11 October 2016 Promotions

Win 1 of 2 Absa Cape Epic team entries with USN

By Press Office · 250 comments

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.

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?

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

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

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:

Tags: absa cape epic, cape epic, Competition, USN

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Comments

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cicli

Nov 28, 2016, 8:11 AM

I've finished all four challenges!!

Now just to get through the lucky draw! I've really enjoyed this competition - it's made me go out on my bike when I otherwise wouldn't have, almost like a training plan that you have to stick to. Really good.

Holding thumbs for the draw now!

I hear you dirtypot, really made us get out there in some not so pleasant conditions when we would otherwise be parking on the couch taking in liquid chickens...may the odds be forever in our favour

dee_biker

Nov 28, 2016, 9:19 AM

cicli

Nov 28, 2016, 9:27 AM

i'm 19 places below you dee_biker, we are in it to win it:-)

nathrix

Nov 28, 2016, 10:03 AM

Done & Dusted

MTBc

Nov 29, 2016, 6:50 AM

136

cicli

Nov 29, 2016, 6:57 AM

Am sure we will see some more completions once the Munga crew are done and dusted

Rudi Pollard

Nov 29, 2016, 7:19 AM

I'm doing my final challenge Friday - Sunday... In it to win it!

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BMCfan

Nov 29, 2016, 8:28 AM

Done! at 21:30 last night. Had to squeeze in a 3hr ride after work. Hahaa.

After DC and a babelaas Sunday stroll, i am now proper pooped

MTB Cruiser

Dec 2, 2016, 4:43 AM

Started challenge 4 this morning, only 10 more hours needed. Bring on the weekend...and my Epic ticket!

MTBc

Dec 5, 2016, 11:37 AM

1 day left. 240 in.

dirtypot

Dec 5, 2016, 11:39 AM

Started challenge 4 this morning, only 10 more hours needed. Bring on the weekend...and my Epic ticket!

Did you make it?

dirtypot

Dec 5, 2016, 11:40 AM

1 day left. 240 in.

Woohoo!!

That number has come down nicely! These are the best odds I've ever had of getting into the Epic!

MTBc

Dec 5, 2016, 11:42 AM

Woohoo!!
That number has come down nicely! These are the best odds I've ever had of getting into the Epic!

0.83% change of weeening wena.

nomoregravity

Dec 5, 2016, 3:20 PM

0.83% change of weeening wena.

I was so NOT gonna be the stats Nazi, but it really is only 0.418% :ph34r:

First draw 1 chance in 240 (0.416%), second draw 1 chance in 239 (0.418%)...

Excellent odds anyways!

MTB Cruiser

Dec 5, 2016, 4:39 PM

Did you make it?

I did indeed and my brother too. Doubling our odds, I like the chances!

Rudi Pollard

Dec 5, 2016, 5:25 PM

When is the actual draw happening?

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MTBc

Dec 5, 2016, 6:08 PM

I was so NOT gonna be the stats Nazi, but it really is only 0.418%

First draw 1 chance in 240 (0.416%), second draw 1 chance in 239 (0.418%)...

Excellent odds anyways!

Explain more... Would 2 chances of 0.4 not give you twice 0.8, i.e twice as likely as 1 x 0.4% chance?

If there's 2 people entered in the draw the its 2/2 = 100%. With 4 ppl, it would be 50%? or would it be 1 in 4 (25%) and then 1 in 3 (33%) so then added odds are 58%?

This is bugging me more than it should. Probably should have paid more attention during stats lectures.

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Earth Bicycle Trading

Dec 5, 2016, 6:37 PM

Done!!! All on a Mtb.

nomoregravity

Dec 5, 2016, 6:48 PM

Explain more... Would 2 chances of 0.4 not give you twice 0.8, i.e twice as likely as 1 x 0.4% chance?

If there's 2 people entered in the draw the its 2/2 = 100%. With 4 ppl, it would be 50%? or would it be 1 in 4 (25%) and then 1 in 3 (33%) so then added odds are 58%?

This is bugging me more than it should. Probably should have paid more attention during stats lectures.

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Counter-intuitive yes, but once your head gets around the implications of "random" it should make sense.

A simple 50/50 example is a good start, like the toss in cricket. A captain might decide at the start of his career to always call heads, assuming that he should be right 50% of the time. In reality, he may end up being captain for twenty matches, and never win a toss. Each new throw of the coin is a new event - the coin doesn't have a memory (or a conscience :-) ). The law of averages isn't really a law, but rather an observation that, over time and millions of throws of the coin, heads and tails occur in more or less equal frequencies.

In this competition, if it was only you and me that completed all four challenges, and there were two entries up for grabs, and we assumed that you can only win once, we would each have a 50% chance in the first draw. The person losing in the first draw would then have a 100% chance of winning the SECOND draw, which would also be the last. So, in an event with multiple draws, your best odds is always what it will be in the FINAL draw.

If we added dirtypot to the mix, we would each have a 1 in 3 chance for the first entry, while you and dirtypot would each have a 50% odds for the second entry, as I would have won the first!

I also seem to care more about this than I should...

dirtypot

Dec 5, 2016, 8:19 PM

Yay for one in three chance! :clap:

rvdm1

Dec 5, 2016, 8:41 PM

Counter-intuitive yes, but once your head gets around the implications of "random" it should make sense.

A simple 50/50 example is a good start, like the toss in cricket. A captain might decide at the start of his career to always call heads, assuming that he should be right 50% of the time. In reality, he may end up being captain for twenty matches, and never win a toss. Each new throw of the coin is a new event - the coin doesn't have a memory (or a conscience :-) ). The law of averages isn't really a law, but rather an observation that, over time and millions of throws of the coin, heads and tails occur in more or less equal frequencies.

In this competition, if it was only you and me that completed all four challenges, and there were two entries up for grabs, and we assumed that you can only win once, we would each have a 50% chance in the first draw. The person losing in the first draw would then have a 100% chance of winning the SECOND draw, which would also be the last. So, in an event with multiple draws, your best odds is always what it will be in the FINAL draw.

If we added dirtypot to the mix, we would each have a 1 in 3 chance for the first entry, while you and dirtypot would each have a 50% odds for the second entry, as I would have won the first!

I also seem to care more about this than I should...

We decided to test the law of averages the other day in the office. We flipped a coin and counted how many times it landed on heads and tails. After 10 throws it was exactly 5/5 then after 20 it was 10/10, after 30 it was 16/14. Finally after 40 it was exactly 20/20 again, we then realized we were wasting time and got back to work. The end.

nomoregravity

Dec 6, 2016, 7:09 AM

We decided to test the law of averages the other day in the office. We flipped a coin and counted how many times it landed on heads and tails. After 10 throws it was exactly 5/5 then after 20 it was 10/10, after 30 it was 16/14. Finally after 40 it was exactly 20/20 again, we then realized we were wasting time and got back to work. The end.

The 30th flip proved to be a great illustration of why it's an observation and not a law :-)

Fatboy85

Dec 6, 2016, 10:34 AM

Anybody know then the draw takes place?

Serious Panda

Dec 6, 2016, 10:47 AM

I also seem to care more about this than I should...

Beware the concept of randomness it can randomly drive a random man to go randomly mad, randomly.

MTBc

Dec 6, 2016, 11:51 AM

Yay for one in three chance!

I think it becomes 50% after the first draw even.

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