Cape Epic

“Watch out for those doors, they’re quite sturdy”: World champion breaks hip after “getting smoked by car door” in training, ruling him out of Cape Epic mountain bike race

Despite racing just days after being ‘doored’ by a driver, Keegan Swenson admitted he was still “struggling to walk”, scans later revealing that the American off-road specialist had fractured his iliac crest

Mon, Feb 23, 2026 13:30
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Keegan Swenson’s Santa Cruz Blur and Matt Beers’ Specialized S-Works Epic 8 up for auction

Your last chance to own the very bikes Matt Beers and Keegan Swenson raced at the 2025 Cape Epic.

Wed, Apr 30, 2025 07:17
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20 years of the Cape Epic – the evolution of the world’s most ‘epic’ mountain bike race

Steve Thomas was at the first ever Cape Epic and takes us for a ride through its evolution.

Mon, Mar 18, 2024 09:00
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Cape Epic route 2024 – everything you need to know

For its 20th edition, the Cape Epic spans 390 miles through South Africa’s brutal Boland region

Mon, Sep 18, 2023 14:02
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A virtual ABSA Cape Epic? Legendary race partners with Zwift

Special training program designed for entrants but open to all

Mon, Jan 14, 2019 17:06
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