NAMIBIAN veteran cyclist Mannie Heymans has teamed up with South Africa’s Raynard Tissink for the challenging 2012 Absa Cape Epic in order to raise funds for the JAG Foundation.
Team JAG, will be racing in the well-known black and yellow colours of the JAG Foundation, alongside Marius Hurter, Elana Meyer and JAG Foundation founder Greg James.Tissink will take to the course on his Trek Superfly 100 and Heymans on his Canondale. ‘Well for the first time I will not be racing for top honours but rather for having fun, meeting new people and raising funds for the JAG foundation,’ said Heymans.Tissink added: ‘I’m excited to be able to compete in my first Absa Cape Epic. I’ve always wanted to take part in what looks like a really tough race both physically and mentally, but due to Ironman South Africa commitments, have never been able to. So I’m really looking forward to just going out there and enjoying the best mountain biking the Cape has to offer, with no expectations of time or position.’ The JAG Foundation is dedicated to mentoring and coaching organised physical activity programmes which target alcohol and drugs head-on, by showing the kids of less privileged communities that there is another better healthier pathway in life, which can give them hope to escape their surroundings through using sports as a catalyst for change.To pledge your support, log on to www.raymannieepic4jag.givengain.org.
