Epic
2006 |
| The Magical and Untamed
Mountain Bike Race The Cape Epic 2006 is happening again and
we are going to be in it. A 900km 8 day
mountain bike race from Knysna to Cape Town. This is the
ultimate mountain bike race in South Africa.
The
Cape Epic takes place every year in April. It starts in the
beautiful Garden Route town of Knysna and finishes eight days
later in style at the grand Spier Wine Estate, just outside
Cape Town. The route changes every year, and leads aspiring
amateur and professional mountain bikers from around the world
through approximately 900 kilometres of the unspoilt nature of
the Western Cape and across some of the most magnificent
passes in South Africa. www.cape-epic.com
The
Cape Epic
is possibly the Holy Grail of Mountain biking. 900 like-minded
enthusiasts in the same place for eight unbelievable days of back to back
racing. Some are there to win, some are there to survive to the end.
Regardless of your goals it is an experience of a lifetime. This unique event
gives all riders the opportunity to ride some of the best off-road tracks in
the world, together with the world’s best riders!
Entries
are limited to approximately 900 riders. In its third year now this race just
keeps on getting better.
Riders must enter in teams of two and teams must remain together at all times during the
race. The finish is at 17h00 daily. At night, all riders and race crew sleep
in the race villages and campsites that are set up prior to arrival and taken
down immediately after the start each morning by the race crew. In Cape Town,
during the last stage, individual
times are summed up to reveal the overall winners.
The
Cape Epic
is one of only 4 mountain bike stage races in the world; the others
being the Trans Alp Challenge, Trans Rockies, Australia outback and the La
Ruta de los Conquistadores Costa Rica. These are true endurance events that
test mind, body and equipment. To participate in, experience and complete an
event like this is a huge accomplishment in itself.
Our
main goal will again be to complete the race and share the experience with the other
riders. After last years experience we realized that we could have gone a bit
faster so If we feel good and are up to it we will try speeding up towards the
middle of the race and attempt to finish in the top 100 teams. |
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TEAM
Barloworld
Subaru
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Alan
Profile
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Age:
36
Club:
none
Bike: Raleigh RDS 9.0
Years cycling: 11
Years racing: 5
Total Races
in 2004: 13
Best results:
6th overall - Neu Bethesda 100km mountain
bike race Oct-05
104th overall (67th in class) - Cape Epic 2005
(900km) Apr-05
32nd overall - Giant's Castle MTB Challenge
(75km) Apr-04
17th overall - Nola Challenge (45km) Aug-03
26th category Forest to Falls Marathon (70km)
Mar-04
Ranked 21st sub vet Drifter 2004 series |
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Albert
Profile
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Age: 33
Club: Cyclosport
Bike: Raleigh RDS 9.0
Years cycling: 6
Years racing: 4
Total races in 2003: 17
Recent results:
1st overall - Neu Bethesda 100km mountain bike
race Oct-05
10th overall - 94.7 mountain bike challenge
Nov-05
104th overall (67th in class) - Cape Epic 2005
1st overall - Canon Rocks Clover Classic (65km)
Dec-03.
2nd overall - Moratuwa Riemland Classic (50km)
Apr-04
36th overall - Giant's Castle MTB Challenge
(75km) Apr-04.
15th overall- Magalies Monster (75km)
May-04
15th category - Walkerville (SA Marathon Champs)
(75km) Jun-04
Ranked 6th sub vet Drifter 2004 series |
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