1 500 riders registered to take part in the 2025 Absa Cape Epic, in Meerendal, on Saturday, 15 March. Nervous energy was palpable in the race village as months of preparation were finally about to be put to the test. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B9y-iwPwpk The 21st Absa Cape Epic gets underway on Sunday, 16 March. On Saturday the 750 [...]
Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning proved that mountain bikes are faster, even in near ideal conditions, than gravel bikes by smashing the Trans Baviaans course record and holding off the drop-bar charge of Rossouw Bekker and Matthys Beukes. The Insect Science team set a new record time of 7 hours, 29 minutes, and 5 [...]
The Pedal Project is an official Absa Cape Epic charity and a community-based mental health support programme, which utilises mountain biking as a vehicle for empowering children from historically disadvantaged communities. At the 2024 Untamed African Mountain Bike Race the programme will be rewarding a group of UCI Women’s teams as they #PedalForGood. The unofficial [...]
