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Biance Bekker: In the Words of an Epic Legend

By Epic Series 01/06/2025, 12:30am HST

Discover the joy of racing the world through the words of Epic Legend Biance Bekker...

In 2024 Biance Bekker was one of just four people to complete every Epic Series race. The South African was joined on stage by her stage race partner, Daniel Tenner, and the Buff Megamo Epic Legends Hans Becking and Wout Alleman at FNB Wines2Whales to be honoured for that remarkable achievement. Having ridden the Absa Cape Epic, 4Islands Epic Croatia, Andorra Epic Pyrenees, SPAR Swiss Epic, and all three FNB Wines2Whales races Bekker is in a unique position to speak to the challenges and highlights of each event.

Total Domination by Toyota Specialized at the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz

By Wines2Whales 11/10/2024, 2:45am HST

The all-conquering Toyota Specialized team completed their clean sweep of FNB Wines2Whales stage victories on the final day of the 2024 Shiraz race - from Oak Valley to Benguela Cove - on Sunday, 10 November. Matt Beers and Alex Miller’s margin of victory was 7 minutes and 42 seconds.

Miller Survives a Crash to Win Stage 2 Alongside Beers at the Shiraz

By Wines2Whales 11/09/2024, 3:00am HST

Stage 2 of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz produced another dramatic day of racing. Toyota Specialized went on an early attack, but a crash with 15 kilometres to go could so easily have ended Alex Miller’s race.

Toyota Specialized Engage Power Mode on Stage 1 of the Shiraz

By Wines2Whales 11/08/2024, 2:45am HST

Matt Beers and Alex Miller powered into an early lead and never let off the throttle on Stage 1 of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz.

Beers On Ice for The Last Dance of the 2024 Season at FNB W2W

By Wines2Whales 11/07/2024, 2:45am HST

The final race of the South African mountain bike racing season is upon us, but before the elite riders can put their feet up and reflect on 2024 they have one final chance to win big at the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz race.

Malacarne Tows Dennda to FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage Victory

By Wines2Whales 11/06/2024, 4:30am HST

Santina Malacarne came up with an old-fashioned solution to the most modern of cycling problems and towed Lukas Dennda up the climbs, which enabled the Swiss pairing to maintain top spot on the Mixed Category podium, despite finishing Stage 3 in third.

The Unexpected Leaders of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage

By Wines2Whales 11/05/2024, 5:45am HST

Meet the unexpected heroines of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage, the women's race leaders Heather Collen and Kerry Ould and discover their E-Bike adventure.

Dirty Delight on Day 1 of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage

By Wines2Whales 11/04/2024, 5:30am HST

Wet, windy, and cold weather made for difficult conditions on the opening day of FNB Wines2Whales’ Pinotage event. While some E-Bikers made short work of the course, many analogue bikers were out in the rain for longer than they had anticipated the stage to take.

Pure Perfection for Lill and Jacobs at the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay

By Wines2Whales 11/03/2024, 3:00am HST

SeattleCoffeeCo eFORT ALMAR completed their FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay dominance with a third stage victory on the final day of the 2024 race.

Cape Trails Giant Stance 2

Cape Trails Equipped with Giant Stance Mountain Bikes for Singletrack Test Riding

By Wines2Whales 11/02/2024, 8:45am HST

The Cape Trails team will be upgrading to new Giant Stance 2, full suspension, mountain bikes thank to the Epic Series, Dragons Sports, and Giant Bicycles South Africa.

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Looser and Stauffer peddling uphill [Swiss Epic]

Swiss Champion Eyes Elusive Perskindol Swiss Epic Title

By Epic Series 07/24/2018, 3:45pm HST

Swiss marathon champion Konny Looser and partner, Hansueli Stauffer, feel they have the form and experience to etch their names onto this year’s Perskindol Swiss Epic trophy.

Terpstra and Benko biking [Swiss Epic]

Ghost Factory Racing ready to scare their rivals at the Perskindol Swiss Epic

By Epic Series 07/24/2018, 11:30am HST

It’s turning out to be a battle of the cross-country racers as Ghost Factory Racing’s Anne Terpstra and Barbara Benko find themselves in search of top honours at this year’s Perskindol Swiss Epic.

Haley Smith biking down rocks [Epic Series]

Canadian power pairing poised for Perskindol Swiss Epic debut

By Epic Series 07/23/2018, 3:45pm HST

Cross-country experts Catherine Pendrel and Haley Smith will look to harness their superior technical skills as they tackle their first European stage race come September – the Perskindol Swiss Epic.

Spot tracking device [Swiss Epic]

SPOT named as official tracking partner of the Perskindol Swiss Epic

By Epic Series 07/11/2018, 3:45pm HST

The Perskindol Swiss Epic will now switch to SPOT’s satellite tracking solutions for the 2018 event and beyond

Scott-SRAM team heading down a meadow biking [Swiss Epic]

Training Secrets from the Most Successful Team Manager in Mountain Biking

By Epic Series 06/27/2018, 4:00pm HST

Scott-SRAM’s Thomas Frischknecht, or Frischi as he is affectionately known, is the man behind one of the most successful mountain bike outfits in recent years

Marius Hurter close up of the Absa Cape Epic 2017 [Swiss Epic]

Rugby Heavyweight Set to Conquer the Alps

By Epic Series 06/21/2018, 4:00pm HST

Marius Hurter might be big in stature but he’s also one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet – on a bicycle.

The mountains of the Aletsch Arena [Swiss Epic]

Great Aletsch Glacier: the ice giant of the Aletsch Arena

By Epic Series 05/31/2018, 4:15pm HST

We can also trace how the Great Aletsch Glacier has grown and receded in the landscape of the Aletsch Forest.

Kulhavy, Grotts Cruise to Overall Victory

By Cape Epic 03/25/2018, 9:00am HST

With 69km and 2000m of vertical gain standing between riders and a finisher’s medal at Val de Vie Estate, this year’s Grand Finale was arguably the toughest in the Absa Cape Epic’s 15-year history

Investec Songo Specialized teams triumph

By Cape Epic 03/21/2018, 10:15am HST

Team Songo Investec Specialized’s top men’s and women’s teams will both start Thursday’s crucial Stage 4 of the Absa Cape Epic in the respective category leader’s jerseys.

Songo punctures mean more of the same

By Cape Epic 03/20/2018, 10:45am HST

Stage 2 produced repeat winners for both the men and the women, but their respective victories arose from different tactics on the out-and-back route around Robertson.

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