Cape Epic 2020 - EF Gone Racing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 เม.ย. 2020
- The Cape Epic is the world’s toughest mountain bike race. It pits participants against eight days of relentlessly rough South African terrain, with almost constant climbing and descending, and searing temperatures. There are no support cars and no mechanical assistance here. Racers compete in pairs, relying on their teammates, and sleeping beside them at organised camps between stages. To tackle the Cape Epic, you’d better be more than just teammates but firm friends as well.
In Lachlan Morton and Alex Howes, EF Pro Cycling had a duo dialled into the demands of mountain biking, and the scene was set for another alternative calendar escapade. But then the news broke…
In this episode of Gone Racing, we bring you the story of the race that never was…
#GoneRacing
Music: Builder’s Tea - builders-tea.com/
Cover photo: Gruber Images
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About the alternative calendar:
As part of the EF team’s partnership with Rapha, riders will race a calendar of alternative, mixed-terrain, multidisciplinary events throughout the 2019-20 season. From mountain bike epics to week-long ultras, they’ll all captured in special episodes of EF Gone Racing. First Dirty Kanza and GBDuro, Leadville 100 and Cape Epic
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The EF alternative calender is hands down the most inspiring thing in professional cycling. I bloody love it!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the TH-cam Premiere of a slightly different episode of EF Gone Racing. Lachlan Morton and Alex Howes were along for the viewing and answered questions throughout; scroll through the chat replay or check out the comments below for some BTS from both.
Rapha Films these videos are awesome.
This series is fantastic. Getting the behind the scenes with Lach & Alex and hearing how they've learned to understand and appreciate what the average cyclist goes through and is looking to achieve is awesome. Perspective!
Love Rapha cycling gear and first time seeing your channel. Looking forward to seeing more of these and past ones.
Would love to see canyon sram getting an alternative calendar too!
Right, now where's my bike? Gotta go ride.
That last bit with Alex and Lach describing how things have changed for them after doing the other events, I didn't want that to end.
This video was fantastic
I love the gone racing series, because that’s exactly how I define cycling. I’m so thankful to everyone behind this! Ride on Lach and Alex 🤙
Chat with y'all soon!
Hello
Can't wait!
@@lachlanmorton8300 Heya! Just rewatched the gbduro video. What music are you listening to on long rides these days?
Hope you guys and the EF team are staying safe and dipping your toes into the real world together. You're all a massive inspiration, keep it up!
Both of you are an inspiration and so enjoyable to watch. Keep it up!
Alex and Lachlan are fantastic examples in the Pro Peloton. Love cheering for these guys 👍
These films are so great. Alex and Lach are such amazing athletes, but even more amazing humans.
Hope this part of the sport grows. And grows. And grows. Great narrative and fun to watch. Keep them coming please.
Mountain biking is frickin' sweet
so is the EF Alternative Race series
Got so much love for Rapha and the EF boys. Chapeau 🚲🚲🚲
Thank you Lachlan and Alex as well as the EF and Rapha crew for this series! Stay safe please continue this great effort and content
Thanks for having the courage to try the different path; for your candor and humility in sharing your experiences with all of us. You are outstanding ambassadors for cycling - and much more.
Nothing but love and respect for y'all, you've given so much too cycling...an inspiration too all.
Great candid reflections by a couple of really cool and courageous guys. Thanks Lachlan, Alex and Rapha!
I love listening to these two talk about what they do and their life. Keep it coming.
So sick! It’s got that ‘I WANT TO GO RIDE’ thing, that’s so hard to do. Well played everyone involved and well played to everyone for realising this is beyond cycling. Keep safe people. Much love
Love watching these vids, honesty of the riders makes it worth watching. Thanks.
I am glad you made this video. Thank you- Stay safe. Cheers, TTF
I absolutely love the alternative calendar that EF does. Such a breath of fresh air. Bummed that this event got cancelled, but just gives me more time to re-watch the past episodes even more! I'll watch any content that has Lachlan and/or Alex in it! They are just such down to earth and genuine people. I hope that after this is all over the boys are able to get back after it at some awesome alt events!
This is the best thing to watch in cycling,the guys are both entertaining and humble.
Great videos. To see and hear the love and respect you all have for the joy of riding is fantastic. Keep safe all
I could listen to these guys talk bikes all day. The love they have for this sport is so genuine and pure. Hands down one of my favorite series
I just binge watched all of the Alternate races with Lachlan and Alex, and the GBDuro and some others with the EF guys. So great to see, inspirational, the realness of the guys is so nice to see. I doubt other World Tour riders would open up their lives like this. Perhaps I will get to shake your hands one day and say "Thank you".
Mr Morton, no one will ever be sick of hearing you talk about this s&*t. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Such great candor and insight from two elite athletes! Stay safe and healthy......can't wait to see everyone back post-Corona virus w/even greater perspectives on cycling and life.
Fresh perspective....loved it fellas! Thanks!
I love the alternative calendar, I would love to see more teams participating in alternative events.
Absolutely love these videos. Great to see thoughtful, beautifully shot videos from a really human perspective. Well done.
