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Epic World Cup
No Stellenbosch World Cup in 2019
The Absa Cape Epic announced today that it will not be hosting the opening leg of the UCI XCO World Cup Series again in 2019, but plans to present “bigger and better” versions in the following years. Credit: Andrew McFadden. Absa Cape Epic (managing director Michael Flinn) said: “After our initial and highly successful event […]
Bike Check: Cherie Redecker’s Head Trenton
After a tough season racing as a privateer in Europe, Cherie Redecker’s efforts were rewarded with a team ride for HEAD CICLO XC in 2018. Cherie now lives in Germany but made the trip to Stellenbosch to kick off her World Cup season. Cherie confirmed that she will be participating in many of the World […]
Bike Check: Fumic and Marotte’s Cannondale Scalpel-Si
Manuel Fumic is no stranger to South African audiences with memorable performances in the Absa Cape Epic while Maxime Marotte has been a solid podium performer on the international XCO circuit for a number of years. We tracked down their race bikes at the team house ahead of the Stellenbosch World Cup. Manuel Fumic’s Cannondale […]
Bike Check: Sam Gaze’s World Cup winning Specialized S-Works Epic
The titanic battle between former under 23 world champion, Sam Gaze and Nino Schurter at Coetzenburg Stadium on Saturday had us enthralled. Nino is the reigning world champion, and remained nearly unchallenged in 2017, so to see a close and ferociously fought battle unfolding was an unexpected surprise. Here we take a look at the […]
Bike Check: Annie Last’s BH Lynx Race
Annie Last had a season to remember in 2017 with a win at the Lenzerheide World Cup, earning a silver medal at the World Champs in Cairns, and defending her British national championship title. This year Annie joined Team KMC EKOÏ SR Suntour riding a BH Lynx Race. With a change of teams comes a […]
Cat and mouse battle unfolds in Stellenbosch among Elite Ladies
Annika Langvad shook off the pressure she had put on herself ahead of the opening leg of the UCI Mercedes-Benz MTB World Cup in Stellenbosch on Saturday, to win after a dramatic and tense battle with Pauline Ferrand Prevot of France. Annika Langvad elated as she hits the home stretch to her first win of […]
A new champion rises from the dust at Stellenbosch World Cup
Sam Gaze realised a dream when he won the opening leg of the UCI Mercedes-Benz MTB World Cup in Stellenbosch on Saturday afternoon, beating the World Champion Nino Schurter in a breath-taking sprint finish. Photo credit: Epic World Cup / BOOGS Photography. The New Zealander fell to the ground after the finish, half in agony […]
An Epic World Cup is here. South Africa, are you ready?
A tough course underscored by dry and loose conditions has the world’s best cross-country riders revved up and ready to ride their hearts out on Saturday, 10 March. Stellenbosch, South Africa. The excitement is building as the world’s best cross-country riders gravitate towards Stellenbosch for the Epic World Cup on 10 March. It might be […]
An Epic World Cup course
As South Africa and the world get set for the opening leg of the 2018 UCI World Cup in Stellenbosch on March 10, the final touches have been put on a course that has been described as a world-class setting for world-class athletes, with the added bonus of South African flair. The 4.3km course on […]