Courtney helps Langvad to fourth Epic title
Much has been made of the Kulhavy Express hauling the Investec Songo Specialized men to victory at the Absa Cape Epic, but their corresponding women’s team has also been on rails from day one, with the Annika Express leading them to a massive overall win at Val de Vie Estate. Overall ladies winners, Annika Langvad […]
Kulhavy, Grotts cruise to Cape Epic overall victory
Investec Songo Specialized consolidate their long week of consistent racing to comfortably win the 2018 Absa Cape Epic. 2018 Absa Cape Epic Winners Jaroslav Kulhavy and Howard Grotts of Investec Songo Specialized during the final stage (stage 7) of the 2018 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race from Huguenot High in Wellington to Val […]
Pinner’s Paincave: Putting our efforts into perspective
Sombre is the best way to describe Zone and my emotion this afternoon. While we had a brilliant Stage 6, our elation at moving up to 55th on GC was dampened after we learnt that a rider, who we have been riding around over the course of the past few days, had suffered very serious […]
Illnesses forces podium change in women’s race
As Langvad and Courtney contemplate a clean-sweep at the Absa Cape Epic, their rivals are battling just to stay in the race. Illness and injury has been a constant spectre hanging over the women’s race at the Absa Cape Epic, and on Saturday it once again influenced the podium with an obviously ill Mariske Strauss […]
Kulhavy and Grotts in league of their own on Stage 6
Jaroslav Kulhavy and Howard Grotts (Investec Songo Specialized) put in another dominant performance to convincingly win Stage 6 in Wellington on Saturday. Stage winners Jaroslav Kulhavy and Howard Grotts of Investec Songo Specialized during stage 6 of the 2018 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held from Huguenot High in Wellington, South Africa on […]
Songo women’s rivals left at sixes and sevens
Annika Langvad and Kate Courtney collected their sixth win from six days of racing at the Absa Cape Epic on Friday. It was just another day of Absa Cape Epic racing and another win for the Annika Langvad and Kate Courtney as they snatched a surprisingly tight victory at the time-trial in and around Wellington […]
Kulhavy and Grotts smash Stage 5 time-trial
With just over five minutes separating the top three men’s teams on the general classification it was full gas from the gun on Stage 5’s 39km time-trial in Wellington. Overall Race Leaders Howard Grotts and Jaroslav Kulhavy of Investec Songo Specialized during stage 5 of the 2018 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held […]
Epic Bike Check: Matthys Beukes’s Pyga Stage
Matthys Beukes is racing the 2018 Absa Cape Epic with PYGA Euro Steel teammate Julian Jessop after Philip Buys was forced to withdraw due to illness. The pair is currently fighting to win the Absa African classification and after the stage 5 time trial, they seem to have a firm grasp on the red jersey. […]
Pinner’s Paincave: Let Them Eat Cake
The most important thing to take away from today is that it’s over. Zone and I are safe, healthy and even snuck past a few ous on GC. Winning. Photo credit: Wayne Reiche. Stage 4 certainly lived up to the pre-event hype as 2018’s “Queen Stage”. Reflecting on our time in the cave today, it […]
No Luck required for birthday boy Mlangeni
Lucky Mlangeni celebrated his 24th birthday on Thursday when he and partner Tshepo Tlou (Exxaro/PWC 1) won the fourth stage of the Absa Cape Epic to entrench their dominance in the Exxaro special jersey race. It was the fifth stage win in a row for Mlangeni and Tlous, who extended their overall lead to 45 […]
Brentjens and Azevedo claim the Masters blue jersey
Bart Brentjens and Abraao Azevedo (CST Sandd A. Eagle AAZ) made full use of the misfortune of leaders Massimo Debertolis and Ondrej Fojtik (Wilier Force 7C 2) to claim the blue jersey as leaders in the Dimension Data Masters category at the Absa Cape Epic on Thursday. Starting the day, Brentjens and Azevedo – who […]
Birthday win for Langvad and Courtney
There was cause for double celebrations for Investec Songo Specialized as they put themselves in an almost invincible position on Langvad’s birthday. Kate Courtney and Annika Langvad win stage 4 of the 2018 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race from HTS Drostdy in Worcester to Huguenot High School in Wellington, South Africa on the […]