At the 2021 Absa Cape Epic, you'll be tasked with climbing 15 550 metres through the race's 655 kilometres. That's 24 metres of climbing per kilometre. You'll need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable at The Race That Measures All. | Cape Epic

A stage worth of the Queen stage title. Stage 5 of the 2023 Absa Cape Epic started on the morning after a recording breaking storm in the Elgin Valley, the trails required even more concentration than normal, with river crossings and single track testing riders to their limits. Arriving on the grounds of Lourensford, riders were one stage closer to the Grand Finale. | Cape Epic

Stage 6 of the Absa Cape Epic over 73km – shortened from 78km because of safety reasons –wrote itself into the legend of the Absa Cape Epic when it comes to stages that will never be forgotten. Weather conditions once again made an already challenging stage hosted by the Lourensford Wine Estate even more difficult. Last year it was extreme heat and on Saturday the routes were waterlogged, muddy, slippery and for some a bit treacherous. Riders and bikes were pushed to the limit. Absa Cape Epic le

Neil Gardiner has been a part of the Absa Cape Epic since the early years of the event and has seen, heard, and experienced it all as a rider himself and an official Absa Cape Epic commentator. Enjoy the world-class insights into the Absa Cape Epic routes ahead of the 2022 Absa Cape Epic Route Launch at 19:00 GMT 2. | Cape Epic