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2017 Absa Cape Epic: Prologue (Meerendal – Meerendal)
The Prologue route (26km, 750m climbing) includes spectacular views of some world famous landmarks – across Table Bay to the iconic Table Mountain, with Robben Island nestled in the sparkling sea in the foreground. But riders will not be afforded much opportunity to enjoy them: the best viewing point follows a lung-busting climb up Meerendal’s […]
How to enjoy the Absa Cape Epic drama in your living room
Get up to speed with live streaming, the event website, TV coverage, a tracking app … and more. There are ways of enjoying the Absa Cape Epic that don’t involve blood, sweat and tears (or that deadly cycling combination of mud, wet and gears). And you can even do so from the safety of your […]
Absa #ConquerAsOne – Conquering the Untamed
Absa will be celebrating and recognising the spirit of teamwork and perseverance at the 2017 Absa Cape Epic. Over the week of the race Absa will be challenging all participants to rally those around them to conquer the world’s toughest mountain bike race. On each day of the race, one team embodying human spirit in […]
Team Imbuko ready for 2017 season
After a successful first season in the professional mountain biking peloton, Imbuko Wines returns as the headline sponsor to Team Imbuko. Managing director of Imbuko Wines, Theunis van Zyl, himself an avid mountain biker, is excited to again be involved with the two man team. Chris Wolhuter (28) was joined by youngster, Dylan Rebello (21) […]
Tech talk with Team BCX’s Waylon Woolcock and HB Kruger
South African mountain biking star Waylon Woolcock partners up with young fellow countryman HB Kruger for the Absa Cape Epic, aiming to repeat his 2016 red jersey win, and a podium spot. The pair ride for newly branded Team BCX, formerly Team Telkom, owned and run by SA road cycling legend Malcolm Lange. Both former […]
J9 Foundation’s mission at Winelands Encounter
The memory of Springbok rugby legend Joost van der Westhuizen will hover over the Liberty Winelands Encounter next month when the J9 Foundation cycling team take part in the event for the first time. Presented by ASG Events in partnership with STANLIB, the three-stage mountain bike race starting on April 21 will take riders through […]
Young South African, Kent Main joins Dimension Data Continental Team
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka are delighted to announce that 21-year-old South African, Kent Main will join our Continental Team, effective 1st April. As our Dimension Data Continental Team prepare to relocate to our European base in Lucca, Italy, the squad has received a boost with the addition of Kent Main. Main who hails from […]
Italian Ferraro drops into support team after struggle with injury
Top Absa Cape Epic team Trek Selle San Marco has had to make a last-minute change after Italian Damiano Ferraro was injured in a crash. Russian marathon champion Alexey Medvedev – who was scheduled to ride in the Trek Selle San Marco back up team – will replace Ferraro and ride with Samuele Porro, who […]
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 […]
Interview: Team CANSA Active I Love Boobies
Cherise Williet and Mikayla Webb will be taking part in the 2017 Absa Cape Epic all in the name of raising money for CANSA through the I Love Boobies initiative. Mikayla Webb You are riding as team CANSA Active I Love Boobies. Please explain a bit about the cause? Cancer effects everyone, I have yet […]
International Stars Victorious in songo.info’s MTO Champions Race
The festival of mountain biking which is the MTO Champions Race took place in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch, on Wednesday the 15th of March. The closely contested racing saw Xterra and ITC Cross-Tri World Champion Flora Duffy claim the win in the Elite Women’s race, while Swiss star Nicola Rohrbach won the Elite Men’s race. From left […]
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 […]