From the streets to the trails of the Absa Cape Epic
Christoph Sauser is known around the world for his mountain biking feats. He has won just about anything worth winning, including five editions of the Absa Cape Epic. Photo Credit: Emma Hill But there is a corner of this country where he is revered for something very different. In 2008 Sauser established the songo.info charity […]
Madolo and Sauser Wrap-Up the 2016 Epic
Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser completed their 2016 Absa Cape Epic journey at Meerendal, on Sunday, with a 31st place finish on the final stage. Their stage time of 3 hours 38 minutes and 47 seconds means that the Investec songo Specialized duo spent a total of 33 hours 28 minutes and 41 seconds on […]
Homerun on Madolo’s home trails
Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser had their best day of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic, and one of Madolo’s best days on a bike ever, as they blazed through their home trails to race to an astounding 16th place on Stage 6 around Stellenbosch on Saturday. The Investec songo Specialized pair managed a time of […]
Madolo conquers the Queen Stage
The Queen Stage of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic challenged the Investec songo Specialized pairing of Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser along with their rivals in the world’s toughest stage race to an arduous 93km journey, including a mammoth 2 500 meters of climbing, today. It took Madolo and Sauser just 4 hours 42 minutes […]
Nearly all systems go for Madolo and Sauser on Stage 4
Stage 4 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic was a good day for Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser. Madolo despite not being completely over his stomach bug put the hammer down making up for lost time on trails which suited his riding style. Credit Nick Muzik/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS. After two days of riding well within himself, […]
Bikes of the Epic: Christoph Sauser’s Specialized Epic S-Works
The Specialized Epic is quite likely the defacto bike of choice at the Absa Cape Epic. We’ve seen countless examples of Specialized’s cross-country racer this year, but this particular bike is quite special. Christoph Sauser’s Epic S-Works is decked out in a custom Investec Songo Specialized paint strip. Something about the Investec zebra black, white […]
Madolo fighting his way back to health on Stage 3
Stage 3 was the first moving day of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic as the race village moved from Saronsberg Wine Estate to the CPUT Campus in Wellington. The mammoth 103km journey included 2 150 meters of climbing and took Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser 5 hours 35 minutes and 43 seconds to complete. Gary […]
Madolo battles a stomach bug to finish Stage 2
Stage 2 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic turned into a nightmare day on the bike for Investec songo Specialized today as Sipho Madolo came down with a stomach bug during the stage. With the help of Christoph Sauser he managed to dig deep into his reserves of mental and emotional energy to finish the […]
Madolo Sees the Silver Lining after a Tough Stage 1
Stage 1 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic was by many accounts one of the toughest first stages of any Epic to date and the Investec songo Specialized duo were not immune from the suffering. On a day characterised by fine dust which reduced the visibility to near zero in the early phases of the […]
Investec songo Specialized: Mentor and protégé off to a solid start at Absa Cape Epic
The Investec songo Specialized duo of Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser got their 2016 Absa Cape Epic campaign off to a solid start with a 1 hour 14 minute and 12 second blitz around the 26km Prologue route. Their time was good enough for 29th position in the open men’s category and sets them up […]
Sauser, Gaze win drama-filled Tankwa Trek queen stage
Swiss mountain bike racing legend, Christoph Sauser and his Investec-Songo-Specialized New Zealand teammate, Sam Gaze, won a drama-filled Stage 2 of the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek in South Africa on Saturday. Germany’s Karl Platt (left) and Switzerland’s Urs Huber of Team Bulls 1 finished second on the stage but retained their overall lead on Stage 2 […]
Sauser to ride new-look Tour of Good Hope
Three-time marathon mountain biking world champion Christoph Sauser will return to South Africa to ride the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope from February 29. Swiss-born Sauser has been a long-time supporter of the five-day Western Cape road tour, which was previously known as the Tour de Boland. “I am not sure how many in total […]