The official estimate if distance ridden to Chesneywold by the 2 riders is 560km in about 62 -63 hours. The total climbing over this part of the race has been +13,174 metres and the cumulative descent -11,968 metres according to my calculations based on the race route profile charts. Sitting in my lounge in Jozi getting tired thinking about it.
As a matter of interest. During last year's Race Across South Africa, we found an article published on the web regarding distances and cumulative ascent of the Tour de France, Epic and Freedom Challenge. Makes for interesting reading:
Riding 2300k’s in 26 days
sounds quite achievable to your average road cyclist but to ride / hike-a-bike,
this distance on footpaths, tracks and trails in the middle of winter whilst
climbing a cumulative altitude of 47000 metres is a remarkable accomplishment
and one realized by the 28 riders who competed in the 2010 Freedom Challenge
Race across South Africa. Only 16 finished!
|
Freedom
Challenge
|
Tour
de France
|
Cape
Epic
|
Distance
|
2300km
|
3600km
|
650-1000km
|
Vertical
Ascent
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47km
|
25km*
|
14-18km
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Tar
|
<100km
|
3600km
|
?
|
Gates
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>100
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0
|
0
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*Only includes all the
category climbs
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