When Robyn de Groot and Jennie Stenerhag of Team Ascendis Health crossed the finish line first in a time of 5:22.18,4 on Stage 1 of the Absa Cape Epic, the most surprised people at Saronsberg Wine Estate were the two of them.
Stage 2 produced repeat winners for both the men and the women, but their respective victories arose from different tactics on the out-and-back route around Robertson.
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.
Wind was the word of the day at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Prologue on Meerendal Wine Estate, which turned out to be rather fitting as eventual stage winner Karl Platt likes to talk about there being only one gas, “and that’s full gas”.
As if the Absa Cape Epic wasn’t enough of a challenge… three riders in the 2019 edition are taking the Absa Conquer as One theme to the extreme by attempting the Untamed African MTB Race with fewer limbs than their able-bodied race mates.