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1 2020 ABSA CAPE EPIC RIDER MANUAL

2020 ABSA CAPE EPIC

16 The final finish lineGRAND FINALE 28 2020 keepsakes

RELIVE THE MEMORIES6 CeresSTAGE 1

18 SPOT tracking unitsTRACKING 29 Get your hands on official merchandise

ABSA CAPE EPIC MERCHANDISE8 Ceres - SaronsbergSTAGE 2

2 Getting startedREGISTRATION 12 CPUT Wellington

STAGE 5 21 The most important onesTHE RULES

34 Early bird entries and the lottery2021 ENTRIES20 Hydro Points and full service

Water Points

WATER POINTS11 Saronsberg - CPUT WellingtonSTAGE 4

19 Seeding informationDAILY START

Best MTB stage races on the planet32 EPIC SERIESSaronsberg10 STAGE 3

3 Your registration packACCREDITATION 14 CPUT Wellington

STAGE 6 22 Race village servicesRACE VILLAGE SCHEDULE

CONTENTS

15 Val de Vie EstateSTAGE 7 24 Information on your bookings

OPTIONAL EXTRAS4 On the day schedulesPROLOGUE

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REGISTRATION | 14 MARCH 2020

PROLOGUE COURSE PRACTISE

Most of the Prologue course may be ridden throughout the year, requiring a SANParks permit. As an Absa Cape Epic participant, you can ride the course on registration day, free of charge, provided that you collect a temporary permit on registration day.

VAL DE VIE BAG CHECK-IN

We will transport any additional bags and/or bike box straight to the Grand Finale in the Val de Vie bag truck, located in the public parking area.

START FINISH ACTIVITY LOCATION - UCT

08:00 14:00 Absa Cape Epic Merchandise Store Race Village

08:30 10:00 Amabubesi Breakfast Chill Zone

09:00 13:00 Media Centre Sport Complex

09:00 13:00 Rider Registration & Bike Park Race Village

09:00 13:00 Val de Vie Bag Truck Check-In Public Parking

09:00 15:00 Chill Zone Race Village

11:00 13:00 Pre-accommodation shuttles back to hotel Subway Entrance

SCHEDULE

Please note: You will have no access to these bags until the last day of the race and there is no Val de Vie bag check-in at the Prologue.

Network: Epic_DD_Wifi | Password: ToughDIMENSION DATA FREE WIFI


RIDER ACCREDITATION

BIKE NUMBER BOARD

BACK NUMBER WITH SAFETY PINS

BIKE STICKER

CARABINER AND TENT TAG

WRISTBAND ACCREDITATION

ACCREDITATION

Please ensure you place all items received in your registration pack in the correct place.

140mm x 190mm

228-220

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Francisco

527-2

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TENT TAG

Attached on the back of your jersey or hydration pack. You will not be able to start without it. You may wear a jacket over the back number in case of adverse weather conditions.

SCICON® RIDER BAG

After you have collected your registration pack with accreditation, please continue to the rider bag bedouin to collect your bag. This is the only bag that we transport between each race village while you are riding.

Stuck on the cross tube (top tube) of your bike in order to identify your bike if the number board is removed.

Reserve and find your tent when you arrive at each race village. Don’t forget to take your tent tag with you to the next stage!

Must be worn during the entire duration of the event, on and off the bike.

Securely fitted on the front of your bike. Number boards may not be modified, cut, or obscured by cables.

STEP 1

You will find prestik/blu tack on the back of the transponder, which provides cushioning and protection.

STEP 2

Thread the cable tie through the transponder eyelet and around the fork, with ratchet at the back. Tighten approximately 100mm above the skewer.

STEP 3

Trim the cable tie back to the ratchet.

TIMING

Each rider must securely fasten the timing transponder to the fork with the cable ties provided.

If you booked the coach transfer, check that a bright orange ‘bike transfer’ sticker is on the back of your number board.

BIKETRANSFER

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PROLOGUE START TIMESYou will find your start time in your online profile, on the race register on cape-epic.com, or you can access it via the Epic Series App. It is crucial that you and your partner check-in at the designated call up area 20min before your allocated start time. If a team misses their start time, they will have to start at the back of the field and their time will be taken from their allocated start time.

Please make use of the warm-up stationary bikes at the Virgin Active activation near the Prologue start chute. To prevent any interference with the race, you will not have access onto the mountain and it is advised that you warm-up on the stationary bikes only.

DAY BAG HOLDING AREAOn Prologue day, you can check-in your bag at the holding area at the rider bag bedouin next to the Chill Zone. Please ensure you check-out your bags by 14:00.

PARKINGIf you are driving to the Prologue, please park in the public parking areas just off Rhodes Drive and use the main entrance through the subway (see map).

BIKE PARKAs you cross the finish line, you may hand your bike to our bike park assistants, who will store it in the bike park. You must collect your bike from the bike park before 14:00. Note your bike will only be washed once checked into the bike park in Ceres. You are the only person who can check-out your bike with your rider numbered wristband – your supporters or mechanic will not have access to the bike park unless specific arrangements have been made prior to the start of the race.

Remember to not leave bike computers and other valuable items on your bike after crossing the finish line.

