Schurter, Colombo in Yellow while Langvad, Villafane Extend Lead in Stage 1
Nino Schurter and Filippo Colombo (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) timed their attack to perfection late on Stage 1 of the 2025 Absa Cape Epic to claim the stage victory and move into the overall lead of the men’s race. In the Aramex UCI Women’s Category race, Annika Langvad and Sofia Gomez Villafane (Toyota | Specialized) took […]
Video: Fitter, Faster, Stronger – Hitting the gym with Nino Schurter
With some time to kill following the Absa Cape Epic cancellation, Nino Schurter and the Scott Sports team got into the gym to share some of his training secrets. Even if you don’t have a gym in your back yard there’s a lot you can do at home to keep fit during lockdown. Or you […]
Courtney and Schurter boost title hopes with Les Gets victories
Kate Courtney and Nino Schurter continued their great recent form to claim UCI MTB World Cup XCO victories at the French Alps stop of Les Gets to boost their overall leads in the standings. Kate Courtney World champion Courtney was imperious and the American moved clear on lap two to forge a gap to the […]
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 […]
Nino Schurter Set on Absa Cape Epic Revenge
The 2017 Absa Cape Epic champion, plus reigning World and Olympic XCO Champion, Nino Schurter will return to the race in 2019 – with one aim. To regain the title he was forced to concede in 2018. Aiding him in this quest is his new partner Andri Frischknecht, and the supporting team, DSV / SCOTT-SRAM, […]
Swiss duo Schurter and Neff back to winning ways in tricky conditions
Jolanda Neff and Nino Schurter reestablished themselves as title-contenders at the second round of the Mercedes-Benz XCO UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Albstadt, Germany. Albstadt in the dry is a fast proposition but in the wet, a different animal emerges. In the elite women’s race, most of the pre-race talk surrounded the winner of […]
Absa Cape Epic champions return to defend their title
Before he headed to the warmth of the Western Cape ahead of the beginning of his season, Nino Schurter, the 2017 Absa Cape Epic champion, decided to take part in a Nordic Ski race in his home town of Lenzerheide in Switzerland. He finished 18th, just five minutes behind the winner, after a crash had […]
Belomoina and Schurter destroy XCO rivals at UCI World Cup in Vallnord
Yana Belomoina and Nino Schurter stormed to impressive victories at the third round of the UCI XCO World Cup in Vallnord with both leaving Andorra leading their respective categories handsomely. In the women’s race, Belomoina channelled the confidence gleaned from her maiden victory in Albstadt and promptly set about disappearing into the distance. Yana Belomoina […]
Interview: Designing the new Scott Spark
Rene Krattinger is the mountain bike product manager for Scott Sports, responsible for guiding the development of the new Scott Spark RC. Piloted by the legendary Nino Schurter and Jenny Rissveds, the new Spark has already been decorated with Olympic gold medals, World Cup gold medals, and even Absa Cape Epic gold since its announcement […]
Schurter, Stirnemann win 2017 Absa Cape Epic
There was a second stage win for the SCOTT-SRAM Young Guns of Michiel van der Heijden and Andri Frischknecht at the Grand Finale of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic, but the crowds at Val de Vie in Paarl had lined up to watch Olympic champion Nino Schurter and partner Matthias Stirnemann claim their maiden Absa […]
South African Knox on Absa Cape Epic podium as SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing extend lead
The Olympic and world mountain bike champion Nino Schurter (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) continued his march towards a first Absa Cape Epic title with another stage win at the 2017 event. Nino Schurter and Matthias Stirnemann of Scott SRAM MTB Racing during stage 6 of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race from Oak […]
Bikes of the Epic: Nino Schurter’s Scott Spark RC
Since throwing his leg over the new Scott Spark RC, Nino Schurter has ridden to victory in the World Championships and Rio Olympics. As of this morning, Nino and the Spark RC now have an Absa Cape Epic stage win to their name and are wearing the overall leader’s jersey. The announcement of the Spark […]