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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.

Candice Lill in action on the Lefty berm during Stage 2 of the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay Race. Photo by Max Sullivan / Wines2Whales.

Lill and Jacobs Notch Up Second FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay Stage Win

By Wines2Whales 11/02/2024, 3:15am HST

SeattleCoffeeCo eFORT ALMAR continued their FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay dominance on Stage 2, on 2 November 2024, as Candice Lill and Tyler Jacobs cantered to their second stage victory of the race.

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A tough day awaits

By Cape Epic 03/13/2016, 12:45pm HST

After the thrills, and a few spills, of the Absa Cape Epic Prologue in Meerendal on Sunday the riders and crew travelled up to Tulbagh for Monday’s Stage 1.

Prologue Wrap-up: Platt rides like the wind

By Cape Epic 03/13/2016, 9:30am HST

Four-time Absa Cape Epic winner Karl Platt of Germany and Swiss partner Urs Huber (Bulls) laid down a marker for the week ahead by blitzing the course to win Sunday’s prologue.

US dollar fee introduced for international riders

By Epic Series 02/26/2016, 12:45pm HST

Faced with increasing costs due to the decline of the rand and the substantial growth of the event, the Absa Cape Epic will introduce a US dollar-based entry fee for foreign entrants from 2017.

Racing the Absa Cape Epic in 360-degrees

By Epic Series 02/24/2016, 12:45pm HST

In a world first for sporting events, the Absa Cape Epic will include a mountain biker riding with the pro peloton who will deliver 360-degree immersive video during the 8-day stage race when it takes place in the Western Cape in March 2016.

Absa Cape Epic Prologue moves to Meerendal

By Cape Epic 02/19/2016, 4:00pm HST

The Absa Cape Epic Prologue will be moving from its planned venue at the University of Cape Town to Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville.

In a different category…

By Cape Epic 02/15/2016, 8:30am HST

There are many races within the bigger Absa Cape Epic race. Most obvious are those for the yellow zebra-striped Men’s category jersey and the orange version for Women.

Strong field makes it difficult to pick favourite

By Cape Epic 02/04/2016, 9:30am HST

The Absa Cape Epic’s post-Sauser era will kick off with fierce competition to make it into the top 10, let alone the podium places.

Iron Sally on a mission

By Cape Epic 01/12/2016, 6:30am HST

If determination was measurable then Englishwoman Sally Bigham’s allocation would be off the scale.

Famous last words by Craig Kolesky

By Cape Epic 12/02/2015, 9:15am HST

Leaving a water point with your crisp, chilled bottle of fresh drink which was just handed by the friendly staff at the bottle drop is a special kind of high.

The Susi and Sipho show

By Cape Epic 11/26/2015, 5:15pm HST

Absa Cape Epic legend Christoph Sauser will be riding with Stellenbosch’s Sipho Madolo in the 2016 Absa Cape Epic

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