Absa’s Team for 2012 Cape Epic
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 11:50 Share Article Absa, the proud sponsor of the Absa Cape Epic for the seventh consecutive year, introduced Team Absa 2012 on 25th October 2011, one of the most exciting elements of the 2012 instalment of the race.
Comprising of 10 very unique and accomplished individuals - the biggest race team Absa has entered to date - the team will be working together in pairs in pursuit of a common goal: to finish the epic journey.
Photo: mountainbikerTeam Absa 2012 boasts an impressive list of professional riders, sporting personalities and Absa clients; the team is made up as follows:
Team One: Former Springbok fly-half and current SuperSport presenter, Joel Stransky, and biokineticist and Survivor SA runner-up, Letshego Moshoeu.
Team Two: Clayton Duckworth and Survivor SA participant, Vanessa Haywood.
Team Three: TV commentator and VW/BP team rally driver, Gugu Zulu, and Financial Mail deputy editor, Max Gebhardt.
Team Four: Absa Commercial Property Finance employee, Jack Stroucken, and The Star chief sports writer, Kevin McCallum.
Team Five: Team Absa team leader and endurance rider, Ernst Viljoen, and former Olympic athlete, Elana Meyer.
Photo: mountainbiker“Team Absa 2012 is an exciting group of strong personalities – each one a legend in their own discipline” says Team Manager Ernst Viljoen, who has completed the race three times. Of the team riders, only Joel Stransky, Jack Stroucken and Ernst Viljoen have previously participated in the Absa Cape Epic.
Responsible for the team’s training and race preparation, Viljoen says “the team is now focusing on base training to ensure a solid foundation for the ultimate endurance mountain biking event – The 2012 Absa Cape Epic. Not only is the physical training important, but equally critical is the mental preparation, and balancing between careers, family and finding enough time to commit to training for the event. Each day is an important building block in the ultimate aim of reaching the finish at Lourensford on 1 April 2012,” he explains.
Through their partnerships, the team will reflect and emphasize Absa’s core proposition “Better Together”. “Our aim is for the team to have a fun and enjoyable experience, a safe and successful finish and to bring acknowledgement to our specific charities”, concludes Viljoen.