Olympic gold medallist Schurter sets sights on Absa Cape Epic success

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In August he won gold at the Olympic Games after earlier winning the 2016 mountain bike cross country World Championship. Now Switzerland’s Nino Schurter has set his sights on another major achievement: winning the Absa Cape Epic.

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[Ofaniy]

The Sagan of the dirt world, going to be great. No what would be great is if Sagan actually took part

[lerouc]

The Sagan of the dirt world, going to be great. No what would be great is if Sagan actually took part

Was thinking that when i started reading your sentence. That would be awesome!

[BaGearA]

easy we just flood his twitter with requests to please do the epic.....

[Suidwes Boytjie]

Interesting to see who Schurter will team up with for the Epic?

 

Would be cool if Sagan could also be there. 

[Pure Savage]

easy we just flood his twitter with requests to please do the epic.....

 

I think there would be a much bigger flood on twitter for him to ride the spring classics..

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/calendar/2017/

[BaGearA]

Interesting to see who Schurter will team up with for the Epic?

 

Would be cool if Sagan could also be there. 

He will be riding with fellow Swiss mountain biker Matthias Stirnemann for Scott-Odlo MTB Racing Team. 

[fanievb]

he must just be careful with his asthma when visiting dusty SA

[Gen]

I think there would be a much bigger flood on twitter for him to ride the spring classics..

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/calendar/2017/

They need to move the damn Epic to fit in with Sagan's schedule [emoji6]

 

Imagine Schurter and Sagan teaming up for the Epic.. yoh yoh and with the rule changes it could be done.. but I am afraid by the time Sagan is free to ride the Epic, Schurter will be 35/36 or so.. and plus Sagan still has plenty classics to win before we see him here..

 

Maybe one day we will see the Sagan brothers come and ride it.

[Gen]

But it is great that Schurter will he back.. and I reckon unlike previous years he may just decide to go for the overall win in 2017..

['Dale]

he must just be careful with his asthma when visiting dusty SA

 

 

Hehehehe

True, true

 

#asmapompie

[mtbride]

But it is great that Schurter will he back.. and I reckon unlike previous years he may just decide to go for the overall win in 2017..

 

Him and Phil Buys were aiming to win when they rode together ... If Buys was stronger they would probably have won it. I think once again in 2017 it's going to depend on how strong his partner is, as we know he is strong enough to win.

[rudi-h]

Interesting to see who Schurter will team up with for the Epic?

 

Would be cool if Sagan could also be there. 

 

wrong time of year... March is prep time for Flanders