Bikes of the Epic: Philip Buys’s Pyga Stage
Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes of team Pyga Euro Steel won the red African Jersey title at the Absa Cape Epic, and came 7th overall in the strongest elite field to date. We had a closer look at Philip Buys’s Pyga Stage. Fittingly, Pyga bikes are designed in South Africa, for South African terrain, and […]
Bikes of the Epic: Mirko Pirazzoli’s FRM Anakin Cape Cobra
Kansai Plascon arrived at the 2017 Absa Cape Epic with two teams riding FRM’s Anakin full suspension cross-country race bikes (with the exception of Max Knox who is sponsored by Rocky Mountain). While there were a collection of Anakin’s to feature: Mirko Pirazzoli’s bike was the pick of the bunch with the most exotic technology […]
Bikes of the Epic: Karl Platt’s BULLS Wild Edge Team
The 2017 Absa Cape Epic is one that Team Bulls will want to forget quickly. The defending champions Karl Platt and Urs Huber had their share of bad luck and the Epic legends finished the race in an unprecedented 12th place overall. In the Cape Epic, Team Bulls ride the BULLS Wild Edge Team 29 […]
How Stenerhag & Süss Raced to Absa Cape Epic Glory
In the lead up to and during the first few stages in the orange Hansgrohe Women’s category leaders’ jerseys, Jennie Stenerhag and Esther Süss were slightly overlooked by the media. The Meerendal CBC pairing were not underdogs by anyone’s reckoning, but they had quietly gone about their preparation, happily letting the Absa Cape Epic hype […]
Bikes of the Epic: Manuel Fumic’s Cannondale Scalpel-Si
Manuel Fumic and partner Henrique Avancini had a reasonably successful 2017 Absa Cape Epic. The pair piloted their Cannondale Scalpel-Si bikes to two stage wins and wore the leader’s jersey for five days. Manuel Fumic also joined the Amabubesi club this year finishing his third Cape Epic. The new Cannondale Scalpel-Si was launched with much […]
Epic Photo Competition: The Finalists
On each day of the Absa Cape Epic, the team of skilled photographers create spectacular images for us to enjoy. The Epic Photo Competition seeks to recognise their hard work. It is also an opportunity for you to win a signed print of your favourite photograph. Simply vote for one of the photos below. In […]
Interview: Reuben van Niekerk of Team Driepoot
For most able-bodied bike riders the Absa Cape Epic is an extremely testing eight days, but for Reuben van Niekerk completing an Epic is a bit more difficult. Reuben lost his lower right leg in an accident in 2008. This life-changing incident has not prevented Reuben from getting out and enjoying riding his bicycle. Since […]
Epic Photo Competition: Stage 7
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 win a signed copy of your favourite photograph. Take a look at the selection of photographs from […]
Absa Cape Epic battle on bikes that went nowhere
The big winners at the Absa Cape Epic 2017 were not all out on the trails. Two pairs of riders won coveted free entries into the 2018 Absa Cape Epic by completing demanding challenges on stationary bikes in the Virgin Active Epic Battle. The final round of the Epic Battle entertained the crowds at the […]
Sauser steps out of racing at the end of an era
Following the conclusion of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic, in which Christoph Sauser raced to second position overall alongside Investec-songo-Specialized teammate Jaroslav Kulhavý, Sauser has decided to retire from competitive mountain bike racing. This year’s event was always intended as a once off return, and though the presence of the biggest name in mountain bike […]
Bikes of the Epic: Jenny Rissveds’s SCOTT Contessa Spark RC 900 World Cup
Olympic Champion Jenny Rissveds won the mixed category at the 2017 Absa Cape Epic, riding with Scott-SRAM MTB Racing team director and mountain biking legend Thomas Frischknecht. We took a look at the SCOTT Contessa Spark RC 900 World Cup which she rode to victory last week. Jenny’s SCOTT Contessa Spark RC 900 World Cup […]
2018 Absa Cape Epic Early Bird entries gone in seconds
The 100 Early Bird entries for the 2018 Absa Cape Epic sold out instantaneously on Monday – one day after this year’s highly successful event. “It took just seconds for them all to be snapped up this year,” said Absa Cape Epic chief executive Lynn Naudé. “I didn’t think it was possible for people to […]