Riders during Stage 4 of the 2024 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race from CPUT, Wellington to CPUT, Wellington, South Africa on 21 March 2024. Photo by Sam Clark/Cape Epic
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Absa Cape Epic
The most televised mountain bike race in the world and the only eight-day mountain bike stage race classed as hors catégorie by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). This official UCI status makes it a highlight on the professional racer’s calendar. The Absa Cape Epic also attracts aspiring amateur riders wanting to test themselves against the best. It is a full-service race, meaning that everything is taken care of from the start – all riders need to think about is riding.
The race must be completed by both members of a two-person team with only 680 teams allowed to ride the race each year. Every edition follows a different route, leading aspiring amateur and professional mountain bikers from around the world through roughly 700 untamed kilometres of unspoiled scenery and up to 16 000m of climbing.
- Event Date: 16 – 23 March 2025
- Venue: Meerendal Wine Estate
- Entries: From R113 750 | Enter here
- Website: epic-series.com/capeepic-event
