Cape Epic 2017

ABSA Cape Epic 2017 - 8 Days in 8 Minutes

At the Grand Finale of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic, the crowd lined up to watch Olympic champion Nino Schurter and partner Matthias Stirnemann from Switzerland claim their maiden Absa Cape Epic crown.

freestyleextreme-biking-Cape-Epic-2017-Nino-Schurter — Nino Schurter & Matthias Stirnemann of SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing celebrate winning the 2017 Absa Cape Epic during the final stage (stage 7) of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race from Oak Valley Wine Estate in Elgin to Val de Vie in Paarl, South Africa on the 26th March 2017
Photo by Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS

A year after having heart surgery Jennie Stenerhag wept on Sunday as she and Esther Süss won the Absa Cape Epic Women’s category. “I can’t stop crying. I am so happy … it is just unbelievable,” said Swede Stenerhag. “I don’t know what date it is today, but I think it is four days until exactly a year after my heart operation.”