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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.

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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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Fumic and Avancini eye the Absa Cape Epic podium

By Cape Epic 02/22/2017, 11:00am HST

German Manuel Fumic and Brazilian Henrique Avancini lit up the 2016 Absa Cape Epic with a thrilling win on the Grand Finale – the prestigious final stage. Now the colourful duo is back and, says Avancini, aiming for the top step of the overall podium.

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Exciting racing coming up, say Epic favourites

By Cape Epic 02/08/2017, 9:45am HST

It’s going to be the strongest Absa Cape Epic field yet and the racing should be thrilling.

Here comes José and Purito … and lots of laughs

By Cape Epic 02/06/2017, 1:00pm HST

If somebody were trying to track down José Hermida in the Absa Cape Epic race village they would simply have to follow the laughter. And the chatter.

‘Probably the most competitive field ever’

By Cape Epic 01/30/2017, 6:30am HST

Elite races to be held week before Absa Cape Epic

By Cape Epic 01/27/2017, 12:15pm HST

The Western Cape has landed another world cycling showpiece event – the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano race.

Sauser: why I came out of retirement

By Cape Epic 01/18/2017, 9:45am HST

Swiss mountain biking maestro Christoph Sauser has come out of retirement in a bid to win the Absa Cape Epic for a sixth time, so what was it that persuaded him to get back in the saddle?

Jenny Rissveds takes on the Absa Cape Epic

By Cape Epic 01/04/2017, 12:45pm HST

Jenny Rissveds took the mountain biking world by storm in 2016, announcing her arrival at the top end of the sport with some outstanding performances and then capping it all with the Olympic gold medal.

Stellar men’s field for 2017 Absa Cape Epic

By Cape Epic 12/06/2016, 3:45pm HST

The men’s field for the 2017 Absa Cape Epic is shaping up to be the strongest in the race’s 14-year history.

Stellar men’s field for 2017 Absa Cape Epic

By Cape Epic 12/06/2016, 9:45am HST

The men’s field for the 2017 Absa Cape Epic is shaping up to be the strongest in the race’s 14-year history.

Tour de France legends to ride in Absa Cape Epic

By Cape Epic 11/21/2016, 8:30am HST

The BMC Absa Racing Team has been considerably boosted by the news that two Tour de France legends, Cadel Evans and George Hincapie, will be riding for them in the 2017 Absa Cape Epic.

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