[row][span4]Every Stage of Epic, whether long or short, has its own challenges. In the case of the final one, from

[row][span4]We’ve made a point of riding relatively conservatively to ensure that we don’t blow up on the early stages. However,

[row][span4]When the 2018 Epic route was announced, there must have been widespread rejoice at the 39km of Stage Five. A

[row][span4]I wrote yesterday about the spectators along the route. The majority of them have some kind of vested interest in

[row][span4]No Cape Epic has had successive ‘long’ days like the first four stages of this year’s race. The demands of

[row][span4]The theme for our Cape Epic wine list last year was wines from the regions we rode through. This time,

[row][span4]There are all kinds of issues related to riding 110km Cape Epic stages. From the perspective of this daily update,

[row][span4]It was a huge relief to be able to push off the start line today, because 10 days ago it

[row][span4]I ended last week’s training report with a comment about getting bike and body to the start of Cape Epic