Cape Epic Knysna to Cape Town
Cape Epic 2005 We were 5 cyclists living in Sir David Baird Ave who did the Cape Epic in 2005. Vlooi, Liesel, Elize, Bob Schuiling and myself. We all managed to finish. At the registration, after I landed fom Johannesburg. The rain surprised us, and we had to buy these white jackets at short notice. Oupa Vlooi did our back up, and Janus and Elizabeth came out to support us. Janus was intended to ride with Ben Swart, but due to a fall, he had to pull out of the race. The 2005 edition of the Cape Epic started in pouring rain. The first stage took participants on a familiar route out of Knysna towards George, but perhaps the overcast skies and puddle-dodging path through the forests and fynbos did them no harm. After a big first day over 128 kilometres with 2 940 metres of climbing, they faced what would remain the longest stage for years. Everybody had fun on the forest tracks that ducked and dived along the foothills of the mountains and s...