Share Page
The Absa Cape Epic is widely regarded as the world’s premier international mountain bike stage race and it is the most televised mountain bike race of all time. Since its inception in 2004, the Absa Cape Epic has generated more than 30 000 hours of TV coverage in Europe, America, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
2017 Live Coverage - South Africa
| Date | Stage | Time | Channel |
| 19 March 2017 | Prologue | 09:30 - 14:00 | SS6 |
| 26 March 2016 | Grand Finale | 09:30 - 13:30 | SS6 |
2017 Live Coverage - International
| Date | Stage | Time |
| 26 March 2016 | Grand Finale | 09:30 - 12:00 |
| Country | Channel | Country | Channel | |
| Algeria | SFR Sport 3 | Philippines | Fox Sports Asia | |
| Angola | SporTV | Poland | Sportklub | |
| Australia | SBS | Portugal | SporTV | |
| Belgium | SFR Sport 3 | Serbia | Sportklub | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sportklub | Singapore | Fox Sports Asia | |
| Cape Verde | SporTV | Slovakia | Sport 5 | |
| Croatia | Sportklub | Slovenia | Sportklub and TV Sport | |
| Czech Republic | Sport 5 | Switzerland | SFR Sport 3 | |
| France | SFR Sport 3 | Taiwan | Fox Sports Asia | |
| Luxembourg | SFR Sport 3 | Thailand | Fox Sports Asia | |
| Macedonia | Sportklub | Tunisia | SFR Sport 3 | |
| Morocco | SFR Sport 3 | United Kingdom | Bike Channel | |
| Mozambique | SporTV | USA | Outside TV | |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | Vietnam | Fox Sports Asia |
2017 Absa Cape Epic Daily Highlights
| ALGERIA | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/20 | 18:30 | Algeria | 1 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/21 | 18:30 | Algeria | 2 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/22 | 18:30 | Algeria | 3 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/23 | 18:30 | Algeria | 4 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/24 | 18:30 | Algeria | 5 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/25 | 18:30 | Algeria | 6 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/26 | 18:30 | Algeria | 7 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/27 | 18:30 | Algeria | 8 |
| BELGIUM | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/20 | 18:30 | Belgium | 1 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/21 | 18:30 | Belgium | 2 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/22 | 18:30 | Belgium | 3 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/23 | 18:30 | Belgium | 4 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/24 | 18:30 | Belgium | 5 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/25 | 18:30 | Belgium | 6 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/26 | 18:30 | Belgium | 7 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/27 | 18:30 | Belgium | 8 |
| CROATIA | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| SPTV | 2017/03/20 | 15:30 | Croatia | 1 |
| SPTV rerun | 2017/03/20 | 23:05 | Croatia | 1 |
| SPTV | 2017/03/21 | 15:30 | Croatia | 2 |
| SPTV rerun | 2017/03/21 | 23:05 | Croatia | 2 |
| SPTV | 2017/03/22 | 15:30 | Croatia | 3 |
| SPTV rerun | 2017/03/22 | 23:05 | Croatia | 3 |
| SPTV | 2017/03/23 | 15:30 | Croatia | 4 |
| SPTV rerun | 2017/03/23 | 23:05 | Croatia | 4 |
| SPTV | 2017/03/24 | 15:30 | Croatia | 5 |
| SPTV rerun | 2017/03/24 | 23:05 | Croatia | 5 |
| SPTV | 2017/03/25 | 15:30 | Croatia | 6 |
| SPTV rerun | 2017/03/25 | 23:05 | Croatia | 6 |
| SPTV | 2017/03/26 | 15:30 | Croatia | 7 |
| SPTV rerun | 2017/03/26 | 23:05 | Croatia | 7 |
| SPTV | 2017/03/27 | 15:30 | Croatia | 8 |
| SPTV rerun | 2017/03/27 | 23:05 | Croatia | 8 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/20 | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 1 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/21 | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 2 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/22 | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 3 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/23 | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 4 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/24 | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 5 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/25 | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 6 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/26 | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 7 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/27 | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 8 |
| FRANCE | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/20 | 18:30 | France | 1 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/21 | 18:30 | France | 2 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/22 | 18:30 | France | 3 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/23 | 18:30 | France | 4 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/24 | 18:30 | France | 5 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/25 | 18:30 | France | 6 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/26 | 18:30 | France | 7 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/27 | 18:30 | France | 8 |
| ISRAEL | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/20 | 18:30 | Israel | 1 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/21 | 18:30 | Israel | 2 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/22 | 18:30 | Israel | 3 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/23 | 18:30 | Israel | 4 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/24 | 18:30 | Israel | 5 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/25 | 18:30 | Israel | 6 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/26 | 18:30 | Israel | 7 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/27 | 18:30 | Israel | 8 |