TRANSPORT TO CERESThe drive from UCT to the first race village, in Ceres, takes approximately two hours. The race village will be fully operational from 12:00, including the bike wash facility.

PROLOGUE | 15 MARCH 2020

START FINISH ACTIVITY

05:30 13:00 Race Office Hours

05:30 14:00 Day Bag Holding Service

05:30 14:00 Bike Park

06:00 14:00 Showers

06:30 14:00 Absa Cape Epic Merchandise Store

06:40 First Team Start

09:00 15:00 Chill Zone

10:50 UCI Women Racing

12:00 UCI Men Racing

13:45 Podium Awards Presentation UCI Elite

13:00 14:00 Coaches Depart for Race Village 1

15:00 Venue closes

SCHEDULE

If you have pre-booked the coach transfer, you, your rider bag and your bike will be transported to Ceres (please see page 24).

UCT XCTrack

DeerPark

Dead Man’s Tree

KM20 M600

Cape TownCape Town

QuarryClimb

Plum Pudding

0 10 15 20

200m

600m

400m

800mTERRAINTECHNICAL

PROLOGUE

MAX STAGE TIME 2h 30min20km


UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN | PROLOGUE VENUE

MADIBA CIRCLE

RHODES DRIVE

TO MUIZENBERG

TO CAPE TOWN

MAIN ENTRANCE

FINISH

M3

M3

RIDER REGISTRATION

CLUB-VKIDS ZONE

PUBLIC PARKING

PRM

P

MOBILEHOME VILLAGE

CLUB-VPUMP TRACK

LAND ROVER

START

VAL DE VIEBAG DROP

STAGE

USNPOSTRACE MEDICS

& MEDIA

MOBILE HOME

PARKING

EMERGENCYASSEMBLY POINT




DIMENSION DATAMEDIA CENTRE

Please note: Due to the water saving efforts in Cape Town, there is no bike wash at the Prologue venue. Please use water sparingly and limit yourself to a 90 second shower.

PUBLIC PARKING

MAIN ENTRANCE

KEY:

Absa ATM

Absa Hospitality

Anti-DopingP Bike Park

Call up

Chill Zone

Coach Transfer

Controlled Access

Crossing

Drinking Water

Food Vendors

Live TV Screen

Medics

Merchandise Store

Public Access

Public Parking

Race Office

SCICON Rider Bags

Showers

Sponsor Row

Tech Zone

Toilets

Val de Vie Bag Drop

R Woolworths Recovery

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STAGE 1 | CERES

START ZONE UCI M UCI W A B C D E F G H I J K L M

STAGE 1 07:00 07:03 07:10 07:17 07:24 07:31 07:38 07:45 07:52 07:59 08:06 08:13 08:20 08:27 08:34

START TIMES

Hydro Hydro

HOTSPOT

KM97 M1800

Ceres Ceres0

200m

1000m

Death DropEselfontein Dam Loop

600m

400m

1200m

800m

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 97

Dead man Walking

TERRAINTECHNICAL

Pipeline

STAGE 1

MAX STAGE TIME 9h 15min

WATER POINT KM CUT-OFF

Water Point 2 37km 12:20



Water Point 5 (Hydro) 85km 17:05

WATER POINT CUT-OFF TIMES

Please note: Cut-off times are not an indication of average speed required to make maximum stage time.

PersonalRace Nutrition

OakleyLens Cleaning Spectator Point Water Point

97km


CERES | RACE VILLAGE

EXXAROGREEN ZONE

MOBILEHOME VILLAGE

RIDERTENTS

PUBLIC PARKING

P

P

CLUB-VKIDS ZONE

FIN

ISH

USNPOSTRACE

CREW TENTS&

SUPPORTVILLAGE


START

STAGE

MEDIA


EMERGENCYASSEMBLY POINTEMERGENCY

ASSEMBLY POINT


RIDERDINING

CREWDINING

KEY:

Absa Hospitality


Chill Zone

Controlled Access

Crossing

Dining

Drinking Water

Food Vendors

Massage

Medics

Mobile Homes

Public Access

Public Parking

Race Office

Rider Lounge

SCICON Rider Bags

Showers

Sponsor Row

Squirt Bike Wash

Start Chute

Tech Zone

Tents

Toilets


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STAGE 2 | CERES - SARONSBERG


STAGE 2 07:00 07:03 07:10 07:17 07:24 07:31 07:38 07:45 07:52 07:59 08:06 08:13 08:20 08:27 08:34

START TIMES

Hydro

KM M2050

Ceres Saronsberg

95

0

200m

1000m

600m

400m

1200m

800m

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 95

Wagon TrailOld Gydo

Pass

Witzenberg Valley

TERRAINTECHNICAL

STAGE 2





Cut-Off Point at 86km 17:25



OakleyLens CleaningSpectator Point Water Point

95km


START

USNPOSTRACE

EXXAROGREEN ZONE

MOBILEHOME VILLAGE

FIN

ISH

CLUB-VKIDS ZONE

P

P

RIDERTENTS

OLIVE LANE

PINE TR

EE LAN

E

PUBLIC PARKING

RIDERDINING

CREWDINING

STAGE

DIMENSION DATA MEDIA CENTRE

SUPPORTVILLAGE

SARONSBERG | RACE VILLAGE

KEY:

