Joel Stransky will be alongside former pro Owen Hannie at the 2013 Absa Cape Epic.
With three Absa Cape Epic races and a Rugby World Cup to his name, South African rugby legend Joel Stransky is one of the longest standing members of Team Absa.
“I am once again looking forward to the challenge,” says Stransky. “Every year it becomes more demanding and more difficult. It is such a great privilege to be part of such an event, and even more so to do it as part of the Absa team!”
Stransky has been mountain biking for the past four years – since he was first challenged to do the Cape Epic by Elana Meyer of the JAG Foundation.
He is currently based in Bryanston, Johannesburg, where he is a Supersport rugby commentator and also runs his own business.
Stransky will continue his tradition of riding for the LumoHawk Foundation.
“It’s my charity which is now in the process of being formalised,” he explains. “We concentrate on the educational needs of underprivileged children and every single cent raised goes to the cause.”
His experience with the race is definitely one of his strengths, as is endurance. “You need to prepare well and know how to suffer. This is the Epic and it doesn’t matter how strong you are, at some point in the race you will suffer!
“So you need determination to get through that and keep going. The most important thing you learn from having done it before is how to pace yourself to survive each day.”
Stransky will be riding alongside Owen Hannie.