| ITALY | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/19 | 21:30 | Italy | 1 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/20 | 21:30 | Italy | 2 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/21 | 21:30 | Italy | 3 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/22 | 21:30 | Italy | 4 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/23 | 21:30 | Italy | 5 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/24 | 21:30 | Italy | 6 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/25 | 21:30 | Italy | 7 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/26 | 21:30 | Italy | 8 |
| LUXEMBOURG | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/20 | 18:30 | Luxembourg | 1 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/21 | 18:30 | Luxembourg | 2 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/22 | 18:30 | Luxembourg | 3 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/23 | 18:30 | Luxembourg | 4 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/24 | 18:30 | Luxembourg | 5 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/25 | 18:30 | Luxembourg | 6 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/26 | 18:30 | Luxembourg | 7 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/27 | 18:30 | Luxembourg | 8 |
| MOROCCO | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/20 | 18:30 | Morocco | 1 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/21 | 18:30 | Morocco | 2 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/22 | 18:30 | Morocco | 3 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/23 | 18:30 | Morocco | 4 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/24 | 18:30 | Morocco | 5 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/25 | 18:30 | Morocco | 6 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/26 | 18:30 | Morocco | 7 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/27 | 18:30 | Morocco | 8 |
| NEW ZEALAND | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| Sky Sport 4 | 2017/03/20 | 12:00 | New Zealand | 1 |
| Sky Sport 4 rerun | 2017/03/20 | 18:30 | New Zealand | 1 |
| Sky Sport 4 | 2017/03/21 | 11:30 | New Zealand | 2 |
| Sky Sport 4 rerun | 2017/03/21 | 18:00 | New Zealand | 2 |
| Sky Sport 4 | 2017/03/22 | 11:30 | New Zealand | 3 |
| Sky Sport 4 rerun | 2017/03/22 | 20:30 | New Zealand | 3 |
| Sky Sport 4 | 2017/03/23 | 13:30 | New Zealand | 4 |
| Sky Sport 4 rerun | 2017/03/23 | 17:30 | New Zealand | 4 |
| Sky Sport 4 | 2017/03/24 | 13:00 | New Zealand | 5 |
| Sky Sport 3 | 2017/03/24 | 20:30 | New Zealand | 5 |
| Sky Sport 4 | 2017/03/25 | 14:00 | New Zealand | 6 |
| Sport Pop-Up 1 | 2017/03/27 | 16:30 | New Zealand | 6 |
| Sky Sport 4 | 2017/03/26 | 13:00 | New Zealand | 7 |
| Sport Pop-Up 1 | 2017/03/27 | 17:00 | New Zealand | 7 |
| Sport Pop-Up 1 | 2017/03/27 | 18:30 | New Zealand | 8 |
| NORWAY | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| Fatstone | 2017/03/20 | 21:00 | Norway | 1 |
| Fatstone rerun | 20./21./23.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 1 |
| Fatstone rerun | 20./21./23.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 1 |
| Fatstone rerun | 20./21./23.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 1 |
| Fatstone | 2017/03/21 | 21:00 | Norway | 2 |
| Fatstone rerun | 21./22./23.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 2 |
| Fatstone rerun | 21./22./23.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 2 |
| Fatstone rerun | 21./22./23.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 2 |
| Fatstone | 2017/03/22 | 21:00 | Norway | 3 |
| Fatstone rerun | 22./23./24.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 3 |
| Fatstone rerun | 22./23./24.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 3 |
| Fatstone rerun | 22./23./24.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 3 |
| Fatstone | 2017/03/23 | 21:00 | Norway | 4 |
| Fatstone rerun | 23./24./25.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 4 |
| Fatstone rerun | 23./24./25.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 4 |
| Fatstone rerun | 23./24./25.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 4 |
| Fatstone | 2017/03/24 | 21:00 | Norway | 5 |
| Fatstone rerun | 24./25./26.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 5 |
| Fatstone rerun | 24./25./26.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 5 |
| Fatstone rerun | 24./25./26.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 5 |
| Fatstone | 2017/03/25 | 21:00 | Norway | 6 |
| Fatstone rerun | 25./26./27.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 6 |
| Fatstone rerun | 25./26./27.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 6 |
| Fatstone rerun | 25./26./27.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 6 |
| Fatstone | 2017/03/26 | 21:00 | Norway | 7 |
| Fatstone rerun | 26./27./28.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 7 |
| Fatstone rerun | 26./27./28.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 7 |
| Fatstone rerun | 26./27./28.03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 7 |
| Fatstone | 2017/03/27 | 21:00 | Norway | 8 |
| Fatstone rerun | 27./28./29:03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 8 |
| Fatstone rerun | 27./28./29:03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 8 |
| Fatstone rerun | 27./28./29:03.2017 | n/a | Norway | 8 |
| POLAND | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| SportKlub Poland | 2017/03/20 | 17:30 | Poland | 1 |
| SportKlub Poland | 2017/03/21 | 18:00 | Poland | 2 |
| SportKlub Poland | 2017/03/22 | 18:00 | Poland | 3 |