Absa Hospitality


Chill Zone

Controlled Access

Crossing

Dining

Drinking Water

Food Vendors

Massage

Medics

Merchandise Store

Mobile Homes

Public Access

Public Parking

Race Office

Rider Lounge

SCICON Rider Bags

Showers

Sponsor Row

Squirt Bike Wash

Start Chute

Tech Zone

Tents

Toilets


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MAX STAGE TIME 8h 30min91km

STAGE 3 | SARONSBERG


STAGE 3 07:00 07:03 07:10 07:17 07:24 07:31 07:38 07:45 07:52 07:59 08:06 08:13 08:20 08:27 08:34

START TIMES

Hydro

HOTSPOT

KM91 M2100

Saronsberg Saronsberg

Three Gorges Fanties Pass

Assegaaibos

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 91

200m

1000m

600m

400m

800m

TERRAINTECHNICAL

Bone Trail

STAGE 3












STAGE 4 07:00 07:03 07:10 07:15 07:20 07:25 07:30 07:35 07:40 07:45 07:50 07:55 08:00 08:05 08:05

START TIMES

STAGE 4 | SARONSBERG - CPUT WELLINGTON

Please note: times are subject to change due to the actual dropout rate at the end of Stage 3.

Hydro

KM105 M1950

Saronsberg CPUT Wellington0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 105

KluitjieskraalZuurvlakte Bainskloof

Pass

200m

1000m

600m

400m

800m

TERRAINTECHNICAL

STAGE 4











105km

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STAGE 5 | CPUT WELLINGTON


STAGE 5 07:00 07:03 07:10 07:17 07:24 07:31 07:38 07:45 07:52 07:59 08:06 08:13 08:20 08:27 08:34

START TIMES

Hydro

KM84STAGE 5 M2900

CPUT Wellington CPUT Wellington0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 84

Aap D’Huez

Full Monty

Hawequa

Heavy Legs

200m

1000m

600m

400m

800m

TERRAINTECHNICAL











84km


CPUT WELLINGTON | RACE VILLAGE

FIN

ISH

START

HEXBERG

CLUB-VKIDS ZONE

PUBLIC PARKING

MAIN ENTRANCE

RIDERDINING

LANDROVER

RIDERTENTS

CREW

P

P

MOBILEHOME VILLAGE

MEDIATENTS

MEDIA CREW

EXXAROGREEN ZONE

USNPOSTRACE

CREWTENTS

SUPPORTVILLAGE

CREWDINING






STAGE

KEY:

Absa Hospitality


Chill Zone

Controlled Access

Crossing

Dining

Drinking Water

Food Vendors

Massage

Medics

Merchandise Store

Mobile Homes

Public Access

Public Parking

Race Office

Rider Lounge

SCICON Rider Bags

Showers

Sponsor Row

Squirt Bike Wash

Start Chute

Tech Zone

Tents

Toilets


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STAGE 6 | CPUT WELLINGTON


STAGE 6 07:00 07:03 07:10 07:17 07:24 07:31 07:38 07:45 07:52 07:59 08:06 08:13 08:20 08:27 08:34

START TIMES

HydroMini

KM95 M2300

CPUT Wellington CPUT Wellington

Arc en Ciel Game Reserve

Python

Golden Mile

0

200m

1000m

600m

400m

800m

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 9080 95

RockyHorror

TrueGrit

TERRAINTECHNICAL

STAGE 6




Water Point (Mini) 40km 12:40








95km


STAGE 7 | CPUT WELLINGTON - VAL DE VIE, PAARL


STAGE 7 08:15 08:18 08:23 08:26 08:29 08:32 08:35 08:38 08:41 08:44 08:47 08:50 08:53 08:56 08:59

START TIMES

Hydro

KM68 M1850

CPUT Wellington Val de Vie

HOTSPOT

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 68

Beulah Protea

FreedomStruggle

200m

1000m

600m

400m

800m

BoneRattler

TERRAINTECHNICAL

Hawequa

STAGE 7










OakleyLens Cleaning Spectator Point Water Point

68km

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PARKING

Parking for your supporters is available in Val de Vie Estate. Please ask them to enter the estate via the new Berg River Bridge entrance and follow the signage to the designated parking area.

ONCE YOU ARE AN OFFICIAL FINISHER…

The Grand Finale is a busy and exciting day! To help you through the process smoothly and ensure you don’t miss out on any opportunities, here is a preview of what you can expect once you’ve crossed that finish line:

• In exchange for your timing transponder (2 per team) and your SPOT tracking unit (1 per team) you will receive a R1000 gift card per item. This card allows you to withdraw

cash on site at the Absa ATM or at any ATM within South Africa – and of course you can also use it at the Absa Cape Epic Merchandise Store.

• Hand your bike to our bike park assistants, who will have it washed and stored in the bike park for you.

• You will receive your medal on stage, with Sportograf capturing the moment for you. Your images from the entire race week will be available on sportograf.com within a few days after the race.

