Some of you know our story about last years Epic. If you don't, I invite you to read it: Absa Cape Epic 2013.
Today we are happy to announce that there is a sequel.
In 2014, we will be riding the Epic again.
But slightly different this time. Laura and I will still be the same, but around us it will change .... not only a little bit....
Our story started three weeks ago when I spoke over Skype with Christine Gegeckas. I interviewed her for the mountainbike magazine MTBplus. (You can read the result in the september edition.) After the interview the roles changed and she asked me some questions: "Will I be seeing you in the Epic next year?" was one of them.
I answered honestly:"We'd love to go back and we cannot even imagine not to go, but there is no budget and like everything, on this part, dreams come abruptly to an end."
"There might be a chance I can help you.", she said, I'll sent you the address of somebody, just sent him an e- mail to announce yourself and tell him you have his details through me."
No sooner said than done!
Two phone calls, a few e-mails and three weeks later, Laura and I find ourselves at the Dusseldorf national airport where we take our flight to Zürich to join Mister Herman Coertze and his team for an introduction meeting and our first training camp. We are part of Team Meerendal a team of seventeen couples riding the Epic. Riders as Christoph Sauser, Esther Süss, Lukas Buchli, Hansueli Wüthrich,Barti Bücher, many just human riders and now us will be defending the colors of the Meerendal Wine estate in South Africa owned and managed by Mister Herman Coertze.
I'll make a long story short so you can pass to our pics, the really nice ones, you will find by time on the Team Meerendal Facebook page.
We will tell you more in some other posts, keep you posted.
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| A colorful plane |
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| We are very welcome |
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| Working on some skills |
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| Catching up with the pro's |
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| Just a nice little place on earth |
