It’s Down to the Wire for GC Honours
South Africans Matt Beers and Tristan Nortje of Toyota Specialized Imbuko pulled back to within 13 seconds of the overall lead of the 2026 Absa Cape Epic after a sensational penultimate stage on Saturday. Finishing second behind stage winners Wout Alleman and Martin Stosek (Buff-BH), Beers and Nortje pulled back 1 minute 37 seconds on […]
GC Leaders Dominate Queen Stage in Tough Conditions
Both the overall leaders in the men’s and women’s elite categories showed why they are the strongest teams at the 2026 Absa Cape Epic during the Queen stage from Greyton to Stellenbosch on Friday. In the men’s race, Italians Luca Braidot and Simone Avondetto (Wilier-Vittoria) won their first stage of the week to extend their […]
Courtney and Seiwald finally get their win
American Kate Courtney and her Italian partner Greta Seiwald finally secured their first stage win at the 2026 Absa Cape Epic when they won Stage 4 in Greyton on Thursday. The She Sends Foundation duo outmanoeuvred overall leaders Candice Lill and Alessandra Keller to win the sprint to the line in a drama-filled stage that […]
XC Specialists Gaze and Schwarzbauer win Stage 2
Former World XC champion Sam Gaze of New Zealand and short course specialist Luca Schwarzbauer of Germany put their racing skills on full display as they sprinted to a famous victory on Stage 2 of the Absa Cape Epic. On a front-loaded course that favoured the fast men over the final 20km, the two finished […]
Beers and Nortje hold GC as Alleman and Stosek Win Stage 1
Matt Beers and Tristan Nortje (Toyota Specialized Imbuko) pulled off one of the most remarkable comebacks in Absa Cape Epic history after they chased down a four-minute deficit after a puncture to finish third on Stage 1 of the 2026 Absa Cape Epic. In the end, the two finished on the podium behind winners, Wout […]
South Africans dominate top steps after sweltering Prologue
Both the racing and the weather were hot as SA riders Beers and Nortje narrowly won the opening Prologue at the 2026 Absa Cape Epic while compatriot Candice Lill and Swiss partner Alessandra Keller dominated the women’s race. Both the winning teams led the stage from the earliest checkpoints with Beers and Nortje winning by […]
Men’s and Women’s Title Wide Open Ahead of 2026 Absa Cape Epic
The all-South African team of Matt Beers and Tristan Nortje (Toyota Specialized Imbuko) line up as one of the pre-race favourites ahead of a wide-open 2026 Absa Cape Epic that starts at Meerendal near Cape Town on Sunday. Beers, the champion in 2021, 2023 and 2024, was meant to ride the race with his partner […]
Moir Defends his songo.info Champions Race Title, Neff Wins on Debut
Luke Moir and Jolanda Neff were crowned the king and queen of the songo.info Champions Race on Wednesday, 11 March. The late afternoon action took place in scorching temperatures, and the racing matched the mercury with Cannondale Factory Racing taking the fight to the South Africans, Moir and Tyler Jacobs, in the men’s and women’s […]
Ride Where Champions Race: Join the songo.info Champions Race in Kayamandi
On the eve of the Absa Cape Epic, the spotlight shifts to the heart of Kayamandi for one of the most electric grassroots cycling events on the calendar: the songo.info Champions Race. Taking place tomorrow at the songo.info clubhouse, this fast-paced short-track mountain bike race brings world-class riders, local fans and the Kayamandi community together in celebration of cycling. And the best […]
Fedgroup Cradle 100 MTB race returns bigger and better
Anticipation is building in the cycling community as Fedgroup prepares to host the second edition of the Fedgroup Cradle 100, a premier mountain bike race and standout event on the Gauteng calendar. Taking place on 11 and 12 April 2026 at the spectacular Avianto Estate, with an exciting new starting point at Syringa Park, this […]
Lisa Bone takes Cape Town Cycle Tour Win
Lisa Bone was certainly among the pre-race favourites, but was perhaps uncertain of her own formidable strength. A breakthrough victory at the Cape Town Cycle Tour will change the Enza Construction Cycle Nation rider’s perception of her own capabilities, as well as her standing in the elite women’s peloton after a commanding performance that culminated […]
Gibbons Reigns Supreme at the 2026 Cape Town Cycle Tour
Ryan Gibbons sprinted to victory at the 2026 Cape Town Cycle Tour on Helen Suzman Boulevard in Green Point. Having spent the last decade racing in Europe, Gibbons’ homecoming to South Africa began with a team victory at the Double Century in November 2025 and culminated on Sunday, 8 March, with the most prestigious title […]