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April 10, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
Old Mutual joBerg2c builds N3 of single track
Organisers of the Old Mutual joBerg2c have announced a groundbreaking partnership with the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC), which will see them creating the “N3 of single track” over the next three years.
The nine-day mountain bike race, which starts on April 27, runs virtually parallel to the toll route from Heidelberg to the KwaZulu-Natal midlands before continuing on to finish on the coast at Scottburgh.
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April 5, 2012 by Jason / 0 Comments
Meet the Racing 29ers
Crank met the Racing 29ers at this years ABSA Cape Epic which will long be remembered for its extreme weather. Searing heat in the opening few days was replaced by wet and near freezing conditions into Grabouw, with hypothermia not uncommon, even amongst the most seasoned of participants.
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April 2, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
2012 Absa Cape Epic stage 7 report
The seventh and final stage took riders from Oak Valley/Elgin to Lourensford Wine Estate over a distance of 64km with 1 350m of climbing. The 36ONE-Songo-Specialized team of Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser walked away with top honours as overall winners of this year’s exciting Absa Cape Epic, following their victory of last year.
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March 31, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
EVANS AND GEORGE FIGHT BACK ON EPIC STAGE 6
Kevin Evans and David George of 360Life showed their true form by winning Stage 6 of this year’s Absa Cape Epic, 6 minutes and 44,5 seconds ahead of South African–Swiss duo, Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser of Team 36ONE-Songo-Specialized. Stage six took riders from Oak Valley back to Oak Valley over a distance of 83km with 2 200m of climbing.
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March 29, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
Tenacity the name of the game – Evans and George move into second place overall
The route took riders over 105km with 2 600m of climbing from Caledon back to Caledon. Two major climbs jabbed upwards on the day’s route profile. The Men’s category of Stage 4 of this year’s Absa Cape Epic was again won by the indomitable Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser of Team 36ONE-Songo-Specialized, in a time of 4:42.29,7 (overall 20:20.03,4). This is their fourth stage win in this year’s event. Hot on their heals were the tenacious South Africans Kevin Evans and David George of 360Life in a time of 4:43.13,2 (overall 20:45.04,6).
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March 28, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
Stander and Sauser reign supreme in sprint finish
Stage three took riders from Robertson to Caledon – 147km with 2 900m of climbing. The Men’s category of Stage 3 of this year’s Absa Cape Epic was won in a sprint finish by Team 36ONE-Songo-Specialized, Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser. They were closely followed by South Africans Kevin Evans and David George of 360Life.
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March 27, 2012 by Rory / 1 Comment
Platt and Sahm sprint to their fifth stage win in Absa Cape Epic history
The Men’s category of Stage 2 of this year’s Absa Cape Epic was won in a sprint finish by the Bulls 1 team of Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm. They were closely followed by Hannes Genze and Andreas Kugler of Multivan Merida Biking, with winners of the previous two days Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser of Team 36ONE-Songo-Specialized in third place.
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March 26, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
PROLOGUE TO THIS YEAR’S ABSA CAPE EPIC SETS SEEDING FOR STAGE ONE
The South African/Swiss team of Burry Stander and Christoph Sauser (team 36ONE Songo Specialized) will wear the sough-after Yellow Zebra Jersey made by Craft, with Kevin Evans and David George wearing the Red Absa African leader jersey. Esther Süss and Sally Bigham (Wheels4Life) will be leading the Ladies in Orange, with Robert Sim and Nico Pfitzenmaier of Robert Daniel Momsen wearing the Telkom Masters Blue jersey.
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