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SeattleCoffeeCo eFORT ALMAR completed their FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay dominance with a third stage victory on the final day of the 2024 race.

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.

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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Chardonnay Field Shines ahead of FNB Wines2Whales

By Wines2Whales 10/29/2024, 10:00pm HST

The 2024 FNB Wines2Whales gets underway on Friday, 1 November, with the elite women’s showdown in the Chardonnay race.

Absa Cape Epic welcomes GIC as new infrastructure sponsor

By Absa Cape Epic 10/14/2024, 6:00am HST

The road to the 2025 Absa Cape Epic, taking place from 16 to 23 March, has officially begun. Preparations for this iconic mountain bike race are well underway, with partners jumping at the chance to be aligned and affiliated with this eight-day, nearly 700km endurance challenge. One key partner, the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC), has recently committed to a three-year partnership agreement. 

Winelands Welcomes Fan Friendly 2025 Absa Cape Epic Route

By Absa Cape Epic 09/25/2024, 8:15am HST

Brand new stages, a new host venue, and over 300 kilometres of trails never before used by the Absa Cape Epic should be music to the ears of mountain bikers and fans as they prepare for the 2025 Untamed African Mountain Bike Race. That is not where the excitement or new features end in the twenty first edition either. An innovative new time trial and challenging stages deep in the race all contribute to a course designed to produce exciting racing for all. 

A celebration of grit, grace, gees and the women who ride

By Kim Voller 08/30/2024, 3:00am HST

Stage 5 of the 2024 SPAR Swiss Epic provided a fitting finale to the Epic Series race through the magnificent trails of Graubünden. It did however not provide any major upsets as Gian Schmid and Lukas Flückiger defended their yellow CIOVITA jerseys, despite the aggressive racing of the KTM Alchemist Brenta Brakes team. The women in orange, Monica Calderon and Tessa Kortekaas were even more controlled in their victory, adding a fifth stage win to their Swiss success. 

Building Back Better: The Elgin Valley Trails Story

By Pieter Silberbauer 08/22/2024, 10:00pm HST

Elgin has long been a playground, training terrain, and race location for mountain bikers, but since late 2022 it has evolved into a more unified trail network too thanks to the work of the Elgin Valley Trails pioneers. 

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Two bikers peddling up a hill with a rainbow in the background [Swiss Epic]

Perskindol Swiss Epic set to be hosted in Graubünden for 2019 and beyond

By Epic Series 08/20/2018, 11:30am HST

2019 marks a new chapter in the Perskindol Swiss Epic’s history books. Mountain bikers will see an all-new race course and new stage towns, tackling Graubünden’s trails in the south-eastern part of Switzerland where the race will be hosted for the next five years.

Keller and Stirnemann posing in their bike outfits [Swiss Epic]

Swiss stars ready to rock at this year’s Perskindol Swiss Epic

By Epic Series 07/26/2018, 3:30pm HST

Swiss combination Alessandra Keller and Kathrin Stirnemann of top UCI World Cup outfit Team Thömus have their sights set on the win at their ‘home race’ – the Perskindol Swiss Epic

Looser and Stauffer peddling uphill [Swiss Epic]

Swiss Champion Eyes Elusive Perskindol Swiss Epic Title

By Epic Series 07/24/2018, 3:45pm HST

Swiss marathon champion Konny Looser and partner, Hansueli Stauffer, feel they have the form and experience to etch their names onto this year’s Perskindol Swiss Epic trophy.

Terpstra and Benko biking [Swiss Epic]

Ghost Factory Racing ready to scare their rivals at the Perskindol Swiss Epic

By Epic Series 07/24/2018, 11:30am HST

It’s turning out to be a battle of the cross-country racers as Ghost Factory Racing’s Anne Terpstra and Barbara Benko find themselves in search of top honours at this year’s Perskindol Swiss Epic.

Haley Smith biking down rocks [Epic Series]

Canadian power pairing poised for Perskindol Swiss Epic debut

By Epic Series 07/23/2018, 3:45pm HST

Cross-country experts Catherine Pendrel and Haley Smith will look to harness their superior technical skills as they tackle their first European stage race come September – the Perskindol Swiss Epic.

Spot tracking device [Swiss Epic]

SPOT named as official tracking partner of the Perskindol Swiss Epic

By Epic Series 07/11/2018, 3:45pm HST

The Perskindol Swiss Epic will now switch to SPOT’s satellite tracking solutions for the 2018 event and beyond

Scott-SRAM team heading down a meadow biking [Swiss Epic]

Training Secrets from the Most Successful Team Manager in Mountain Biking

By Epic Series 06/27/2018, 4:00pm HST

Scott-SRAM’s Thomas Frischknecht, or Frischi as he is affectionately known, is the man behind one of the most successful mountain bike outfits in recent years

Marius Hurter close up of the Absa Cape Epic 2017 [Swiss Epic]

Rugby Heavyweight Set to Conquer the Alps

By Epic Series 06/21/2018, 4:00pm HST

Marius Hurter might be big in stature but he’s also one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet – on a bicycle.

The mountains of the Aletsch Arena [Swiss Epic]

Great Aletsch Glacier: the ice giant of the Aletsch Arena

By Epic Series 05/31/2018, 4:15pm HST

We can also trace how the Great Aletsch Glacier has grown and receded in the landscape of the Aletsch Forest.

The Perskindol finish line [Swiss Epic]

PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC OFF TO A SUCCESSFUL START

By Epic Series 09/17/2017, 7:45pm HST

The fourth edition of PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC kicked off on Monday 11 September 2017 with the prologue in Grächen

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