• Once you leave the stage you enter the finishers’ tent where you will receive your finisher t-shirt and Woolworths hamper.

• If you are a new or existing Amabubesi member, or a new Epic Legend, look out for the dedicated area in the finishers’ tent.

GETTING BACK TO CAPE TOWN

If you’ve purchased a post-accommodation package, remember to collect your luggage and bike bag/box from the Val de Vie bag truck. All bikes must be packed into a bike bag/box in order to be transported. Your rider bag and bike bag/box must be checked-in at the coach transfer area for transport before boarding the coach and heading back to Cape Town.

If you have pre-hired an Avis vehicle, please collect it at the collection zone in Val de Vie before 16:00. Avis will have information desks at each race village and venue.

START FINISH ACTIVITY

08:00 16:00 Absa Cape Epic Merchandise Store

09:00 17:00 Showers

09:00 17:00 Chill Zone

09:00 17:00 Race Office

09:00 17:00 Bike Park

10:00 17:00 SCICON® Rider Bag Collection

10:00 17:00 Val de Vie Bag Check-Out

11:00 Expected time - UCI Men Winners

11:25 Expected time - UCI Women Winners

12:45 Grand Finale Awards Presentation

14:00 17:00 Coaches depart for hotel

14:30 Last team expected

17:00 Venue Closes

SCHEDULE

THE GRAND FINALE | 22 MARCH 2020


VAL DE VIE | GRAND FINALE VENUE

CLUB-VKIDS ZONE

VIRGIN ACTIVEKIDS AREA

FINISHERS

EG

ATS

STAGE

P

FINISH

LAND ROVER

HOSPITALITY

PUBLIC PARKING

H

H

HUSN

POSTRACE

CLUB-VPUMP TRACK



KEY:

Absa ATM

Absa Hospitality


Chill Zone

Coach Transfer

Controlled Access

Crossing

Drinking Water

Food Vendors

Grandstand

Live TV Screen

Medics

Merchandise Store

Public Access

Public Parking

Race Office

SCICON Rider Bags

Showers

Sponsor Row

Toilets

Woolworths Hamper

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TRACKING

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY: +27 21 426 7716After hours race hospital: +27 73 537 5053

To activate the unit please follow these instructions:

Each team receives one SPOT Gen3 Tracking Unit, which, using satellite technology, allows us to locate you in case of an emergency on route. This unit is also what sends the signal to our SPOT Live Rider Tracking, allowing your friends, family and the rest of the world to follow your race online, regardless of the rugged and off-the-grid terrain you may be moving through.

South Africa’s medical care system requires you to produce proof of medical insurance or a credit card in case of admission to hospital. While all medical services on route and at the Mediclinic Race Hospital are free of charge, we advise you to ride with your credit card should you have to be admitted to a permanent facility.

STEP 1: Before the start of the Prologue, switch the device on by holding down the power button until the unit lights start flashing green.

IMPORTANT: The unit will automatically go into rest mode when no movement is detected – once activated at the Prologue DO NOT switch it off. If you notice the power light flashing red or have any other issues with the unit, please report to the SPOT gazebo located next to Woolworths recovery at each race village.

STEP 3: Insert the device into the back pocket of your cycling shirt or attach it, using cable ties, onto your hydration pack, ensuring the SPOT logo is facing the sky, (flat side down, flashing side up). Be careful not to flip the device around as this will affect the tracking.

S.O.S. If you need medical assistance urgently, ensure the device has good line of sight to the sky, open the S.O.S. flap and hold down the red S.O.S. button until it flashes green. HELP: If you are withdrawing from the

race, but it is NOT a medical emergency and you merely require transport, ensure the device has good line of sight to the sky, open the Help flap (the one with the hands) and press down the HELP button until it flashes green.

STEP 2: Once the lights stop flashing press the footprint button to enable the GPS tracking, the GPS light will flash green.

PLEASE NOTE: If either the HELP or S.O.S. buttons are pressed by mistake, you can hold either button down again until it flashes red, this will cancel the help request.


Please note the recommended on-route protocol:

• Stay where you are and don’t leave your injured partner.

• If you have cell phone reception, call the emergency number on your wristband accreditation.

• If you see a marshal or race official - make contact as that person will most likely have a radio with them.

• The tracking unit will continue to send the S.O.S. signal to the Venue Operations Centre until assistance arrives and disables it (even if you do not have cell phone reception).

• Remember there is only one tracking unit per team. We do not recommend that the uninjured rider continues on their own before assistance has arrived.

• If you come across another team with an injured rider, do NOT activate your emergency unit, but only the unit of the injured rider.

DAILY START

Seeding:

From Stage 1, all teams are seeded daily according to their position in the overall GC. Make sure to check which batch you are in and what your start time is, as these can differ from the previous day. These details are available on the Epic Series App and www.cape-epic.com.

The chutes open 30 min prior to the start and close 10 minutes before their specific start time – make sure to check into your start chute on time.

Woolworths Chute Bag:

You can place clothing that you want to wear in the start chute, but not ride with, in the Woolworths Chute Bag that you received on registration day. Simply leave it in the container at the side of the chute before you set off, and it will be waiting for you in the Woolworths Recovery Zone when you finish.

