Cape Epic 2023: Special Episode! - Ask a Cycling Coach 408

Get to know Tiffany Keep, Rossouw Bekker, and Keagan Bontekonig – TrainerRoad employees racing the 2023 Absa Cape Epic!

Learn actionable takeaways from what these pro athletes have done to prepare for the race, how they plan to execute, and what stages they are looking forward to and fearing the most in this brute of a race.

Follow them throughout Cape Epic with the links below:
• Cape Epic YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@EpicSeries_Race_The_World

• View the race route: https://www.epic-series.com/capeepic-event-route

• Rossouw's IG: https://instagram.com/rossouwbekker?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
• Keagan's IG: https://instagram.com/keagan_bonty?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
• Tiffany's IG: https://instagram.com/tiffanykeep?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

• Rossouw and Tiffany's Team IG (Valley Electrical Titan Racing): https://instagram.com/vec_tr_team?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
• Keagan's Team IG (Insect Science MTB): https://instagram.com/insectsciencemtb?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

(0:36) Meet Tiffany Keep

(2:20) Meet Rossouw Bekker

(5:16) Meet Keagan Bontekoning

(7:35) Course Overview

(10:12) What Tiffany did to acclimate to the heat

(12:33) Did Tiffany do any unique training for the race?

(14:38) Did Rossouw do any unique training for the race?

(17:30) Did Keagan do any unique training for the race?

(20:36) How many grams of carbs per hour do the athletes anticipate on taking in

(27:32) What stage are the athletes looking forward to the most

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