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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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Geismayr and Käss posing together at the end of the Perskindol Swiss Epic [Swiss Epic]

TEAM CENTURION VAUDE WINS PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC 2017

By Epic Series 09/16/2017, 5:15pm HST

Today’s final stage of the PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC again proved hard and challenging.

Geismayr and Käss posing together at the end of the Perskindol Swiss Epic [Swiss Epic]

STAGE 4 : CENTURION VAUDE AGAIN WITH SOLO RUN

By Epic Series 09/15/2017, 5:30pm HST

The weather was beautiful again today, but the cold temperatures around zero degrees made the 4th stage of PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC from Leukerbad to Zermatt particularly hard.

Bikers in the rain [Swiss Epic]

STAGE 3 : CENTURION VAUDE EXTENDS THEIR LEAD

By Epic Series 09/14/2017, 5:30pm HST

Despite the spontaneous adjustment of the route, the athletes had to pedal mainly in the rain today

A mountainside [Swiss Epic]

STAGE 3 : WEATHER-RELATED CHANGES OF ROUTE FOR THURSDAY, 14.9.2017

By Epic Series 09/13/2017, 5:30pm HST

Due to expected heavy rainfall and snow in upper areas tomorrow afternoon, the OC of PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC has decided to adjust the routes for tomorrow.

Käss and Geismayr biking through a rocky path [Swiss Epic]

WORLD-CLASS ATHLETES AT PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC 2017

By Epic Series 09/05/2017, 7:45pm HST

Despite the mountain bike World Championships in Australia the week before, there are still various world class athletes from the international mountain bike scene attending the PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC 2017.

Route profile of the Perskindol Swiss Epic [Swiss Epic]

ROUTE PROFILES ONLINE

By Epic Series 08/30/2017, 8:00pm HST

Have a look at the route profiles of SWISS EPIC and SWISS EPIC FLOW!

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?

Anita and Carolin Gehrig after a race [Swiss Epic]

GEHRIG-TWINS RIDING IN THE SWISS EPIC FLOW

By Epic Series 07/20/2017, 8:00pm HST

The Swiss enduro pros Anita and Carolin Gehrig from the Ibis Cycles Enduro Team, known as the “Gehrig-Twins” within the bike scene, will join the PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC 2017

Mountain shot with bikers in front [Swiss Epic]

STAGE HIGHLIGHTS 2017 ONLINE

By Epic Series 07/18/2017, 8:00pm HST

Europe’s most beautiful mountain bike stage race

Bikers heading up a ramp [Swiss Epic]

STAGE 2 : TEAM CENTURION VAUDE NEW LEADER

By Epic Series 07/13/2017, 5:45pm HST

Crossing the bungee swinging bridge at Niouc with a 200 metres high view of the canyon floor was today’s highlight for most riders

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