{"id":17487,"date":"2013-01-23T00:24:30","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T22:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pragmatic-duo-eye-african-jersey-in-cape-epic\/"},"modified":"2013-01-23T00:24:30","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T22:24:30","slug":"pragmatic-duo-eye-african-jersey-in-cape-epic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pragmatic-duo-eye-african-jersey-in-cape-epic\/","title":{"rendered":"Pragmatic duo eye African jersey in Cape Epic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/pragmatic-duo-eye-african-jersey-in-cape-epic\/shaun-and-max-lr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1264\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1264\" alt=\"Thembisile Shaun Mtintsilana and Max Matini are eyeing the African jersey at the 2013 Absa Cape Epic.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/5398a_Shaun-and-Max-LR.jpg\" width=\"252\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thembisile Shaun Mtintsilana and Max Matini are eyeing the African jersey at the 2013 Absa Cape Epic.<\/p>\n<p>Bike mechanic Max Matini and bicycle warehouse assistant Thembisile Shaun Mtintsilana, riding as Team Pragma Trek, will take on their second Absa Cape Epic in 2013 with the hope of winning the coveted Exxaro development jersey.<\/p>\n<p>The mountain bike stage race, which will take place from March 17 to 24, will see riders battle the elements and each other while covering a total distance of 698km with 15 650m of climbing between Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville and Lourensford Wine Estate in Somerset West.<\/p>\n<p>Matini (25), from Durbanville, describes his fondest memory of the Cape Epic as day three of the 2011 race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cycled for 145km and experienced no pain. A feeling of pride came over me when I realised how far I\u2019d come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most difficult stage, in my experience, is the first \u2013 it\u2019s hot and your legs aren\u2019t used to all the cycling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mtintsilana (23), a Stellenbosch resident, adds that his fondest memory was \u201cwhen Max wanted to give up and made excuses about his finger that had cuts\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For him, the most difficult stage is the first, even though it\u2019s the shortest. \u201cI keep coming back because it\u2019s not just a race about climbing the mountain. It\u2019s also about team work . . .\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see when we get there,\u201d says Matini with regards to a podium finish. \u201cAs a team we\u2019re aiming for first place in the Exxaro development category.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very confident about it and I\u2019ll be very happy for the Exxaro development jersey, if we win it, but my goal is the African jersey,\u201d says Mtintsilana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thembisile Shaun Mtintsilana and Max Matini are eyeing the African jersey at the 2013 Absa Cape Epic. Bike mechanic Max Matini and bicycle warehouse assistant Thembisile Shaun Mtintsilana, riding as Team Pragma Trek, will take on their second Absa Cape Epic in 2013 with the hope of winning the coveted Exxaro development jersey. 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