[row][span4]I made the promise, on the day of finishing Cape Epic, that there would be a ‘decompression post’. I suspect […]

[row][span4]One of the traditions of Cape Epic is that a bagpiper wakes the campsite at 5.00 am. Apart from the

[row][span4]By the end of yesterday we’d been riding for roughly 35 hours. Barring some cramping on Monday, nausea on Tuesday,

[row][span4]Today was nominally an easier day, at a billed 84km, with 2150 metres of climbing. That’s the theory. We did

[row][span4]I don’t think I’ve ever been happier to see a cloudy day with some faint early-morning drizzle. It did get

[row][span4]“I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.” – AA Milne (Winnie the Pooh) Today would

[row][span4]The Cape Epic is not known for clemency. In fact, it’s more likely to draw accusations of dishing out gratuitous

[row][span4]Normally, I’d take a few hours to process what happened on a ride before putting fingers to keyboard. Unfortunately, due

[row][span4]Seasoned Epic riders may find some of my observations quaint, on the basis of this stuff being old hat for

[row][span4]Last week was billed as Kit Week. In truth, our kit wasn’t entirely complete, because we still needed socks. Having