Weighing in at 70kg and standing 1,84m tall, Huber started mountain biking in 2001 and turned professional in 2007. He enjoys participating in the Absa Cape Epic “because it’s one of the biggest races for a mountain biker to win. Karl is a four-time winner of the Epic, so he knows everything about the race and how to win it. I'm sure that I can profit a lot by riding with him. Of course our goal is to win some stages and an overall podium finish, but it won’t be easy. There’s never an easy stage in the Epic. We’ll give our best and see what happens.”

With regards to training, Huber comments that they have been training together quite a lot since the beginning of the year. “It’s important as this will be our first Epic as a team. I really hope that we have no bad days during the race and race well as a team. We’ll give it our all every day.”

Huber’s highlight of the Absa Cape Epic, was finishing in second place in stage 1 in 2011. “But I couldn’t complete the race as I broke my arm.  My hardest Cape Epic was my first one in 2009. I didn’t know before just how tough a race can be. Once you reach the finish line, you feel tired, happy and relieved. The race can be summed up in one word - indescribable!”

He reckons his biggest achievement was his two wins at the Grand Raid – a race over 120 km with 5 000 meters of climbing. He enjoys spending time with his girlfriend and working in his apple plantation. His ambition for 2013 is to win the Absa Cape Epic.