Test Your Limits: Cape Epic
The Cape Epic is an annual mountain bike stage for the professional athlete to competitive amateur who from Sunday to Sunday tests their limits by pedalling a mountain bike across the Western Cape in sunny South Africa. Typical Cape Epic Who can ride: At least 19 years old, declared medically fit by a professional, and properly trained for it. Dates: March-April (except for Covid, event was held in October 2021) Days: 8 Format: Team of 2 stage race Distance: +/- 680 km or 420
How To Fuel for Ultra Endurance Bicycle Races
Use this guide to dial in your race nutrition for ultra races such as - The Munga MTB The Munga Grit The Munga Equipe Race Around Rwanda Bikingman Series Cape Epic Gravel Burn Race Around Austria Radamring 24hr Attakwas 36One MTB Challenge Swartberg100 Around The Pot 100/200 Miler Old Mutual Wealth Double Century and many others. Psst! The guide can also be applied to ultra bicycle rides, bike-packing adventure rides, century rides, etc. Personal tip: For the multi-day non st
A General Guide to Nutrition and Hydration
Exercise and nutrition are connected, achieve sports performance at any level depends on meeting day to day nutritional requirements. This guide introduces some of the basics of nutrition and healthy eating, and the effect on your cycling performance. Please note this nutritional guide is not intended to be a medical opinion, diagnose, or treatment of any sort. Balanced Diet This refers to the intake appropriate amounts of food and fluid to supply nutrition and energy to supp
