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Avis Premium Upgrade

The Avis Premium Upgrade option is for those teams that would prefer a few more luxuries than our Absa Cape Epic tented race village offers. Riders on the Avis Premium Upgrade receive enhanced services at the race, including hotel/guest house accommodation, personal baggage assistance and personal massage services etc.

The number of premium upgrades is limited by accommodation available in the stage towns each year and in smaller towns where accommodation is not sufficient, all efforts will be made to ensure minimal travelling time between accommodation and race village.

The premium upgrade is priced as an additional fee that is added to the normal entry fee. It is only available for purchase in our online store for teams that are officially registered to ride the race (i.e. entry fee paid up).

The Avis Premium Upgrade includes the following for both riders:

• 7 nights in Hotels/Guest Houses/B&B’s. Please note that the accommodation before the race in Cape Town is NOT included but can be purchased as an optional extra in the online store.
• Dinners in the Absa Cape Epic race village
• 1 x Dedicated masseur per 4 premium teams (8 riders)
• 1 x Dedicated host/driver per 4 premium teams
• 1 x Dedicated passenger van per 4 premium teams
• Daily 45 minute massage in your hotel
• Rider bag delivered and collected from your accommodation each day
• Personal transport between the start/finish, race village and your accommodation
• Complimentary Absa Cape Epic merchandise
• Separate registration counter in Cape Town 

* In towns where accommodation is limited, the organisers may be required to secure additional accommodation in surrounding areas. In some (not all) cases this would involve travelling distances of around 20km out of town.

The Avis Premium Upgrade teams will be grouped into groups of 4 (i.e. 8 riders) and each group of 4 teams will have their own passenger vehicle for the duration of the race. One host/driver and one masseur will be dedicated to each group of 4 teams. The masseur will give each rider a 45 minute massage per day. The scheduling of this massage can be arranged with your masseur. The host will collect and deliver all rider bags to the hotels and drive the teams between the race village and your hotel before and after the day's riding.

It is important to note that both team members are upgraded when purchasing a premium upgrade and rooms are on a per person sharing basis.