Organisers of Cape Epic announced that the 2020 race is cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Specialized team had already withdrawn its pro teams from the event to prioritize the health of ...

For the first time in three years, the Absa Cape Epic returns to the western reaches of South Africa's Cape Peninsula. The route takes in the ultra-technical and often hostile trails of Tulbagh and ...

After eight days of continuous riding, just under 600km covered across the hills of Durbanville, Paarl, Stellenbosch and Somerset West while climbing for more than 16,000m, the 21st edition of the ...

Matt Beers on Stage 7 of the 2024 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race. (Photo: Sam Clark/Cape Epic.) The gruelling eight-day journey of the Cape Epic ended on Sunday with South African Matt Beers ...

The Cape Epic never repeats a route. Each year is a new 'surprise' for competitors. If you are training for the 2022 edition, be prepared for a vicious stage 1 and some great trails, later in the race ...

During Monday's first stage of the Cape Epic, a rider fell ill and was airlifted to hospital. Cape Epic organisers have confirmed that the rider subsequently died. Very hot conditions have tested the ...

Nino Schurter – the reigning six-time men’s cross-country world champion – will race the 2020 edition of the Absa Cape Epic aboard this custom-painted, SRAM Eagle eTap AXS-equipped Scott Spark RC ...

A cast of the world's best mountain bike stars are set to take on South Africa's famous race the Cape Epic in 2022 and SBS will be the place to catch the pick of the action with highlights from every ...

RYK VAN NIEKERK: The Absa Cape Epic is one of the premier sporting events in South Africa, since the inaugural race in 2004 the Epic has grown to become known as the toughest mountain bike stage race ...

Dan Corder (in for CapeTalk's John Maytham) chats to Hannele Steyn on the Afternoon Drive. The Absa Cape Epic is known as one of the toughest mountain biking (MTB) races in the world - the eight-day ...

The Cape Epic, one of the toughest mountain bike stage races in the world, is back from March 19-26, and you'll be able to catch the best of the action on SBS On Demand. Cape Town's Table Mountain ...

Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser have won the final stage of the Absa Cape Epic, winning their second successive title in the mountainbike race. Cycling duo Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser have ...