Loved this. I love riding and you guys are brilliant. Congratulations gentlemen!
A year on and the world hasn't really worked this situation out. Thanks for making the video, I respect your efforts and motivations.
effin loves the EF films esp with lach and howes!!! hopefully EF can conjure up some other cycling entertainment amidst this pandemic !!!!!
Been looking forward to this - hopefully, it can happen next year!
Love the alternative coverage
Great video. Was looking forward to EF doing the epic. Did my first Epic in 2010 and after seeing you plans to race, I was so excited to see it from your perspective. Do it next year - there is a Good reason why the race is called “Epic”
You guys are making the best sports content period. Such a strong and specific voice.
The riders and team on EF are true cyclists and fans if the sport. Bravo everyone.
This is great stuff, and you didn’t even get to race. Says a lot of you ask me! Keep it up 🤙🏼
Love these guys, this team, and this series!
Thanks to everyone involved with this team, the alternative calendar, and of course -- Lachlan, Alex, and the others.
Best of luck to you guys. I hope to see you back soon.
This hits in two ways - so glad to see another great video - but makes me so bummed it will be so long until the next. Stay healthy everyone!
Love this and the prototype Scalpel! #Bonus
I’ve got the fear and EF water bottle ready for the next adventure 👊🏻
Despite the outcome - Day. Made. Thank you EF and Raffa!
best series on the internet!!
That outro song and footage is so awesome... kudos to Builder's Tea! Really want that song!
Milo Purvis - ah, it’s mesmerizing!
So AWESOME!!!!!!!! Please more!!!!!!
My favourite video ever about a race that didn't happen.
Please come back, was so looking forward to watching you guys ride 🤞
this was great. hope there's a part 2 from next year when you actually get to do the race.
Great videos loved them all guys
I love these videos! Keep it up!
These 2 inspire me to ride!
These guys have amazing perspective
so good, thank you!!!
Can't wait!
Great inspirational videos top job guys
I love these guys 🤙🏼
Superb!
These are just simply brilliant and beautiful and inspiring and...and...and...
The editing, music, and quality of footage has gone from "good TH-cam" to near short movie awesomeness. Lach and Alex kick ass on and off their Cdales, and I look forward to the next Rapha film.
Our film/edit crew is second to none.
Y'all know Lachlan Morton is Bad Ass.
Miss you guys.
Love it!
I am looking forward to it !! !!!!!
Phenomenal as usual.
Very interesting that Alex and Lachlan weren't too broken up about the cancellation. I guess when it's a job it's easier to detach from it?
Looking forward to the salvaging of the alt calendar. I'll be here to watch.
Don't worry. We're exceptionally sad.
@@alexhowes6192 I'm sorry to hear it, man. I'll eagerly await the restart of your shenanigans. Best wishes.
I hope EF guys will try next time on Cape Epic, is really TdF or MTB marathon stage racing :)
Love your videos!
These are so good.
Pretty cool EF is doing these alternative races. Be interesting to see where gravel is at in the next few years.
I love your videos, they're amazing!
Great vid
Top geezers!!!
Nice one!
Wish I could give this video more than 1 Like!
Very Nice edit!
Fantastic Thank you all !!
Sorry, you guys missed the Epic but hopefully, you guys can get more time on your MTB's and come back next year. Dankie en vasbyt!
Would love to see these guys compete at the Downieville Classic!!
Loving these films
Have you guys thought of doing BCBR ?
It would be amazing to see you compete there
Interesting watching these guys look ahead to retirement at a young age. Our job, if we have jobs we enjoy, is so much of us. When you leave that, what do you do? And you see it in the eyes of these guys who are at the end, and you hope that they don't end up on drugs or doing something self-destructive. They both have so much energy and so much left to give that you hope they find an outlet for it.
The world is large and life is an adventure.
@@alexhowes6192 All the best to you, Alex. I hope you continue to take us along for the ride.
Haven't seen movie yet...already clicked "Like" button!!!
Great videos as always. Are those prototype new Rapha cargo bibs?
where are the music credits?
Does anyone know what pack they are using? I thought it was a camelbak chase vest at first but it is different.
What water vest are you wearing?
Can anyone tell me what model of new balances Lachlan is wearing at 7:10? Huge fan of the team / this series, but also want to get a pair of those shoes
Lachlan and Alex should write a book together.
12:02 you are in Nederland? Wow, there actually is a place called Nederland somewhere outside of Nederland. Wild.
Lachie, how cold was that Camps Bay water?! Ice cream headache ? 😬
What's the song called from the beginning?
That new cannondale scalpel is so hot...
Lachlan makes this series would be incredible without him. But he elevates it to another level essentially become his life story.
What’s the song at 1:23?
tick tock! Can't wait.....
Too bad you did not come to 2019 Taiwan kom. I was waiting for you. 😔
3rd time watching this one
PLEASE MAKE MORE MOUNTAIN BIKE videos
Hmm...Start is early morning in Japan
A bummer that this virus affects us all, but we'll be back! Just hold tight and stay safe for now.
1:21 What are those hydration packs called?
I have the same question. Anybody know?