Defending champs Spur-Specialized bounce back on stage 2
After an intriguing day’s racing in the Sasol Women’s category, defending champions Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad surged to victory and the overall lead on Stage 2 of the Absa Cape Epic – spending 5:06.00,2 in their saddles. Annika Langvad & Ariane Kleinhans of Spur-Specialized win stage 2 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Mountain […]
De Bod and Langvad win Tour of Good Hope
Stefan de Bod finished second on the final stage to win the overall title at the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope at the Taal Monument above Paarl today. The overall podium in the men’s race at the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope were, from left, Keagan Girdlestone of Dimension Data, Stefan de Bod of Dimension […]
De Bod holds onto yellow at Tour of Good Hope
Stefan de Bod put in a performance that belied his years on the 133km queen stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope to retain the yellow jersey on top of Du Toitskloof Pass today. The 19-year-old Dimension Data rider, who won yesterday’s individual time-trial to surge into the overall lead, finished third on the […]
De Bod time-trials to yellow in Tour of Good Hope
Emerging time-trial specialist Stefan de Bod won the second stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope to take the overall lead at La Paris Estate in Paarl today. The Dimension Data rider blasted his way around a wind-swept 37km time-trial course to record a time of 47:16. His teammate Keagan Girdleston placed second in […]
Here comes the Ariane and Annika show
Switzerland’s Ariane Kleinhans and her Danish partner Annika Langvad electrified Stage 3 of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic with a breathtaking performance. The previous day they had suffered a potentially devastating setback when they were penalised an hour and 13 minutes for inadvertently taking a shortcut when they missed a route marker. That penalty moved […]
Unbeatable Kleinhans and Langvad cruise to victory
The Absa Cape Epic’s most impressive ever pairing in the Sasol Women’s category started high-fiving spectators 3km from the finish line at Meerandal Wine Estate on the Grand Finale of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic. From the Prologue to Stage 7, Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad dominated the 2015 Absa Cape Epic with their intensity […]
Kleinhans and Langvad on track for Absa Cape Epic glory
Not even an extension to the route distance could prevent Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad from storming to another stage victory at the Absa Cape Epic. On another hot, dry and dusty day at the event, Team RECM Specialized crossed the line in a time of 6:05.33,7. The only minor hiccup on the day was […]
The tough get going as going gets tough
Stage 4 of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic, a 111km loop of the Worcester countryside, finished much like the previous stage – with riders covered in sand, cursing the heat and rocky conditions of the route. And, of course, with Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad of Team RECM Specialized crossing the line first, well ahead […]
Triumph and tears at Absa Cape Epic women’s race
Immediately after Team RECM Specialized’s Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad crossed the line of Stage 3 at HTS Drostdy in Worcester, they collapsed to the ground in exhaustion and elation. The 128km ride – blitz in their case – from Elgin to Worcester had been an emotional rollercoaster. Moments later, Kleinhans was in tears as […]
Dramatic conclusion to stage 2 of women’s race
The women’s race of the 92km Stage 2 of the Absa Cape Epic came to a dramatic conclusion late in the day at the Oak Valley Wine Estate race village. Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad during stage 2. // Photo by Ewald Sadie/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS Although finishing the day in a blistering time of 4:37.31.1, Team […]
RECM Specialized surge ahead
On a day when race conditions changed at the Absa Cape Epic – but the number one spot didn’t – it was business as usual for the dominant pair in the Sasol Women’s category. Team RECM’s Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad survived a crash scare to charge home and into the orange leader’s jersey once […]
Blistering Cape Epic start for RECM Specialized
The world’s leading female mountain bikers could be spotted on the slopes of Table Mountain on Sunday 15 March, but not for long as they tore apart the Prologue route of the 12th Absa Cape Epic. Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad of team RECM Specialized during the Prologue of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic. // […]