Bust Boks and borrowed bikes at Absa Cape Epic
It is probably no surprise to find some of the biggest names in cycling at the Absa Cape Epic mountain bike event this week, but there are also a host of other stars of the sporting world trying their hand at conquering the grueling eight-day event. Jenny Rissveds & Thomas Frischknecht takes the mix win […]
Big day for De Groot and Spitz
“We did what we had to do,” was Robyn de Groot’s understated description of Team Ascendis Health’s victory in the opening stage of the Absa Cape Epic on Sunday. Sabine Spitz and Robyn de Groot during the Prologue of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held at Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville, […]
Scorching pace set at Cape Epic prologue
The 2017 Absa Cape Epic started exactly as they 2016 edition ended, with Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini (Cannondale Factor Racing XC) powering onto the Meerendal Wine Estate fields to take the win. Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini during the Prologue of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held at Meerendal Wine […]
2017 Absa Cape Epic: Prologue (Meerendal – Meerendal)
The Prologue route (26km, 750m climbing) includes spectacular views of some world famous landmarks – across Table Bay to the iconic Table Mountain, with Robben Island nestled in the sparkling sea in the foreground. But riders will not be afforded much opportunity to enjoy them: the best viewing point follows a lung-busting climb up Meerendal’s […]
2017 Absa Cape Epic Photo Competition
On each day of the Absa Cape Epic, the team of skilled photographers create spectacular images for us to enjoy. Bike Hub will be holding a competition to recognise their hard work and give you the chance to walk away with a signed copy of your favourite photograph. How it works Every day each photographer […]
How to enjoy the Absa Cape Epic drama in your living room
Get up to speed with live streaming, the event website, TV coverage, a tracking app … and more. There are ways of enjoying the Absa Cape Epic that don’t involve blood, sweat and tears (or that deadly cycling combination of mud, wet and gears). And you can even do so from the safety of your […]
Team Imbuko ready for 2017 season
After a successful first season in the professional mountain biking peloton, Imbuko Wines returns as the headline sponsor to Team Imbuko. Managing director of Imbuko Wines, Theunis van Zyl, himself an avid mountain biker, is excited to again be involved with the two man team. Chris Wolhuter (28) was joined by youngster, Dylan Rebello (21) […]
Italian Ferraro drops into support team after struggle with injury
Top Absa Cape Epic team Trek Selle San Marco has had to make a last-minute change after Italian Damiano Ferraro was injured in a crash. Russian marathon champion Alexey Medvedev – who was scheduled to ride in the Trek Selle San Marco back up team – will replace Ferraro and ride with Samuele Porro, who […]
The Epic: An outsider’s perspective
This coming Sunday a great many of us are going to try and tolerate dust, heat, wind, other peoples’ annoying children, and insects, in an effort to watch more than a thousand mountain bikes crank up climbs, and listen as their hubs buzz on the descents, at Meerendal. Announcing the obvious is insulting to one’s […]
Interview: Jenny Rissveds
Jenny Rissveds needs no introduction. An XCO rider for the Scott-Sram MTB Racing Team, she won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic games, is the current U23 XCO World Champion, and ranked fourth overall in the World Cup XCO in 2016, where she raced Elites while still under 23. She is in South […]
The Absa Cape Epic in numbers
The Absa Cape Epic is the pinnacle of the South African stage race calendar and a massive event attracting riders from all over the world. With the 2017 edition kicking off on Sunday, we thought that we’d take a look at the gear, training, and accommodation trends of those that have taken part in previous […]
2017 Absa Cape Epic sees strongest field yet
Both the men’s reigning Olympic champions, a Tour de France winner, a host of world champions and several previous Absa Cape Epic winners will be in the South African stage race’s strongest field yet when it kicks off on Sunday. And the racing is going to be fiercer than ever, according to the top competitors […]