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Video: Absa Cape Epic – Prologue Highlights
If you missed coverage of the Absa Cape Epic Prologue yesterday take a look at these highlights clips for a summary of what went down. Prologue Highlights: Multivan Merida Prologue Highlights: Category Winners Prologue Highlights: Additional Highlights Team Cannondale Blend shared their thoughts on the prologue of the 2014 event. GoPro: Prologue rider and fan […]
Epic Insider: Excitement, introspection and the start of the 2014 Cape Epic
Waking up this morning was surreal. Everything that I had done over the past months was in preparation for this. Today was the start of the 2014 Absa Cape Epic. I was excited, nervous and apprehensive. I get like that before races, very introspective and quiet. Today I was VERY quiet. The millions of questions […]
Hermida and Van Houts take the Absa Cape Epic Prologue
The fifth prologue in the eleven year history of the Absa Cape Epic set the seeding order for tomorrow’s [Monday, 24 March 2014] Stage 1. Riders climb Stairway to Heaven during the Prologue of the 2014 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held at Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville outside Cape Town, South Africa […]
Preview: 2014 Absa Cape Epic
The much-anticipated 2014 Absa Cape Epic begins with a 23km prologue on Sunday and several teams will be hoping to fire the first shot in what promises to be a huge battle among the world’s top riders. Jaroslav Kulhavy and Christoph Sauser make their way through the Meerendal Manor House during the Prologue of the […]
Tracker Announces Absa Cape Epic 2014 Virtual Online Game
In another innovative addition to this year’s Absa Cape Epic, the entire race can now be experienced virtually with the ability to pit yourself against actual riders. A version of every excruciating climb and death defying downhill is replicated inside the game that was developed to be as easy and fun to play as some […]
A prologue to a Prologue: Reporting on my 2014 Absa Cape Epic
It is just a few days before the start of the 2014 ABSA Cape Epic and preparation by the organizers and sponsors is well underway but the riders too are going about their lives with tunnel vision focusing on the last few days. The light at the end of that tunnel will open up to […]
Hattrick of victories for Sauser at songo.info Champions Race
For the third consecutive year Christoph Sauser won the Aramex songo.info Champions Race held in Kayamandi, the township outside Stellenbosch. Lukas Flückiger and Christoph Sauser in action. Photo credit: Outsider Communications Fellow Swiss mountainbikers Lukas Flückiger and Martin Fanger joined Sauser on the winner’s podium. The Aramex songo.info Champions Race is an invitational only mountainbike […]
Bike fitting: Cleat setup and foot position
“Hot feet” and “Numb Toes” are a common condition faced by most cyclists, often related to cleat position and/or equipment choice. This article aims to highlight the different aspects of cleat and foot positioning, their effects on power transfer as well as difficulty in maintaining efficiency through the pedal stroke. If the shoe fits “Hot […]
Big names line up for Aramex songo.info Champions Race
Big names like Christoph Sauser, František Rabon, Erik Kleinhans, Robert Mennen and Lukas Flückiger will all line up for Wednesday’s (19 March) Aramex songo.info Champions Race in Kayamandi. Image credit: songo.info This invitational only mountain bike race through the streets of the Stellenbosch township is a unique experience and only 50 riders will be on […]
Mennen and Hynek ready to race for a podium place in Absa Cape Epic
Germany’s Robert Mennen (28) and the Czech Republic’s Kristian Hynek (33) of team Topeak–Ergon Racing are eager to race against the top riders in this year’s Absa Cape Epic. These two riders are a force to be reckoned with and would like to finish on the podium at the end of the legendary eight-day Absa […]
Video: On The Hub Couch – Victor Momsen
We caught up with Victor Momsen of Momsen Bikes at the Argus Expo and had a nice chat with him on our couch. There’s some interesting movement happening in PE with Momsen, mostly concerning carbon fibre production. Check it out below.
BMX N.A.G. Series kicks off early April, entries are open
The BMX calendar is set to kick off next month when the National Age Group (N.A.G.) Championship Series takes place at the Queensburgh BMX Club near Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, from 5-6 April 2014. The N.A.G. Series will attract all of South Africa’s top BMX riders, from as young as the under-5 age category, through to […]