Bikes of the Epic: Karl Platt’s BULLS Wild Edge Team 29
If you followed our 2016 Bikes of the Epic series in March, you might have noticed that there was one glaring omission, the bike that won the race. It may be many months later but we’ve finally tracked down Karl Platt‘s 2016 Absa Cape Epic winning BULLS Wild Edge Team 29 bike. Karl Platt rode […]
Stellar men’s field for 2017 Absa Cape Epic
The men’s field for the 2017 Absa Cape Epic is shaping up to be the strongest in the race’s 14-year history. Five time-winner Christoph Sauser of Switzerland has announced that he will be coming out of retirement in a bid to take his sixth title and will be riding with Czech powerhouse Jaroslav Kulhavy (Investec-Songo-Specialized). […]
The Epic gets more Active
Virgin Active has become the official health club partner of the Absa Cape Epic. The 2017 Absa Cape Epic from 19-26 March will be the 14th edition of a race which has become known as the “Tour de France” of mountain biking. Photo by Ewald Sadie. Virgin Active SA Managing Director, Ross Faragher-Thomas, says he’s […]
Christoph Sauser returns from retirement to race the Absa Cape Epic with Kulhavý
The Absa Cape Epic’s joint most decorated champion, five times winner, Christoph Sauser is back. Returning after a year in retirement the Swiss star will once again be teaming up with Jaroslav Kulhavý, of the Czech Republic, in an attempt to win his sixth Cape Epic title. Christoph Sauser, a portrait. Photo by: Shaun Roy/Cape […]
From the streets to the trails of the Absa Cape Epic
Christoph Sauser is known around the world for his mountain biking feats. He has won just about anything worth winning, including five editions of the Absa Cape Epic. Photo Credit: Emma Hill But there is a corner of this country where he is revered for something very different. In 2008 Sauser established the songo.info charity […]
Tour de France legends to ride in Absa Cape Epic
Cadel Evans and George Hincapie to ride for BMC Absa Racing Team in Masters category. George Hincapie with Cadel Evans. tdwsport.com photography. The BMC Absa Racing Team has been considerably boosted by the news that two Tour de France legends, Cadel Evans and George Hincapie, will be riding for them in the 2017 Absa Cape […]
RMB Change-a-Life Academy: A life changing experience
Mazwi Smimango was sitting outside his home in KwaZulu Natal’s Valley of a Thousand Hills when a number of people riding bicycles sped past. He grabbed his old bicycle and chased after the lycra-clad speedsters, who were taking part in a race along the valley. Mazwi Smimango. Soon five kilometres had turned into 10 and […]
Scott Sports joins Team Absa Cape Epic
The tech zones at the Absa Cape Epic are scenes of great drama: shredded tyres, broken rims, snapped spokes, damaged derailleurs and more have been replaced or fixed at these points. Many a rider has been saved from an unfortunate DNF by the helping hands of the mechanics at the tech zones, where they stock […]
Riaan Manser back on the Absa Cape Epic starting line
Riaan Manser is about as adventurous as you get: his bearded features first became familiar to South Africans as they watched from afar while he rode a bicycle around Africa and then circumnavigated Madagascar by kayak. Photo credit:Mark SampsonThen it was off to Iceland for another testing circumnavigation by kayak. Next he took to a […]
Win 1 of 2 Absa Cape Epic team entries with USN
Challenge yourself with USN and win one of two team entries to the 2017 Absa Cape Epic, plus a chance of winning USN online shopping vouchers worth R1500 each. How it works The USN Epic Challenge is based on four individual challenges over an eight week period (12 October – 6 December 2016). Each challenge […]
Val de Vie Estate announced as the Grand Finale host for the 2017 Absa Cape Epic
In its 13 years of existence thus far, the Absa Cape Epic – the leading mountain bike stage race in the world – has only made use of three venues for its Grand Finale. Owing to its location in the exquisite Paarl-Franschhoek Valley and its landmark setting in the Cape Winelands, Val de Vie Estate […]
An Untamed trophy for an Untamed rider
Yesterday the Absa Cape Epic unveiled its Last Lion Trophy: a stunning bronze artwork by internationally renowned sculptor Dylan Lewis. The weighty statue stands about 30cm tall and 50cm long and depicts a lion lying on a rock and looking out across the plains. It will go to the last cyclist who has finished every […]