Legends Platt and Sauser put rivalry aside for 2022 Cape Epic

[News bot]

Karl Platt and Christoph Sauser today announced that they will line up at Lourensford Wine Estate together on 20 March. Sauser and Platt have been fierce rivals since 2006 and are – with five victories each – to date the two most successful riders in the men’s pro category. Photo credit: Nick Muzik. The pair […]

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[Thomo]

If they gel, they'll be hard to beat in that category. 👌

[TheoG]

I always liked Sauser, would be nice to see them mixing it up with the other contenders.  Looks like this year is going to be a big fight for the win.

[DIPSLICK]

glad im not competing in that field

[babse]

I recon they will win easily with no disrespect to last years winners (I was front row seat to them dishing out in A batch)

[jcza]

Should finish in top 10 

[DieselnDust]

3 hours ago, Thomo said:

If they gel, they'll be hard to beat in that category. 👌

They're really good mates away from the racing circus

[NickGM]

These guys put the "ry" in "rivalry". The person who wrote the title just needs to follow suit now.

[babse]

3 hours ago, jcza said:

Should finish in top 10 

Depending how big the field is. Remember they won't be starting with the UCI riders so riding their own race/pace completely. 

[Yyyy]

is Platt racing on an Spez Epic?

Apologies if i missed it in the article

[DJuice]

20 minutes ago, YaseenEnos said:

is Platt racing on an Spez Epic?

Apologies if i missed it in the article

Not mentioned. Highly unlikely.

Does Platt not own Bulls?

Probably different bike brands like Lill and Strauss.

#BullSpez

[Yyyy]

7 minutes ago, DJuice said:

Not mentioned. Highly unlikely.

Does Platt not own Bulls?

Probably different bike brands like Lill and Strauss.

#BullSpez

i dont think he owns Bulls but you probably right about him riding a Bulls.

He seems integral to the brand.

Not to derail the topic but why doesnt Bulls sell in SA considering its success and history in the Epic. Even the camera bikes are Bulls bikes. Seems like Bulls is making such an investment in the Race but not bothered with selling their bikes here.

[Danger Dassie]

Platt on a Bulls and Sauser on a Specialized. Songo.info will be a beneficiary.

Nothing unusual, many a team pairing past and present with different bike sponsors. Like Lill and Strauss, Cannondale and Giant. 

[Danger Dassie]

13 hours ago, YaseenEnos said:

i dont think he owns Bulls but you probably right about him riding a Bulls.

He seems integral to the brand.

Not to derail the topic but why doesnt Bulls sell in SA considering its success and history in the Epic. Even the camera bikes are Bulls bikes. Seems like Bulls is making such an investment in the Race but not bothered with selling their bikes here.

The brand return on the event carries more value in the German/Euro market than SA. Cape Epic has a massive fan base in Germany. Besides, South Africa has an unbelievably brand saturated market.

[TheoG]

36 minutes ago, Danger Dassie said:

The brand return on the event carries more value in the German/Euro market than SA. Cape Epic has a massive fan base in Germany. Besides, South Africa has an unbelievably brand saturated market.

Adding another "choice" wont hurt anyone ... , besides some personal budgets that is ...

[Shebeen]

On 2/28/2022 at 7:48 PM, YaseenEnos said:

i dont think he owns Bulls but you probably right about him riding a Bulls.

He seems integral to the brand.

Not to derail the topic but why doesnt Bulls sell in SA considering its success and history in the Epic. Even the camera bikes are Bulls bikes. Seems like Bulls is making such an investment in the Race but not bothered with selling their bikes here.

one would think you could paint them light blue and they would sell flippen well in petoria too?!!

i do find it odd they've never tried this market properly, i think there was an attempt and then they just never bothered further.