Jaroslav Kulhavy and Christoph Sauser will start together at the Cape Epic 2017. According to Christoph Sauser, with the clear goal of winning the Epic. It would be Sauser's sixth title. The incentive for Sauser was certainly Karl Platt's fifth title last year - Sauser wants to become the sole record holder again. Christoph Sauser recently took part in a multi-stage race in South Africa, and it was during the race with his protégé, U23 World Champion Sam Gaze, that he realized he wanted to get back into the racing circuit. "I didn't do any more interval training, but I was always active and on the trail bike a lot. I've noticed that I'm still getting into shape quite quickly, which is why I decided to take part in the Cape Epic." Together with Kulhavy, Sauser will form the Songo.info team.

Christoph Sauser can look back on an eventful mountain bike career. The former marathon and cross-country world champion retired at the end of 2015. Last year, Sauser took care of World Cup riders such as Annika Langvad, Simon Andreassen and Sam Gaze in the Specialized team. Sauser also recently got married in his second home country of South Africa.

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