The Absa Cape Epic - world’s premier mountain bike stage race - returns to Cape Town in March 2022 for a grand journey across the Western Cape. The route for the 2022 Cape Epic has been revealed, taking riders on 657 kilometres of Cape Town and the Western Cape’s most rugged and demanding trails. The course kicks off from Somerset West’s Lourensford Wine Estate and makes it way, to Elandskloof, Greyton, to Stellenbosch, and finally to Val de Vie. While the route promises to be hugely demanding o

Stage 6 of the Absa Cape Epic over 73km – shortened from 78km because of safety reasons –wrote itself into the legend of the Absa Cape Epic when it comes to stages that will never be forgotten. Weather conditions once again made an already challenging stage hosted by the Lourensford Wine Estate even more difficult. Last year it was extreme heat and on Saturday the routes were waterlogged, muddy, slippery and for some a bit treacherous. Riders and bikes were pushed to the limit. Absa Cape Epic le

Banner day for South African mountain biking on the 100km Hermanus to Oak Valley Stage 3 of the Absa Cape Epic It was a banner day for South African mountain biking on the 100km Hermanus to Oak Valley Stage 3 of the Absa Cape Epic, with local riders claiming stage victories in the men’s and women’s categories on Wednesday, 22 March. | Cape Epic

An Absa Cape Epic exclusive look at the all new @SRAM Eagle Transmission. Tested in the most rugged terrain possible. | Cape Epic

Another early start. Another 100+ kilometers of dusty trails. Just another day at the ABSA Cape Epic 2018 for the MERIDA FACTORY RACING TEAM. A solid day without any significant issues or crashes and a solid top thirty result for @Jose Antonio Hermida and @Joaquim Purito Rodríguez. MORE SEEING MONKEYS. MORE BIKE. | MERIDA BIKES