CAPE EPIC DIARY: WHAT WE LEARNED FROM OUR BUILD-UP RACES
If you’re going to race the ABSA Cape Epic, you need to do some...
CAPE EPIC DIARY: TRAINING TO BECOME MORE EFFICIENT
It’s been more than a month since my last blog update. Why? Well, work,...
Stage Race Wisdom: BEAT THE HEAT (AND OTHER EXTREME WEATHER)
While extreme cold is limited in South Africa, stage race mountain bikers will have to...
Stage Racing: MASTER CLASS
Stage racing requires a whole new level of commitment, preparation and suffering to mountain...
Stage Events: COME ON! CHALLENGE YOURSELF PROPERLY
There’s a certain toughness to the South African psyche. An edginess that comes from being...
SOUL PROVIDER: STAGE-RACE MAGNITUDE, AND GRATITUDE
The mountain bike stage race capital of the world – that’s South Africa. With 58...
YOUR FAVOURITE STAGE RACES
There’s still nothing like a word-of-mouth recommendation to give some real-world credibility to an...
CAPE EPIC DIARY: TRAINING WITH DIRECTION
So I got my results from my first FTP (Function Threshold Power) test. They...
CAPE EPIC DIARY: MY GREAT DILEMMA
My teammate for the 2015 ABSA Cape Epic is fellow Joburg cyclist, Issy Zimmerman....
CAPE EPIC DIARY: 13 WEEKS TO GO – LET THE TRAINING BEGIN
So my 2015 ABSA Cape Epic training started with a rest week. I had...
