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Logbuch Cape Epic 2008 sixth entry

WE ARE SICK OF SAND
Mornin' Everybody, so now we've been in the saddle about 52 hours and the mann with the hammer keeps commin by to see if he can take car of us yet, as in kill us. We aint making it that easy for him though. The day acctually started really normal today. With alotta speed over the dirt roads and then an incline 2.500 hm- just about hard as normal- staying in the race really well. Then we were reminded of why the Absa Cape Epic is considered the hardest mountain bike race in the world. With a run of 129 km, the last 30km were once again on sand.
Anybody who's ever been on an extensive walk on the beach in Sylt or else where can surely imagine how it feels to kick into nothingness in a race on a mountain bike. But thats nohing, as we were finishing up the last 5km back on normal hard ground, a team mate yelled the words of the day "I am sick of sand"
Other than that we were pretty besides ourselves, but extremly happy that MS PIRATE would be at the gates of Kapstadt Saturday morning.



During this oppertunity we wanted to show you what a normal day looks like for us out here:
4.30 Wake up
4.40 Get up for real, brush teeth etc.
5.00 Breakfast 5.45 Pack bags
6.00 Get bike out of the bike area
6.15 Pick up bags and truck
6.30 Fill bottles
6.45 Get to the start line
7.00 START
15.00 Finish, getting to the finish line
16.00 Obtain accomadations
16.15 Shower
16.30 Phone home
17.00 Bike upkeep
18.00 Write Media Office Blog
19.00 Dinner
20.30 Brush teeth, get things ready for the next day
21.00 Goddnight for now and cross your fingers for tomorrow



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