MTB and road racing legends team up for Absa Cape Epic
If somebody were trying to track down José Hermida in the Absa Cape Epic race village they would simply have to follow the laughter. And the chatter. Photo credit: Nick Muzik | Sportzpics In 2016 Hermida retired from a distinguished 20-year cross country career that earned him a world championship title, an Olympic silver medal […]
Sun, sand and rough conditions for Absa Cape Epic riders
A transition stage on the Absa Cape Epic – from one race village host town to another – is sometimes regarded as being easier, but Wednesday’s 128km Stage 3 from Elgin Valley to Worcester was “very rough and really sandy”, according to race leader Christoph Sauser. Christoph Sauser of Investec Songo Specialized during stage 3. […]
Thrilling Absa Cape Epic on the cards
The 2015 Absa Cape Epic will mark the end of his professional career in the race of a man who has inked his name indelibly into its folklore: four times winner Christoph Sauser. But the Swiss master, who also boasts marathon and cross country world championships, is not planning to ease gently into post-professional life […]
Big names line up for Aramex songo.info Champions Race
Current World Champions, former World Champions, Olympic medalists and national champions will line up for the 2015 Aramex songo.info Champions Race on Wednesday in Kayamandi. his year will be the fourth Champions Race. With all the riders already in town for the Absa Cape Epic, they also signed up for this exciting race. The first […]
Joker José looks for consistency
If there was a prize for popularity at the Absa Cape Epic the Spanish/Dutch combination of José Hermida and Rudi van Houts would be the winners by some distance. The irrepressible Spaniard is always smiling, always ready with a joke and appears to have an endless supply of good humour. Van Houts is a bit […]
Hermida and Van Houts take the Absa Cape Epic Prologue
The fifth prologue in the eleven year history of the Absa Cape Epic set the seeding order for tomorrow’s [Monday, 24 March 2014] Stage 1. Riders climb Stairway to Heaven during the Prologue of the 2014 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held at Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville outside Cape Town, South Africa […]