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Egger and Baum race into Yellow on Stage 5, Looser and Le Court win again
The defending Champions of the Absa Cape Epic, Georg Egger and Lukas Baum (ORBEA x Leatt x Speed Company), raced to victory on Stage 5 at Lourensford Wine Estate, moving into the yellow leader jerseys at the same time on Friday, 24 March. ORBEA x Leatt x Speed Company go into Stage 6 with a […]
Beers, Blevins complete hat-trick while Looser and Le Court shine on Stage 4
Matt Beers and Christopher Blevins (Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne) won the Stage 4 Time Trial of the Absa Cape Epic, their fourth stage victory in five days, while Vera Looser and Kim le Court (Efficient Infiniti Insure) won in the CM.com Women’s category. The Stage 4 win for Beers and Blevins pushed them up to third in the […]
South African Success on Stage 3 of Absa Cape Epic
It was a banner day for South African mountain biking on the 100km Hermanus to Oak Valley Stage 3 of the Absa Cape Epic, with local riders claiming stage victories in the Men’s and CM.com Women’s categories on Wednesday, 22 March. Amy Wakefield and Candice Lill (e-FORT. net | SeattleCoffeeCo) won the transition stage in […]
Tense and tactical on Stage 2 at Absa Cape Epic
There were no changes in the overall category leads of the Absa Cape Epic after Stage 2, with both the men’s and women’s leaders holding on to their yellow and orange leader jerseys respectively, after 116km of racing on Tuesday, 21 March. In the Men’s race, Matt Beers and Christopher Blevins (Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne) won Stage 2, […]
Cape Epic leader jerseys change hands after Stage 1
Fabian Rabensteiner and Wout Alleman (Wilier Pirelli Factory) won Stage 1 of the Absa Cape Epic in Hermanus on Monday, 20 March. The stage victory puts them in fourth place overall. Nino Schurter and Andri Frischknecht (SCOTT-SRAM MTB-Racing) finished second on the 98km stage but moved into the overall lead in the general classification. Defending champions […]
2023 Absa Cape Epic bursts into life with thrilling Prologue
The 2023 Absa Cape Epic roared into life on 19 March with some explosive mountain bike racing in and around the hills of Durbanville, Cape Town. Mountain bikers from around the world gathered at Meerendal Wine Estate on Sunday morning to test themselves on the opening demands of the 19th edition of the Absa Cape […]
2022 Rematch for 2023 Absa Cape Epic
2022 produced an Absa Cape Epic for the ages. Arguably the most exciting race to date. Three teams laid hands on the yellow leader jerseys, although only two raced in it. In 2023 all three return to the Western Cape to do battle once more. Orbea x Leatt x S.C., Canyon Northwave MTB and Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne […]
Picture Perfect Conditions for 2023 Cape Town Cycle Tour
The 2023 Cape Town Cycle Tour marked the 45th edition of the famous race around the Mother City. In that long history there have been few more perfect days for a big day out on a bicycle. The Cape’s fickle weather played along and helped the city celebrate the near 30 000 participants who came […]
Exciting CM.com Women’s Category Race Expected for 2023 Absa Cape Epic
While the Men’s category is dominated by returning teams, and thus an element of the expected, the CM.com Women’s category is far more open. Of the top combinations only the 8capital team and the newly formed e-FORT..net | SeattleCoffeeCo have completed an Absa Cape Epic together before. Thus, the established wisdom is to expect the […]
Chris Jooste wins the 2023 Cape Town Cycle Tour in emphatic fashion
The TufoBMC rider showed his class to outsprint Andries Nigrini (TEG), Jaedon Terlouw (Honeycomb), and Daniel Loubser to claim the title in a time of 02:36:14. “This is the pinnacle of the sport in South Africa,” Jooste commented after the finish. “I’m thrilled with the win.” According to Jooste, he knew there was a rare […]
Kim le Court Completes Hattrick of Cape Town Cycle Tour Titles
Double defending champion Kim le Court, of Mauritius, completed a hat-trick of Cape Town Cycle Tour wins on Sunday, 12 March. The Efficient Infiniti Insure rider had to work harder for her fourth title than any of the others, though, after Candice Lill broke up a select group who had entered the finale together with […]
Youth vs Experience at 2023 Cape Town Cycle Tour Men’s Race
The elite men’s race at this year’s Cape Town Cycle Tour will come down to youth versus experience. The challengers in the field range from 37-year-old Nolan Hoffman, a four-time winner, to 23-year-old Marc Pritzen, the 2022 Cycle Tour champion and rising star on the global cycling scene. Former National Road Race Champion and elder […]