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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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Back to the roots: Cultivating Community, Adventure, and Nature's Care

By Andorra Epic 04/28/2024, 9:30pm HST

Better views, New landscapes... 2024 Andorra Epic Route Reveal

By Andorra Epic 04/10/2024, 11:00pm HST

USWE Sports Partner with Epic Series

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

The brand will provide riders with their technical know-how and industry leading products.

BUFF MEGAMO Survive a Puncture to Win Andorra Epic Pyrenees

By Epic Series 07/08/2023, 3:45am HST

The final stage of the 2023 Andorra Epic Pyrenees saw Hans Becking and José Dias survive a puncture to close out the title.

Dramatic Queen Stage Sees BUFF MEGAMO Leapfrog into Andorra Epic Lead

By Epic Series 07/07/2023, 4:45am HST

The Queen Stage of the Andorra Epic Pyrenees had the look, on paper, of being the decisive general classification day of the 2023 race.

Singer Racing Draw First Blood in Andorra Epic Pyrenees Battle

By Andorra Epic 07/05/2023, 6:00am HST

Martin Frey and Simon Stiebjahn, of Singer Racing, fought their way to victory. The German pair were joined atop the day’s podium by Janina Wüst and Meritxell Figueras Garangou, of BUFF MEGAMO.

Getting Ready to be Epic in Andorra

By Andorra Epic 07/04/2023, 8:45pm HST

The Andorra Epic Pyrenees, the Epic Series’ newest Legend status event, gets underway in La Massana

Andorra Becomes Epic

By Andorra Epic 02/01/2023, 4:15am HST

The Andorra MTB Classic-Pyrenees has elevated its status in global mountain biking and will, from 2023 onwards, be named the Andorra Epic.

Racing the World: Jasper Lefevre

By Epic Series 08/11/2022, 11:00pm HST

In the first of our Racing the World series we spoke to Belgian Epic Series campaigner, Jasper Lefevre.

Speed Company Racing Repeat Final Day Heroics in Andorra

By Andorra MTB Classic-Pyrenees 07/02/2022, 2:45am HST

Speed Company Racing repeated their grand finale heroics of the Absa Cape Epic in the Andorra MTB Classic-Pyrenees; on Saturday, 2 July.

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