Epic Camp NZ 2021 - “Tour of the South”.
What the year 2021 will look like in hopefully a post Covid-19 world is hard to predict in terms of international travel. Following on from our successful 2020 length of the South Island we will remain in the South taking in some of the stunning scenery on offer.
What you can expect on this camp will be a ~1100km Tour of the South from Dunedin to Queenstown spread over 9 days (10 nights) along with scenic runs and swimming. The route will include some coastal riding, Mt Cook, Milford Sound, plenty of the incredible Central Otago as well as some surprise locations. We’ll have some of our usual epic challenges to help encourage you to push yourself further such as KOM’s, events and handicapped races.
This NZ Epic Camp will have a few deviations from our normal camps
We’ll be trying to make this camp more budget friendly which means we drop the usual epic camp extra’s such as massage and will have slightly less support crew
If you are injured or can’t run any longer you can take the aqua bike option with some extra swimming and cycling while others run.
Athlete requirements - you will need to be FIT for this camp. We do not require you to be uber fast but if you are not able to do an ironman ride under 6.5hrs this camp is not suitable
Dates
Arrivals Thursday 21st October, 2021 into Dunedin
Departures Sunday 31st October from Queenstown
What to expect
An Epic 10 days of exploring the lower South Island
>1100km of riding. The exact course is TBC but expect most days to average 100-150km.
Scenic trail runs
Swim events
Camp competitions
A hell of a good time with likeminded athletes
The camp fee includes:
An epic experience like no other with a variety of amazing training and challenges.
Transport.
10 nights accommodation (twin share)
Accomodation will be a mix of motels and units in Holiday parks.
There will be the option to have a solo room or upgrade to nicer units at your expense. Rate TBC
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner along with snacks during the ride and sports nutrition
Dinner will be a mix of eating in and eating out at Cafe’s.
On road support - we will have mini vans and trailers to transport all athletes + bikes if required.
Sports Nutrition
Airport Transfers
Pool admission
Not included:
Flights
Bike Consumables
Drinks incl Alcohol
Bike box shipping if required from Dunedin to Queenstown (likely ~$70)
Camp Fee – The exact camp fee is TBC but likely to be $2850
Expressions of interest are now open
Athlete requirements
We will cater for athletes who can ride 6.5hrs or faster for an Ironman ride (or equivalent half Ironman). We are happy to accept cyclists only, they can either do some tack on riding when we do some of the runs or swims.
