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July 11, 2018 By Sebastian Jayne Leave a Comment

Sebastian Jayne tackles the Dolomiti Superbike

Over 4500 people, one of the fastest courses, most of the top professional racers, I think this race is kind of a big deal, might be pretty quick. Sounds fun! Sebastian Jayne from The XC Perspective shares his experience of racing one of Italy’s classic marathons – the Dolomiti Superbike. I’ve raced some pretty ‘big’ […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: cadel evans, Dolomiti, dolomiti superbike, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, outside, Sebastian Jayne, XCM

April 6, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

MTB legends reveal background to 5 person podium

Have you ever wondered why UCI World Cup mountain bike events have a five-person podium instead of the traditional three? When we look at just about any road or cyclocross event, it’s just a 3 person podium. So why are there 5 steps on a World Cup podium? Two legendary riders taking part in the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bart brentjens, cadel evans, cape epic, mountain bike, MTB, Podium, World Cup

March 22, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Sauser and Kulhavy claim shortened Stage 2 at Cape Epic

Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
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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 […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: cadel evans, cape epic, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Sauser, south africa, Specialized

March 20, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Absa Cape Epic Prologue delivers

Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
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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 […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, cadel evans, cape epic, MarathonMTB, south africa, Stage Race

November 21, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Evans and Hincapie to race ASBA Cape Epic

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MarathonMTB Cape Epic Cadel Evans

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: BMC, cadel evans, cape epic, hincapie, MTB, south africa

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