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Earlier this week the Absa Cape Epic announced that two ex-professional road cyclists would be participating in the 2017 event. Tour de France winner Cadel Evans would be teaming up with George Hincapie, riding for BMC in the Masters category. On the face of it, this is another happy story about ex-professionals passing their media […]
The BMC Absa Racing Team has been considerably boosted by the news that two Tour de France legends, Cadel Evans and George Hincapie, will be riding for them in the 2017 Absa Cape Epic. Evans (40), from Australia, is the 2011 Tour de France winner while America’s Hincapie (43) is a 17-time Tour de France […]
Hanco Kachelhoffer and Pieter Seyffert ended a three-year partnership on a high note when they won the Sanlam MTB Invitational two-stage mountain bike race at Rhebokskloof near Paarl on Sunday 20th November. The ASG duo won the 60km opening stage on Saturday to take a comfortable lead of just under six minutes into the second […]
The Perskindol Swiss Epic is a six-day mountain bike stage race with no true equal. The 4th edition is taking place from 11 to 16 September 2017. Once again, the course will cover beautiful singletrack in the heart of the Valais, offering a mountain biking, competitive and travel experience unlike any other bike race. Next year’s edition […]
This form guide for the Highland Fling has been provided by Swell-Specialized racer Andrew Blair. It’s November again. That means daylight saving has started, the weather is getting nice, and of course the Highland Fling is just around the corner! As always the field is very strong. Looking through the start list there are a […]
The Snowies Mountain Bike Festival returns to the Alpine High Country of New South Wales in 3 weeks’ time for its third iteration and there is a stellar field of elite competitors lining up for the challenge and the chance to share in the $10,000 cash prize pool. Starting at an altitude of 1260m, riders […]
Each year the UCI denotes which races will attract ranking points, and the guaranteed prize money that goes along with it. Races like the Swiss Epic and Cape Epic have earnt their ‘SHC’ (hors categorie stage race) ranking, and other stage races can be S1 or S2, depending on their difficulty. In 2017, the Snow […]
There’s a strong European challenge mounted for the 2016 edition of the Cape Pioneer Trek mountain bike stage race, which starts in Mossel Bay on South Africa’s Western Cape coast on Sunday 16th October. The seven-day event, which carries International Cycling Union (UCI) status, has seen the overall titles in the men’s race swing back and […]
South Africa has a stage race scene unmatched around the globe. Topeak-Ergon pro Erik Kleinhans even guessed that he could probably race a stage race almost throughout the year, from weekend events to week-long events. One of the most prominent marathon stage races, The Cape Pioneer Trek, kicks off on Sunday the 16th of October at […]
It’s a busy time of year for those planning big things in 2017. With the 2017 Transalp stage towns just announced, the organisers of the ABSA Cape Epic have just released the route for the 2017 race. While some might say that marathon stage races around the world have got a little softer… few would […]
