Ben checks in after a tough day at the races…
 
Today’s stage started on a big paved road and it was an easy pace, so that everything was tight going into the first dirt road decent. Unfortunately Jacques got shoot of the road by one of the Team Felt riders bike (that guy broke his collarbone and a wrist). Jacques crashed hard, [...]

Ben and Jacques had a great day and made up some time from after prologue mishap. They finished 10th and are in 15th overall. Ben said, “It was definitely tough. It was bumpy and hot. The hardest part was after I lost my water bottle and I bonked a little. I am so happy we got [...]

Ben Sontag is a new member of Team Monavie-Cannondale and is currently racing Cape Epic with South African Jacques Janse van Rensburg of DCM Chrome.  Ben will be posting updates throughout the race to provide us a behind the scenes view of the biggest mountain bike stage race in the world. Keep in mind Ben is German and will be posting in [...]

MONAVIE-CANNONDALE EXPANDS ROSTER AND “EPIC” RACE SCHEDULE IN 2009!
 
 Salt Lake City, UT – (March 18, 2009) – Building on the success of the 2008 season, the MonaVie-Cannondale Cycling Team announces powerhouse additions to the team roster and a rigorous event schedule to focus on “epic racing around the world.”
 
MonaVie-Cannondale welcomes the following new riders in [...]