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Temperatures can soar to the extremes and, unless you are a racing snake, we strongly suggest utilising a hydration pack with a carrying capacity of 3-litres.

Most days feature four water points on the route, three of which are full-service water points while one is a strategically placed hydro point. The location of these is clearly marked on your Oakley route profile stickers.

HYDRO POINTSThese are stocked with water, USN, Coke, and Woolworths snacks

FULL-SERVICE WATER POINTSThe full-service water points offer Powerade, water, Coke, USN products, and a wide variety of Woolworths foods such as potatoes, muffins, sandwiches, fruit and savoury snacks. In addition, you will find the following services:

• Medics Should you require medical assistance, please report to the medical team easily recognised by the blue & white Mediclinic tent.

• Squirt Lube Service The Squirt team will lube your chain for you – even a Formula One driver doesn’t abandon their car in the pit stop. For maximum efficiency, please stay with your bike and back-pedal.

• Oakley Cleaning Station A sunglasses cleaning station, courtesy of Oakley, is available to all riders at two of the water points.

• Tech Zones The Neutral Tech Zones are manned by experienced mechanics who will be able to assist with repairs. A selection of both Shimano and SRAM parts will be available as well as Mitas tyres. We recommend that you carry any parts that are specific to your bike like a derailleur hanger and brake pads. While the service is free, you will be required to pay immediately for any parts, so please ensure you carry your credit card with you or have Zapper set-up on your phone. Sadly too many riders have in the past defaulted on their payments and you will therefore not be able to receive parts without payment at the water point.

WP 1 STRIP STOPThe first water point each day features a “strip stop” where you can place any unwanted cycling kit into a team bag (provided to you at the water point), label it, and collect it at the race village.

The Strip Stop bag together with the Woolworths Chute Bag can be collected from the Woolworths Recovery Zone once you’ve finished the stage.

While we promise to take good care of your kit, the service is used at the rider’s own risk.

WATER POINTS

ROUTE ETIQUETTE• Always be aware and give way to farm traffic, as local

farmers are in the peak of their harvest season.

• Be respectful towards your fellow competitors.

• Give way to faster riders.

• Follow marshals’ instructions.

• DO NOT LITTER!


THE RULES

THE RULES

The full set of rules is available on cape-epic.com – here is a reminder of the most important ones:

• Both team members must ride in identical cycling jerseys. (Rule 6.4)

• Riders must ride within 2 minutes of their team partner. (Rule 8)

• No rider may distribute any GPS co-ordinates in respect of the Race route at any time. No uploads are allowed to be publicly shared on on-line platforms including Strava. (Rule 12.7)

• Maximum stage times and cut-off points during the stage are strictly enforced. (Rule 15)

• If you do not finish a stage, you may continue riding the next day, but will not be considered an official finisher. If you do not finish a second stage, you may not continue riding. (Rule 16)

• If your partner did not finish a stage but you did, you still qualify as a finisher. (Rule 16)

• Your supporters may not assist you out on the course. (Rule 23)

• You must notify the Race Office if you withdraw from the race. (Rules 24)

• Riders must respect the environment at all times, and no littering or damage to the environment will be tolerated. (Rule 25.2)

• No category may draft the UCI women or influence the women’s racing (Rule 21.2.1 and Rule 25.4).

RACE WITHDRAWALS

Should you drop out of the race, please return your transpon-der and tracking unit to the Race Office to have your deposits refunded.

The Race Office can assist you with your personal and bike transport requirements. Do not leave your bike in the Bike Park without making prior arrangements at the Race Office! The Absa Cape Epic will take no responsibility for lost or damaged bikes. Please ensure that your bike sticker remains on your bike throughout the period if it remains in the Bike Park.

Remember that if you checked in any bags to be transported to the Grand Finale, these will only be available for collection at Val de Vie on the final day.

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START FINISH ACTIVITY LOCATION

05:00 Wake up pipes Rider Tent Village

05:00 08:00 Breakfast Rider Dining Marquee

05:00 21:00 Showers* Shower Zone

05:30 19:00 Race Office Race Office

05:30 21:00 Amped Power House Chill Zone

06:00 20:00 Mediclinic Race Hospital Medical Tent

09:00 18:30 Absa Cape Epic Merchandise Store** Chill Zone

09:00 21:00 Chill Zone Finish Line Field

10:30 18:00 Woolworths Chute Bag and Strip Stop Collection Woolworths Recovery Zone

11:00 19:00 Laundry Service Shower Zone

11:00 20:00 Absa Cape Epic Rider Lounge*** Rider Tent Village

17:30 19:00 Race Nutrition drop off times Outside Rider Dining Marquee

18:00 20:00 Dinner Rider Dining Marquee

19:00 19:15 Rider Briefing Rider Dining Marquee

21:00 Lights Out Rider Tent Village

SCHEDULE

RACE VILLAGE INFORMATION

On the night before moving to a new race village:

*The shower facilities close at 21:00 and only re-open in the next race village. **Absa Cape Epic Merchandise Store will not be open in Ceres.***The Absa Cape Epic Rider Lounge closes at 18:00 and re-opens in the next race village.


