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Bike Check: Christopher Blevin’s Cape Epic Winning Specialized Epic EVO
We watched in awe as Matt Beers and Chris Blevins, riding as team Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne, came back from an unfortunate Stage 1 to methodically annihilate an eight minute deficit, win five stages, and claim the 2023 Absa Cape Epic title. All in some of the toughest conditions in the history of the race. Here’s a closer […]
Zipp Total System Efficiency: Breaking the Barriers to Speed
Zipp’s Total System Efficiency (TSE) wheel-design is based on a simple premise: Efficiency equals speed. Here’s how ZIPP claim that they achieve that: We consider all the ways a wheel can contribute to making the entire system – the bike, tire, even the rider – more efficient. The combination of a new rim laminate with […]
Beers and Blevins win 2023 Absa Cape Epic, Looser and Le Court triumphant in Women’s race
Matt Beers and Christopher Blevins (Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne) won the 2023 Absa Cape Epic at Val de Vie Estate in Paarl on Sunday, 26 March. In the CM.com Women’s category, Vera Looser and Kim le Court (Efficient Infiniti Insure) are the 2023 Champions. The Men’s race on Stage 7 of the Absa Cape Epic – the Grand […]
New leaders in men’s and women’s race after dramatic Stage 6 at Absa Cape Epic
Nino Schurter and Andri Frischknecht (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) moved back into the overall lead after finishing second on the stage. They sit 90 seconds ahead of Beers and Blevins with one day of racing to go. Lukas Baum and Georg Egger (ORBEA x Leatt x Speed Company), after a day of wild weather and high […]
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 […]
Cosmic Cactus MTB Grips by Lyne Components
We are stoked to introduce our latest product – the “Cosmic Cactus” single lock-on grip. The name was chosen for its unique design that at first glance resembles a cactus from outer space. Design and Development We spent around a year developing the Cosmic Cactus grips and utilized 3D printing heavily through the prototyping phase. […]
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, […]
SRAM announce hangerless Eagle Transmission drivetrains
During a 6-year history of Eagle and 11-years of the dedicated 1x drivetrain, we’ve refined the facets of the system we control. Even with this legacy, we wondered whether a new level of performance was possible, not just for SRAM’s benefit, but to help riders and improve the ride as a whole. So, we rethought […]
SRAM Stealth brake levers offer sleeker cockpits
Hidden in plain sight, SRAM MTB brakes now feature Stealth levers. The all-new lever body design brings the hose closer to the bar, allowing for a sleeker, more modern ride. Available on a simplified line-up with Level and Code, the levers feature aesthetics to pair with those of Eagle Transmission. LEVEL STEALTH LEVEL STEALTH 4-PISTON […]
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 […]