/News/latestnewsitems.aspx Powered by Entelect Webmanager /News/DisplayNewsItem.aspx?niid=3616 TWO TIMES OLYMPIC WINNER BART BRENTJENS SAYS ABSA CAPE EPIC IS THE BEST RACE IN THE WORLD 2010-02-12T00:00:00 /News/DisplayNewsItem.aspx?niid=3663 2010-02-15T00:00:00 /News/DisplayNewsItem.aspx?niid=3783 Joel Stransky renowned for his winning drop kick in the 1995 Rugby World Cup has signed himself up for a different kind of challenge this year. He will participate in the seventh Absa Cape Epic - a gruelling 722km mountain bike race created to push even an established sportsman like himself to his athletic limit. 2010-02-18T00:00:00 /News/DisplayNewsItem.aspx?niid=3866 The Fluckiger brothers team of Lukas 26 and Mathias 21 from Switzerland will again participate in this year s Absa Cape Epic presented by adidas which takes place from 21 to 28 March 2010. The brothers who have both participated with great success in many World Cup and World Championships won the final stage of last year s Absa Cape Epic and also took second place in stage three finishing in eighth position overall. 2010-02-23T00:00:00 /News/DisplayNewsItem.aspx?niid=4017 Kevin Evans MTN-Energade won the MTN South African Ultra-marathon at the Sabie Classic in impressive style on the weekend. After dropping Burry Stander Specialized MR Price on the second big climb he time-trialed the last approximately 30 kilometers on his own to win the 115km race in 4 hours 32 minutes and 33 seconds. He has now won the SA Ultra- marathon title four times. 2010-03-01T00:00:00 /News/DisplayNewsItem.aspx?niid=4023 The sixth annual SUBARU Sani2c will once again be testing top local and international off road cyclists later this week. The event will see 1500 teams of two cyclists working their way from the Underberg school to Scottburgh s main beach a total distance of 271km over the course of three days. 2010-03-02T00:00:00 /News/DisplayNewsItem.aspx?niid=4050 Riders Reach Fourth Country of Ten on Quest to Cycle Africa Top to Bottom March 2 Moyale Kenya A group of more than 60 determined individuals are about to face one of their greatest challenges yet on their quest to travel from Cairo to Cape Town on the seat of a bicycle - the infamous lava rock desert stretch in northern Kenya. Since their journey began in January the group has pedaled their way past Egypt s ancient monuments battled the heat of Sudan s desert landscapes and pushed legs to their limits over the breathtaking mountainous terrain of Ethiopia. Now with three countries behind them and Kenya in their sights the Tour d Afrique cyclists are about to trade their skinny tires in for the fattest toughest wheels they can find. 2010-03-03T00:00:00 /News/DisplayNewsItem.aspx?niid=4060 One of the South African favourites to take top honours at this year s Absa Cape Epic Kevin Evans 31 will be partnering with Austrian Marathon Champion Alban Lakata 30 for the first time as Team MTN Quebeka. Evans has participated in all 6 previous editions of the Absa Cape Epic and Lakata in three providing them with excellent experience to face the fast pace promised during this year s event. 2010-03-05T00:00:00 /News/DisplayNewsItem.aspx?niid=4118 Stellenbosch 7 March 2010 Approximately 4 500 riders battled it out in this weekend s Cape Argus Pick n Pay Mountain Bike Challenge. The 2010 MTB Challenge will certainly be remembered for its unbearably hot conditions with temperatures reaching up to 42 C on today s 35km and 55km routes. 2010-03-08T00:00:00 /News/DisplayNewsItem.aspx?niid=4119 Kevin Evans MTN-Energade and his Cape Epic-teammate Alban Lakata Austria won the first two stages of the Sani2C mountain-bike stage race in KwaZulu-Natal. 2010-03-08T00:00:00