Investec-Songo-Specialized out to defend their Cape Epic title
Jaroslav Kulhavý and Howard Grotts return, with Simon Andreassen and Christoph Sauser, to defend their Absa Cape Epic title for Investec-songo-Specialized in 2019. Photo credit: Michal Cerveny. The Czech Express, as Jaroslav Kulhavý is fondly known, is uniquely suited for the trials of the Absa Cape Epic. The need for a combination of power on […]
Karl Platt and Alban Lakata team up for Cape Epic
Germany’s Karl Platt has started every Absa Cape Epic since its inception in 2004 and won five times – a record of victories he shares with Swiss legend Christoph Sauser. Austrian powerhouse Alban Lakata has twice finished second – including in 2018 – and also bagged third, fourth, fifth and sixth over his 10 years […]
Ride report: Climbs and cowbells at the 2018 Swiss Epic
When you get that phone call with an offer to ride your bike in the Swiss Alps you’d be a fool to say no, right? On a casual Friday afternoon ride, I received one such call from a school friend and regular riding partner. With less than ten weeks until the 2018 Perskindol Swiss Epic […]
The 2019 Absa Cape Epic route announced
From the iconic slopes of Table Mountain’s National Park – to the craggy shoreline of the Southern Coast. And on; traversing the famous Winelands and beyond into the high mountains of the Western Cape. The 2019 Absa Cape Epic route – proudly brought to you by Land Rover, our Official Vehicle and Route Partner – […]
Steps To The Top: Team Scott-SRAM at the Cape Epic
Imagine for a second that you’re on the best cross-country mountain bike team in the world. You have the best record, best roster, best support staff and the best-laid plans for success. Nothing can go wrong on your way to the podium — but it all does.
Absa extends its sponsorship of the Absa Cape Epic
Absa continues to back the world’s premier mountain bike stage race in what has become the longest-standing partnership for Absa in South African sport. Photo credit: Sam Clark. Absa Cape Epic.Sportzpics. When Absa first signed as the title sponsor of the Cape Epic back in 2006, it was the first of its kind for mountain […]
Momsen VIPA Ultra Prototype
The pair of Marco Joubert and Dylan Rebello are riding the 2018 Absa Cape Epic as Imbuko Momsen team on-board a brand new Momsen VIPA prototype called the Ultra. Marco and Dylan have been set the task to test these prototype bikes over the eight days of the Absa Cape Epic. Update: Geometry chart and […]
Epic Bike Check: Karl Platt’s Bulls Wild Edge Prototype
Karl Platt and the BULLS team are legends of the Absa Cape Epic. Karl having won the race on five occasions (in 15 attempts) with a number of other podium positions. In 2018, Karl and his teammate Urs Huber had a tough race finishing in 10th place. Karl Platt is riding a revised Bulls Wild […]
Cape Epic early bird entries sell out instantaneously
Quick fingers won the day as 100 Early Bird entries for the 2019 Absa Cape Epic sold out instantly on Monday, 26 March – a day after the highly successful 15th edition. Of the thousands of hopefuls who logged on to the Absa Cape Epic website at 3pm today, only 100 were lucky enough to […]
songo.info to auction Kulhavý and Langvad’s Epic winning Epics
Specialized Bicycles have been supporting songo.info since the charity’s inception ten years ago. Since 2012 Specialized have produced two exceptionally distinctive bikes for the riders representing songo.info at the Absa Cape Epic. Upon the completion of the race the bikes are donated to the charity and auctioned off to raise funds for the education and […]
Ten years later, another win for Massimo Debertolis in Masters
Hincapie and Vande Velde won the final battle, but Debertolis and Fojtik won the war to claim the Dimension Data Masters category title. Massimo Debertolis and Ondrej Fojtik of team Wilier Force 7C 2 during the final stage (stage 7) of the 2018 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race from Huguenot High in Wellington […]
Epic Bike Check: Annika Langvad’s Specialized S-Works Epic
Annika Langvad returned to the Absa Cape Epic after a brief hiatus with American partner Kate Courtney. The pair proved to be an unbeatable combination, winning the women’s overall title and claiming seven of the eight stages in the 2018 race. Annika’s Specialized S-Works Epic has been customed painted to celebrate the songo.info organisation that […]