Wooing The Cape Epic

Chronicles of an American and Belgian Mountain Bike Duo Competing in the Cape Epic
Absa Cape Epic | South Africa | 28 March - 5 April 2008 | 9 days | 966km | 18,529m of climbing

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Rim Riding & the bike that won Cape Epic


I almost forgot about this story. The Cannondale-Vredestein team that won the whole thing had a near disaster day when they guys ran out of tubes and C02s after a series of flats and ultimately a rear tire tear. (the tubeless didn't help). So Roel Paulissen, the stronger rider that day switched rear wheels with his teammate Jakob Fuglsang and rode on the RIM for 18km to preserve their lead on Stage 5 into Bredasorp. The story on VeloNews.com

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