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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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winners circle of the Absa Cape Epic Prologue [Epic Series]

Cheers for Beers at Absa Cape Epic Prologue

By Epic Series 10/17/2021, 4:15am HST

After a pandemic-enforced hiatus, the Absa Cape Epic, widely regarded as the world’s premier mountain bike stage race, returned to action in fine style in Cape Town today

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Nerves & excitement ahead of Absa Cape Epic

By Epic Series 10/16/2021, 4:30am HST

Rain squalls and chilly temperatures could not dampen the spirits of 600 riders as they registered for the 2021 Absa Cape Epic on Saturday 16 October.

Luthi and Groot winning the 2021 Swiss Epic [Swiss Epic]

From Switzerland to South Africa

By Epic Series 10/15/2021, 7:45pm HST

After an absence of 20 months the Absa Cape Epic returns.

Return of The Race That Measures All

By Cape Epic 10/15/2021, 6:30pm HST

On Sunday (17 October 2021), exactly 938 days since the chapter was closed on the 2019 Absa Cape Epic, The Race That Measures All makes a grand return.

EF Education-NIPPO ready to race

By Cape Epic 10/15/2021, 6:15pm HST

THIRSTI elevates the extraordinary Absa Cape Epic

By Cape Epic 10/07/2021, 6:30pm HST

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Bora–Hansgrohe to Race Off-Road at the Absa Cape

By Cape Epic 10/07/2021, 6:30pm HST

UCI WorldTour team, BORA–hansgrohe, are swopping their Tarmacs for Epics and taking on the 2021 Absa Cape Epic. In Lennard Kämna and Ben Zwiehoff they will be represented by two riders from varying ends of the mountain bike experience spectrum.

All-African Showdowns at Absa Cape Epic

By Cape Epic 09/29/2021, 6:30pm HST

Absa Cape Epic for Qhubeka Powered by Zwift

By Cape Epic 09/28/2021, 6:45pm HST

A statement that has become the motto of the Qhubeka charity - a global charity that moves people forward with bicycles in Africa

Four riders to race Absa Cape Epic thanks to Curro

By Cape Epic 09/28/2021, 6:30pm HST

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