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KEVIN McCALLUM: Cape Epic is just that — an epic, addictive endurance race
Wild, tough days for cyclists at both ends of the Absa Cape Epic
Just before you walk into the foyer of the hall at the Huguenot High School in Wellington, a sign reminds you: "No firearms or dangerous weapons allowed". It’s an odd thing to see outside a school hall, but perhaps the centre of the Cape Winelands is a wilder, tougher place than it makes itself out to be. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Wellington will be the home of three stages of the Absa Cape Epic, the 15th edition of an event that has grown into perhaps the world’s biggest mountain bike race. These will be wild, tough days for those at both ends of the race; wild, tough days that would take being forced with a firearm or dangerous weapon to repeat. I am asked at least once a day if I would ride the Cape Epic again. Every year, I watch it on TV and think that perhaps it might be a thing to do again. Memories of 2012, my one Epic, are still strong, but TV makes the race look a little softer around the edges than it is.This week, standing at the start, watching the faces of thos...
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