Video: Fitter, Faster, Stronger – Hitting the gym with Nino Schurter
With some time to kill following the Absa Cape Epic cancellation, Nino Schurter and the Scott Sports team got into the gym to share some of his training secrets. Even if you don’t have a gym in your back yard there’s a lot you can do at home to keep fit during lockdown. Or you […]
2020 Cape Epic Cancelled
Out of concern for the health and safety of our riders and other stakeholders, following recent advice received from the Western Cape Government, we have no choice but to cancel the 2020 Absa Cape Epic due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Mediclinic, the event’s medical partner since inception and which provides services to many Western […]
Specialized Racing pull teams out of Cape Epic
With the current travel restrictions and rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, Specialized believes it is important for our riders and staff to be home with their families during these difficult times, therefore the Specialized Racing teams are pulling out of the Cape Epic. Our athletes and staff will travel home as soon as possible while remaining […]
Italian-based Team Trek-Pirelli withdraw from Cape Epic
There are times when difficult decisions has to be taken, decisions that go far beyond our sport. Photo credit: Michele Mondini Given the extremely difficult situation in Italy due to the Coronavirus, Team Trek-Pirelli has decided not to leave for South Africa to participate in the Cape Epic 2020. An inevitable decision not only to […]
Absa Cape Epic: Coronavirus Statement
As we near race day, we wanted to reiterate that the health and well-being of our riders, crew, volunteers, partners, host communities and staff is our primary concern. As with every edition of the Absa Cape Epic, the team has been hard at work developing and refining its operational plans with local authorities and agencies […]
The Battle for (Absa) African Pride
The Absa African Men’s jersey competition celebrates African mountain biking. It puts the South African men, and to a lesser extent their brethren from the continent, first. It gives them a place to shine in the world’s premier mountain bike stage race. In 2020, there may only be South Africans in contention for the Burry […]
The race for the Absa African Women’s jersey
The Absa African Women’s jersey competition will be held for the third year during the 2020 Absa Cape Epic. The race, inaugurated to foster growth in the number of African riders in the Women’s category, is designed to raise the profile of the local women and provide a platform for their sponsors. In this year’s […]
EF Education First’s Alternative Calendar Takes Them to Africa
EF Education First turned heads by encouraging riders like Lachlan Morton, Alex Howes and Taylor Phinney to take part in non-traditional road cycling events. From the iconic 200-mile Dirty Kanza gravel race to the GBDURO, a 2 000-kilometre self-supported journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats; their riders explored roads less travelled. In 2020, their […]
Kulhavy and Grotts Get the Band Back Together
The Specialized Racing duo of Jaroslav Kulhavý and Howard Grotts missed their chance to defend their 2018 Absa Cape Epic title last year. Grotts’ late withdrawal, due to illness kicked off a year of disappointing results for Kulhavý and of soul searching for Grotts. 12 months on they are refreshed and ready to take on […]
BULLS Looking to Stampede Through the Cape Epic
Team BULLS is one of the most successful outfits in the history of the Absa Cape Epic. The German bicycle brand’s factory team helped Karl Platt to four of his five titles, claiming a number of additional podium finishes along the way. 2020 will be Platt’s final year as a professional rider, so he and […]
Stenerhag and Rieder Look To Forge Strong Team for Cape Epic
Jennie Stenerhag is one of the most consistently underrated mountain bike stage racers active today. One gets the feeling that the multiple Swedish champion prefers it that way. In 2017 she flew under the radar all the way to Absa Cape Epic victory alongside Esther Süss. In 2020 she will line up alongside Nadine Rieder, […]
Langvad and Rissveds to race 2020 Absa Cape Epic
Annika Langvad is already, statistically, the most successful pro rider in the history of the Absa Cape Epic. Her perfect five race wins have come from just five starts. Currently, she shares the top spot on the all-time victory list with Karl Platt and Christoph Sauser, who took thirteen and ten starts respectively to reach […]