Absa Cape Epic 2014 – Stage 3 – Highlights Clip

Yesterday the 11th edition of the CAPE EPIC kicked off with a 27km prologue. Meerendal Wine Estate on the Durbanville Wine Route once again played host for 1.200 mountainbikers from all over the world to kick off the most recognized mountainbike stage race in the world! Results after the prologue: 1st place: Team Multivan Merida Biking - Jose Hermida (ESP) and Rudi van Houts (NED) 2nd place: Team BMC Mountainbike Racing - Lukas Fluckiger (SUI) and Martin Fanger (SUI) 3rd place: Team Top...

It was another dramatic day at the Absa Cape Epic. Stage 4 was marred with the withdrawals of four-times champion Karl Platt and second-place mixed racer Cherise Stander. Team Bulls’ Platt from Germany has finished all 10 previous editions of the Cape Epic, but was left with no choice but to withdraw from the race because of a knee injury suffered during Stage 2. Stander, who partnered with Theo Blignaut for Team RECM in the mixed race and won Stage 3, had to stop because of breathing diffic...

The day again proved that the Absa Cape Epic is not for the faint-hearted. For the third consecutive day a top rider in the Men’s category withdrew. This time it was Rudi van Houts, partner of José Hermida (Multivan Merida Biking). Van Houts crashed on Thursday and even though he started the stage, could not go on. This follows the withdrawals of Hannes Genze and Karl Platt on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

The fifth prologue in the eleven year history of the Absa Cape Epic set the seeding order for tomorrow’s [Monday, 24 March 2014] Stage 1 of the Untamed African Mountain Bike Race. Watch the Highlights and stay tuned for the upcoming clips!

Yesterday the fourth stage of the Absa CAPE EPIC 2014 took place. With 88km in distance and 1.800 climbing metres it was one of the “easier” stages of this year`s race! Fitting to the trend of the last three stages we saw the fourth different team winning a stage. Stage 4/7 - Results: 1st place: SCOTT-Odlo MTB Racing - 6-1 Nino Schurter (SUI) / 6-2 Philip Buys (RSA) 2nd place: Centurion-Vaude - 7-1 Markus Kaufmann (GER) / 7-2 Jochen Kaess (GER) 3rd place: Topeak-Ergon Racing - 8-1 Rob...

Yesterday the fifth stage of the Absa CAPE EPIC 2014 took place in South Africa. With 110km in distance and 2.900 climbing metres it was the “queen stage” of this year`s race! The route took the riders from the Oaks Estate near Greyton to the beautiful Oak Valley. Stage 5 - Results: 1st place: Torpado Factory - 15-1 Roel Paulissen (BEL) / 15-2 Riccardo Chiarini (ITA) 2nd place: SCOTT-Odlo MTB Racing - 6-1 Nino Schurter (SUI) / 6-2 Philip Buys (RSA) 3rd place: Meerendal Songo Specializ...

The sixth stage of the Absa CAPE EPIC 2014 took place in South Africa yesterday. With 85km in distance and 1.800 climbing metres the route was less brutal than in yesterday`s stage 5! However the riders had to be fully concentrated on the technical demanding single tracks around Oak Valley, as the Top 5 teams in the overall ranking were still close together! Every single mistake or problem would have been unforgiven. Stage 6 - Results: 1st place: SCOTT-Odlo MTB Racing - 6-1 Nino Schurte...

Yesterday the third stage of the Absa CAPE EPIC 2014 took place. With 134km in distance and 1.800 climbing metres it was the longest stage of the whole week and the race once again proved to be the most exciting edition ever! The riders pushed hard to get from Arabella Wines (Robertson) to the Oak Estate near Greyton. Stage 3 - Ergebnisse: 1st place: Meerendal Songo Specialized - 1-1 Christoph Sauser (SUI) / 1-2 Frantisek Rabon (CZE) 2nd place: Centurion-Vaude - 7-1 Markus Kaufmann (G...