Absa Cape Epic

Men Elite - SHC

Rank	Rider	Age	Team	Time
1	Matthew Beers Specialized Offroad Team	32	Specialized Offroad Team	26:55:51
1	Tristan Nortje	24		26:55:51
2	Luca Braidot Wilier-Vittoria Factory Team	34	Wilier-Vittoria Factory Team	+ 01:04
2	Simone Avondetto Wilier-Vittoria Factory Team	25	Wilier-Vittoria Factory Team	"
3	Luca Schwarzbauer Canyon XC Racing	29	Canyon XC Racing	+ 03:33
3	Samuel Gaze Alpecin - Premier Tech	30	Alpecin - Premier Tech	"
4	David Valero Serrano Klimatiza Orbea Team	37	Klimatiza Orbea Team	+ 12:08
4	Marc Stutzmann Klimatiza Orbea Team	34	Klimatiza Orbea Team	"
5	Wout Alleman Buff BH Team	30	Buff BH Team	+ 19:00
5	Martin Stosek Buff BH Team	32	Buff BH Team	"
6	Marco Joubert	28		+ 21:03
6	Travis Stedman	23		"
7	Hans Becking Buff BH Team	39	Buff BH Team	+ 31:00
7	Teus Ruijter	27		"
8	Samuele Porro Klimatiza Orbea Team	37	Klimatiza Orbea Team	+ 31:55
8	Luis Francisco Perez Martinez Klimatiza Orbea Team	24	Klimatiza Orbea Team	"
9	Nicola Taffarel	26		+ 45:44
9	Eskil Evensen-Lie	30		"
10	Jose Maria Sanchez Ruiz	34		+ 56:27
10	Enrique Morcillo Vergara	35		"
11	Mathis Azzaro Origine Racing Division	25	Origine Racing Division	+ 01:03:26
11	Juri Zanotti Wilier-Vittoria Factory Team	27	Wilier-Vittoria Factory Team	"
12	Frans Claes	42		+ 01:15:41
12	Kevin Panhuyzen	31		"
13	Keegan Tullis	23		+ 01:17:39
13	Herman Fourie	23		"
14	Lachlan David Morton	34		+ 01:25:54
14	Andrew L'Esperance	34		"
15	Arno du Toit	33		+ 01:38:00
15	Jan Withaar	43		"
16	Barandun Fadri	28		+ 01:56:23
16	Lasse Reuß	25		"
17	Jaedon Terlouw	23		+ 02:02:13
17	Lood Goosen	20		"
18	Noah Warren	21		+ 02:04:08
18	Loïc Blanc	28		"
19	Hermann Pernsteiner	35		+ 02:17:00
19	Filip Rydval	29		"
20	Filip Adel	35		+ 03:18:44
20	Vojtech Neradil	24		"
21	Daniel Van Der Walt	24		+ 03:23:48
21	Torbjørn Andre Røed	29		"
22	Lukas Baum	31		+ 03:38:25
22	Georg Egger	30		"
23	Nicolas Samparisi KTM Spada Powered by Brenta Brakes	33	KTM Spada Powered by Brenta Brakes	+ 03:53:30
23	Lorenzo Samparisi KTM Spada Powered by Brenta Brakes	32	KTM Spada Powered by Brenta Brakes	"
24	Sébastien Burnet	23		+ 04:35:12
24	Milan Damek	33		"
25	Andrin Beeli	31		+ 05:02:41
25	Lorenzo Trincheri	24		"
26	Travis Rademan-Ludeke	19		+ 05:05:53
26	Jordan Boshoff	21		"
27	Luis Anderson Mejia Sanchez	40		+ 06:03:51
27	Keyron Solis Fonseca	33		"
28	Beon Van Staden	20		+ 08:06:49
28	Andre Van Rooyen	20		"
DNF	Martin Frey Singer KTM Racing	32	Singer KTM Racing
DNF	Marti Aran Calonja	25
DNF	Andreas Seewald Singer KTM Racing	34	Singer KTM Racing
DNF	Gioele De Cosmo	28
DNF	Simon Stiebjahn Singer KTM Racing	35	Singer KTM Racing
DNF	Axel Roudil Cortinat	26
DNF	Tim Smeenge	31
DNF	Pawel Bernas Voster Team	35	Voster Team
DNF	Kas Van Geest	21
DNF	Thabiso Zindela	21
DNF	Johann van Zyl	24
DNF	Jakob Hartmann Singer KTM Racing	30	Singer KTM Racing
DNF	Fabian Rabensteiner	35
DNF	Casey South	28
DNF	Jakob Dorigoni	28
DNF	Marc Oliver Pritzen	26
DNF	Peat Weinberg	21
DNF	Pierre Billaud	30
DNF	Théo Dupras	33
DNF	Wessel Botha	27
DNF	Michael Foster	23
DNF	Philip Buys	37
DNF	Krzysztof Lukasik Jbg2 Team	32	Jbg2 Team
DNF	Wim De Bruin	28
DNF	Unathi Nxumalo	23
DNF	Felix Stehli	25

Info

Date	15 March 2026
Start	Cape Town, Western Cape
Finish	Cape Town, Western Cape
Type	Cross-country marathon

Last winners

2026	Matthew Beers Tristan Nortje
2025	Filippo Colombo Nino Schurter
2024	Matthew Beers Howard Grotts
2022	Georg Egger Lukas Baum
2021	Jordan Sarrou Matthew Beers
2019	Nino Schurter Lars Forster

Most wins

3	Matthew Beers
2	Nino Schurter
1	Howard Grotts
1	Lukas Baum
1	Jordan Sarrou