INSIDE THE PIONEER
When I’m looking for races to ride or adventures to tackle, I try to look for something unique. Something that will take me somewhere new or offer an experience like no other. Along with my cross-country racing throughout the year, I always try to add a stage race or a marathon into the mix. In the past I’ve done races like the Alpentour in the Austrian mountains and the Belgian Mountain Bike Challenge in the Ardennes. Races like these offer vastly different experiences and have an individual ‘feel’ to them.
The Cape Epic, The Pioneer and Swiss Epic make up the global Epic Series and offer riders a chance to experience three incredibly unique and vastly different events all within one series. The rugged South African
