Candice Lill and Adelheid Morath team up for the 2018 Absa Cape Epic
Top South African mountain biker Candice Lill finished her first Absa Cape Epic in 2017 “hungry for more”. Lill used last year’s race as preparation for 2018, a wise head on young shoulders discovering what the Untamed African Mountain Bike Race was all about. Candice Lill. Photo credit: Marc Sampson. Absa Cape Epic. Sportzpics. “I […]
Lüthi on life without Langvad
Ariane Lüthi says that replacing Annika Langvad as an Absa Cape Epic partner was an “almost impossible” challenge. Photo credit: Mark Sampson | Sportzpics The Lüthi/Langvad combination swept aside all Hansgrohe Women’s category challengers for the past three years, but the Danish superstar has decided to return to her studies and will not be able […]
Lüthi partners Morath on Team Spur for 2017 Cape Epic
After a thorough search, three-time Absa Cape Epic winner, Ariane Lüthi, has announced her new teammate to join her on Team Spur for the 2017 edition of the world’s most prestigious mountain bike stage race. Germany’s Adelheid Morath will support Lüthi’s attempt to become the only female rider to win four titles. Morath replaces Denmark’s […]
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 […]