dormakaba Red and Blue set to strike in the 2020 Absa Cape Epic
dormakaba is a name that will be familiar to many Absa Cape Epic fans. The team, which has donned red and blue for a number of years, has always arrived at the Absa Cape Epic with an impressive line-up; and 2020 is no different. The 2020 Absa Cape Epic Women’s Category line-up will again receive […]
Strauss & Lill Combine To Form Super Cape Epic Team
Not since Yolande Speedy, in 2013, has a South African woman stood upon the top step of the Absa Cape Epic podium. In recent years, Robyn de Groot, Mariske Strauss and Candice Lill have had shots at the title, though all three came up short. Local fans will, therefore, be thrilled to read that two […]
Cannondale Factory Racing Returns to the Cape Epic
In 2016 they finished fourth. In 2017 they finished fifth. In 2018 they stepped onto the podium, finishing third. In 2019 they went one better, earning the silver medal. The question for the 2020 Absa Cape Epic is if Cannondale Factory Racing can add the names “Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini” to the race’s list […]
Cape Epic Defending Champions Return In Full Force
In 2019, SCOTT-SRAM MTB-Racing’s Nino Schurter and Lars Forster stormed to victory in the Absa Cape Epic. This feat was made more remarkable by the fact that they lost 6 minutes and 45 seconds to a major puncture on Stage 3. For 2020, the Swiss duo return to defend their title, with the added insurance […]
Absa Cape Epic 2020 Route Announced
From the 15th to the 22nd of March 2020, the Absa Cape Epic will provide 1 300 mountain bikers with their toughest mountain bike challenge of the year. Rugged mountain passes and rocky singletrack ascents, though pristine fynbos await. As do sandy farm roads, between manicured orchards, and bone-rattling descents off ancient mountain ranges. This […]
The numbers behind the Cape Epic
The 2019 Absa Cape Epic was one for the record books. It featured more metres of climbing per kilometre than any previous edition. Off the bike it broke its own viewership records with mountain biking fans tuning in from around the globe to view the live broadcast over 1 500 000 times during the eight […]
Bike Check: Nicol Carstens’s Giant Anthem Advanced 29
Nicol Carstens and Marco Joubert rode the 2019 Absa Cape Epic together as Team Imbuko Giant. The pair put in a solid effort just missing out on a top ten finish with 11th place overall and bagging second in the African Jersey competition. As the team name suggests, they rode the race on Giant bikes, […]
Epic Bike Check: Natalia Fischer Egusquiza’s MMR Kenta 29
Natalia Fischer Egusquiza and Oscar Freire Gomez finished second in the Cape Epic mixed category this year. The team is proudly Spanish with both riders, the bike manufacturer, and pro team all from the country. Fischer Egusquiza has tried her hand at a number of disciplines, competing in triathlon, duathlon, mountain biking, and road cycling. […]
Epic Bike Check: Oli Munnik’s Signal Elite
In an event where R100,000 bicycles are the norm, the Signal Elite certainly stands out. Impressively, the Signal Bikes team of Oliver Munnik and van den Heever managed to surpass the majority of the more expensive bikes in the race, placing 38th overall in the general classification. We take a look at Oli Munnik’s Cape […]
Epic Bike Check: Henrique Avancini’s Cannondale Scalpel Si
Despite hopes of taking the overall Cape Epic victory, Henrique Avancini and his race partner Manuel Fumic had a fairly successful race with a stage win and the second spot on the general classification podium. Team Cannondale Factory Racing took on the challenge with a pair of Cannondale’s racing dual suspension bike, the Scalpel Si. […]
Epic Bike Check: Francesco Chicchi’s T°Red Hedera
T°Red is an Italian bicycle manufacturer with each part apparently made in Italy. Browsing the company’s website, it appears that T°Red is not scared to dabble in all sorts of materials with intriguing carbon, steel, and titanium frames all available. This particular bike, the Hedera, is a titanium hardtail mountain bike. The bikes are being […]
High Fives for Annika and Anna
Annika Langvad and Anna van der Breggen (Investec-songo-Specialized) collected their seventh stage win at the 2019 Absa Cape Epic to give Langvad her fifth victory in the gruelling eight-day race. Annika Langvad and Anna van der Breggen of Investec-Songo-Specialized celebrate winning the 2019 Absa Cape Epic during the final stage (stage 7) of the 2019 […]