Former Springbok rugby captain John Smit (right) is looking forward to experiencing the Liberty TransCape MTB Encounter for the first time after having to pull out of last year’s event. With him is top South African mountain-biker Pieter Seyffert, previous winner of the event. Photo: Daniel Coetzee/ZCMC
Fumic and Avancini Aim Higher in 2019 Absa Cape Epic
Adventure seekers Hayley Preen (Hout Bay, Cape Town) and Marc Price (Sandton, Johannesburg) have opted for double the challenge of XTERRA by signing up for both the XTERRA Lite and XTERRA Full at the Elgin Grabouw Country Club on Saturday, 23 February 2019 and Sunday, 24 February 2019 respectively
The 2014 Absa Cape Epic winner, Kristian Hynek, will race the 2019 event in the colours of his new team, Vitalo – Future Cycling, alongside exciting young rider Petter Fagerhaug.