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Dramatic finish in Women’s race
When Robyn de Groot and Jennie Stenerhag of Team Ascendis Health crossed the finish line first in a time of 5:22.18,4 on Stage 1 of the Absa Cape Epic, the most surprised people at Saronsberg Wine Estate were the two of them. Robyn de Groot [L] and Jennie Stenerhag [R] Win stage 1 of the […]
Birthday boy Karl Platt celebrates with a stage win
The Team Bulls pair of Karl Platt and Urs Huber, along with Cape Epic first-timers Periklis Ilias and Tiago Ferreira (Dolomiti Superbike), went out hard from the start, with the small bunch of four leading practically from start to finish on the 108km Tulbagh to Tulbagh Stage 1. The tactic paid off for Platt and […]
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 […]
Investec songo Specialized: Mentor and protégé off to a solid start at Absa Cape Epic
The Investec songo Specialized duo of Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser got their 2016 Absa Cape Epic campaign off to a solid start with a 1 hour 14 minute and 12 second blitz around the 26km Prologue route. Their time was good enough for 29th position in the open men’s category and sets them up […]
Prologue Wrap-up: Platt rides like the wind
Four-time Absa Cape Epic winner Karl Platt of Germany and Swiss partner Urs Huber (Bulls) laid down a marker for the week ahead by blitzing the course to win Sunday’s prologue. Gareth Chilton of South Africa and England’s Adam Foster were the first riders of the Prologue of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike […]
A difficult Paris-Nice comes to an end for Team Dimension Data
The final stage of the Paris-Nice saw Tim Wellens (Lottos-Fixall) take the stage victory ahead of Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Richie Porte (BMC Racing). Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) won the race overall. For Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka the day began with Jacques Janse van Rensburg not able to take the start. Our South African […]
Absa Cape Epic: A tough race awaits on Stage 1
After the thrills, and a few spills, of the Absa Cape Epic Prologue in Meerendal on Sunday the riders and crew travelled up to Tulbagh for Monday’s Stage 1. As has become the tradition, the first stage will be a tough one. The riders will ascend 2 300m over 108km, a lot of it on […]
Team Bulls breeze to victory at the windy Absa Cape Epic Prologue
Wind was the word of the day at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Prologue on Meerendal Wine Estate, which turned out to be rather fitting as eventual stage winner Karl Platt likes to talk about there being only one gas, “and that’s full gas”. With a smooth ride from start to finish, Platt and Team […]
De Groot and Stenerhag in orange after The Prologue
South African Robyn de Groot carried her blistering recent form into the Prologue of the Absa Cape Epic at Meerendal Wine Estate today when she and Swedish partner Jennie Stenerhag (Ascendis Health) grabbed hold of the Leader Jersey in the Sasol Women’s category. The 26km Prologue was a gusty and dusty race for the elite […]
Paris-Nice #6: Tough day in the Maritime Alps for Dimension Data
Stage 6 of Paris-Nice proved to be a tough one for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka. With 7 categorised climbs and a summit finish at La Madone d’Utelle it was always going to be a hard day in the saddle. The Maritime Alps characterise the hinterland of Nice and the first climb of the day […]
Steve Cummings gives Team Dimension Data first World Tour victory
The 4th stage of Tirreno-Adriatico turned out to be a dream day for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka as Steve Cummings took the victory ahead of Salvatore Puccio (Team Sky) with teammate Natnael Berhane finishing in 3rd position. The stage started just as most others do with an early break going clear in the opening […]
Tirreno-Adriatico #3: Edvald Boasson Hagen our highest placed in bunch sprint
The 3rd stage of Tirreno-Adriatico came down to a bunch sprint with Fernando Gaviria (Etixx-Qickstep) winning the stage ahead of Caleb Ewan (Orica-Greenedge) and Elia Viviani (Team Sky). It was a regular sprinters stage today as the only climb of the day summited with still 65km to go. The peloton allowed a 4 rider break […]