It’s been a tough week for five members of the CPUT community. Staffers Etienne Joubert and Etnard Louw, alumni Sarita Louw and Seraj Abrahams, and student Mteza Boya have spent the past 8 days competing in the Absa Cape Epic, Africa’s toughest mountain bike stage race.
Etienne and Sarita took part in the Absa Cape Epic as Team CPUT, Seraj and Mteza made up Team CPUT PPS, while Etnard (Sarita’s husband) rode as part of Constantia Uitsig.
Earlier in the week Etienne was forced to withdraw due to illness, leaving Sarita to finish her Absa Cape Epic journey solo.
On Sunday riders crossed the finish line at Meerendal after completing an arduous 654 km journey.
Seraj and Mteza finished 192nd overall and 106th in the Mens category. Etnard and his teammate finished 56th overall and 42nd in the Mens category. Sarita achieved the shortest time of the individual finishers in the Mixed category.
Some of the best riders in the world come to compete in the Absa Cape Epic and finishing the race is an achievement in itself.
This was Seraj, Mteza, Sarita and Etnard’s first Cape Epic, while Etienne has completed 5 Absa Cape Epics.
The Absa Cape Epic made its way through some of the most scenic parts of the Western Cape and riders also enjoyed the friendliness of CPUT’s Wellington Campus for a few days.
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