GARDEN ROUTE AND KAROO NEWS - Mountain biking enthusiasts can get their daily dose of Absa Cape Epic action by visiting Group Editors' Facebook pages (George Herald, Mossel Bay Advertiser, Knysna-Plett Herald, Suid-Kaap Forum and Graaff-Reinet Advertiser) for updates and video clips.
Roaming reporter Jeff Ayliffe is on the ground at what is referred to as 'the Tour de France of mountain biking' to capture the action with his camera.
The live broadcast can also be seen on the Absa Cape Epic YouTube channel or website from 08:30 every morning.
The event was founded by Kevin Vermaak in 2004 at a time when there were no similar events in South Africa and the sport of mountain biking was in its infancy in the country.
Now in its 20th year, the Absa Cape Epic features 16 500m of climbing packed into 617km of racing at a rate of 27m of elevation gain per kilometre.
From the prologue in Lourensford, to the grand finale in Stellenbosch, every stage is designed to test teams to the limit.
Garden Route cycle fanatics Sean Hanekom and Eugene Roux, after the first stage of the 2024 Absa Cape Epic.
An early start to the first stage on Monday 18 March.‘We bring you the latest Garden Route, Hessequa, Karoo news’