RACE OFFICEThe Race Office is your point of contact during the event. We are here to help!

If you have any questions regarding results, withdrawals, lost items or general information, this is the place to go.

RIDER LOUNGEThe Absa Cape Epic Rider Lounge is the main hub for all riders. Here you will find a welcoming environment where you can relax, replenish and recover in comfort. Services include the Dimension Data computer pods, Virgin Active stretch equipment, USN recovery products, Compex Muscle Stimulation, a variety of Clover and aQuelle products and DSTV.

AMPED CHARGING STATIONAmped portable chargers can recharge all of your electronic items, such as phones, GPS’s and HRM’s, without leaving your sight!

A limited number of Amped rental chargers are available at R895 (this includes a R600 deposit which is refundable at the Grand Finale) for the duration of the race. If you don’t return the Amped charger then you will forfeit your deposit. If you would like to rent a unit, visit the Amped Power House soon while stocks last. If you pre-ordered a unit, please collect it from the Amped Power House at registration. To recharge your Amped unit simply drop it at the Amped Power House in each race village, while you are out riding.

TENTS & MATTRESSESAt each new race village, please select a tent by attaching your tent tag to it.

The mattress in your tent is covered in plastic for hygiene reasons and to prevent it from getting dirty and wet. Please do not remove this plastic cover under any circumstances.

SCICON® RIDER BAGOn move days, your rider bag must be checked-in to the rider bag bedouin tent stationed next to the rider tent village before your race start. Riders have to collect their own bag by showing their wristband accreditation.

RESULTSAfter each stage, you will receive a text message with your results as well as your start time and start batch for the next day. The results can be accessed online at cape-epic.com or via the Epic Series app. Results are also available at the Race Office and Absa Cape Epic Rider Lounge.

DAILY RIDER BRIEFINGEvery evening at 19:00, the daily race briefing is held in the rider dining marquee after prize giving. Please take note of any route updates or applicable changes, such as maximum stage times or water point cut-off times.

RACE VILLAGE INFORMATION

WhatsApp us on: +27 76 826 2941

Network: Epic_DD_Wifi Password: Tough

DIMENSION DATA FREE WIFI

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A FRESH SET OF KIT The next best thing to a

fresh set of legs

COACH TRANSFER TO STAGE 1The coach transfer package includes transport for you, your rider bag and your bike from the Prologue to Ceres.

Please note that if you have purchased a pre-accommodation package through our optional extras store, then the coach transfer is included.

A bright orange ‘bike transfer’ sticker will be stuck on the back of your number board to identify your bike for transfer to Ceres. Your bike will be loaded directly onto the truck after the Prologue. Should you require to first perform any maintenance on the bike, please inform the bike park assistant, and ensure your bike is back in the bike park by 12:00.

If you don’t want your bike to be transported, please remove the “bike transfer” sticker.

Please follow the arrow on the signage tower to the coaches parked on the road above the Prologue venue. The first coach departs at 13:00, with the rest leaving as they fill up. If you are not on the pre-accommodation package please use coaches E-G. The last coach will depart at 14:00.

Bikes will be washed at Ceres Sports Ground and a text message will be sent once the bike arrives, and again after it has been washed. The last bike truck will arrive by 17:30.

LAUNDRY SERVICE

If you pre-purchased the laundry service, you will receive a laundry bag in your rider bag at registration. Late bookings are accepted and can be purchased at registration or in Ceres after the Prologue.

• Laundry service includes 6 x wash & dry.

• Laundry must be checked-in using the official laundry bag provided.

• Laundry can only be checked-in and collected at the shower zone between 11:00 and 19:00 (From race village 1 to race village 3. This does not include the Prologue and the Grand Finale venues).

• Do not overfill the laundry bag: 1 set of kit per wash.

• No shoes or helmets.

MASSAGE PACKAGE The massage and strapping service is managed by EPT Recovery. If you booked online, you will have received a schedule via email confirming the times of your 45min slots. A daily schedule will also be posted outside the massage tent with all online bookings as well as any open slots for that day.

Individual bookings of 45-minute sessions can be made at the massage tent at the cost of R700. EPT also offers strapping and physiotherapy.

Please note: If you are late for your booking, your session will be shortened, or forfeited. Please also remember to shower before you go for your massage session.

OPTIONAL EXTRAS

Please note: We take great care with all items but laundry will be serviced at your own risk. Laundry can only be checked-in or out by a rider with an accreditation wristband OR by a cardholder with the corresponding rider number.

ALL laundry must be collected by 19:00 on Saturday, 21 March.

Please note: The drive to Ceres will take about two hours.


PERSONAL RACE NUTRITION SERVICE

The Personal Race Nutrition Service ensures that you get your own drinks chilled and available to you at the allocated water point and at the finish line each day.

When you have collected your registration pack, please visit the Personal Race Nutrition station situated outside of the registration marquee.

You will receive the following:• 4 x water bottles with yellow lids• 1 x water bottle with black lid• 5 x stickers with your rider number• 1 x drawstring bag

How to differentiate between the 5 water bottles

• Check-in 3 of your 5 water bottles at the race nutrition truck situated outside the rider dining marquee every evening between 17:30 and 19:00.

