Contributors
MIKE
WOOLNOUGH
Mike says he’s just
an ordinary guy who
started riding at the
age of 45 and then
discovered the magic
of MTBing. We say he’s one tough guy and
when you read his essay on why he puts
himself through the agony and the ecstasy
of ultra-endurance races, like the Freedom
Challenge and the Munga, on p48, we’re
sure you’ll agree! Follow his adventures on
his blog: mikewoolnough.blogspot.com
JOEL MEINTJES
Joel’s love for the
simple two-wheeled
machine supersedes
everything in his life.
He loves building
bikes and you’ll often
find him tinkering away at his fast and
fun XC race steed, searching for ways to
improve performance and maximise the
stoke levels. The next best thing is sharing
all these experiences with riders. He gives
a rundown of the best bikes to tackle
a race like the Absa Cape Epic on p84.
YOLANDI DU TOIT
Yolandi is a proud
brand ambassador
for Garmin South
Africa and has been
racing bikes for the
better part of 20
years. She started out on skinny tyres
but has been racing on dirt for more
than a decade now. Check out her
Colin Mayer race review on p36. Her
motto? If coffee and a rusk can’t fix it,
then sleep probably will. Follow her on
Instagram @yolanditoit
JENNY RISVEDDS
Jenny won an
Olympic medal at the
age of 22 in Rio and
finished first in the
Virgin Active Mixed
category in 2017.
Then she took a bit of a break from the
cycling world. And now she’s back with
her own dream team, partnering with
five-times Absa Cape Epic winner Annika
Langvad for the 2020 race. She tells us
about her hopes and dreams on p54.
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LUKE
LOCKHART-ROSS
Advertising
copywriter-turned-
cyclist-turned-cycling
writer and content
creator, Luke’s love
for bikes and the cycling industry shines
through his words as he tells tales of two-
wheels and far-away trails. When he’s not
behind his desk at the Absa Cape Epic HQ,
you’ll find him out on the roads and in the
mountains that surround Cape Town. Give
him a follow @lukelockierides.
NICK MUŽÍK
You’ll spot homegrown
photographer Nick’s
pics throughout
the pages of this
magazine. Nick lives
in Cape Town with his
wife and two kids and says his life filled
with activity and adventure has led to an
understanding of his subject matter and
the ability to create powerful images. Like
a true Capetonian, he loves to surf, ride
bikes and travel. Follow Nick’s adventures
on Instagram @muzikstation
MIKE NIXON
One of the four
remaining Last Lions
– those legends who
have done every
single Absa Cape
Epic since inception
– says he will only stop riding the race
when his wife, who has gotten used to
the solitude from December to March,
wants him back. Mike partnered with
another Last Lion on a 1 761km training
ride through the Cape. Read all about it
on page 96.
MOUNTAIN
BIKE
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CAPE EPIC MEDIA TEAM
Sarah Harrop, Luke Lockhart-Ross,
Ashleigh Coetzer, Christo Toua, Nathalie
Diacon, Michael Silva
PHOTOGRAPHY
Greg Beadle, Xavier Briel, Sam Clark, Nick
Muzik, Justin Coomber, Shaun Roy, Dominic
Barnardt, Dwayne Senior, Mark Sampson,
Mark Sampson, Ewald Sadie, Sportograf,
Tim Bardsley-Smith, Marius Holler, Sven
Martin, Carmen Rey, Andrea Kohlndorfer,
Martin Bissig, Red Bull Content Pool, Eric
Palmer, Dimitri Rault, Daphney Dupre, Reblex
Photography, Erik Vermeulen, Joakim Rissveds,
Michelemondini.com, Regardt Botes, Jon Ivins
Photography, Sung-Yee Tchao, Oakpics, Zoon
Cronje, Kevin Sawyer, Em Gatland, Tobias
Ginsberg, Josuef Ernandez
CONTRIBUTORS
Seamus Allardice, Yolandi du Toit, Manuel
Fumic, Hugh Ingpen, Luke Lockhart-Ross, Joel
Meintjes, Max Menzies, Mike Nixon, Jenny
Rissveds, Abré Roux, Hannele Steyn, Mariske
Strauss, Mike Woolnough
To advertise in these publications
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or email [email protected]
MARTIN BISSIG
This professional
Swiss photographer
began his career
in banking and
economics, but soon
combined his three
greatest passions – mountain biking,
travelling and photography – and you’ll
see his work throughout the Absa Cape
Epic pages. The banking world’s loss is
mountain biking’s gain! Follow him on
Instagram @martinbissig
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