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Video: Bart Brentjens Cape Epic diary – Stage 1 Groenlandberg
Bart Brentjens, with his Brazilian teammate Abraao Azevedo, is looking for yet another Absa Cape Epic title. After finishing second in the Master’s category at the Prologue, they went out on stage 1 at Oak Valley with a purpose. Bart comments on the overall race as well as his own progress in this video.
Tracker Ride Epic 2
The Absa Cape Epic’s reputation as the world’s premier mountain bike race means that it’s vitally important for race organisers to monitor riders at all times. For this reason, Tracker has been entrusted with the tracking of all 1,250 riders spanning across 625 teams over the entire 8-day event via mobile tracking devices. This year, […]
PowerTap announces new P1 pedal and C1 chainring power meters
PowerTap reasserts its position as market leader with the addition of two new power meters to their portfolio with the P1 pedal and C1 chainring. Through years of observations, testing, development and hard work, PowerTap is committed to providing power measurement products with the accuracy that cyclists deserve. With the introduction of these new products, […]
MTN-Qhubeka deliver textbook leadout
In a spectacular drag race sprint finish, Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) won the 6th Tirreno-Adriatico stage. Our very own Gerald Ciolek was the rider in 2nd place with Jens Debusschere (Lotto-Soudal) 3rd. In a nail biting finale for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung fans, the African team took to the head of the race with 2km to go. […]
Day of drama at Absa Cape Epic
In a day of drama, Christoph Sauser laid down a significant marker in his bid to become the first person to win the Absa Cape Epic five times. Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy of Investec-Songo-Specialized celebrate winning stage 1 of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held from Oak Valley Wine Estate […]
Video: Kargo Pro MTB’s Emil Lindgren crashes out of Absa Cape Epic
What started out as an ordinary race day for Kargo Pro MTB, ended in an unfortunate race finishing crash for Emil Lindgren. South African Brendon Davids has elected to soldier on his own as an Outcast, a professional rider who continues with the Absa Cape Epic but may not influence the racing results. Follow team […]
RECM Specialized surge ahead
On a day when race conditions changed at the Absa Cape Epic – but the number one spot didn’t – it was business as usual for the dominant pair in the Sasol Women’s category. Team RECM’s Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad survived a crash scare to charge home and into the orange leader’s jersey once […]
Stage 2 Preview: Spectacular singletrack ahead
Now for an interesting mix – a balance between tough climbing, fast sections and some great singletrack. First there are a few climbs to negotiate: at about five kilometres a shortish and particularly nasty one that has concrete strips for traction (followed by a tricky descent), and then on to the Nuweberg from the east […]
CSA national roll out of UCI Level 1 Coaching Course
Cycling South Africa’s Coaching Commission is flying out Canadian Elite Master Coach, Houshang Amiri, to deliver three UCI accredited Level 1 Coaching Courses in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg during the month of April. Course content has been revised by the UCI since the last course was facilitated in South Africa. Adding to this, the […]
Tirreno-Adriatico: Cummings hangs tough to top 10 GC
Nairo Quintana was the first rider across the snow covered finish-line on the 5th Tirreno-Adriatico stage. Bauke Mollema (Trek Factory Racing) was 39″ behind the Colombian with Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma – QuickStep) a further 9″ back. With the stage finishing atop the 16.1km Terminillo climb, it was always going to be a battle of […]
Blistering Cape Epic start for RECM Specialized
The world’s leading female mountain bikers could be spotted on the slopes of Table Mountain on Sunday 15 March, but not for long as they tore apart the Prologue route of the 12th Absa Cape Epic. Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad of team RECM Specialized during the Prologue of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic. // […]
Giger and Gujan spring an early Cape Epic surprise
Swiss riders Fabian Giger and Martin Gujan (Novus OMX Pro) sprung something of a surprise as they swept into the yellow zebra jersey in Sunday’s Absa Cape Epic Prologue. Most of the big guns kept their powder dry on a day that favoured cross country specialists, but four-times winners Karl Platt and Christoph Sauser were […]