New ownership for Absa Cape Epic

[News bot]

IRONMAN announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire the highly regarded Cape Epic mountain bike race in South Africa. In addition to operating The Motatapu and The Pioneer multiple stage mountain bike races in New Zealand, the purchase of Cape Epic marks IRONMAN’s biggest step into the mountain biking market, as they aim to grow this race format substantially across the globe.

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[Sidekick Racer]

10km run leg after each Cape Epic stage?

[NicoBoshoff]

I knew Tony Stark was wealthy, but not THIS wealthy!

[Meezo]

[IH8MUD]

No mention of price? 

Mr. Vermaak's bank account must be the real winner here. 

[Sitting slip]

So who will be doing this on a TT bike now? Or cape epic xterra

[NicoBoshoff]

The only swimming to done on this race is Mr. Vermaak in his pool of cash.

[Meezo]

we gonna get flamed for not saying,

 

congratulations

nice going

give it horns

make us proud

 

[Ghost Rider X]

most overrated mtb race  event  in the world...

[splat]

The rumour finally becomes an official statement.

It took a while!

[CAAD4]

Now we just need confirmation on the CWC rumours from a few months ago.

[CircusMonkey]

Just when we thought the best couldn't get any better...BOOM, Vermaak does a mic drop and exits stage, left! :-D

[rock]

The only swimming to done on this race is Mr. Vermaak in his pool of cash.

 

 

congratulations

nice going

give it horns

make us proud

[Ofaniy]

Now we just need confirmation on the CWC rumours from a few months ago.

Which ones, that they were sold to CycleLab?

[snakedoc]

Surely the event will lose its identity?

[VroomSL]

Brilliant - much needed to take the mtb stage race format into the future.