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Songo women keep their perfect Epic record intact
Langvad and Courtney extend their lead to over 12 minutes with their fourth win in as many days. The Investec Songo Specialized team kept their unbeaten record intact in the Women’s category by claiming win number four on the longest stage of the Absa Cape Epic on Wednesday. Kate Courtney and Annika Langvad from team […]
Canyon Topeak stamp their authority on Stage 3
A breakaway at the start of Stage 3 turned the Men’s category and general classification on its head as the race moved to Worcester. Stage 3’s transition from Robertson to Worcester might be the longest stage of this year’s race but with just 1800m of ascent spread over 122km, it is also the flattest. Ideal […]
Third win consolidates Langvad’s, Courtney’s Cape Epic lead
Once again Annika Langvad and Kate Courtney stamped their authority on the Women’s category of the Absa Cape Epic when they collected their third win in three days over the 106km out-and-back Stage 2 from Robertson on Tuesday. Annika Langvad and Kate Courtney of team Investec Songo Specialized during stage 2 of the 2018 Absa […]
More drama, same result for Cannondale
The battle between the marathon racers and cross-country specialists continued into Stage 2, on a tougher course with more climbing and even gnarlier terrain. Cannondale Factory Racing pairing, Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini taking stage 2 honors during stage 2 of the 2018 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held from Arabella Wine Estate […]
Punctures cost Hincapie and Vande Velde lead
American road stars George Hincapie and Christian Vande Velde fell victim to the vagaries of mountain biking when their charge for victory in the Dimension Data Masters category of the Absa Cape Epic was halted by a series of punctures on Stage 1 on Monday. The misfortune to the Absa-WBR team allowed relatively unheralded team […]
Composure wins the day for Langvad and Courtney
Multiple World Champion Annika Langvad and her young American partner Kate Courtney overcame a puncture to surge to a second successive victory in the Women’s category on Stage 1 of the Absa Cape Epic on Monday. Annika Langvad & Kate Courtney during stage 1 of the 2018 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held […]
Cannondale grab yellow in Stage 1 sprint finish
Sunday’s Prologue marked a well-earned victory for Centurion Vaude and the marathon contingent but the cross-country specialists had other ideas for Stage 1… On paper, Stage 1’s 110km/1900m course looked scripted for the marathon riders but as we discovered yesterday the Untamed African MTB Race is filled with surprises – and that’s exactly how the […]
Hincapie, Vande Velde help themselves to Dimension Data Masters category lead
The American pairing of George Hincapie and Christian Vande Velde, well known for helping teammates win Grand Tours on the road, helped themselves to victory in the Dimension Data Masters category on the opening Prologue of the Absa Cape Epic on Sunday. The two former US Postal teammates, riding as Team Absa – WBR, will […]
Langvad and Courtney dominate on Prologue day
Three-time winner Annika Langvad and her novice partner Kate Courtney combined perfectly to win the Prologue of the 2018 Absa Cape Epic at the University of Cape Town and will take a confidence-boosting 72-second lead into Monday’s Stage 1. The vastly experienced Langvad and her young 22-year-old American partner combined perfectly despite Sunday’s Prologue being […]
Centurion Vaude steal the show at Cape Epic Prologue
You can’t win the Absa Cape Epic on the Prologue but you can prove a point – and that’s exactly what the Centurion Vaude combination of Daniel Geismayr and Nicola Rohrbach did today by winning yellow. Nicola Rohrbach and Daniel Geismayr of team Centurion Vaude win the Prologue of the 2018 Absa Cape Epic Mountain […]
Mark Cavendish escapes serious injury in Milan-Sanremo crash
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka can confirm that, thankfully, Mark Cavendish sustained no serious injury following a major crash within 10 kilometres of the finish of Milan-Sanremo on Saturday. The 32-year-old fell heavily after striking a bollard and was immediately assisted by race medical personnel, after which he was taken to a local hospital. Following […]
JOZI TRAILS takes the Braamfontein Spruit down new Trails
Jozi Trails, a not for profit company that will manage the development and maintenance of recreational trails along the Braamfontein Spruit, was launched on Wednesday evening at the Delta Environmental Centre at Delta Park in Johannesburg. The pilot project will cover Delta Park, Emmarentia and all the trails connecting them. In time it will expand […]