Cycling: There are no clear favorites ahead of the 14th European Marathon Championships. The battle for the European titles at the Rothaus Hegau Bike Marathon is as open as it has rarely been before, even though defending champion Christoph Sauser and Olympic champions Jaroslav Kulhavy, Gunn-Rita Dahle-Flesjaa, and Sabine Spitz are most frequently mentioned. The spectators in Hegau can expect… read more
Cycling: The BMC Racing Cup kicked off the new XC season last weekend. While some of the top riders were already getting into race mode in Cyprus, this time world champion Julien Absalon was also at the start and promptly secured his first victory in the rainbow jersey. The BMC Racing Cup enjoys a high reputation among the European XC elite and so… read more
Cycling: This year's Absa Cape Epic is about to begin, and in just three days, the world's marathon cycling elite will set off to conquer the nearly 750 kilometers. The women's field is the strongest in recent years and packed with world and European champions and Olympic medalists. This year's Absa Cape Epic features an even more... read more
The Topeak-Ergon team, with Robert Mennen and Kristian Hynek, won the eleventh edition of what is arguably the world's most prestigious mountain bike marathon race, the Absa Cape Epic. They managed to defend their lead over Christoph Sauser and Frantisek Rabon even on the final day. However, the stage win went to Scott Odlo with Nino Schurter and Philip Buys, and… read more
Hot, dusty, and grueling – typical conditions for the Absa Cape Epic, which the riders also had to contend with on today's fifth stage. The 110-kilometer stage took the peloton from Greyton to Elgin and forced another favorite to abandon the race. After Karl Platt of Team Bulls withdrew yesterday due to knee pain… read more
