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 […]
Epic Bike Check: Ariane Lüthi’s Kross Earth Team Edition
Ariane Lüthi joined Kross Racing Team earlier this year after the dissolution of the Team Spur team. Kross is a Polish bike company with their pro team racing on the Earth Team Edition frame. Lüthi is riding with teammate Maja Włoszczowska as Team KROSS-SPUR Racing in the 2019 Absa Cape Epic. Ariane Lüthi’s Kross Earth […]
Epic Bike Check: Alan Hatherly’s S-Works Epic
After a last minute team change, Alan Hatherly paired up with his training buddy Matt Beers to form SpecializedFoundationNAD. The under 23 XCO World Champion, now riding for the Specialized trade team, is competing in his first Cape Epic aboard his S-Works Epic. Take a closer look at Hatherly’s bike below. Alan Hatherly’s Specialized S-Works […]
Epic Bike Check: Nino Schurter’s Scott Spark RC
At the hands of Nino Schurter, the Scott Spark RC has won it all; Olympics, World Champs, World Cups, and the Absa Cape Epic. Schurter tested SRAM’s Eagle AXS wireless drive system through the 2018 season and he is now racing with the full production product at the 2019 Cape Epic. He also has a […]
Momsen VIPA Ultra Prototype
The pair of Marco Joubert and Dylan Rebello are riding the 2018 Absa Cape Epic as Imbuko Momsen team on-board a brand new Momsen VIPA prototype called the Ultra. Marco and Dylan have been set the task to test these prototype bikes over the eight days of the Absa Cape Epic. Update: Geometry chart and […]
Epic Bike Check: Karl Platt’s Bulls Wild Edge Prototype
Karl Platt and the BULLS team are legends of the Absa Cape Epic. Karl having won the race on five occasions (in 15 attempts) with a number of other podium positions. In 2018, Karl and his teammate Urs Huber had a tough race finishing in 10th place. Karl Platt is riding a revised Bulls Wild […]
Epic Bike Check: Annika Langvad’s Specialized S-Works Epic
Annika Langvad returned to the Absa Cape Epic after a brief hiatus with American partner Kate Courtney. The pair proved to be an unbeatable combination, winning the women’s overall title and claiming seven of the eight stages in the 2018 race. Annika’s Specialized S-Works Epic has been customed painted to celebrate the songo.info organisation that […]
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. […]