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Win 1 of 2 Absa Cape Epic team entries with USN

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Challenge yourself with USN and win one of two team entries to the 2017 Absa Cape Epic, plus a chance of winning USN online shopping vouchers worth R1500 each.

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How it works

The USN Epic Challenge is based on four individual challenges over an eight week period (12 October – 6 December 2016). Each challenge spans a two week period and will require you to achieve targets based on your Strava cycling activities.

Successfully complete all four challenges and you will be eligible to win one of the two Absa Cape Epic entries available.

Just for participating you’ll also stand a chance of winning one of five USN online shopping vouchers valued at R1500 each.

How do I enter?

  1. Sign up on http://usnepicchallenge.co.za/ using your Strava account;
  2. Start riding! Complete all four challenges and you could win one of two 2017 Absa Cape Epic team entries.

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The Challenges

Challenge 1: Laying the foundations
Ride at least 500km in two weeks.
Dates: Wednesday, 12-Oct-2016 00:00:00 SAST – Tuesday, 25-Oct-2016 23:59:59 SAST

Challenge 2: One big ride
Go on at least one big ride spending at least 5 hours in the saddle (moving time) and covering at least 70km.
Dates: Wednesday, 26-Oct-2016 00:00:00 SAST – Tuesday, 08-Nov-2016 23:59:59 SAST

Challenge 3: Take on the big climbs
Climb at least 2500m in a single ride of at least 70km.
Dates: Wednesday, 09-Nov-2016 00:00:00 SAST – Tuesday, 22-Nov-2016 23:59:59 SAST

Challenge 4: Ride, ride, ride
Complete at least 3 rides (on consecutive days) with a total moving time of 12 hours or more.
Dates: Wednesday, 23-Nov-2016 00:00:00 SAST – Tuesday, 06-Dec-2016 23:59:59 SAST

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USN is the Official Sports Nutrition Partner to the ABSA Cape Epic. We know that the fuel you choose will either make or break your performance, and that meeting your needs and making the right nutritional choices is critical.

The unique product offering in the USN PureFit Range has been developed with the finest performance enhancing nutrients to keep your system optimally fueled and recovered, along with a refreshing lightly flavoured profile, and most importantly no artificial colourants, sweeteners or preservatives which may negatively influence your performance, recovery, and adaptability to planned activity.

Well done to the two winners:

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Comments

NelAndre
NelAndre

Oct 26, 2016, 8:32 AM

I got in with a last minute ride last night after everyone went to bed.

This was harder than I was expecting it to be - it's not easy to find the time with a family and a regular job.

But it is achievable! I like the challenge. It forced me to go out a few times when I otherwise wouldn't have.

My sentiments exactly. Looks easy on paper but to fit all the time in was quite a juggle. Loved it though and I enjoyed completing Challenge 1. Roll on Challenge 2[emoji1360]

 

 

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Derek Devine
Derek Devine

Oct 26, 2016, 1:49 PM

Anyone Know if they have to be done in the two week window?

ie. can you do the 3rd and 4th ones now?

NotSoBigBen
NotSoBigBen

Oct 26, 2016, 1:51 PM

Anyone Know if they have to be done in the two week window?

ie. can you do the 3rd and 4th ones now?

 

To my understanding only in the 2 week window ....

Spinnekop
Spinnekop

Oct 26, 2016, 2:30 PM

To my understanding only in the 2 week window ....

Jip....also have it that you do one challenge per 2 week window.

 

5 hour ride to be done......

The aim is for Saturday.....

Rooiwal race

SCD
SCD

Oct 26, 2016, 3:03 PM

Challenge 1 dusted... feet up, relax, ahhh :)

mudda
mudda

Nov 3, 2016, 9:50 AM

Why does the leaderboard show : 

Rides Distance Climbing Time

That was great for challenge 1, but challenge 2 is different ..

 

Can the leaderboard show :

 

Challenge 1 | Challenge 2 | Challenge 3 | Challenge 4

 

with

 

done | in progress | not started | not started

 

and perhaps with

 

"Not achieved" if that challenge is not met

 

The leaderboard would then be representing the leaderboard, and not distance / time cycled which has become redundant in terms of the leaderboard now ...

dirtypot
dirtypot

Nov 3, 2016, 10:13 AM

Challenge #2 completed this morning.  And I'm at work today...  zzzzzz  :o

NotSoBigBen
NotSoBigBen

Nov 3, 2016, 10:21 AM

Looks like my challenge is over, ah well short lived ... next time.

rudi-h
rudi-h

Nov 3, 2016, 11:08 AM

can you not enter without strava,say using a garmin ? not everybody does strava

 

whaaat???

Matt
Matt

Nov 4, 2016, 8:25 AM

Why does the leaderboard show : 

Rides Distance Climbing Time

That was great for challenge 1, but challenge 2 is different ..

 

Can the leaderboard show :

 

Challenge 1 | Challenge 2 | Challenge 3 | Challenge 4

 

with

 

done | in progress | not started | not started

 

and perhaps with

 

"Not achieved" if that challenge is not met

 

The leaderboard would then be representing the leaderboard, and not distance / time cycled which has become redundant in terms of the leaderboard now ...

Thanks for the feedback. We will be adding this to the leaderboard in the next few days.

