History | Milestones
| 15/11/2002 | Kevin and 4 friends from London participate in La Ruta in Costa Rica and conceives the idea for a mountain bike stage race in South Africa |
| 07/01/2003 | International marketing partners, Planet Talk GmbH, recruited to market the race internationally |
| 09/01/2003 | Kevin resigns from Royal Bank of Scotland and buys a ticket to Cape Town after 8 years in London |
| 14/01/2003 | The Cape Epic logo and corporate identity is finalised |
| 07/03/2003 | The Cape Epic is awarded Proudly South African status. |
| 12/03/2003 | Our promotional stand at the Pick 'n Pay Cape Argus Cycle Tour Expo attracts over 1000 enquiries |
| 16/04/2003 | More than 80 VIP's, sports journalists and guests attend the official launch party of the Cape Epic at the Cullinan Hotel in Cape Town. |
| 16/05/2003 | The Cape Epic website is launched and the inaugural newsletter is distributed to 2546 worldwide subscribers |
| 24/06/2003 | SA regional entries for Cape Epic 2004 sell out in 3 days! |
| 08/09/2003 | Charity entries sell out in 1 week! |
| 17/09/2003 - 25/09/2003 | First ever trial ride of the route completed successfully |
| 28/11/2003 | Over 150 South African riders attend the first ever Cape Epic training camps in Western Cape, Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal and Sabie. |
| 09/12/2003 | adidas International announce their presenting sponsorship |
| 28/02/2004 - 06/03/2004 | The Inaugural CAPE EPIC 2004 is a resounding success (546 riders from 27 countries ride 801km) |
| 01/06/2004 | The 350 SA regional team entries for Cape Epic 2005 sell out in less than 5 hours! |
| 09/07/2004 | The all-new premium upgrade package is announced as a world-first in mountain biking and sells out 1 month later! |
| 24/08/2004 | An online auction is introduced to manage the high demand for charity entries and 54 bicycles are donated |
| 09/10/2004 | The international block of entries sells out for the first time. |
| 22/10/2004 | The exciting 'Epic Trippers' companion programmes is launched for riders to ride shorter sections of the route daily during the race |
| 01/11/2004 | Take occupation of new offices in central Cape Town to accommodate growing staff compliment |
| 25/11/2004 | The Cape Epic is awarded best mountain bike race at SA Cyclist of the Year Awards |
| 18/01/2005 | The Vigne à Vigne is launched as a short one day race to co-incide with the final stage of the Epic. |
| 02/04/2005 - 09/04/2005 | 866 riders from 32 countries take part in the second Cape Epic including Olympic medalists and the world’s leading mountain bikers |
| 09/04/2005 | Inaugural Vigne à Vigne attracts 550 participants. |
| 30/06/2005 | The first-ever public lottery, introduced due to the massive demand to ride Cape Epic 2006, closes and 500 lucky teams are invited to ride the race and complete their online registration |
| 26/08/2005 | The Cape Epic is awarded UCI status as the frist ever team mountain bike stage race and the only mountain bike race in Africa to appear on the UCI calendar |
| 06/10/2005 | The Cape Epic wins Platinum at the SA Logistics Achiever Awards ahead of major SA industrial companies |
| 26/10/2005 | The Cape Epic is the first ever mountain bike race to exhibit at the Sportel TV Rights Fair in Monaco and surpasses 2500 hours of global TV hours to become the most televised mountain bike race of all time |
| 24/01/2006 | First Rider Info Evenings at Cape Union Mart stores in Johannesburg and Cape Town |
| 28/02/2006 | The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) extends funding to the Cape Epic - it's first ever support package to an SA sports event |
| 30/03/2006 | Absa, Africa's leading bank and a member of the Barclays Group announces title sponsorship - it's the ABSA Cape Epic presented by adidas |
| 22/04/2006 - 29/04/2006 | The third Epic is a resounding success and 1046 riders ride the longest Epic yet - 921km |
| 24/10/2006 | Absa announces a 3-year extension to its title sponsorship and the all-new 2007 route is launched at the glittering Route Launch Charity Gala at the Hilton Sandton in Johannesburg |
| 12/10/2006 | The Absa Cape Epic wins Gold Award at the Business Times Marketing Excellence Awards for 'medium budget' sponsorships ahead of long-standing South African sporting and cultural events |
| 24/10/2006 | Lourensford is announced as our new finish venue after 3 successful finishes at Spier Wine Estate |
| 31/01/2007 | Toyota announces sponsorship as Official Vehicle of the Absa Cape Epic |
| 24/03/2007 - 31/03/2007 | 1206 riders from 43 countries, including 7 of the top 10 ranked UCI XCO riders, ride the toughest race yet. A daily 24min TV highlights package is distributed globally - a world first for any mountain bike stage race. |
| 31/03/2007 | 10500 spectators attend the final day at Lourensford; 1100 riders ride the Cape Times Vigne à Vigne; 1017 riders finish the 2007 Absa Cape Epic |
