The first 3-4 months of the year have always been cycling time in South Africa with the Argus and then the addition of Cape Epic and Sani2C. The last few years has seen this become more international.
This year we will see many of the top mountain bikers in the world spending the first few months of the year here in SA. The reason is that we have many international mountain bike events taking place. The Advendurance National MTN Marathon series races all carry UCI status where points can be earned. The Ultra Marathon in Sabie in February is a Marathon World Championship event. Then there are 3 UCI cross country events to be hosted in Kwa-Zulu Natal in March including the first round of the UCI MTB World Cup.
Then to top it all off the ABSA Cape Epic at the end of March will again see the worlds top riders competing for the podium. So look out for some pros on your local trails and get out there and compete in some of the events or just go and watch.
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