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With intensely high temperatures experienced for the Absa Cape Epic Prologue and Stage 1, race organisers made the difficult decision to cut Stage 2 by 40km, leaving riders racing 62km instead of 102km. “This is a big decision for us and we have never done it before in 14 years of staging the race, but […]
Stage 1 of the Absa Cape Epic showed no mercy, as riders were subjected to intense heat on the first stage in Hermanus. Cross-country specialists Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini (Cannondale Factory Racing XC) continued their blazing assault on the 2017 Absa Cape Epic with another stage win. The pair has now scored a hattrick […]
The 2017 Absa Cape Epic started exactly as they 2016 edition ended, with Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini (Cannondale Factor Racing XC) powering onto the Meerendal Wine Estate fields to take the win. Last year the pair claimed the final stage of the Cape Epic; this year they put their considerable cross-country talents to good […]
The start of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic is now just days away. Beyond the media machine that is counting down days, rolling out video grabs, and creating excitement via emotive images on Instagram – the best marathon and cross-country riders in the world are fine tuning their bikes, their legs and their kit bags […]
The Lasseters Easter in the Alice is just a month away. In 2017 the 3 day stage race in Alice Springs has refined the iconic Central Australian bike race to 3 stages. All killer, no filler. With time to travel over the Easter long weekend, and race lengths meaning you’ll have the afternoon to yourself, […]
On the last weekend of February, Peta Mullens pulled on her new Focus-Attaquer MTB kit and raced on the dirt for the first time in months, aboard her new Focus O1E. Although Mullens has a number of mountain bike national titles to her name, her summer had consisted of road racing until she lined up […]
Sven Nys is arguably the best cyclocross racer ever. Now the legendary Belgian – who earned the nickname “The Cannibal from Baal” as he notched up an astonishing 140 career victories – has set his sights on the 2017 Absa Cape Epic. Nys is a household name in much of Europe for his cyclocross achievements and […]
Over 3,500 competitors were treated to a perfect Queenstown Lakes District day for the 13th hosting of the Macpac Motatapu, New Zealand’ s iconic one day multi-sport race with walkers, runners, triathletes and mountain bikers competing in a variety of races from the 15km Miners Trail, to the 51km Ultra-Run. In the feature SKODA Mountain […]
Last week in Prague Mitas and Adria Bike signed an agreement, as Europe’s largest tyre and tube manufacturer agreed to support the 4 Islands Bike Race in Croatia. After 3 years of existence as “4 Islands” the race will now be named “Mitas 4 Islands”, which also proves a strong commitment from both parties to […]
The Otway Odyssey started in 2007 as an epic event starting opposite the Surf Club in Apollo Bay and climbing up to the Otway Ranges. The course took riders through the trails around Forrest and beyond, before dropping them, with a lot of fatigue, back to Forrest for the race’s finish. Since 2013, the race […]
