The Absa Cape Epic, the untamed. Typically the gruelling annual 7-stage mountain bike race delivers intense heat, dust, wind – but this year athletes fought also cold and wet conditions, torrential flooding, mud.
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Wilier Pirelli Team take on the Cape Epic
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Happy and Beyond Expectations
On a late summer’s afternoon in the apple lined valleys of Val di Sole, the sun beats down on a dusty sprawling mountain bike track. World XCO XCC no.2 Bec McConnell reflects on a historical season of racing.
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LanzaRebel: a bikepacking adventure in Lanzarote
We’re pretty sure that Lanza Rebel wasn’t born getting inspired by our incipit, but we can’t find a project that embraces such a statement more than Giulia’s, Ramona’s and Alexia’s trip to Lanzarote.
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The big rule is that there’s no rule
We don’t consider ourselves a running club, MAFFs is just a group of friends who enjoy running sometimes together, sometimes not and more often than not, on the mountains.
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Africathletics: a change of perspective
In order to understand Africathletics, you need to change your perspective too. One can expect that an association with that name has the goal to build athletes in Africa and bring them here to start a sports career. But that’s not what it is.
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Go Solo
I travel alone.
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On my wrist I have a tattoo: the words “Go Solo”, surrounded by mountains.
I need to be enough, to be able to do it alone.
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Jeroboam Franciacorta 2021
Last weekend the Jeroboam Franciacorta 2021 took place in Erbusco, Italy. 300 friendly riders took part in the ride. Here a short photo gallery to smell the atmosphere of the event.
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North Cape 4000
Long story short, Federico managed to get to North Cape safe and sound, in 12 days and 12 hours. Quite an interesting ride we challenged him to sum up in just three sentences. Riding, eating and sleeping.
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The longest climb
Mount Teide dominates Tenerife. It is the third highest volcano in the world and still active. The road winding up its slope is the longest continuous ascent in Europe, requiring to ride for more than 60 kilometres to reach its summit…
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Dolomiti is calling
“Hey Ste, I spent three days with Betta in the Dolomites, we absolutely must go back there, could you next week?”
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“….could I? I should if I ever…come on, let’s go, let’s organise it!”
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