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Race Report | Torpedo7 Coronet Enduro, Queenstown NZ

Queenstown put on a show for today’s Torpedo7 Coronet Enduro both in terms of the quality of the field and the perfect ‘bluebird’ weather.

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Giant Toa Enduro Releases Course Map for the first EWS Race of 2015

The first round of the 2015 Enduro World Series is upon us – and the course for the Giant Toa Enduro can finally be revealed. The new season will certainly get off to an atmospheric start – with riders heading out through the steam clouds of the Te Puia’s world-famous Pohutu Geyser as the sun rises behind them.

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Race Report | Absa Cape Epic – Sauser realizes his dream

Meerendal/South Africa – The Swiss cycling legend Christoph Sauser (Investec-Songo-Specialized) has seen success across the full spectrum of mountain biking and what could be a more fitting goodbye to one of the best careers in pro cycling than winning the Absa Cape Epic? Riding with Jaroslav Kulhavy, Sauser has become the first person in history to win this epic 8-stage mountain bike race five times. After the final 92-kilometre stage to the Meerendal Wine Estate near Cape Town, the pair finished a total of ten minutes ahead of their biggest rivals, Alban Lakata (AUT) and Kristian Hynek (CZE) from Team Topeak Ergon. The other hotly touted favourites, Karl Platt (GER) and Urs Huber (SUI) from Team Bulls finished in third place.

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Race Report | Absa Cape Epic Stage 6 – It came down to tenths of a second

Wellington/South Africa – “Shortly before the finish I asked Alban what our tactic should be: a truce or a sprint finish? The answer was to sprint, so we did it like true men”, exclaimed an excited Christoph Sauser (Investec-Songo-Specialized) after crossing the finish line of today’s stage at the Absa Cape Epic. Three tenths of a second was the advantage that Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy gained ahead of their biggest rivals, Alban Lakata (AUT) and Kristian Hynek (CZE) from Team Topeak Ergon.

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Race Report | Absa Cape Epic Stage 5 – The favourites take the win once again

Wellington/South Africa – Unfazed by the heat, the dust, the headwind and a mechanical problem, it seemed nothing could prevent the Swiss rider Christoph Sauser and his Czech partner Jaroslav Kulhavy from taking their fourth stage win at the Absa Cape Epic. The stage took riders on the 121 km stretch from Worcester to Wellington with 2,500 metres of climbing.

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