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15th March 2023
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Africa’s Untamed MTB Race will no doubt deliver more thrills and spills in 2023, and no one can afford to miss out
CAPE TOWN, 15 March 2023 – The 2023 Absa Cape Epic Live Broadcast is set to bring MTB fans from around the world the all the action of every stage, from start to finish.
The Absa Cape Epic is 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), making it a highlight on the professional racer’s calendar.
Africa’s Untamed MTB Race also attracts aspiring amateur riders wanting to test themselves against the best.
In the past few weeks international journalists have descended on the Cape Winelands to report on the build-up, speak to riders and get a sense of the terrain and favourites for the race.
When the event starts in Durbanville’s Meerendal Wine Estate on 19 March, the cycling world will hold its collective breath to ensure not a single attack, crash, climb or bone-jarring descent is missed.
The Absa Cape Epic Live Broadcast will cover it all in 2023.
Members of the media and all Cape Epic fans can catch every moment simply by downloading the Epic Series app on the App Store or Google Play or by following the action on the Absa Cape Epic website, Facebook or YouTube Channel.
SuperSport will also be broadcasting the Prologue (19 March, 9am-2.30pm), Stage 6 (25 March, 8.30am-11.30am) and Stage 7 (26 March, 8.30am-12.30pm) live.
Both SuperSport and the Absa Cape Epic YouTube channel will also carry daily highlights at 8.30pm each night from 19-26 March.
Given the drama that unfolded in the 2022 edition of the event, when the lead changed in the Grand Finale, no one can afford to miss a thing.
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About Absa Cape Epic:
The Absa Cape Epic is the world’s premier mountain bike stage race. The route changes every year, leading aspiring amateur and professional mountain bikers from around the world through roughly 700km of unspoilt scenery and 15 000m of accumulated climbing, over some of the most magnificent mountain passes in Western Cape in South Africa.
The race attracts professional and serious amateur riders from across the planet that participate in two-person teams. It’s a test of skill, fitness, partnership, equipment and mettle and provides a rider experience that is a benchmark for world mountain biking.
The Absa Cape Epic is a full-service race, meaning that everything is taken care of from the start – all riders need to think about is riding. It is the pinnacle event of the Epic Series which is a global portfolio of best-in-class mountain bike stage races.
About Epic Series:
The Epic Series is a global portfolio of the most exhilarating, rewarding, and spectacular 2-person team MTB stage races on the planet. Riders challenge themselves on world-famous trails, discover hidden gems and share a premium riding experience with some of the biggest names in the sport, all while surrounded by iconic landscapes.
Selected races function as qualifier events and grant access to the ultimate proving ground of man and machine: Africa, and the pinnacle event of the Epic Series, The Absa Cape Epic.
The Epic Series Races include:
The Absa Cape Epic (RSA); The SPAR Swiss Epic (SUI); The 4Islands MTB Croatia (CRO); Andorra Epic (Andorra), Port to Port and Cape to Cape (AUS); and FNB Wines2Whales (RSA).
