Only 5 seconds in it after race-long dual among top women
Only five seconds separated Spur-Specialized and Sport for Good at the finish of Stage 4 of Absa Cape Epic, with the race leaders being on the right side of that difference – thanks to a superior finish. Team Spur Specialized’s Annika Langvad and Ariane Kleinhans during stage 4 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Mountain […]
Unbelievable stage victory for Trek-Selle San Marco
Samuele Porro and Damiano Ferraro punched the air as they approached the finish line of Thursday’s fourth stage of the Absa Cape Epic. Just before the line, the pair who are riding for Trek-Selle San Marco, got off their bikes and carried them over the line in triumph, celebrating their first stage win of their […]
Videos: Absa Cape Epic Stage 3 highlights
It’s no surprise that Platt and Huber are dominating the Absa Cape Epic this year. With a third stage win, this time the 104km Stage 3 from Tulbagh to Wellington, Platt and Huber have moved nine minutes ahead of their nearest rivals, another German-Swiss team in the shape of Centurion Vaude by Meerendal 2’s Matthias […]
From petal power to pedal power
When Marleen Lourens got married 3-year-old Nicky Giliomee, was her flower girl. That was 19 years ago – on Tuesday, the pair rolled across the Absa Cape Epic’s finishline in Wellington, as riding partners. They had completed the 103km stage in a smidgen under 7 hours – and the fourth South African women’s team to […]
Stage 4: A day for the purist mountain biker
Thursday’s Stage 4 will start and finish at the Wellington race finish and be spent almost exclusively on the highly regarded Welvanpas trail network. By Absa Cape Epic standards it is short – only 75km – but has some sharp climbs and an accumulated altitude gain of 1850m. The distance and conditions suggest it will […]
Madolo fighting his way back to health on Stage 3
Stage 3 was the first moving day of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic as the race village moved from Saronsberg Wine Estate to the CPUT Campus in Wellington. The mammoth 103km journey included 2 150 meters of climbing and took Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser 5 hours 35 minutes and 43 seconds to complete. Gary […]
Drama at the front of the field on Stage 3
It was a bleak day on Stage 3 of the Absa Cape Epic for two top teams. Swede Jennie Stenerhag, second overall in the winner’s category with South African Robyn de Groot (Team Ascendis Health), collapsed over the finish line after a tough and very hot 104km ride. She was immediately taken to the race […]
Videos: USN Purefit at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic
Get a glimpse of the action at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic from eyes of USN Purefit, the official nutrition partner of the Absa Cape Epic. Stage 3 A peak into Stage 3 of the 2016 ABSA Cape Epic, the move from Saronsberg to Wellington, and of course the riders.https://www.facebook.com/USNpurefit/videos/1153801517987865/ Stage 2 Another epic day […]
Bikes of the Epic: Stefan Sahm’s Bulls E-Stream EVO FS 3 29 E-Bike
Three-time Absa Cape Epic winner Stefan Sahm has turned media crew member for 2016. But unlike the rest of us, he (sort of) gets to ride his mountain bike with the leading pack. Stefan is part of the collaboration between Bulls Bikes and 3sixtv bringing us footage from the trails of the Absa Cape Epic […]
Homework pays off for Lill and Woolcock
The USN Purefit outfit of Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock confirmed on Stage 3 of the Absa Cape Epic that they are the African team to beat this year. Darren Lill of Team USN Purefit leads the chasing group during stage 3 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held from Saronsberg […]
Toil and tears among triumph for the women on Stage 3
Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad of Spur-Specialized moved a step closer to clinching their third straight Absa Cape Epic title by winning Stage 3 in a time of 5:18.47. Annika Langvad & Ariane Kleinhans of Spur-Specialized win stage 3 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held from Saronsberg Wine Estate in […]
Local knowledge sees Team Bulls home on Stage 3
Coming into the 2016 Absa Cape Epic, Karl Platt and Urs Huber (Team Bulls) had already enjoyed a string of excellent results on South African soil. Karl Platt and Urs Huber of Team Bulls 1 during stage 3 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held from Saronsberg Wine Estate in Tulbagh […]