Iron Sally on a mission at 2016 Absa Cape Epic
If determination was measurable then Englishwoman Sally Bigham’s allocation would be off the scale. In 2016 she will be back at the Absa Cape Epic with German Adelheid Morath (Topeak Ergon) and aiming to topple the recently dominant Danish/Swiss combination of Annika Langvad and Ariane Kleinhans. Bigham won the Cape Epic Women’s category in 2011 […]
Strongest women’s field ever at 2015 Absa Cape Epic
Perhaps the most dramatic increase in quality across all the Absa Cape Epic categories this year has come in the women’s event. This year it will include the most decorated mountain biker on the planet, multiple world champion and Olympic gold medallist Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå of Norway. The decision to give women equal prize money […]
“Iron Sally” gets a new Cape Epic partner
Top British rider Sally Bigham has had to find a new partner only days before the start of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic after her teammate Blaža Klemenčič of Slovenia pulled out with an injury. “Iron Sally” will now be riding with Austrian Christina Kollmann, a 27-year-old with a record of good results in marathons […]
‘Iron Sally’ back with a new partner
At first glance Sally Bigham might be taken for the university researcher that she was when the mountain biking bug bit in 2006. But the 1.65m and 52kg Englishwoman has since earned herself the nickname of “Iron Sally” for her extraordinary feats on a mountain bike. These include two wins in the Women’s category at […]
Britain’s Bigham desperate to add rainbow stripes to her sleeve
British national marathon champ Sally Bigham believes she is on the perfect training and preparation track ahead of this year’s UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Pietermaritzburg and is eager to get her hands on her maiden rainbow striped jersey and world champion title this June. Sally Bigham of Great Britain will arrive in […]
Absa Cape Epic welcomes previous winners Süss and Bigham
The Absa Cape Epic welcomes back two-times winners of the event Sally Bigham (35) of the United Kingdom and partner Esther Süss (39) of Switzerland. They will be riding as team Meerendal 3 and will take on the challenging 718km from 23 to 30 March later this month. Image credit: Nick Muzik/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS The Women’s […]