Amabubesi. It’s a word you won’t find in most mountain bike jargon guides but it’s worth knowing. On and off the record with Kevin Vermaak - Cape Epic founder 13 riders you never knew completed the Cape Epic 2025 Absa Cape Epic - everything you need to know An Amabubesi is someone who has finished the Cape Epic three times – the word means "pride of lions" in Zulu. That notoriously harsh but inspiring weeklong mountain bike stage race is hosted each March in South Africa’s Western Cape mountains.