The dual tracks and trails from Louvain, in the Langkloof, to Langenhoven Gymnasium, in Oudtshoorn, were rocky and rough on Stage 3 of the Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen. This helped create the conditions for another thrilling day of racing on Thursday, 2 October 2025. Though the yellow and pink First Ascent [...]
This week, the Diverge Podcast is at the Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen. Tune in for daily reports and interviews from the race. In the opening show, we recap a thrilling and challenging Stage 1, which was won by Toyota Imbuko Specialized ChemChamp and Efficient Infiniti Insure. Tristan Nortje and [...]
Stage 1 of the 2025 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen, took riders from Wilderness on the Garden Route coast to Louvain in the Langkloof. The 84 kilometre course included a sapping 2 250 metres of climbing, which tested even the freshest of legs. Tristan Nortje and Travis Stedman proved the strongest climbers on [...]
The Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen, is far more than the standard mountain bike stage race. It is the Race with Soul. An event that blends highly competitive UCI and age-category racing with a relaxed race village atmosphere. Even for the elite men and women lining up to fight it out over [...]
Having shattered the course record in 2024 by over 20 minutes, Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning shaved a further 3 minutes and 44 seconds off last year’s time to cross the finish line in 7 hours, 25 minutes, and 21 seconds on Saturday, 9 August 2025. The Insect Science team was pushed hard through [...]
Last year, Insect Science’s Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning crushed the long-standing Trans Baviaans course record. They reset the mark by 22 minutes to post the new benchmark of 7 hours, 29 minutes, and 5 seconds. On Saturday, 9 August 2025, they will have another go at bettering their time as they line up [...]
Tune in for daily insights from inside the media team at the 2025 Absa Cape Epic with the Diverge Podcast's vlogs. In the Stage 6 episode Seamus Allardice on the Queen Stage and looks ahead at what could be a very exciting penultimate stage. Going into the 88 kilometre, 2 550 metres of climbing, Stage 6 [...]
A dramatic final stage – on Saturday, 5 October – saw Insect Science race their way to victory on the day and overall, at the 2024 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen. Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning put PYGA Euro Steel’s Jaedon Terlouw and Pieter du Toit under pressure, then drove home [...]
After two days of near misses Insect Science stood atop the Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen, on Thursday, 3 October 2024. Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning outfoxed and outsprinted six other teams in a chaotic run in to Langenhoven Gymnasium, in Oudtshoorn, to win the day. In the women’s race, Samantha [...]
The Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen, underwent a rejuvenation for the 2024 race. The fourteenth edition will see the Race With Soul take place over five days, from the 1st to the 5th of October, with stage starts and finishes being hosted by George, Louvain, the summit of the Swartberg Pass, and [...]
