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Burry Stander became the first South African to win the ABSA Cape Epic when he and Swiss teammate, Christoph Sauser, racing for 36One-Songo-Specialized raced to a dominant win in the world’s most prestigious mountain bike stage race one year ago. The 2012 edition of the eight-day race starts in Durbanville, in South Africa’s Western Cape […]
With the ABSA Cape Epic travel epic out of the way, and the ensuing recovery process underway, Will Hayter and myself have begun the count down to the start of our race day: 8:07am on Sunday 25th March. We will take to the start ramp at Meerendal Wine Estate for the 27km prologue with 900m […]
As last year, my team-mate for the ABSA Cape Epic, Mike Blewitt, lives in Sydney and I live in London. This results in a couple of challenges: we won’t have seen each other for eight months by the time we arrive in Cape Town three days before the race, let alone ridden together. We seemed to […]
In 19 days I will be once again on the start line of the infamous ABSA Cape Epic with my team mate, an 8 time veteran of the event, Hannele Steyn. EIGHT times she has completed this gruelling event, that makes Hannele a member of a very exclusive group of riders who have raced in […]
Reigning ABSA Cape Epic champions, Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser, claimed a confidence boosting overall victory at the Columbia Grape Escape three-day mountain bike stage race at Boschendal Wine Farm near Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday. Racing in the colours of 36One Songo.info, the cycling development initiative that Sauser established for disadvantaged South African […]
25 March to 1 April 2012 sees the ninth running of the Absa Cape Epic. This race has quickly moved up to be at or near the top of most marathon / stage-racers’ wish-lists. Much of that is due to a combination of the toughness of the route and the amazing places it passes through. […]
Is it fair to compare these two leaders of the Mountain Bike Stage Race World? With stark differences in terrain, fitness requirements and more – you must look at all the elements and see which you may prefer. Or, just do both!
8 Days, 707km, 14550m climbing – and the experience of a lifetime.
Burry Stander becomes first South African to win overall as he and Christoph Sauser seal an emphatic victory in Lourensford.
Two stages to go, and its time to share the prizes around a little. But don’t be fooled, the 36One Songo Specialized boys (Stander / Sauser) don’t give away stage wins easily!