• 2 bottles with yellow lids filled with your race energy drink for on route

• 1 bottle with black lid filled with your post-race recovery drink

• You will start the race with your remaining 2 bottles (with yellow lids) that you can then leave empty at the allocated water point; these empty bottles can be collected at the race nutrition truck in the evening.

All 5 bottles are 800ml water bottles. There will be limited stock of 600ml water bottles available which will be handed out on a first come first served basis at registration.

The water bottles will be delivered chilled to the allocated water point, marked on your daily Oakley route profile sticker, and to the finish line water point.

OPTIONAL EXTRAS

SUPPORTER PACKAGE

The supporter package allows riders to bring a friend or family member to stay with them in the race village and share in their Absa Cape Epic experience.

If you purchased this package for your supporter, please make sure you have a “non-rider with meals” wristband and an ad-ditional tent tag in your registration pack. Please inform your supporter to wear the accreditation at all times in order to gain access to the shower facilities and rider dining marquee.

Important information:

• Transport from race village to race village is not included in this package.

• Supporter parking is in the public parking area at each race village.

• Tented accommodation is provided for 7 nights from 15 March - 22 March in the rider tent village.

Prologue Not Applicable

Stage 1 Water point 3







SCHEDULE

Please check that an orange sticker in the shape of a bottle has been placed on your number board; it is important that this sticker remains on your number board throughout the race as it ensures your bottles will be waiting for you, nice and cold as you arrive at the allocated water point.

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Avis Upgrade PACKAGE

AVIS UPGRADE PACKAGE

The Avis Upgrade package is for teams who prefer a few more luxuries than what is offered in the standard rider package. As a rider on the Avis Upgrade package, you receive a number of enhanced services at the race: including hotel/guesthouse/B&B accommodation, personal baggage assistance and massage services at your accommodation.

Please meet your hosts on registration day between 09:00-13:00 at the Avis Upgrade counter outside the registration marquee venue to discuss arrangements for the Prologue and have any questions answered.

Your Avis Upgrade package officially starts after the Prologue with a transfer to your accommodation in Ceres. Please ensure that you hand in your rider bag to your host before the start of the Prologue, and check your day bag into the day bag holding area.

Your bikes are transported separately, please hand them to our bike park assistants as you cross the finish line. If you need to perform any bike maintenance, ensure it’s in the bike park by no later than 12:00. No bikes may be transported in the Avis Upgrade vehicles at any time.

If you have any additional luggage not used on the event, please check it in on registration day at the Val de Vie bag truck. The only bags that will be transported for you is your official SCICON® rider bag.

Your host:

• The priority of the host is to ensure the well-being of the entire group travelling with you (i.e. all 4 teams).

• Additional favours and errands requested of hosts and massage therapists must not impact negatively on the quality of service provided to the other riders in your group.

• Your host is not responsible for washing or fixing your bike, this is a pre-booked independent service. If you have any mechanical issues you can visit our tech zone in the race village.

For any concerns that you feel can’t be managed by your host, please visit the Race Office.


MOBILE HOMES

MOBILE HOME PARKRegistration & Prologue, University of Cape Town

A designated day parking area is available at the University of Cape Town for mobile homes on the day of registration and on the day of the Prologue. Please note no power or dedicated ablution facilities will be available and no mobile homes are allowed to stay overnight.

RACE VILLAGESThe mobile home parking area will be signposted in each race village. A parking marshal will allocate a suitable parking space (please follow his/her instructions).

• Parking sites are demarcated and are 8m x 7m. Please don’t use more than your allocated space for both mobile home and additional set-ups (e.g. supporter tents/gazebo).

• The only tents allowed to be set up in this area are the official Absa Cape Epic tents.

• The dedicated mobile home parking area will be available from 10:00 on Sunday, 15 March at Ceres Sports Ground.

• Additional vehicles must be parked in the public parking facility and not in the mobile home park area.

• All vehicles must be out of the race village by 09:00 on a day where the race is moving to the next venue.

VAL DE VIE• A designated day parking area will be available at Val de Vie

for mobile homes on Sunday 22 March. Please note: there will be no dedicated facilities (i.e. no power or water supply).

• No mobile homes will be allowed to park overnight.

MOBILE HOME SUPPORTER TENT INFORMATIONOne deposit = two tents. No deposit = no tent.

Pre BookingsThe tents and mattresses can be collected from the mobile home park manager, who will have your details, at Ceres Sports Grounds on Sunday 15 March.

Late bookingsPlease pay the deposit at the Race Office, and provide your receipt to the mobile home manager to receive your tents.

Please return your tents to the mobile home manager at the exit of the mobile home park on Sunday 22 March in Wellington upon departure.

General Information: • NOTE: Absolutely no fires will be allowed in the mobile home park. No

braais, barbecuing or bon-fires. • On the move days, power will be cut from the mobile home park at 06:30

and only become available again at the new race village from 10:00.• On move days, please ensure that your mobile home driver only

leaves the race village after the last group of riders has departed.• Servicing of the mobile home toilets will take place on Monday, 16

March, Wednesday, 18 March and Saturday, 21 March between 09:00-11:00. Should you require your sewage tanks to be emptied, please ensure that someone is at your mobile home during this time, with keys for the vehicle.

