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The Absa Cape Epic is one of the toughest mountainbike stage races in the world. The riders had to go to the limits of their capacity once again at this year’s edition in South Africa.

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Cory Wiergowski, Tyler Fernengel, Nick Bullen, Jacob Bullen, Connor Keating, Mikey Tyra, Eric Trombley, and Jason Govan. Jeff Tabb helped with the filming, and Dylan Thayer lent a huge hand as well. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without those dudes. The video was filmed at Ron Thomas’ warehouse in Taylor, MI, where he runs his company Xtreme Builders (mobile ramps for bmx/skate shows at schools/fairs). This project took about a month to film, but wasn’t every day. This was Cory’s project from the start, that’s why he has most of the clips. This has been our winter get-away, where we could set up crazy rails and spots you don’t normally find in the street. We rode a lot more than we filmed, and we had some weird setups for sure. We tried to keep it as basic as possible for the video, though.

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At the beginning of the 2013 season, the double world cup title winner Aaron Gwin was the man to beat. But at the season opener at Fort William, the American could only finish 20th — the beginning of a surprisingly unsuccessful season. Three races later, he eventually managed to get onto the podium, only to forfeit the last two races due to an injury.

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