Mountain Bike Absa Cape Epic Edition 2026 | Page 13

THE RIDERS
22 Keegan Swenson: seeking redemption on the Western Cape’ s trails 26 Kate Courtney: back after eight years – in rainbow stripes 30 Team Wilkinson Wilkinson: a true biking romance
34 BULLS Ebike Media Team: delivering action direct from the peloton 42 Amabubesi XV: 15 + race finishers share hard-earned wisdom 104 Pump for Peace: the Iranian rider blazing a trail for women 106 Riding for a cause: the risk manager who’ s a beacon of resilience

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Absa Cape Epic team Christo Toua, Charlotte Kloos, Kandice Venter, Marc Erasmus
Cover Image Photographer: Sam Clark
PHOTOGRAPHS SAM CLARK + NICK MUZIK / CAPE EPIC, MARILIZE VAN DER MERWE
THE EPIC SERIES
111 Around the world: Epic Legends share stoke from Switzerland, Andorra and Croatia, plus Africa, of course
THE TRAIL NETWORKS
124 Head out on the high ways: from Durbanville to Stellenbosch, here’ s where to get epic thrills year-round
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