Newly crowned Cape Epic champion Jennie Stenerhag is gearing up for what she believes will be another world-class experience at the Liberty Winelands Encounter. The 41-year-old Swedish ace partnered Swiss rider Esther Süss to victory in the Epic at the weekend and will now switch her focus to the three-day Winelands race, presented by STANLIB, […]
Course preview: Australian XCM Championships in Townsville
Related Event: Australian XCM Championships
Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to visit Townsville to take a look at the proposed course for the 2017 and 2018 Mountain Bike Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) Championship, which is to be held on the last weekend of April this year in conjunction with the Townsville Mtb Festival. When the venue was announced, I […]
Stunning Grand Finale at 2017 Absa Cape Epic
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
It was sweet success for Nino Schurter, Matthias Stirnemann, Esther Süss and Jennie Stenerhag at the 2017 Absa Cape Epic. Swiss duo Schurter and Stirnemann (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) were first time winners of the men’s race, while Süss and Stenerhag (Meerendal CBC) claimed the Hansgrohe Women’s category. It was Stenerhag’s first win in her fourth […]
Scott-SRAM consolidate at Cape Epic
The Olympic and world mountain bike champion Nino Schurter (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) continued his march towards a first Absa Cape Epic title with another stage win at the 2017 event. Schurter and teammate Matthias Stirnemann were comfortable throughout Stage 6, winning ahead of South African Max Knox and his Colombian parter Hector Paez (Kansai Plascon). […]
Cape Epic live stream
Follow the 2017 Absa Cape Epic live – right here. Catch up on Stage Five and tune in! Watch that action live, as a replay here – or head straight to the results. Cape Epic Stage 6 Route Preview Elgin-Elgin Distance: 103km Altitude gain: 2 750m THE QUEEN STAGE When veterans of the Absa Cape Epic were […]
Scott-SRAM race to the Cape Epic lead
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
The Men’s category is set for a thrilling finale after Olympic cross-country champion Nino Schurter and teammate Matthias Stirnemann (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) claimed their first stage win of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic on Friday. Thanks to another strong ride they also moved into the overall race lead after the 84km Stage 5. Second on […]
Scott-SRAM dominate Cape Epic stage
Race debutants Andri Frischknecht and Michiel Van der Heijden (SCOTT-SRAM Young Guns), with a whole lot of help from 2016 Olympic champion Nino Schurter and partner Matthias Stirnemann (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing), ruled the day on Stage 4 of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic. The SCOTT-SRAM Young Guns crossed the line first in a time of […]
Smoove chain lube lands in Australia
With all eyes this week focused on the Cape Epic in South Africa, Lead Out Sports has announced it has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of Smoove universal chain lube for the Australian market. In only two years Smoove has taken a 60% share of the South African lube market, an unheard of statistic in […]
Bike Check: Scott-SRAM MTB team bikes
The Scott-SRAM MTB Team are one of the most powerful mountain bike teams on the planet. Not only do they boast both 2016 Olympic champions with Nino Schurter and Jenny Rissveds, but they also have the serious talent of Matthias Stirnemann, Michiel van der Heijden and Andrei Frischknecht. And of course Thomas Frischknecht, their team […]
Kulhavy and Sauser take another Cape Epic stage
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy (Investec-Songo-Specialized) claimed a second consecutive stage win at the 2017 Absa Cape Epic, and at the same time managed to eat into the time gap of the overall leaders, Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini (Cannondale Factory Racing XC). Second on Stage 3, which ended in a sprint finish, were Nino […]