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Organisers of Cape Town’s Two Oceans marathon have decided to pull the plug on the event. (Peter Heeger/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Covid-19 concerns close doors on Cape’s money-spinning events

The Two Oceans ultramarathon is latest in a slew of high-profile gatherings to be cancelled due to the pandemic

Craig McKune.

Absa Cape Epic: Done and dusted

Craig McKune looks back on eight days on a bike riding alongside race partner Rory van Zyl – the good, the bad and the ultimate satisfaction.

Annika Langvad battles to repair a puncture during stage 1 of the 2014 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race.

Absa Cape Epic: Seven hours in the saddle

AmaBhungane reporter Craig McKune finds tackling stage one of the Cape Epic a bit tough. Here’s how he fared.

Brutal biking in preparation for the Cape Epic

The M&G’s Craig McKune gets a reality check during the Attakwas Challenge that he rode in preparation for the eight-day Cape Epic. Here’s day one.

Gruelling race grips the biking masses

Gruelling race grips the biking masses

On Friday 1 200 mountain bikers will be greasing their chains, folding their spandex shorts and begging for viruses to leave them alone.

Platt and Sahm take top honours in Cape Epic race

The Bulls Team of Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm walked away with top honours as overall winners of this year’s exciting Absa Cape Epic.

Inspiring tale of Cape Epic’s oldest rider

The 63-year-old Malan van Rensburg from Pretoria is the oldest participant in this year’s Absa Cape Epic mountain bike race.