Lill and Woolcock seeing red and so does a Rwandan
In recent years the Absa African special jersey has become one of the most sought after in cycling on the continent. The distinctive red jersey is awarded to the first team with both riders from Africa to finish the Absa Cape Epic. In 2015 all-South African pairings finished the overall standings in fifth, sixth and […]
Beukes and Heyns want to wear red and more at Absa Cape Epic
In 2014 the Absa Cape Epic delivered one of the most dramatic Grand Finale finishes in its storied history. Matthys Beukes and Gert Heyns secured a rare all-South African win in the prestigious final stage after being ushered home by their distinguished SCOTT teammates, World Champion Nino Schurter of Switzerland and South Africa’s Philip Buys. […]
Fumic back to light up the Absa Cape Epic
Fans of the Cross Country World Cup series will know Manuel Fumic as the guy who wears baggies and is almost always up there near the front. They will also remember the German and Italian Marco Fontana lighting up the 2013 Absa Cape Epic with their flamboyant riding and jumping (and they were both wearing […]
Former winners Süss and Williamson team up for Cape Epic
Switzerland’s Esther Süss has graced the top step of countless mountain bike podiums over the years, with two Absa Cape Epic wins being foremost among her successes. And Briton Catherine Williamson has similarly savoured victory in the Women’s category of the world’s premier mountain bike stage race. In 2016 they will be riding together in […]
Sabine Spitz and rising star Belomoina will mix it with the Cape Epic favourites
She’s 43-years-old and still racing among the world’s elite after a career that includes an Olympic gold medal and a Cross Country World Championship title. Her partner has just emerged from the under-23 ranks, is a former age group World Champion and is now ranked fourth best cross country mountain biker in the world. German […]
Periklis and Tiago bring new flavour to the Absa Cape Epic
As the Absa Cape Epic enters the post-Christoph Sauser era a number of new challengers from around the world are putting up their hands. One of those with the pedigree to challenge the favourites in 2016 will be Greece’s Periklis Ilias, a former Marathon World Champion and Olympian. The 29-year-old will be partnered with another […]
Iron Sally on a mission at 2016 Absa Cape Epic
If determination was measurable then Englishwoman Sally Bigham’s allocation would be off the scale. In 2016 she will be back at the Absa Cape Epic with German Adelheid Morath (Topeak Ergon) and aiming to topple the recently dominant Danish/Swiss combination of Annika Langvad and Ariane Kleinhans. Bigham won the Cape Epic Women’s category in 2011 […]
An Epic challenge out of Italy
Eleven of the top 15 finishers in the 2015 UCI Marathon World Championships will be racing the 2016 Absa Cape Epic, and two Italians among them are emerging as dark horses for a top step on the podium. Damiano Ferraro and Samuele Porro finished fifth and seventh respectively in the June championships, which was won […]
James Reid partners Howard Grotts as Team Spur-Specialized for 2016 Absa Cape Epic
South African Cross Country Champion James Reid will partner his American counterpart Howard Grotts in the 2016 Absa Cape Epic and the young pairing could provide a glimpse into the future of the world’s premier mountain bike stage race. Both Reid and US champion Grotts cut their teeth in cross country racing but have also […]
What’s in a name? Absa Cape Epic race register is online
Will the Fat Boys have the edge over the Fatboys and Fat Bob? And can The Butcher And His Babe overcome the challenge of Absa Good Wife? Will the Paradise Pimps and Whoreiors be, er, working together. The 2016 Absa Cape Epic race register is online, and these are just a few of the more […]
Absa Cape Epic: The Last Lion and the first-timer
Hannele Steyn epitomises the courage required to finish the eight days of the Absa Cape Epic – so much so that she is one of a very select group of riders who have finished all 12 of the events to date. Hannele Steyn. She and just three others – the Last Lions – will line […]
Absa Cape Epic says farewell to a great champion
On March 22 this year Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy punched the air as they crossed the Absa Cape Epic Grand Finale finish line at Meerendal to win the world’s premier mountain bike stage race. At the same time Sauser celebrated his fifth win in 11 starts, cementing his status as one of the leading […]