Tag: 2016 ABSA Cape Epic

The Susi and Sipho show

Absa Cape Epic legend Christoph Sauser will be riding with Stellenbosch’s Sipho Madolo in the 2016 Absa Cape Epic. The five-time Absa Cape Epic winner, now retired from the professional ranks, has been one of the world’s foremost mountain bikers for nearly two decades now. 25-year-old Madolo comes from humble […]

From Curaçao to all corners

47 countries represented in 2016 Absa Cape Epic field including riders from Curaçao. The entire country has a population smaller than Kimberley. Its 150 000 residents is about the same as that of Potchefstroom or Paarl. But the tiny southern Caribbean island state of Curaçao ­ it covers a total of […]

From Boks To Bikes

What is it about the Absa Cape Epic that attracts rugby players? The challenge of the world’s premier mountain bike stage race has lured many former professional sportsmen and women, but the bulk of these have been ex-rugby players. And this in spite of the fact that they are, er, […]

Gone In Just 9 Seconds

The 100 early bird entries for the 2016 Absa Cape Epic sold out in nine seconds on Monday. “A lot of people were ready and counting the seconds until they opened at 3pm,” said race founder Kevin Vermaak. “Nine seconds later they were all gone.” There were more than 500 […]

2016 ABSA Cape Epic Early Bird Entries

The 2015 Absa Cape Epic is over … now it is time to get your place in next year’s event. Tomorrow, 23 March, would-be participants get their first opportunity to enter the 2016 race when the early bird entries open at 15h00 (GMT+2). The early bird system gives the first […]