| SportKlub Poland | 2017/03/23 | 18:00 | Poland | 4 |
| SportKlub Poland | 2017/03/24 | 18:00 | Poland | 5 |
| SportKlub Poland | 2017/03/25 | 18:00 | Poland | 6 |
| SportKlub Poland | 2017/03/26 | 9:00 | Poland | 7 |
| SportKlub Poland | 2017/03/27 | 17:30 | Poland | 8 |
| PORTUGAL | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| SPORT.TV5 | 2017/03/19 | 23:00 | Portugal | 1 |
| SPORT.TV5 | 2017/03/20 | 23:20 | Portugal | 2 |
| SPORT.TV5 | 2017/03/21 | 23:00 | Portugal | 3 |
| SPORT.TV4 | 2017/03/23 | 0:00 | Portugal | 4 |
| SPORT.TV4 | 2017/03/24 | 0:00 | Portugal | 5 |
| SPORT.TV3 | 2017/03/24 | 23:30 | Portugal | 6 |
| SPORT.TV3 | 2017/03/25 | 23:40 | Portugal | 7 |
| SPORT.TV4 | 2017/03/26 | 8:15 | Portugal | Live |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/20 | 18:30 | Portugal | 1 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/21 | 18:30 | Portugal | 2 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/22 | 18:30 | Portugal | 3 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/23 | 18:30 | Portugal | 4 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/24 | 18:30 | Portugal | 5 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/25 | 18:30 | Portugal | 6 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/26 | 18:30 | Portugal | 7 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/27 | 18:30 | Portugal | 8 |
| SLOVAKIA | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/20 | 18:00 | Slovakia | 1 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/21 | 18:00 | Slovakia | 2 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/22 | 18:00 | Slovakia | 3 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/23 | 18:00 | Slovakia | 4 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/24 | 18:00 | Slovakia | 5 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/25 | 18:00 | Slovakia | 6 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/26 | 18:00 | Slovakia | 7 |
| Sport 5 | 2017/03/27 | 18:00 | Slovakia | 8 |
| SWITZERLAND | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/20 | 18:30 | Switzerland | 1 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/21 | 18:30 | Switzerland | 2 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/22 | 18:30 | Switzerland | 3 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/23 | 18:30 | Switzerland | 4 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/24 | 18:30 | Switzerland | 5 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/25 | 18:30 | Switzerland | 6 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/26 | 18:30 | Switzerland | 7 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/27 | 18:30 | Switzerland | 8 |
| TUNISIA | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/20 | 18:30 | Tunisia | 1 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/21 | 18:30 | Tunisia | 2 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/22 | 18:30 | Tunisia | 3 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/23 | 18:30 | Tunisia | 4 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/24 | 18:30 | Tunisia | 5 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/25 | 18:30 | Tunisia | 6 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/26 | 18:30 | Tunisia | 7 |
| SFR Sport 3 | 2017/03/27 | 18:30 | Tunisia | 8 |
| UKRAINE | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| Xsport | 2017/03/20 | 12:00 | Ukraine | 1 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/20 | 15:00 | Ukraine | 1 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/20 | 23:00 | Ukraine | 1 |
| Xsport | 2017/03/21 | 12:00 | Ukraine | 2 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/21 | 15:00 | Ukraine | 2 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/21 | 23:00 | Ukraine | 2 |
| Xsport | 2017/03/22 | 12:00 | Ukraine | 3 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/22 | 15:00 | Ukraine | 3 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/22 | 23:00 | Ukraine | 3 |
| Xsport | 2017/03/23 | 12:00 | Ukraine | 4 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/23 | 15:00 | Ukraine | 4 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/23 | 23:00 | Ukraine | 4 |
| Xsport | 2017/03/24 | 12:00 | Ukraine | 5 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/24 | 15:00 | Ukraine | 5 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/24 | 23:00 | Ukraine | 5 |
| Xsport | 2017/03/25 | 12:00 | Ukraine | 6 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/25 | 15:00 | Ukraine | 6 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/25 | 23:00 | Ukraine | 6 |
| Xsport | 2017/03/26 | 12:00 | Ukraine | 7 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/26 | 15:00 | Ukraine | 7 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/26 | 23:00 | Ukraine | 7 |
| Xsport | 2017/03/27 | 12:00 | Ukraine | 8 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/27 | 15:00 | Ukraine | 8 |
| Xsport rerun | 2017/03/27 | 23:00 | Ukraine | 8 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | ||||
| TV-CHANNEL | Date of Broadcast | Time | Trsm.- Range | Episode |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/19 | 21:30 | United Kingdom | 1 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/20 | 21:30 | United Kingdom | 2 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/21 | 21:30 | United Kingdom | 3 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/22 | 21:30 | United Kingdom | 4 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/23 | 21:30 | United Kingdom | 5 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/24 | 21:30 | United Kingdom | 6 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/25 | 21:30 | United Kingdom | 7 |
| Bike Channel | 2017/03/26 | 21:30 | United Kingdom | 8 |