Larry King
Larry King

Nov 4, 2016, 9:00 AM

Challenge 2 ready for tomorrow!!! Will spend the day looking for hills to conduct challenge no 3   :)

MTBc
MTBc

Nov 7, 2016, 8:53 AM

Challenge 2 ready for tomorrow!!! Will spend the day looking for hills to conduct challenge no 3   :)

 

I hear there's a mountain out your side of the world.... :whistling:

 

How's challenge 2 looking, keeping an eye open for that update to the leaderboard, wondering how many people are going to drop off after tomorrow.

 

My challenge #3 plan is locked and loaded, gonna be ... interesting.

Furbz
Furbz

Nov 7, 2016, 9:13 AM

damn. only saw this now. missed challenge 1. FAIL!!

NelAndre
NelAndre

Nov 7, 2016, 9:31 AM

I hear there's a mountain out your side of the world.... :whistling:

 

How's challenge 2 looking, keeping an eye open for that update to the leaderboard, wondering how many people are going to drop off after tomorrow.

 

My challenge #3 plan is locked and loaded, gonna be ... interesting.

So what is your challenge 3 plan....I am still stuck between Breedtsnek or Hill Repeats in Kyalami and surrounds.......

karlito
karlito

Nov 7, 2016, 12:17 PM

So I went out on Saturday to complete challenge 2, keeping in mind my gps watch does not give moving time but total time. Get home and did only 4:48. So had to go out again on Sunday :D

NelAndre
NelAndre

Nov 7, 2016, 12:21 PM

So I went out on Saturday to complete challenge 2, keeping in mind my gps watch does not give moving time but total time. Get home and did only 4:48. So had to go out again on Sunday :D

Had the same problem and did not want to do it again so went 5:40 just to make sure.

 

Kudo's for doing it the next day. :thumbup:

dirtypot
dirtypot

Nov 7, 2016, 12:32 PM

So I went out on Saturday to complete challenge 2, keeping in mind my gps watch does not give moving time but total time. Get home and did only 4:48. So had to go out again on Sunday :D

 

I got home to see 4h56.  F#$&* 

Luckily the ride had only stopped, not finished so I started it again and went back out and around the block  :clap:

 

I'm going to have a problem with the next challenge though - I have no way of knowing how high I've climbed until I've uploaded the ride to Strava.  I'll just keep climbing hills until I just can't anymore and need to be recovered.  That should hopefully be enough.

King Dean
King Dean

Nov 7, 2016, 12:37 PM

I was supposed to finish challenge 2 this weekend, but that didn't end up happening.

So I've got a big day of riding tomorrow... Eish.

Trying to throw in 5+ hours of riding time in the week is a bit rough.

dirtypot
dirtypot

Nov 7, 2016, 12:40 PM

I was supposed to finish challenge 2 this weekend, but that didn't end up happening.

So I've got a big day of riding tomorrow... Eish.

Trying to throw in 5+ hours of riding time in the week is a bit rough.

 

Don't plan on having a productive work day.  I went before work last week and was a zombie all day.  I might as well have just called in sick and gone for a ride during the day  :whistling:

King Dean
King Dean

Nov 8, 2016, 4:49 AM

Don't plan on having a productive work day.  I went before work last week and was a zombie all day.  I might as well have just called in sick and gone for a ride during the day  :whistling:

I unfortunately have early meetings, so can only start in the afternoon... 

Looks like i'll be finishing up in the dark.  

NE1L
NE1L

Nov 8, 2016, 5:42 AM

Jeez dont know how I missed this, must have been working to hard, guess its to late to enter now, still I don't need much of an excuse to ride my bike.

 

Guys and Girls looking for hills in the JHB area I would look at doing the short loop at Suikerbos; 10km with 250m of elevation doing it 10 times should be fun. 

NelAndre
NelAndre

Nov 8, 2016, 6:03 AM

Jeez dont know how I missed this, must have been working to hard, guess its to late to enter now, still I don't need much of an excuse to ride my bike.

 

Guys and Girls looking for hills in the JHB area I would look at doing the short loop at Suikerbos; 10km with 250m of elevation doing it 10 times should be fun. 

Good suggestion thanks. I was going to give Breedts a bash but this can work as well.

dee_biker
dee_biker

Nov 8, 2016, 9:21 AM

I got home to see 4h56.  F#$&* 

Luckily the ride had only stopped, not finished so I started it again and went back out and around the block  :clap:

 

I'm going to have a problem with the next challenge though - I have no way of knowing how high I've climbed until I've uploaded the ride to Strava.  I'll just keep climbing hills until I just can't anymore and need to be recovered.  That should hopefully be enough.

 

Take a well known, often ridden climb, check up the average reading on Strava for that climb and divide 2500 by it. The answer is how many times you needs to do it.

 

You in Western Cape I see? Franshoek Pass 5 times, or Franschoek Pass up and over to the other side and over again should get you close.

 

Franshoek Pass is 460m from the monument to the top.

King Dean
King Dean

Nov 9, 2016, 5:14 AM

Finished challenge 2 at 21:46 last night. 

Sjoe, cutting it fine...

Also, note to self: Doing such a long ride after a full days work is tad tougher than usual.  :thumbup:

NelAndre
NelAndre

Nov 9, 2016, 5:56 AM

Finished challenge 2 at 21:46 last night. 

Sjoe, cutting it fine...

Also, note to self: Doing such a long ride after a full days work is tad tougher than usual.  :thumbup:

WoW....well done. Where did you ride?

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