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The race for the Absa African Women’s jersey
The Absa African Women’s jersey competition will be held for the third year during the 2020 Absa Cape Epic. The race, inaugurated to foster growth in the number of African riders in the Women’s category, is designed to raise the profile of the local women and provide a platform for their sponsors. In this year’s […]
Santa Cruz announces all-new Heckler CC e-bike
Press Release The Heckler is the most agile e-bike on the market—one that sports equal parts capability and playfulness. It’s fun uphill, it’s fun downhill, and it rides more like the aggressive trail bike it was based on than whatever your notion of an e-bike may be. HECKLER CC 27.5 X01 RSV ‘Yellowacket’Using Bronson–our all-around […]
Bulls Heroes and Faces CST Storm to Tankwa Trek Titles
The Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen saved the best for last. Both in terms of the trails and the result for the champions, the Bulls Heroes and Faces CST. The men’s yellow jersey wearers further secured their grip on the First Ascent leaders’ jerseys by racing to third on the day; behind […]
Cannondale and dormakaba Come Good on the Tankwa Trek Queen Stage
Stage 3 of the 2020 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, saw the race’s sixth new pairs of stage winners crowned. The Queen Stage, which took in the iconic Merino Monster climb on Saturday, could prove decisive in the final general classification reckoning. Cannondale Factory Racing and dormakaba blue raced to the King […]
Tankwa Trek Leads Change Hands on Dramatic Second Stage
Stage 2 of the Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen saw the UCI men’s and women’s lead change hands. CST PostNL Bafang and Faces CST started the day in the yellow and pink First Ascent leaders’ jerseys on Friday morning. Four hours later the Bulls Heroes and Fairtree were in possession of the […]
CST Get the Tankwa Trek off to a Perfect Start
The CST PostNL Bafang team, of Sebastian Fini and David Nordemann, and the Faces CST squad of Mariske Strauss and Candice Lill stormed to victory on the opening stage of the Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen. The 24-kilometre-long Stage 1 took place on Thursday, 6 February 2020, and started at 15:00 in […]
EF Education First’s Alternative Calendar Takes Them to Africa
EF Education First turned heads by encouraging riders like Lachlan Morton, Alex Howes and Taylor Phinney to take part in non-traditional road cycling events. From the iconic 200-mile Dirty Kanza gravel race to the GBDURO, a 2 000-kilometre self-supported journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats; their riders explored roads less travelled. In 2020, their […]
Walsh is King of the 24Hour with 7th Solo Win
The 24Hours of Oak Valley has been running for many years by Dirtopia and in 2020, Dane Walsh took the Solo male rider category win for the 7th time with 31 laps! That is 385km and 8215m of climbing and a technical mountain bike course of over 12km. Truly remarkable what spirit he has, but […]
Elite Women Face Off at Tankwa Trek
The 2020 Momentum Health Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen represents the first opportunity for mountain biking fans to see the South African power-team of Mariske Strauss and Candice Lill in action. Taking place in the Koue Bokkeveld region, of the Western Cape, the four-day stage race is scheduled from the 6th to the 9th of […]
Ariane Lüthi partners with Canyon
Ariane Lüthi, the reigning Swiss Marathon Champion, will be partnering with Canyon for her 2020 racing season and beyond. The Stellenbosch based rider and five-time Absa Cape Epic winner is going to tackle this gruelling race in March for the tenth time, with a partner yet to be announced. Being an integral part of the […]
Cannondale Lead the Charge Towards Tankwa Title
The defending champions, of the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen, Cannondale Factory Racing team will return to the Koue Bokkeveld in 2020. Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini line-up, at Kaleo Guest Farm on the 6th of February as the five-star favourites. With Team BULLS, BH – Wallonie, CST PostNL Bafang, Devonbosch Stellenbosch and […]
Kulhavy and Grotts Get the Band Back Together
The Specialized Racing duo of Jaroslav Kulhavý and Howard Grotts missed their chance to defend their 2018 Absa Cape Epic title last year. Grotts’ late withdrawal, due to illness kicked off a year of disappointing results for Kulhavý and of soul searching for Grotts. 12 months on they are refreshed and ready to take on […]