Madolo conquers the Queen Stage
The Queen Stage of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic challenged the Investec songo Specialized pairing of Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser along with their rivals in the world’s toughest stage race to an arduous 93km journey, including a mammoth 2 500 meters of climbing, today. It took Madolo and Sauser just 4 hours 42 minutes […]
South Africans on course for Absa Cape Epic
All through the week at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock (USN Purefit) have been measured and composed on their bikes. Despite suffering minor mechanicals on almost every stage, the pair has carved out an impressive lead in the race for the red Absa African special jersey. Darren Lill and Waylon […]
Spitz and Belomoina take queen stage at Absa Cape Epic
German mountain-biking legend Sabine Spitz and her Ukranian partner Yana Belomoina were queens of Boschendal Wine Estate today when they won Stage 5 in a time of 4:51.06,5. The Sport for Good pairing have improved day-by-day this week as they have been getting used to the rigours of the Absa Cape Epic. They celebrated enthusiastically […]
Rohrbach & Pfrommer pip leaders to the post on Stage 5
Nicola Rohrbach and Matthias Pfrommer of Team Centurion Vaude by Meerendal 2 today claimed their second stage win at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic in a sprint finish under the oak trees of Boschendal Wine Estate, Stellenbosch. The “back up” Centurion Vaude outfit only came together about a week before the event, but they’ve pieced […]
Bikes of the Epic: Max Menzies’ Contraband Rogue
Like many single speeders, Max Menzies is a unique character. That’s a kind way of saying that he is a slightly nuts. Think I’m being a little mean? Look no further than his choice of bike for his third Absa Cape Epic. Max’s frame is the South African designed Contraband Rogue. A bike well-suited for […]
Watch Live: Absa Cape Epic 2016 Stage 5 live stream
Watch Stage 5 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic on the live stream from 10am. The racing live stream starts today at 10:00 until 12:00. The finish line stream will continue until 16:30.
Nearly all systems go for Madolo and Sauser on Stage 4
Stage 4 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic was a good day for Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser. Madolo despite not being completely over his stomach bug put the hammer down making up for lost time on trails which suited his riding style. Credit Nick Muzik/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS. After two days of riding well within himself, […]
Conquering As One with the Absa Cape Epic: Stage 4
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 […]
Trails and tribulations … and a debut win on Stage 4
It was a day of disaster for one of the race favourites when Kristian Hynek of the Czech Republic pulled out early on Stage 4 of the Absa Cape Epic after injuring his arm in a crash the previous day. This left disconsolate Topeak Ergon Racing teammate Alban Lakata of Austria having to contemplate his […]
Five big climbs on rugged Absa Cape Epic fifth stage
Tomorrow’s Stage 5 is 2016’s second transition stage – taking riders to a new race village in a different town – and the Absa Cape Epic participants will be hoping it is not as tough as Wednesday’s Stage 3 from Tulbagh to Wellington. They will, however, be confronted by five big climbs dotted across the […]
Bad luck again thrwarts Lakata’s hunt for elusive Absa Cape Epic
Alban “The Albanator” Lakata cut a lonely figure as he completed Stage 4 of the Absa Cape Epic on Thursday – yet another quest to win a coveted Epic title doomed. His Topeak Ergon Racing teammate, the Czech Republic’s Kristian Hynek, crashed about 5km before the finish of Wednesday’s stage. Hynek started the stage on […]
South Africa’s finest surge at Absa Cape Epic
Another day, another impressive ride at the Absa Cape Epic for the leading men in the race for the Absa African special jersey. Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock (USN Purefit) have looked unflappable at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic; not even a string of minor irritations have been able to unsettle the South African duo. […]