Trek/VW

For the first time, American-based team Trek / VW is sending racers to the internationally reknown Cape Epic mountain bike race in South Africa from March 28 to April 5, 2008. Two men and two women, all four accomplished in various off-road racing disciplines, come together to take on some of the toughest stage racers world-wide. Chris Eatough, who dominates the American 100 mile and 24-hour endurance scene, has partnered with World Cup racer and US Olympic Team contender Jeremiah Bishop while Xterra Off-Road regular Jenny Smith teams up with Sue Haywood, the winner of El Reto Guatemala, TransRockies, and La Ruta de los Conquistadores. All four racers and their team manager will take turns contributing diary entries before and during the event.

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So how exactly do we get there from here?

Counting down

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After a successful training camp and photography session in Moab, Utah last weekend, the Trek-VW...

Training Camps
Time for a push - a strategy employed by many in the Cape Epic.

Darkest hour, greatest moment

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Standing amid pre-race music and a predawn marine layer of clouds (before stage seven ) were just...

Teams & Riders
Sue Haywood leads Jenny Smith on a descent.

Exciting day

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It was a very exciting day for us. Our initial plan to get a good start today and my personal goals...

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All strung out, two by two

The bigger picture

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It's been six days now since the Cape Epic stage race wrapped up in Cape Town, South Africa. I've...

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Sue Haywood

Opportunity knocks

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Stage five of the Absa Cape Epic was described as easy and flat by most people. Looking at the...

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The hardest race?

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Just when I thought we had seen it all here at the Cape Epic, the brutal race course found a new way...

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Sue Haywood and Jenny Smith lead their group.

Routine racing

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Jenny Smith used the satellite phone to call in yesterday [Monday after stage three - ed.], because...

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Jeremiah Bishop and Chris Eatough are two long-time Trek / VW members.

Reality and heat set in on Cape Epic stage two

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Yesterday's stage one one was the first big stages of the Cape Epic, and it held up to its promise...

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Chris Eatough is a favorite for the 24 Hours of Moab

Strong and steady on stage one

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The first full day of the Cape Epic was everything I expected it to be - and more! The race started...

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Sue Haywood and Jenny Smith

Far from home

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The Trek/VW mountainbike team is very, very far away from home. We are not in Kansas anymore!(or...

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