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Joaquim Rodriguez
Epic Bike Check: Joaquim Rodriguez’s Merida Ninety-Six
Joaquim Rodríguez had a successful career racing on the road with stage and classification wins in the Grand Tours. He is now a member of the Bahrain-Merida staff and an ambassador for the team. He is riding his second Absa Cape Epic with teammate José Hermida. Joaquim Rodríguez is riding Merida’s Ninety-Six carbon marathon race […]
José Antonio Hermida and Joaquim Rodríguez return to the 2018 ABSA Cape Epic
After embarking on the Cape Epic adventure for their first time in 2017, former Mountain Bike World Champion José Antonio Hermida and retired road racing super star Joaquim ‘Purito’ Rodríguez will put on their ‘MERIDA FACTORY RACING’ kit once again and head to the start line of the 2018 ABSA Cape Epic. Photo: Sam Clark. […]
MTB legend José Antonio Hermida and road star Joaquim Rodríguez will tackle the Cape Epic
Two giants of the world of cycling will form the high-powered MERIDA FACTORY RACING team to leave their mark on the 2017 ABSA Cape Epic. José Antonio Hermida and Joaquim Rodríguez (Purito) have shared many training miles over the years so now both riders have stepped back from the world of UCI World Cup Racing […]