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Juniors ready to tackle third SA XCO Cup
The third round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series, which takes place at Wolwespruit Bike Park, will be hosted by City of Tshwane in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria on Saturday 26 March. Although the UCI Category 1 rating applies to Pro-Elites only, this does not stop the performance of the younger riders, as they all […]
Stage 4: A day for the purist mountain biker
Thursday’s Stage 4 will start and finish at the Wellington race finish and be spent almost exclusively on the highly regarded Welvanpas trail network. By Absa Cape Epic standards it is short – only 75km – but has some sharp climbs and an accumulated altitude gain of 1850m. The distance and conditions suggest it will […]
Madolo fighting his way back to health on Stage 3
Stage 3 was the first moving day of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic as the race village moved from Saronsberg Wine Estate to the CPUT Campus in Wellington. The mammoth 103km journey included 2 150 meters of climbing and took Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser 5 hours 35 minutes and 43 seconds to complete. Gary […]
Drama at the front of the field on Stage 3
It was a bleak day on Stage 3 of the Absa Cape Epic for two top teams. Swede Jennie Stenerhag, second overall in the winner’s category with South African Robyn de Groot (Team Ascendis Health), collapsed over the finish line after a tough and very hot 104km ride. She was immediately taken to the race […]
Videos: USN Purefit at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic
Get a glimpse of the action at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic from eyes of USN Purefit, the official nutrition partner of the Absa Cape Epic. Stage 3 A peak into Stage 3 of the 2016 ABSA Cape Epic, the move from Saronsberg to Wellington, and of course the riders.https://www.facebook.com/USNpurefit/videos/1153801517987865/ Stage 2 Another epic day […]
Bikes of the Epic: Stefan Sahm’s Bulls E-Stream EVO FS 3 29 E-Bike
Three-time Absa Cape Epic winner Stefan Sahm has turned media crew member for 2016. But unlike the rest of us, he (sort of) gets to ride his mountain bike with the leading pack. Stefan is part of the collaboration between Bulls Bikes and 3sixtv bringing us footage from the trails of the Absa Cape Epic […]
Homework pays off for Lill and Woolcock
The USN Purefit outfit of Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock confirmed on Stage 3 of the Absa Cape Epic that they are the African team to beat this year. Darren Lill of Team USN Purefit leads the chasing group during stage 3 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held from Saronsberg […]
Toil and tears among triumph for the women on Stage 3
Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad of Spur-Specialized moved a step closer to clinching their third straight Absa Cape Epic title by winning Stage 3 in a time of 5:18.47. Annika Langvad & Ariane Kleinhans of Spur-Specialized win stage 3 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held from Saronsberg Wine Estate in […]
Local knowledge sees Team Bulls home on Stage 3
Coming into the 2016 Absa Cape Epic, Karl Platt and Urs Huber (Team Bulls) had already enjoyed a string of excellent results on South African soil. Karl Platt and Urs Huber of Team Bulls 1 during stage 3 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held from Saronsberg Wine Estate in Tulbagh […]
Stage 3: Conquering As One with the Absa Cape Epic
Absa will once again be recognising and rewarding teamwork and perseverance at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic with the #ConquerAsOne campaign. At each stage of the race, an extraordinary #ConquerAsOne moment will be identified and recognised, where a team showed immense human spirit to overcome their own personal challenges to conquer that stage together. During […]
SA Track and Omnium Champs selection races for Elite and Junior HP squad
The 2016 SA National Track, Para-cycling and Omnium Championships, taking place at the Westbourne Cycling Track in Port Elizabeth from 28 March to 3 April, will be selection races for the High Performance (HP) squad for Elite and Junior riders. Newly elected Track Cycling High Performance Manager, Martin van Wyk, understands the onus on him […]
James Reid bows out of 2016 Absa Cape Epic
It was a case of until we meet again, rather than goodbye, as James Reid from Team Spur withdrew from the 2016 Absa Cape Epic on Tuesday, 15 March, to focus on his Olympic qualification. Reid started the 100th stage of the world’s most prestigious mountain-bike stage race in the Outcast special jersey for UCI […]