{"id":17864,"date":"2013-02-08T01:01:19","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T23:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/ten-epics-require-selfishness-says-rossignol\/"},"modified":"2013-02-08T01:01:19","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T23:01:19","slug":"ten-epics-require-selfishness-says-rossignol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/ten-epics-require-selfishness-says-rossignol\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Epics require selfishness, says Rossignol"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dirk Rossignol will attempt his 10th Absa Cape Epic in 2013. Photo: Sportograf\/Absa Cape Epic<\/p>\n

Dutchman Dirk Rossignol will participate in the 2013 Absa Cape for the 10th time, partnering with Ignance Spruyt.<\/p>\n

The 49-year-old boasts five podium finishes during his 10-year stint on the event. He is also a finisher of the Australian Crocodile Trophy and has participated in a number of 24 hour races.<\/p>\n

The legendary Absa Cape Epic will see Rossingnol, together with approximately 1 200 riders, complete the demanding eight-day mountain bike adventure of 698km with 15 650m of climbing from Citrusdal to Lourensford Wine Estate.<\/p>\n

Rossignol, who started mountain biking in 2000, works in the construction and renovations industry. He considers his biggest achievement a 14-day cycle through the Australian Outback in which he unexpectedly did very well overall.<\/p>\n

In terms of family life and commitments, Rossignol adds: \u201cIt\u2019s very tricky and sometimes it requires a little bit of selfishness \u2013 unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n

His training consists of hard and long hours on the bike. \u201cI build up cycling hours from October to December, on average 12 to 18 hours per week. In January, I do a lot of road cycling \u2013 approximately five hours at a time \u2013 and I run three times a week.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo weeks prior to the Cape Epic, I do sessions of maximum four hours each. I don\u2019t follow a special diet and never use power, recovery, anti cramp, super power products, but I consume kilos of biltong. It\u2019s the best food for sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rossignol has participated in the Cape Epic since its inception in 2003 and says that he could not picture life without the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has definitely changed the winter season, with long training sessions. It\u2019s hard to say what the ultimate highlight of all my Cape Epic adventures has been.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2005 edition of the event is a nice one as I appeared on the Master\u2019s podium thrice.\u201d Rossignol adds that his strengths lie in the technical strokes and downhills.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy most memorable moment, I\u2019d have to say was my first stage in 2004 when my body was in cramps after 75km and I was screaming and swearing that I would never ever do this again. Eighty two stages later and it\u2019s still as hard as before, but at least now I know what to expect,\u201d says Rossignol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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