{"id":18195,"date":"2013-02-22T02:03:34","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T00:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/paraplegic-eyes-second-cape-epic\/"},"modified":"2013-02-22T02:03:34","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T00:03:34","slug":"paraplegic-eyes-second-cape-epic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/paraplegic-eyes-second-cape-epic\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraplegic eyes second Cape Epic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/paraplegic-eyes-second-cape-epic\/dane-wilson-lr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2116\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2116\" alt=\"Paraplegic Dane Wilson during the  2009 Absa Cape Epic. Photo: Sportograf\/Absa Cape Epic\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/c0da5_Dane-Wilson-LR.jpg\" width=\"291\" height=\"347\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paraplegic Dane Wilson during the 2009 Absa Cape Epic. Photo: Sportograf\/Absa Cape Epic<\/p>\n<p>Paraplegic cyclist Dane Wilson will be teaming up with Reuben van Niekerk for this year\u2019s Absa Cape Epic as team Driepoot Toyota.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson, who will be participating in his second Cape Epic, was the first paraplegic person to complete the race back in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old, who works as a project manager for Junk Mail Publishing Digital, says that his race partner worked as a volunteer during the 2012 edition to secure an entry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been riding together on the track and road for a while and thought it would be a fantastic challenge to complete the Cape Epic as the first \u2018para\u2019 team,\u201d said Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>They train together two to three times per week depending on their schedules. \u201cWe mostly ensure that we do at least one long ride together,\u201d said Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>He follows a programme compiled by his long-time track cycling coach Sheldon Bole, who mixes up his training through the week with a combination of road riding, mountain biking and track sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson reckons the most important ingredient to complete the Cape Epic is to stay positive while suffering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough base fitness is a given requirement, it takes a certain kind of mental perseverance to make it through the eihgt days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He feels that being a paraplegic will not affect his participation, or be a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just need extra preparation and need to ensure that my prosthetic is up to the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paraplegic Dane Wilson during the 2009 Absa Cape Epic. Photo: Sportograf\/Absa Cape Epic Paraplegic cyclist Dane Wilson will be teaming up with Reuben van Niekerk for this year\u2019s Absa Cape Epic as team Driepoot Toyota. 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