{"id":17191,"date":"2017-01-23T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2017\/01\/23\/battle-it-out-with-virgin-active-for-a-2018-absa-cape-epic-entry-r6031\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T07:17:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T07:17:06","slug":"battle-it-out-with-virgin-active-for-a-2018-absa-cape-epic-entry-r6031","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/battle-it-out-with-virgin-active-for-a-2018-absa-cape-epic-entry-r6031\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle it out with Virgin Active for a 2018 Absa Cape Epic entry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready for an Epic Battle with Virgin Active? As a headline sponsor and the official health club partner to the Absa Cape Epic, Virgin Active are giving away an entry to the 2018 event.<\/p>\n<p>Well, not just giving it away. Participants will have to complete a series of challenges between 19 January and 22 February 2017 in order to qualify for the draw.<\/p>\n<p>Three lucky winners, and their chosen riding buddy, will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Cape Town to take part in the Epic Battle as a team at the 2017 Absa Cape Epic grand finale. The toughest team on the finish line will win an entry into the 2018 Absa Cape Epic mountain bike race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/virginactiveepicbattle.co.za\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-2-0-52137600-1485177033.jpg\" data-fileid=\"882952\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"882952\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-2-0-52137600-1485177033.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-2-0-52137600-1485177033.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article_h1\">CHALLENGES<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Go for Speed <\/strong>&#8211; Do 1 ride for at least 1 hour with an average speed of 23 km\/h<br \/><span style=\"color:#696969;\"><em>19 Jan &#8211; 25 Jan 2017<\/em><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go for One Hundred (once-off distance) <\/strong>&#8211; Do a 100km ride<br \/><span style=\"color:#696969;\"><em>26 Jan &#8211; 1 Feb 2017<\/em><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go for Total Elevation (once-off elevation) <\/strong>&#8211; Do at least 1 Ride with an elevation exceeding 1,000m<br \/><span style=\"color:#696969;\"><em>2 Feb &#8211; 8 Feb 2017<\/em><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go for Total Distance (Weekly total distance) <\/strong>&#8211; Do at least 300 km for the week<br \/><span style=\"color:#696969;\"><em>9 Feb &#8211; 15 Feb 2017<\/em><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go for Altitude (Weekly total elevation) <\/strong>&#8211; Total elevation for the week of at least 3500m<br \/><span style=\"color:#696969;\"><em>16 Feb &#8211; 22 Feb 2017<\/em><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go There <\/strong>&#8211; if you haven\u2019t already, become a Virgin Active Member (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginactive.co.za\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">virginactive.co.za<\/a>) and sign up on <a href=\"http:\/\/myvirginactive.co.za\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">myvirginactive.co.za<\/a> &amp; connect your tracking device.<br \/><span style=\"color:#696969;\"><em>16 Feb &#8211; 22 Feb 2017<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/virginactiveepicbattle.co.za\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-2-0-16225500-1485177030.jpg\" data-fileid=\"882951\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"882951\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-2-0-16225500-1485177030.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-2-0-16225500-1485177030.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-slate-100 p-5\">\n<h2 class=\"article_h1\">HOW TO ENTER<\/h2>\n<p><strong>STEP 1 &#8211; <\/strong>Create a Profile on the <a href=\"http:\/\/virginactiveepicbattle.co.za\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Active Epic Battle<\/a> Website linking your Strava account to track your rides<\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP 2 &#8211; <\/strong>Choose your riding buddy<\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP 3 &#8211;<\/strong> Complete all 6 challenges over 5 weeks to get an entry into the draw to win an all-expenses paid trip to Cape Town to take part in an Epic Battle on indoor cycling bikes. Three lucky draw members and their selected riding buddy will compete against one another at the Absa Cape Epic 2017 Grand Finale.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP 4 &#8211;<\/strong> To the victor go some serious spoils. The toughest team will be crowned Champions of the <a href=\"http:\/\/virginactiveepicbattle.co.za\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Active Epic Battle<\/a> and win an entry into the 2018 Absa Cape Epic.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/virginactiveepicbattle.co.za\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size:24px;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">ENTER NOW<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Find out more and enter at <a href=\"http:\/\/virginactiveepicbattle.co.za\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">virginactiveepicbattle.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready for an Epic Battle with Virgin Active? As a headline sponsor and the official health club partner to the Absa Cape Epic, Virgin Active are giving away an entry to the 2018 event. Well, not just giving it away. 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