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Speed Company Racing fastest on Stage 3 of Absa Cape Epic
Defending champion Matt Beers (Toyota-NinetyOne-Specialized) started Stage 3 of the Absa Cape Epic with an explosion of high-octane mountain biking. With riders still getting into their pedal stroke in the start chute, Beers revved away from the pack, dragging a few startled teams along for the ride. It was a short-lived display of power, but […]
BMC MTB Racing soars on Stage 2 at Absa Cape Epic
If the story of the Men’s race was Matt Beers charging back to life after a wretched Stage 1, then the same could be said for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot in the CM.com Women’s category. The French superstar – a past World Champion in cyclocross, road, and XCO – was rudely introduced to the realities of the Absa Cape […]
Nino Schurter and Lars Forster win Stage 2 of Absa Cape Epic
XCO Mountain Bike World Champion Nino Schurter and partner Lars Forster (SCOTT-SRAM) finally came to the party at the 2022 Absa Cape Epic. The Swiss riders endured a third day of punctures, but this time the deflation couldn’t defeat them as they raced home in a sprint finish to claim the 123km Stage 2, from […]
NinetyOne-songo-Specialized race into Orange
The CM.com Women’s category racing on Stage 1 of the Absa Cape Epic was like a ding-dong football match where both teams forget to defend, so frequently did the lead change hands on the day. After a thrilling day on the trails, NinetyOne-songo-Specialized (Sofía Gómez Villafane and Haley Batten) claimed the stage and moved into […]
Seewald and Stošek sublime on Stage 1 of 2022 Absa Cape Epic
Andreas Seewald and Martin Stošek (Canyon Northwave MTB) won the 92km Stage 1 of the Absa Cape Epic with a controlled, well-paced ride from start to finish and claimed the Men’s category leader jerseys in the process. Martin Stošek of Canyon Northwave leads the peloton during stage 1 of the 2022 Absa Cape Epic. Photo […]
Winning Absa Cape Epic debut for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Debutant Pauline Ferrand-Prévot of France and South African partner Robyn de Groot (BMC MTB Racing) served notice to the rest of the CM.com Women’s category at the 2022 Absa Cape Epic with a commanding performance in the Prologue on Sunday, 20 March. Ferrand-Prévot, a multi-discipline World Champion in road racing, cyclocross, and XCO (her last MTB World […]
Beers and Blevins scorch 2022 Absa Cape Epic turf
Defending Absa Cape Epic Champion Matt Beers did not come to the 2022 edition to play. Racing this edition of The Race That Measures All with American debutant Christopher Blevins for team Toyota-NinetyOne-Specialized, Beers blitzed out of the start chute at the 2022 Prologue and tore into the hot, dry trails of Lourensford Wine […]
Toyota and Specialized Bicycles Join Forces to Support Matt Beers and Tristan Nortje
Behemoths of the automotive and cycling industries, Toyota and Specialized Bicycles, have teamed up to support two of South Africa’s most talented mountain bikers in 2022 and beyond. Racing as Toyota Specialized, with the support of Ninety One Asset Management and in benefit of songo.info, the team will target marathon, stage races, gravel bike events […]
Spot on the Toyota CRYO RDT eCycling team up for grabs
Now’s your chance to put your fitness and cycling intuition to the test. Why don’t you enter The Toyota Gaming Engine Tour de Virtuale eCycling Tournament and you could find yourself in a race to audition for your spot on the Toyota CRYO RDT ecycling team. A unique event providing the opportunity for talented riders […]
Win Number Three For Le Court De Billot While Pritzen Takes Maiden Men’s Title
Mauritian-born Kim Le Court De Billot (Efficient Insure Infiniti) won her third Cape Town Cycle Tour, presented by Pick n Pay, on Sunday while 22-year-old Marc Pritzen (Honeycomb) took his first win in the elite men after two thrilling breakaway wins on a cold and rainy day. Photo Credit: Chris Hitchcock. Le Court De Billot […]
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot partners Robyn de Groot at Absa Cape Epic
Cycling’s multidisciplinary men – Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock – battle across three fronts, chasing Road, Cyclocross and Mountain Biking World Titles. The marker they chase was set by the rider who could, arguably, claim to be the world’s greatest cyclist. In 2015 Pauline Ferrand-Prévot held the rainbow jerseys in Road, CX, and […]
Hofmann, Le Court De Billot Return To Defend Cape Town Cycle Tour Titles
The 2022 Cape Town Cycle Tour returns to its customary calendar place on Sunday, 13 March, and both 2021 champions will be in attendance, looking for more glory. Covid 19 restrictions forced the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust to postpone the 2021 event to October – ironically, the inaugural event was also an October affair, […]