Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser completed their 2016 Absa Cape Epic journey at Meerendal, on Sunday, with a 31st place finish on the final stage. Their stage time of 3 hours 38 minutes and 47 seconds means that the Investec songo Specialized duo spent a total of 33 hours 28 […]
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Homerun on Madolo’s Home Trails
Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser had their best day of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic, and one of Madolo’s best days on a bike ever, as they blazed through their home trails to race to an astounding 16th place on Stage 6 around Stellenbosch on Saturday. The Investec songo Specialized […]
Madolo Conquers the Queen Stage
The Queen Stage of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic challenged the Investec songo Specialized pairing of Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser along with their rivals in the world’s toughest stage race to an arduous 93km journey, including a mammoth 2 500 meters of climbing, today. It took Madolo and Sauser just […]
Nearly All Systems Go for Madolo and Sauser on Stage 4
Stage 4 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic was a good day for Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser. Madolo despite not being completely over his stomach bug put the hammer down making up for lost time on trails which suited his riding style. After two days of riding well within […]
Madolo Fighting His Way Back to Health on Stage 3
Stage 3 was the first moving day of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic as the race village moved from Saronsberg Wine Estate to the CPUT Campus in Wellington. The mammoth 103km journey included 2 150 meters of climbing and took Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser 5 hours 35 minutes and 43 […]
Madolo Battles a Stomach Bug to Finish Stage 2
Stage 2 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic turned into a nightmare day on the bike for Investec songo Specialized today as Sipho Madolo came down with a stomach bug during the stage. With the help of Christoph Sauser he managed to dig deep into his reserves of mental and […]
Madolo Sees the Silver Lining after a Tough Stage 1
Stage 1 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic was by many accounts one of the toughest first stages of any Epic to date and the Investec songo Specialized duo were not immune from the suffering. On a day characterised by fine dust which reduced the visibility to near zero in […]
Mentor and Protégé Off to a Solid Start
The Investec songo Specialized duo of Sipho Madolo and Christoph Sauser got their 2016 Absa Cape Epic campaign off to a solid start with a 1 hour 14 minute and 12 second blitz around the 26km Prologue route. Their time was good enough for 29th position in the open men’s […]
MTO songo.info Champions Race offers something no other race in world does
The MTO songo.info Champions Race is probably the most unique racing environment combining an enthusiastic crowd, serious racing action, an attractive course and some solid preparation before the Absa Cape Epic Prologue. And if there is one mountain biker in the world that can make this statement it is the multiple World […]
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 […]