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Directly east of Tulbagh lies an old wagon trail over the Witzenberg mountain range which veterans of the 2010 and 2013 Absa Cape Epics will remember well. On Stage 2 of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic riders traverse it twice – going up the steep side with portage sections on the way into the Witzenberg Valley and then on the way back as they descend back into Tulbagh towards the finish. In-between those testing bits of trail you can experience the unique geology of the Witzenberg Valley as rider...

Watch riders descent over thrilling Land Rover Technical Terrain in the Witzenberg Valley on the way back to the finish in Saronsberg.

► Facebook: goo.gl/plspsr The Absa Cape Epic route changes every year. The dedicated route team takes two years to plan where in South Africa's rugged Western Cape province riders will test themselves with a distance of around 800km and 15 000m climbing. What is guaranteed each year is a challenging traverse of the area's iconic fynbos valleys, majestic mountains, deep ravines, indigenous forests, spectacular coastlines and flourishing vineyards. The terrain is as varied as it is harsh...

► Facebook: goo.gl/plspsr When Robyn de Groot and Jennie Stenerhag of Team Ascendis Health crossed the finish line first in a time of 5:22.18,4 on Stage 1 of the Absa Cape Epic, the most surprised people at Saronsberg Wine Estate were the two of them. “We saw the helicopter, then we saw Ariane [Kleinhans] and thought maybe we can go for a stage win,” said De Groot of their passing manoeuvre on the Spur-Specialised pair of Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad. Up until that dramatic moment...

► Facebook: http://goo.gl/plspsr After rolling off the start ramp the route took riders straight onto Meerendal’s custom-built trails before they tackled the challenging singletrack climb up "Stairway to Heaven" to the top of Dorstberg, a mountaintop boasting magnificent 360 degree views of world famous landmarks such as Table Mountain and Robben Island. A testing singletrack climb afforded more spectacular views from the top before a fun roller coaster descent down the other side. The...

► Facebook: http://goo.gl/plspsr The Absa Cape Epic route changes every year. The dedicated route team takes two years to plan where in South Africa's rugged Western Cape province riders will test themselves with a distance of around 800km and 15 000m climbing. What is guaranteed each year is a challenging traverse of the area's iconic fynbos valleys, majestic mountains, deep ravines, indigenous forests, spectacular coastlines and flourishing vineyards. The terrain is as varied as it is...

► Facebook: http://goo.gl/plspsr Four-time Absa Cape Epic winner Karl Platt of Germany and Swiss partner Urs Huber (Bulls) laid down a marker for the week ahead by blitzing the course to win Sunday’s prologue. And in the Women’s category South African Robyn de Groot and her Swedish teammate Jennie Stenerhag (Ascendis Health) gave notice that they will be a force in this year’s race when they beat favourites Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad (Spur-Specialized). Wind was the word of...

On the 6th and 7th of March, Öhlins Racing and X1 Racing Suspension organised a test session for their french MTB pilots, who will run French and World Cup circuits. Romain Paulhan, Benoit and Sylvain Cougoureux for the Les Gets - Intense DH Team, Martin Jouët-Pastré, Julien Piccolo and Clément Galzy for the X1 Racing Team, and Melvin Pons for the U.S. Cagnes Team were there and they found a lot of help to set their suspensions, find the right tunings, to prepare their race season, and be ab...

Litlle summary of one of my activities. We are March, 9th and there is still one meter snow... I cannot wait until the snow melt to be able to ride proper trails ! Hope you enjoy the video :)

"It's always incredible to come back to New Zealand. Every summer is better than the one before it and you wonder where it can go next...but Queenstown always has something new going on! Skyline gondola and bike park have a new jump trail and with Crankworx around the corner, there are so many killer riders in town to shred with. Paul and I had a blast making our new edit and hope you all love it...If you get the chance get on a bike/boat/plane or car and get down here ASAP!! " Bernard Kerr...

► Facebook: http://goo.gl/plspsr Cape Epic will be held for the 13th time this year, but never before the route promised that much single-trail action: 110 of the 647 kilometres will lead over the tiny paths that mountain bikers love so much. But riders and spectators will also love the further parts of the route of this “Untamed African Mountain Bike Race” that includes magnificent mountain landscapes, wide-open African plains, indigenous forests and flourishing vineyards. From March 13 t...

Joining up at the team house in Queenstown for the pre season training camp, we prepare to start the 2016 race season in style by tearing up the Skyline bike park.