Stage Four of the 2022 Cape Epic could be seen as offering respite for some. And sure, for riders down the rankings, the shorter stage would offer less time in the saddle. But for those racing for the general classification, it meant another day of hard pressure on the pedals. BMC back to the front […]
Cape Epic Stage Three 2022
Stage Three of the 2022 Cape Epic offered little respite for the field of racers. With a high rate of attrition after the first three days, many wondered if more would fall today – and whether the general classification would see another mix up. Local heroes on form in CM.com Women’s race Candice Lill and […]
Cape Epic Stage Two 2022
Stage Two of the 2022 Cape Epic was a monster, with 123km and almost 2500m to be covered racing from Lourensford to Greyton. Throw in a block headwind, dust and rough trails and it’s enough for murmurs in the camp about this year being ‘the hardest ever.’ BMC MTB Racing soars on Stage 2 at […]
Cape Epic Stage One 2022
The first stage of the 2022 Cape Epic took it’s toll! Both men’s and women’s leads changed hands, and the harsh conditions knocked many in the field around. Unfortunately, this also included the team of Imogen Smith and Gina Ricardo (Wilson Asset Management). Gina has been ill since before the prologue, and had to abandon […]
Cape Epic Prologue 2022
The Cape Epic has begun with a searing prologue at Lourensford Wine Estate. The 24km loop with 700m climbing was made harder thanks to the high tempertures and dusty conditions. In this year’s event, our team rider Imogen Smith has joined Gina Ricardo for the Wilson Asset Management Team, racing in the UCI Pro Women […]
2022 Cape Epic Live Stream
The 2022 Cape Epic runs from March 20-27 in the Western Cape, South Africa. 8 days of racing in tough African conditions await everyone from World Champions to determined amateur racers. MarathonMTB.com racer Imogen Smith has joined Gina Ricardo’s Wilson Asset Management Team in the Pro Women’s field. You can watch all the action live […]
Bike Check: Imogen Smith’s XTR equipped Norco Revolver for the 2022 Cape Epic
In March 2020, MarathonMTB.com Team rider Imogen Smith was making the final preparations to race the Cape Epic with Briony Mattocks. Her Norco Revolver was prepped, she was fit, they were there in Cape Town – and of course the race was cancelled hours before the start. Countless teams were left wondering what to do, […]
CST own the first stage of Tankwa Trek
The global focus of marathon and stage racing currently sits over South Africa, as riders tackle the Tankwa Trek. While it is a prestigious race the Tankwa Trek also works as an ideal step towards the Cape Epic in March. The CST PostNL Bafang team of Sebastian Fini and David Nordemann, and the Faces CST […]
Beers and Stenerhag victorious at Attakwas
If we can say that the Attakwas Extreme puts a line in the sand for the 2020 endurance mountain bike season, then we can see that Matt Beers and Jennie Stenerhag have shown their cards and made their mark. The pair overcame formidable elite fields to win the Momentum Health Attakwas Extreme presented by Biogen. […]
Attakwas Extreme to open 2020 South African MTB season
The attention of the endurance mountain bike world turns to South Africa for the first three months of each year. It isn’t just the Cape Epic that brings in a big crowd, but it’s the top marathon events and shorter stage races as well. They make a group of racing where riders can test themselves […]