• No mobile home toilet canisters can be emptied anywhere in the race village. Please ensure that you use the servicing provided. There will be additional toilets provided in the mobile home park and we advise using these instead of the one in your mobile home.

PARKING STICKER DRIVER STICKER DRIVER NAME

MOBILEPlace the sticker with your driver’s name and number below the mobile home parking sticker. It’s very important to complete this section.

Place the mobile home parking access sticker on the top left side of your mobile home windscreen.

For any queries related to the mobile home park during the event, please speak to your dedicated mobile home managers: Matt & Josh, whose details are available in your mobile home info pack.

NB: Your deposit will be refunded directly to your credit card if you pre-booked. For late bookings please collect your deposit at the race office at Val de Vie.

IMPORTANTPlease complete the contact sheet provided & attach to the inside of your windscreen with this sticker.

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The Ride Review is a free digital book that is sent to all participants a month after the race. This book is the story of the 2020 Absa Cape Epic – the highs, the lows, and the triumphs. You can order your own printed personalised copy, where you can choose the title, front cover and include personal images. This book is delivered around the world 6 weeks after ordering.

Every day during the race, Sportograf captures once in a life timememories of every rider in the 2020 Absa Cape Epic. You canpurchase a package after the race, where you will receive all theimages and videos taken of you during the 8-day race.

This service can be purchased on sportograf.com

2020 RIDE REVIEW

RELIVE THE MEMORIES OF THE 2020 ABSA CAPE EPICSPORTOGRAF

Order your book at sportograf.com

GEAR DOWN After accomplishing 8 days of Epic riding and months of hard training it is time to relax.

DATE: Sunday, 22 March 2020TIME: 18:00 VENUE: Southern Sun The Cullinan – Pool DeckADDRESS: 1 Cullinan St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8001

So gear down and enjoy some drinks and snacks with fellow riders around the pool deck at Southern Sun The Cullinan.

Entrance is free, cash bar available.


OFFICIAL ABSA CAPE EPIC® MERCHANDISE

On Bike | Lifestyle | Amabubesi | Accessories

Buy o�cial Absa Cape Epic® merchandise at our Merchandise Store, also available online at cape-epic.shop

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LESS GERMSMORE GLORY

Clean hands are the most important way to prevent the spread of pathogens and antibiotic resistance.

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OFFICIAL MEDICAL PARTNER

17 YEARS OF EPIC MEDICAL EXPERTISE

INNOVATIONSMEDICAL

GET THE MOST FROM ALCOHOL HANDRUBDid you know? If you have not been in contact with

to clean your hands.

1. Hold your palm underneath the automated dispenser.2. Rub your hands together, covering all surfaces of the

hands and fingers.3. Keep interlacing fingers and rubbing hands until they

are dry. This can take 15 to 30 seconds.

FIVE MOMENTS OF HAND HYGIENE FOR RIDERS

After sneezing,coughing and nose-blowing

Before a meal

After a bathroom

break

Before and after

injury care

Before and after every

stage of the race

MEDICLINIC SUPPORTS HAND HYGIENEHandrub dispensers are located throughout the race village.


ROUTE OVERVIEW

CPUT Wellington

Cape Town

Val de Vie

Paarl

Wellington

Tulbagh

Cape Point

Robben Island

Table Mountain Stellenbosch

Hermanus

West Coast

False Bay

KM105 M1950

KM84 M2900

KM91 M2100

CeresKM95 M2300

KMKM95 2050M

KM97 M1800

KM68 M1850

Stage 6

Stage 7

Stage 1

Stage 2Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Saronsberg

KM20 M600Prologue

6 5 5 k m | 1 5 5 5 0 m C l i m b i n g

15 - 22 March 2020

RACE THE WORLD

The most exhilarating, rewarding and spectacular MTB stage races on the planet.

The Epic Series is a global portfolio of best-in-class mountain bike stage races in which riders challenge themselves on famed trails in iconic locations, and share a premium riding experience with their selected partner and those brave enough to take up the challenge.

Epic Series races function as qualifier events and grant access to the ultimate proving ground of man and machine: Africa, and the Absa Cape Epic.

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6 days | Rotorua, New Zealand5 days | Graubünden, Switzerland

18 - 22 Aug 2020 8-13 Nov 2020

22 - 25 Oct 2020

4 days | Margaret River, Australia

6 - 9 Aug 2020

4 days | North Queensland, Australia

21 - 24 May 2020

4 days | Newcastle, Australia

30 Oct - 8 Nov 2020

3 days | Western Cape, South Africa

2020 ABSA CAPE EPIC EPIC SERIES

2021 ABSA CAPE EPIC ENTRIESDATES21 - 28 March 2021

EARLY BIRD ENTRIESOpen 23 March 2020 at 15:00 (GMT +2)

LOTTERY ENTRIESOpen as soon as the Early Bird entries have sold out.

For more information please visit: www.cape-epic.com

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