A taste of paradise at the Pennypinchers Origin of Trails
Stage Two of the Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails two-day mountain bike stage event closed off on a high note at the picturesque Blaauwklippen Wine Estate on Saturday, 28 November 2015. Team Bulls’ Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm were the first two long route riders to cross the finish line on the day. According to Sahm, […]
Sauser & Kulhavy on brink of victory
Heat, dust, headwinds and a mechanical hiccup could not prevent Swiss Christoph Sauser and Czech Jaroslav Kulhavy from winning Stage 5 of the Absa Cape Epic from Worcester to Wellington on Friday – their fourth stage win of the 2015 race. Jaroslav Kulhavy and Christoph Sauser of Investec-Songo-Specialized celebrate winning 121km stage 5 and their […]
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 […]
Sahmurai looking sharp ahead of Absa Cape Epic
From 2007 to 2010 Germans Stefan Sahm and Karl Platt were the dominant team in the Absa Cape Epic: they won it three times and finished second in 2008. But in mid-2011, after the Team Bulls pair had finished third in that year’s event, “Sahmurai” was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis and his form […]
Platt bids for Epic win number five
“There is only one gas and that’s full gas,” laughs Karl Platt about the way he will be approaching the 2015 Absa Cape Epic. “I want to win it if possible.” His Team Bulls partner Urs Huber is also making no bones about their objective: “After a lot of bad luck last year we are […]
Platt returns to world stage with MTN Clarens
Karl Platt (Team Bulls) will be competing at the fourth leg of the MTN National MTB Series driven by Nissan that also forms part of the UCI World Marathon Series. Karl Platt on his way to victory at MTN Tulbagh earlier this year | Photo: Zoon Cronje The multiple Absa Cape Epic winning German will […]
Preview: 2014 Absa Cape Epic
The much-anticipated 2014 Absa Cape Epic begins with a 23km prologue on Sunday and several teams will be hoping to fire the first shot in what promises to be a huge battle among the world’s top riders. Jaroslav Kulhavy and Christoph Sauser make their way through the Meerendal Manor House during the Prologue of the […]
Platt and Kleinhans tough it out to take the top honours at MTN Tulbugh
In what could be described as the final battle cry before the start of the Cape Epic Karl Platt and Ariane Kleinhans took dominating wins at the third leg of the MTN National MTB Series driven by Nissan in Tulbagh, Western Cape announcing their intent to rivals. Image credit: Zoon Cronje/XtreMedia The race was described […]
Epic prelude at MTN Tulbagh set for strong competition
There is a storm brewing in the winelands of the Western Cape with the third leg in the MTN National MTB Series driven by Nissan heading down to Tulbagh. All indications are that this will be the final battle cry for some of the top marathon racers in the world that are descending on South […]
Platt and Huber on a mission to be kings of the mountains
Four-time Absa Cape Epic winner Karl Platt (36) and former Swiss mountain bike champion Urs Huber (28) of the Bulls will participate in this year’s Absa Cape Epic. The demanding race, now in its eleventh year, will kick off with the Prologue at Meerendal Wine Estate on Sunday, 23 March and finish eight days later […]
Top riders comment on dramatic new Absa Cape Epic route
Both local and international mountain biking enthusiasts will be taking on the demanding eight day Absa Cape Epic of 718km with 14 850m of climbing during next year’s event. With its unexplored landscapes, the stage locations of Robertson, Greyton and Oak Valley Wine estate await the most prestigious mountain bike stage race in the world, […]