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February 24, 2021 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Win a Scott Spark at the Cape Epic – on Zwift

For 16 years, mountain bikers around the world have known that March is Absa Cape Epic month. Of course, until Covid-19 arrived and the 17th edition of the Absa Cape Epic was cancelled with just 24 hours notice. 12 months on, the Cape Epic organisers plan to reclaim March for riders across the world – […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cape epic, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Scott Spark, Zwift

March 22, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Schurter and Forster claw back time at the Cape Epic

Crashes in both the leading teams at the Absa Cape Epic could not unseat either from the top of the overall standings, but the top men did have their lead more than halved during Thursday’s 43km Time Trial stage at Oak Valley. Minor crashes for Annika Langvad from Investec-songo-Specialized, the leading Women’s category team, and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, cape epic, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, nino schurter, Scott Spark, Singletrack, south africa, Stage Race

January 13, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

SCOTT-SRAM to new heights in 2017

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It’s early 2017 and the world of mountain biking is alight with who is riding what, and what teams have gained or lost riders. With two current Olympic and World XCO champions, the Scott team could only go up, and their new extended partnership with SRAM, plus a new rider, shows they will be the strongest […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Maxxis, MTB, Schurter, Scott bikes, Scott Spark, scott-sram, Swiss

October 8, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Inside the latest Scott Spark – the perfect marathon bike?

Scott Spark 2017 MarathonMTB Bike

In the middle of the year Scott Sports released a completely revamped Spark and Scale range. We have already taken a look at the Scale options, with an eye for spotting a great modern hardtail, but now let’s take a closer look at the Scott Spark. The Spark has come a long way since it […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: MarathonMTB, nino schurter, olympic bike, Scott, Scott Spark, Spark, XCM, XCO

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