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USWE Sports Partner with Epic Series

By Epic Series 11/29/2023, 10:00pm HST

USWE Hydration Packs Partners with the Epic Series, across European and African mountain bike stage races, to provide riders with their technical know-how and industry leading products. They will be the official hydration pack and luggage partners of the Epic Series for 2024 and beyond. 

The Pyrenees and the Alps, which have in common

By Swiss Epic 11/15/2023, 5:45am HST

Containing Dreams with Big Box at FNB W2W

By Wines2Whales 11/14/2023, 11:30pm HST

The Oak Valley and Lourensford race villages at FNB Wines2Whales rely on hundreds of square metres of canvas. Key features however are built of steel; made secure, protected from the elements and vitally refrigerated by Big Box Containers. This is the story of how they help dreams flourish… 

Cannondale Factory Racing capitalised off a finish line fall, by Marco Joubert, to increase their general classification lead to 12 seconds on Stage 2 of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz.

Alan Hatherly and Simon Andreassen held off Imbuko Giant A in a sprint finish to win the opening stage of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz race, on Friday.

FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz: Meet the Men Vying for Supremacy

By Wines2Whales 10/26/2023, 3:45am HST

The prestige of FNB Wines2Whales ensures that South Africa’s best mountain bikers descend on Hermanus for the Shiraz to race from whales to wines in the Switchback edition. Among the pre-race favourites are previous winners, cross-country campaigners and dark horses for the 2023 title.

World Champion Wins FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage

By Wines2Whales 10/25/2023, 11:45pm HST

E-Bike World Champion, Joris Ryf teamed up with, Specialized Factory Racing manager, Benno Willeit to storm to the 2023 FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage title. The winners were 32 minutes and 4 seconds quicker across the three days than Giniel de Villiers and Bobby Behan, of Toyota Specialized. FuelX’s Wayne van der Walt and Jovan Jacobs rounded out the podium places. 

With 210 E-Bike riders taking on the Pinotage race, in the mid-week FNB Wines2Whales, the event boasts the largest ever field of E-Bikers in a South African mountain bike race. This is a boon for the bike industry in the country as nothing drives bike sales like races. 

Dusty Grins on Stage 1 of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage

By Wines2Whales 10/24/2023, 5:00am HST

Sun’s out guns out at the Pinotage. After a wet weekend at the Chardonnay the eBikers and social teams were treated to a hot and dusty day on the trails of Lourenford on Stage 1 of the mid-week race. 

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Road Stars Trade Skinny Tyres for Knobblies

By Cape Epic 12/04/2017, 9:45am HST

The Absa Cape Epic has a formidable global reputation which sees the event attract celebrities and sports stars that seek to take on the challenge of the Untamed African Mountain Bike Race

Absa Cape Epic Training 101 with Songo Fipaza

By Cape Epic 10/26/2017, 4:45pm HST

Committing to take on the Absa Cape Epic 2018 is half the battle won. Now it’s time to prepare.

Cape Epic Announces Acquisition of Wines2Whales

By Cape Epic 10/25/2017, 3:45pm HST

Cape Epic (Pty) Ltd announced today that the company has agreed to acquire the FNB Wines2Whales®

2018 Absa Cape Epic Route Revealed

By Epic Series 09/18/2017, 12:30pm HST

From the majestic slopes of Table Mountain to the magnificence of the Grand Finale at Val de Vie Estate with a manic time trial in between – the 2018 Absa Cape Epic route has been created to be balanced and bold.

So you’ve got an Absa Cape Epic entry?

By Cape Epic 08/01/2017, 1:00pm HST

So you’ve got an entry to the Absa Cape Epic for the first time?

The changing race of the Absa Cape Epic

By Cape Epic 04/05/2017, 8:00am HST

Christoph Sauser has taken part in all but the first Absa Cape Epic, winning five of those 13 events and spending time at or near the front of the race in nearly all of them.

The cycling legends and the five-person podium

By Cape Epic 04/04/2017, 11:45am HST

Ever wondered why UCI World Cup mountain bike events have a five-person podium instead of the traditional three?

Schurter and Stirnemann celebrating their 2017 race [Absa Cape Epic]

Success for Schurter, Stirnemann, Suss & Stenerhag

By Epic Series 03/26/2017, 11:15am HST

It was sweet success for Nino Schurter, Matthias Stirnemann, Esther Süss and Jennie Stenerhag at the 2017 Absa Cape Epic.

It was Epic, says Evans and Hincapie

By Cape Epic 03/26/2017, 9:00am HST

2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans picked up the Dimension Data Masters category with a storming final day that saw him and his fellow Tour de France stage winner George Hincapie grab victory on the last stage of the Absa Cape Epic from Grabouw to Val de Vie near Paarl.

Schurter, Stirnemann win 2017 Absa Cape Epic

By Cape Epic 03/26/2017, 8:45am HST

There was a second stage win for the SCOTT-SRAM Young Guns of Michiel van der Heijden and Andri Frischknecht at the Grand Finale of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic

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