Epic Photo Competition: Stage 2
On each day of the Absa Cape Epic, the team of skilled photographers create spectacular images for us to enjoy. Bike Hub will be holding a competition to recognise their hard work and give you the chance to win a signed copy of your favourite photograph. Take a look at the selection of photographs from […]
Absa Cape Epic Preview: Stage 3 (Greyton – Greyton)
After two rugged days riders will get to enjoy a shorter stage and the mountain biking delights of Greyton. After a country meander that takes riders through nearby Bereaville and Genadendal, it is straight into a series of climbs including Mad Dog Bite, Zig Zag and the UFO – the latter so named because of […]
Cape Epic Stage 2 Preview: Hermanus – Greyton
Stage 2 takes riders north to a new race village in quaint Greyton, with some fierce climbs along the way. Before long riders will get acquainted with the day’s biggest challenge: Shaw’s Pass. It is only four kilometres but gains more than 220m in altitude and on one section the gradient kicks up more than […]
Interview: Nino Schurter
Three-time Olympic medallist, and XCO World Champion, to name but a few titles, Nino Schurter is the face of international cross country racing. He is in South Africa to race the Absa Cape Epic with teammate Matthias Stirnemann of the Scott-Sram MTB Racing Team. We caught up with him in Stellenbosch to find out about […]
Epic Photo Competition: The Prologue
On each day of the Absa Cape Epic, the team of skilled photographers create spectacular images for us to enjoy. Bike Hub will be holding a competition to recognise their hard work and give you the chance to win a signed copy of your favourite photograph. Take a look at the selection of photographs from […]
Cape Epic Preview: Stage 1 (Hermanus – Hermanus)
Traditionally associated with the whales frolicking in its bay, in recent years Hermanus has become a favourite MTB venue with trails snaking along the mountain that looms over the town centre and in the lush Hemel-en-Aarde Valley behind it. Soon after the start the route heads up Rotary Way and along the spine of the […]
Big day for De Groot and Spitz
“We did what we had to do,” was Robyn de Groot’s understated description of Team Ascendis Health’s victory in the opening stage of the Absa Cape Epic on Sunday. Sabine Spitz and Robyn de Groot during the Prologue of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held at Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville, […]
2017 Absa Cape Epic Photo Competition
On each day of the Absa Cape Epic, the team of skilled photographers create spectacular images for us to enjoy. Bike Hub will be holding a competition to recognise their hard work and give you the chance to walk away with a signed copy of your favourite photograph. How it works Every day each photographer […]
The Epic: An outsider’s perspective
This coming Sunday a great many of us are going to try and tolerate dust, heat, wind, other peoples’ annoying children, and insects, in an effort to watch more than a thousand mountain bikes crank up climbs, and listen as their hubs buzz on the descents, at Meerendal. Announcing the obvious is insulting to one’s […]
First Look: Pyga Stage
The Pyga Stage is the most recent addition to our ever-growing long term test bike fleet. The Stage (not to be confused with the more trail capable Stage Max) is a 100 mm travel carbon cross country and marathon race bike. While the Stage might sport an efficient 100 mm of rear travel, the rest […]
Interview: Jenny Rissveds
Jenny Rissveds needs no introduction. An XCO rider for the Scott-Sram MTB Racing Team, she won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic games, is the current U23 XCO World Champion, and ranked fourth overall in the World Cup XCO in 2016, where she raced Elites while still under 23. She is in South […]
The Absa Cape Epic in numbers
The Absa Cape Epic is the pinnacle of the South African stage race calendar and a massive event attracting riders from all over the world. With the 2017 edition kicking off on Sunday, we thought that we’d take a look at the gear, training, and accommodation trends of those that have taken part in previous […]