Highlights, Results & Analysis from the Cape Epic 2024 Grand Finale
After eight days of racing across 605km, the final results are in from the 2024 Cape Epic.
In the UCI Women's racing the Ghost Factory Racing team of Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller was unmatched throughout the week winning every stage. By the end of the final stage, Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller crossed the line eight and a half minutes ahead of the Cannondale Factory Racing pairing of Mona Mitterwallner and Candice Lill.
After a strong end to the week, the Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne team with Matthew Beers and Howard Grotts maintained their lead and finished the race over 11 minutes ahead of the 2nd-placed team. The World Bicycle Relief team of Nino Schurter and Sebastian Fini started the race strong, but some slower stages in the second half of the week saw them unable to fight for the overall win.
Check out the results and some quick analysis from the final stage below.
Full Race Replay:
 | No free-ride final stage, the Grand Finale in 2024 is packed with adventure. But the conquest of the untamed is within reach. Only 65 kilometres remain. Of those remaining kilometres the majority are in the Jonkershoek Valley, with the world-renowned MTO Forestry Trails providing the bulk of the riding. Ater a tough dual track climb into the plantation the trails begin by continuing the ascent up Irish, the dropping into Armageddon. A zig-zag of climbs and descents follow with Red Pheonix and Neverending Story completing the exploration of the valley’s northern slope. The Valley Trail crosses the river and Bosluis climbs the southern slope to the XC Trail. Exiting the MTO gate the course drops into The Dentist and climbs the Jonkersdrift trail en route back to Coetzenburg. A new singletrack traverses high above familiar terrain into Eden, then its on to Mont Marie for the Gutted Baboon and Element before a race back through Eden, down G-Spot and the World Cup XCO Trails to the final finish line. With that the Absa Cape Epic and the untamed are conquered. And your name will be added to the Book Of Legend. |
Stage Results:
UCI Men:
1st. Bulls Mavericks - Simon Schneller / Urs Huber: 2:52:08
2nd. Wilier Vittoria Factory - Fabian Rabensteiner / Samuele Porro: 2:54:24 / +2:16
3rd. Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne - Matthew Beers / Howard Grotts: 2:55:16 / +3:08
4th. Buff Megamo - Hans Becking / Wout Alleman: 2:56:19 / +4:11
5th. World Bicycle Relief - Nino Schurter / Sebastian Fini: 2:57:01 / +4:53
UCI Women:
1st. Ghost Factory Racing - Anne Terpstra / Nicole Koller: 3:32:07
2nd. Cannondale Factory Racing - Mona Mitterwallner / Candice Lill: 3:36:52 / +4:45
3rd. Efficient Infiniti SCB SRAM - Vera Looser / Alexis Skarda: 3:40:09 / +8:02
4th. Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne - Sofia Gomez Villafane / Samara Sheppard: 3:46:00 / +13:53
5th. e-FORT PrivateClientHoldings - Léna Gérault / Hayley Preen: 3:48:41 / +16:34
Story of the Stage:
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UCI Men:
Race Lead Tracking:
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Top 3 Teams Time Gained/Lost Through Track Sectors:
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Overall Results:
UCI Men:
1st. Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne - Matthew Beers / Howard Grotts: 25:22:17
2nd. World Bicycle Relief - Nino Schurter / Sebastian Fini: 25:33:24 / +11:07
3rd. Buff Megamo - Hans Becking / Wout Alleman: 25:33:53 / +11:36
4th. Canyon SIDI - Andreas Seewald / Marc Stutzmann: 25:40:04 / +17:47
5th. Wilier Vittoria Factory - Fabian Rabensteiner / Samuele Porro: 25:49:30 / +27:13
UCI Women:
1st. Ghost Factory Racing - Anne Terpstra / Nicole Koller: 30:56:22
2nd. Cannondale Factory Racing - Mona Mitterwallner / Candice Lill: 31:04:58 / +8:36
3rd. Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne - Sofia Gomez Villafane / Samara Sheppard: 31:32:10 / +35:48
4th. e-FORT PrivateClientHoldings - Léna Gérault / Hayley Preen: 32:40:59 / +1:44:37
5th. Efficient Infiniti SCB SRAM - Vera Looser / Alexis Skarda: 32:43:43 / +1:47:21
Story of the Race (After All 8 Stages):
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Author Info:
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