Tracker Ride Epic 2
The Absa Cape Epic’s reputation as the world’s premier mountain bike race means that it’s vitally important for race organisers to monitor riders at all times. For this reason, Tracker has been entrusted with the tracking of all 1,250 riders spanning across 625 teams over the entire 8-day event via mobile tracking devices. This year, […]
Epic Insider: Slow and Soggy on Stage 1
No matter how comfortable the pace, spending over eight hours on a bike is seldom a comfortable affair. Aches and pains seep into the contact points: hands, bum and feet. Your neck, back and shoulders fatigue. And that’s assuming your legs aren’t already stealing the show. It was always part of the plan to take […]
Day of drama at Absa Cape Epic
In a day of drama, Christoph Sauser laid down a significant marker in his bid to become the first person to win the Absa Cape Epic five times. Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy of Investec-Songo-Specialized celebrate winning stage 1 of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held from Oak Valley Wine Estate […]
Video: Kargo Pro MTB’s Emil Lindgren crashes out of Absa Cape Epic
What started out as an ordinary race day for Kargo Pro MTB, ended in an unfortunate race finishing crash for Emil Lindgren. South African Brendon Davids has elected to soldier on his own as an Outcast, a professional rider who continues with the Absa Cape Epic but may not influence the racing results. Follow 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 […]
Stage 2 Preview: Spectacular singletrack ahead
Now for an interesting mix – a balance between tough climbing, fast sections and some great singletrack. First there are a few climbs to negotiate: at about five kilometres a shortish and particularly nasty one that has concrete strips for traction (followed by a tricky descent), and then on to the Nuweberg from the east […]
Epic Insider: Intervals, injuries and the start of my Cape Epic
It’s just another stage race I was telling myself. A few more people, cameras and flashy lights, but nothing fundamentally different from what I have done. But the Cape Epic is not just another race. It has acquired a certain reputation. It has something special and has become a sort of mountain bike acid test. […]
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. // […]
Giger and Gujan spring an early Cape Epic surprise
Swiss riders Fabian Giger and Martin Gujan (Novus OMX Pro) sprung something of a surprise as they swept into the yellow zebra jersey in Sunday’s Absa Cape Epic Prologue. Most of the big guns kept their powder dry on a day that favoured cross country specialists, but four-times winners Karl Platt and Christoph Sauser were […]
Cape Epic Bikes: Investec Songo.info Specialized
On Sunday morning, against the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town South Africa, Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy start a prologue at 12:06 local time. They are racing against the clock onboard two custom painted S-Works Epic’s at the start of the Absa Cape Epic, an 8-day test of body, mind and equipment. Over […]
Video: Kargo Pro MTB take 4th in the Cape Epic Prologue
Kicking off the 2015 Absa Cape Epic on the slopes of Table Mountain the boys from Kargo Pro MTB team (Emil Lindgren and Brendon Davids) rode to a solid fourth place. Get a little taste of their prologue experience below. Follow team Kargo Pro MTB – Momsen during the 2015 edition. Twitter – @kargopromtb Look […]
Video: Lindgren and Davids all set for the Cape Epic Prologue
With just one day to go before the start of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic, Momsen riders Emil Lindgren and Brendon Davids take care of that last bit of admin. Follow team Kargo Pro MTB – Momsen during the 2015 edition. Twitter – @kargopromtb Look out for the daily video updates here as they take […]