DORMAKABA RED AND BLUE SET TO STRIKE IN THE 2020 ABSA CAPE EPIC
Dormakaba is a name that will be familiar to many Absa Cape Epic fans. The team, which has donned red and blue for a number of years, has always arrived at the Absa Cape Epic with ...
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TEAM FIRST MOVE UNVEILED
Following formidable international careers racing at the highest level with Team Dimension Data for the past eight seasons, Jacques Janse van Rensburg and Jaco Venter have returne ...
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SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMPIONS COMBINE TO FORM SUPER TEAM
Not since Yolande Speedy, in 2013, has a South African woman stood upon the top step of the Absa Cape Epic podium. In recent years, Robyn de Groot, Mariske Strauss and Candice Lil ...
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CANNONDALE FACTORY RACING RETURNS TO THE ABSA CAPE EPIC
In 2016 they finished fourth. In 2017 they finished fifth. In 2018 they stepped onto the podium, finishing third. In 2019 they went one better, earning the silver medal. The quest ...
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THESE ARE SA’S FAVOURITE MTB RACES
With our 2019 SA MTB Race Survey, presented by Garmin, we set about establishing some data on preferences of South African mountain bikers that participate in races. Racing has al ...
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THE RESULTS ARE IN! 2019 SA MTB RACE SURVEY, PRESENTED BY GARMIN
There’s limited data available on the South African mountain bike market. Steadily, over the past few years, TREAD has helped give some insight and perspective with a series of su ...
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VENTER & JANSE VAN RENSBURG SHIFT FOCUS TO MTB RACING FROM 2020
Between them, they’ve completed 13 Grand Tours and each won the South African Elite men’s road race title. Now, Jacques Janse van Rensburg and Jaco Venter will turn their attentio ...
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DEFENDING CHAMPIONS RETURN IN FORCE
In 2019, SCOTT-SRAM MTB-Racing's Nino Schurter and Lars Forster stormed to victory in the Absa Cape Epic. This feat was made more remarkable by the fact that they lost 6 minutes a ...
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BIKES OF THE 2019 ABSA CAPE EPIC – ALL THE STATS
The Absa Cape Epic is seen globally as the ultimate test in mountain bike stage racing. A combination of the world’s best racers, the potential for extreme weather conditions, rug ...
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2019 ABSA CAPE EPIC: ALL THE RIDER STATS
The Absa Cape Epic is a race, not a ride. It’s eight days of pressure, not pleasure. It’s not a point-to-point event, but it is a journey – of discovery. Every single participant ...
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