Absa Cape Epic

A weekly roundup of what's happening in the off-road.

Christopher Blevins reflects on teamwork, inner commitment, and finding flow at this year's stage race in South Africa.

American-South African duo overcome 90 second deficit to win on final day; Vera Looser and Kim Le Court win women's race.

The Specialized duo won their fifth stage Saturday; Vera Looser and Kim le Court move into women's overall lead.

Georg Egger and Lukas Baum win stage and move into overall lead; Gomez Villafañe and Nash are third on the day and drop to third overall.

Inside Ian Boswell and Mitch Docker's experience leading the amateur category at the Cape Epic.

The Specialized duo wins singletrack time trial, moving into third place overall.

Beers and Blevins move into fourth overall, while Gomez Villafañe and Nash are second in the stage for third day in a row.

The South African-American duo win stage 2; no changes to GC in men's or women's standings.

Men's Wilier Pirelli Factory team wins the stage; Schurter and Frischknecht move into second overall.

Monday's Stage 1 will test riders with 2550 meters of climbing over 98 kilometers.

The endurance pros will join forces in South Africa March 19 for the eight-day mountain bike stage race.

The former Clif Pro Team teammates will bring a wealth of experience, skills, and talent to the South African stage race in March.

'I'm a complete beginner. I've got a sweet bike and fitness, but I have no idea what I'm doing' Boswell says.

Behind the scenes footage from the 2022 Absa Cape Epic, featuring Sofia Gomez Villafañe, Haley Batten, Christopher Blevins, and Matt Beers

German duo Georg Egger and Lukas Baum (Speed Company Racing) overcome a deficit of 2:45 to win the men's race.

American female duo take third stage-win of race, men's GC sees shakeup as Blevins and Beers slide back into third overall.

The American duo retains their overall lead, while Blevins and Beers sit seven minutes off the overall.

Batten and Gomez Villafañe maintain GC lead, while Blevins and Beers sit in third position overall.

Some shuffle in the women's GC, but Gomez Villafañe and Batten maintain their lead while Andreas Seewald and Martin Stošek sit atop the men's overall after two stages.

Pro rider Kaysee Armstrong writes from South Africa, where she and three Liv riders are racing the Cape Epic, with the support of three female staffers.

In the men's race, Blevins/Beers fall to seventh overall, as Swenson/Marotte move into third.

An exciting first day of racing sees South African race veterans and race newbies claim the yellow jersey.

If they win, the duo will be the second and third American women in history to land on the top step of the South African race.

Only South African teams have won the coveted jersey; Kangangi and Karaya would be the first Kenyans as well as Black Africans to break the trend.

Current and former world champions, lots of local talent, and more pro Americans than usual will line up in the Western Cape of South Africa on Sunday for the eight-day mountain bike stage race.

Check out Cape Epic's author page.

EF Education-Nippo's Lachlan Morton and Kenyan Kenneth Karaya take on the legendary South African mountain bike stage race

Cape Epic mountain bike race ended with a flourish Sunday.

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In her first attempt at the eight-day Absa Cape Epic mountain bike race, world road champion Anna van der Breggen wins with teammate Annika Langvad.

Schurter and Forster lose overall Cape Epic lead after a disastrous stage 3. Ted King is hosting his own gravel race. Plus, Land Run and Pro XCT results.

Help support Charlie Cunningham's recovery from 2016 bike crash. Watch Cape Epic online. Carson City Off-Road date change, and more.

American Howard Grotts will not defend Cape Epic title due to illness. Kate Courtney to lead Team USA at Pan American Championships in Mexico.

After many years on the Specialized Factory Team, Olympic gold medalist Jaroslav Kulhavy forms his own team but will continue working with Specialized.

Breck Epic organizes its charitable efforts under banner of new Epic Legacy Foundation. The world's best XC mountain biker Schurter heads to Cape Epic.

The mountains around Los Angeles are rife with trails and old roads that make the area ideal for gravel riding.

Van der Breggen, the world's top road cyclist, teams up with MTB veteran Langvad for eight-day Cape Epic stage race.

Paired with one of the sport's legends, Olympic champion Jaroslav Kulhavy, Howard Grotts becomes first American man to win Cape Epic.

Kate Courtney and Howard Grotts become the first Americans to win the Absa Cape Epic.

Ironman announces that it has purchased the eight-day Asaba Cape Epic mountain bike stage race, a South African race, which has run since 2004.

Check out Matt De Neef's author page.

After two tries, Mike Hogan and Thomas Dooley still have unfinished business with the Absa Cape Epic stage race

Mike Hogan carries the Kappius-VeloNews flag through stage 5 at the 2013 Absa Cape Epic

Mike Hogan talks about stage 4 at the off-road stage race in South Africa

1. Kulhavy Jaroslav Sauser Christoph, Burry Stander-Songo, in 22:43:09 2. Huber Urs Platt Karl, Bulls, at :03.43 3. Boehme Tim Dietsch Thomas, Bulls 2, at :20.34 4. Van Houts Rudi Hermida Jose, Multivan Merida, at :33.00 5. Fumic Manuel Fontana Marco Aurelio, Cannondale Factory Racing, at :54.03

Kappius-VeloNews's Mike Hogan and Thomas Dooley give an inside look at stage 3 of the South African off-road stage race

Mike Hogan keeps the Kappius-VeloNews team going solo at Cape Epic

li>1. Karl Platt and Urs Huber, Bulls, at 3:53:17.3 2. Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy, Burry Stander-SONGO, at 0:46.0 3. Thomas Dietsch and Tim Boehme, Bulls 2, at 5:53.2 4. Darren Lill and Charles Keey, Cannondale Blend, at 7:57.8 5. Max Knox and Kohei Yamamoto, Burry Stander-Songo 2, at 8:56.3

The Kappius-VeloNews team suffers a fractured collarbone on stage 1 of the Absa Cape Epic

1. Karl Platt, Bulls, in 5:35.32 2. Thomas Dietsch, Bulls 2, in 5:41.20 3. Christoph Sauser, Burry Stander-Songo, in 5:44.16 4. Nino Schurter, Scott-Swisspower, in 5:45.48 5. Jose Hermida, Multivan Merida, in 5:47.00

1. Jose Hermida, Multivan Merida, in 4:30.56 2. Karl Platt, Bulls, in 4:32.17 3. Thomas Dietsch, Bulls 2, in 4:32.18 4. Christoph Sauser, Burry Stander - Songo, in 4:33.46 5. Darren Lill, Cannondale Blend, in 4:41.21

South African teen Tony Ramatladi to join other riders in an eight-day race that features more than 15,000 feet of climbing

Despite a busted rib, Mike Hogan is able to ride the final Cape Epic stage

South African-Swiss team of Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser dominate race

Mike Hogan & Thomas Dooley of Team Singletrack.com/Justin's Nut Butter filmed Stage 5 crash

Sauser and Stander lead overall by more than 10 minutes

Swiss/South African duo of Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser power to sixth stage win

Jason Sager and his Team Jamis crew are getting epically tested in South Africa

Swiss/South African duo leads by more than 7 minutes

Team Singletrack.com/Justin's Nut Butter Thomas Dooley & Mike Hogan are sending Cape Epic updates as time and energy permits.

German duo wins Stage 3; Sauser and Stander remain in the lead

Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser won the second full stage after winning the prologue on Sunday and Stage 1 on Monday.

How does it feel to suffer the Cape Epic? Let Team Jamis' Jason Sager count the ways.

Sauser and Stander win prologue and Stage 1

Sonntag&Sager to report from South Africa along with Singletrack.com/Justin's Nut Butter riders Thomas Dooley and Mike Hogan