Nino Schurter

23 03, 2025

Schurter & Colombo win Absa Cape Epic; Langvad & Gomez Villafane victorious

By |2025-03-30T12:44:14+02:00March 23rd, 2025|News|Comments Off on Schurter & Colombo win Absa Cape Epic; Langvad & Gomez Villafane victorious

Nino Schurter and Filippo Colombo (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) won the 2025 Absa Cape Epic at Lourensford Wine Estate in Somerset West today. The win is Schurter’s third Absa Cape Epic title, while Colombo claimed the crown at his first attempt. In the Aramex UCI Women’s Category, Annika Langvad claimed her sixth Absa Cape Epic title [...]

17 03, 2025

Schurter & Colombo in Yellow, Langvad & Villafane Extend Lead in Stage 1!

By |2025-03-30T12:31:27+02:00March 17th, 2025|News|Comments Off on Schurter & Colombo in Yellow, Langvad & Villafane Extend Lead in Stage 1!

Nino Schurter and Filippo Colombo (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) timed their attack to perfection late on Stage 1 of the 2025 Absa Cape Epic to claim the stage victory and move into the overall lead of the men’s race. In the Aramex UCI Women’s Category race, Annika Langvad and Sofia Gomez Villafane (Toyota | Specialized) took [...]

17 03, 2025

Italian Rookies Stun Absa Cape Epic; Langvad Triumphs

By |2025-03-30T12:33:31+02:00March 17th, 2025|News|Comments Off on Italian Rookies Stun Absa Cape Epic; Langvad Triumphs

First time entrants Luca Braidot and Simone Avondetto (Wilier-Vittoria) claimed a surprise win today at the 2025 Absa Cape Epic Prologue on Meerendal Wine Estate. The Italian duo are cross-country specialists, but ahead of the 2025 Absa Cape Epic they weren’t listed among the favourites. In hot, dry and dusty conditions, they claimed first place [...]

15 03, 2025

Battle Lines Drawn Ahead of the 2025 Absa Cape Epic

By |2025-03-15T17:42:41+02:00March 15th, 2025|News|Comments Off on Battle Lines Drawn Ahead of the 2025 Absa Cape Epic

Ahead of the 2025 Absa Cape Epic, which gets underway on Sunday, key rivals in the UCI Men’s and Women’s competitions faced off against one another at the Elite Rider Press Conference. The atmosphere was one of respectful anticipation, with no animosity to speak of but with clear indications of who each team are most [...]

5 03, 2025

The Hard Men and Tough Battles of the 2025 Absa Cape Epic

By |2025-03-05T23:16:07+02:00March 5th, 2025|News|Comments Off on The Hard Men and Tough Battles of the 2025 Absa Cape Epic

The UCI Men’s field for the 2025 Absa Cape Epic features 8 National Champions and the European National Champion in the marathon discipline as well as 4 past winners, an Olympic Road Race Gold Medallist, and the greatest mountain biker of all time. The 21st edition of the Untamed African Mountain Bike Race is thus [...]

29 10, 2024

Expect the Best at the 2025 Tankwa Trek

By |2024-10-29T11:29:15+02:00October 29th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Expect the Best at the 2025 Tankwa Trek

Though renowned for its tough but rewarding routes the Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, is more than just a challenging mountain bike stage race. South Africa’s premier UCI S1 stage race also features a welcoming race village, accommodation upgrade options, famously well-stocked water points, and a chill zone where amateur riders rub [...]

20 03, 2024

Canyon SIDI Recover to Win Stage 3 of the 2024 Absa Cape Epic

By |2024-03-22T15:39:57+02:00March 20th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Canyon SIDI Recover to Win Stage 3 of the 2024 Absa Cape Epic

Canyon SIDI’s Andreas Seewald and Marc Stutzmann rode hard and fast to claim Stage 3 of the 2024 Absa Cape Epic in a sweltering Wellington, while Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller (GHOST Factory Racing) won their fourth stage in as many days to cement their place at the top of the Aramex Women’s Category general [...]

19 03, 2024

BUFF – MEGAMO & GHOST Factory Racing Go Back to Back at the Cape Epic

By |2024-03-22T15:47:13+02:00March 19th, 2024|News|Comments Off on BUFF – MEGAMO & GHOST Factory Racing Go Back to Back at the Cape Epic

Hans Becking, on his birthday, and Wout Alleman (BUFF - MEGAMO) roared to a second successive stage win on Stage 2 of the Absa Cape Epic in Tulbagh. At the same time, Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller (GHOST Factory Racing) claimed a hattrick of stage victories in the Aramex Women’s Category on the 97km stage [...]

18 03, 2024

BUFF-MEGAMO and GHOST Factory Racing sprint to victory on Stage 1 of 2024 Absa Cape Epic

By |2024-03-22T15:39:29+02:00March 18th, 2024|News|Comments Off on BUFF-MEGAMO and GHOST Factory Racing sprint to victory on Stage 1 of 2024 Absa Cape Epic

Hans Becking and Wout Alleman (BUFF-MEGAMO) won Stage 1 in the men’s elite race at the 2024 Absa Cape Epic, while Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller (GHOST Factory Racing) were Stage 1 winners in the Aramex Women’s category at Saronsberg Cellar in Tulbagh. Both the men’s and the women’s races concluded with thrilling sprint finishes [...]

17 03, 2024

World Bicycle Relief & Ghost Factory Racing set Absa Cape Epic alight at scorching Prologue

By |2024-03-22T15:55:20+02:00March 17th, 2024|News|Comments Off on World Bicycle Relief & Ghost Factory Racing set Absa Cape Epic alight at scorching Prologue

World Bicycle Relief (Nino Schurter and Sebastian Fini) and Ghost Factory Racing (Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller) claimed the UCI Men’s and Aramex Women’s Categories respectively at today’s Absa Cape Epic Prologue in Somerset West. Read all the Absa Cape Epic news on Diverge.info here. Starting, taking place within the confines and finishing at Lourensford Wine [...]

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