The ŠKODA Titan Desert Morocco 2022 returns to its essence to what has always been its hallmark: the infinite desert. 

So when our two crazy amigos (athletes) Carlos Martinez and Juan Ma Furio wanted to give this race a try, we at USWE didn’t blink for a second. YES, of course we wanted to be involved in their Titan Desert Morocco 2022 project, a great adventure of insane weather conditions during six days of marathon racing for a total of 645 kilometers.

The 18th edition of the Absa Cape Epic, undoubtedly the toughest mountain bike stage race in the world, is in the books. First and foremost, congratulations to the USWE athletes that took part, particularly Andreas Seewald and Martin Stošek of Canyon Northwave who took second overall, and Pauline Ferrand Prevot and Robyn de Groot from BMC MTB who placed third in the women’s category.

Anyone watching the event must have noticed how a clear trend has emerged. The USWE logo is a common sight on the shoulder straps of the hundreds of riders competing. A game changer has been implemented, evolving the way you hydrate on MTB marathon racing forever…

It’s here, the last day of Absa Cape Epic 2022. Our athletes have been fighting through rocks, mud, dust, and extreme heat for eight days, and they are still ready to give it all in the Grand Finale! It might seem that you must be immortal to complete a race of this size… Check out GRIT episode 8 too see what our athletes think!

What happens when a deeply social creature has to fight its own fight? Mountainbiking is often about being social, but today's race was all racing. A massive day climbing wise as our athletes had to ascend 2700m and a relative short stretch of 76 kilometers. Many teams rode in solitude, feeling like they were the only people on earth. 

As the drop-out in the race increases, our athletes must go on.  See how they handle it in today's episode.

Will the elements obstruct our rush for glory? Or will we use them to get an edge over our opponents? When racing for eight days everything must be on point: nutrition, recovery after the stages, and more. A lot of planning goes into the stages but when you’re on the tracks you need to adjust and think on your toes to conquer.

See how our athletes must adapt to gain an advantage on stage 5 of Absa Cape Epic 2022.

Anyone who said that this day was easy, was lying! Stage 4 was a big changeup from the past days. It was wet, muddy and tons of rocks, total chaos! And our athletes loved it. Going for 82km on the trails of Greyton with a climb of 1650 meters you must remember; when you’re hurting ascending that huge hill, everyone else does too! See how our athletes were deceived and must go in expecting nothing.