The final day of the Absa Cape Epic 2012. Continue reading →

142 Riders have already retired from the race. And the mood in the village last night was mostly pretty low. This morning though was a bright, clear start – chilly, but the sun was sparkling and the rain is gone. Continue reading →

After yesterday’s gale force sandstorms, Wednesday’s long day and our clamber out of the depths of stomach problems, I thought we’d cleared the hard yards. But, to use a time-trodden cliché (yet so apt to today) we ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Continue reading →

Day 5.  Ray feeling much better.  Today we needed to push. Continue reading →

So what started out as being the ‘longest stage in Absa Cape Epic history’ is now not. Today’s route was cut short by a couple of kilometres, down from 147 to 143. Doesn’t sound like much, but the difference a shortening of 5 kays makes to a day of biting the handlebar is huge. Continue reading →

Stage 2 and Ray is still suffering from the stomach issues that plagued him yesterday. We decided to take it really easy today and hope that we could nurse his belly through the 119km. Continue reading →

Perfect weather conditions, cool and overcast  – a much welcome start to the anticipated super-tough Stage one. That’s where our use of the word ‘perfect’ ends. Continue reading →