sports hero who was unable to complete the 2009 Absa Cape Epic is soccer star Mark Fish,
who is back for more as part of the Absa Laduuma! team (together with Mike Andrew). They are also racing in aid of the JAG Foundation.
“I’m a lot more prepared this year and feel so much better. Last year was very tough, but so is this year - especially the railway section during the first stage. But we are just focusing on getting through every day, or in fact, water point to water point. It really helps having the partner that I do – he is a very strong athlete and mentally tuned, so we’re working hard together.” Today Mark Fish completed his second stage in a time of 8:18.39,8 which keeps him in the top 500 teams overall.
Participating in the Absa Cape Epic this year in support of the JAG Foundation, former Springbok rugby player Marius Hurter (riding with Christiaan Schutte as team Reparil/JAG Lab-rats) says that he is doing much better than last year, managing to complete the second stage of the Absa Cape Epic in 8:22.10,3.
“It’s actually very enjoyable this year. I feel so much better – last year almost killed me. But why did route designer Dr Evil have to make us ride on a railway line during the first stage? It was so much fun up to that point,” he says. With Stage 2 being a very technical race with lots of singletrack, Hurter says that it is the kind of terrain he prefers. “We’re brilliant when it comes to technical terrain, so no problems there. Bring it on!” Although many riders feel like retirement after the eight days of racing, Hurter will be competing in a 56km ultra marathon in less than a week after completing the Absa Cape Epic. He will also be taking part in the Ironman and the Comrades this year. “I’m clearly addicted to sport. After all this, I’ll be preparing for next year again.”
高龄组冠军 Cyclelab’s Shan Wilson and Andrew Mclean again took top honours in Stage 2 (4:40.49,7)
Says Shan Wilson: “Today was tough but good. We extended our lead and are very happy with the result. We only had one flat at the beginning of the stage – but nothing major. The singletrack made the race more technical, so one had to concentrate all the time.”
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