NEWS | STAGE 3 | 2024 Absa Cape Epic

Canyon SIDI’s Andreas Seewald and Marc Stutzmann rode hard and fast to claim Stage 3 of the 2024 Absa Cape Epic in a sweltering Wellington, while Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller (GHOST Factory Racing) won their fourth stage in as many days to cement their place at the top of the Aramex Women’s Category general classification. With four days of racing to come, it looks like a special effort will be required from the chasers in the Women’s Category to unseat GHOST Factory Racing from pole position.

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The Absa Cape epic is often referred to as the tour to France of mountain biking and for good reason this is the most prestigious off-road stage race in the world attracting Olympic Champions world champions and national title holders in its 20th Incarnation the Western Cape of South Africa is the host location

Offering spectacular views and some of the finest mountain bike trails on the planet this year the 8-day stage race covers 617 km with 6 162,000 M of vertical climbing today is stage six and it’s the only transitional day in this year’s Cape epic the Riders will head out of sensburg over the legendary

Baines CL pass fresh smooth sections is a welcome start to the day it gets the legs warmed up for the rugged terrain to come a total of 94 km with 2,100 M of climbing including the cheese crater The Sting in the tail before finishing in Wellington on the men’s Elite start line

Is 2022 epic winners or leet speed company G gager and Lucas B currently in fourth almost 7 and 1 half minutes off the pace Toyota specialized 91 Matt beers and Howard grz currently in third just 152 of the leaders World bicycle relief Nino shter and Sebastian fin in

Second just 32 seconds from yellow and in the leaders jersey for the first time is BFF meamo with hunt becking and V alaman the Riders leave sensburg for the final time and head out onto the court they are roughly a third of the way into the overall race so it’s all still to

Play for buff mega mo are loving the yellow leaders jersey but can feel the Target on their back just 19 km into the race and G gega is behind the Front Runners he doesn’t read the rocky terrain well and pays the price for his lack of concentration World bicycle relief

Surrendered the yellow Jersey yesterday but has still well in touch with buff Meo just 30 km into the stage Sebastian finny suffers with drivetrain problems he drops the chain and breaks the chain guard the rough downhill takes its toll on the Riders and bikes finny and sha

Must stop twice BFF Meo have the opportunity to control the race and now make some time on second in the GC alaman and becking have been consistently strong they set of the front and drive the pack almost 3 hours into the race Canyon City take to the

Front on the doff single track it’s their first big showing in this year’s race Andre silal a former marathon world champion and Mark stutzman specific 2023 winner make a break and quickly get 10 seconds on the lead group this is a defining moment for Canyon City World bicycle relief have remained

Calm after the early mechanical problems they had a similar day yesterday having to chase back from very early in the stage however with sh’s experience they are staying calm and hoping it’s the end of their bad luck by the 75 km Mark Canyon City remain in the lead but 2022 champions of

Be speed company G gega and Lucas Bal are still in touch with Toyota specializ 91 and buff meamo 16 seconds behind World bicycle relief on our 214 behind it all comes down to the cheese crater Trail Canyon City have the bit between their teeth seal and stutzman have found

Their legs the German Swiss Joe is currently in sixth on the GC just over 13 minutes of the leaders but every second counts the chase group are three of the top five on The GC or Le speed company Toyota specialized 91 and in yellow buff meamo it’s only 10:30 a.m. and the

Temperatures are rising the thermometer is hitting the high 30s and there’s nowhere to hide Canyon City have a clean pass through the cheese grater section and power through to the Finish unscathed in just over 3 hours and 40 minutes it’s their first Podium of the race and it’s the top

Step just 49 seconds later it’s a Sprint finish for second beer takes the position and grots follows he manages to cross the line before the second Rider from a be speed company Theo specialized 91 takes second and egar and balb in third just over 4 minutes later World

Bicycle relief cross the line after another day plagued with Mechanicals the men’s Podium sees a Le speed company in third for the second day in a row Toyota specialized 91 in second and a convincing win for Canyon City alaman and becking are over the moon with another day to sport the

Yellow leaders jersey having increased their lead to 1 minute and 47 seconds in the women’s aramax Elite category we have the top three teams of Toyota specialized 91 Sophia Gomez vfan and Samara sheeper just over 6 and 1/2 minutes off the leaders currently in second by 1 minute and 13 seconds is

Canadale Factory racing Mona mner and Candace Lil and in the orange leaders jersey in their first abser Cape epic it’s ghost Factory racing and the turra and nickel Cola the start gun goes and the elite women head out onto the course for what is set to be a hot and Dusty

African day transitional stages are traditionally smoother flatter and less rough but today has a combination of all surfaces and gradients there is no easy stage on the 2024 abser Cape epic ghost Factory racing just need to control the pace and not let canadell dictate the intensity Toyota specialized 91 are Keen

To get in the mix today after consistently losing time in the general classification 2023 Cape epic winner vi losser from efficient Infinity SB sham and new teammate Alexa scarter have battled for the last couple of days and today is another challenge just 20 km into the race at the barall section they

Start to be dropped by the top three teams canadale and Toyota specialized 91 need to put ghost Under Pressure if they are going to have a shot of the overall General classification canadel are hoisted by their own patard ghost greed the race well and sense a weakness in mavala at

The 75 km Mark it’s one of the final climbs after the DU of water point and they put the hammer down and make a gap to second and third now is the time to take advantage of the weakness and put some time into the GC they cross the line in just over

4 and 1 half Hours there is a Sprint per second and it goes to canadale factory racing one minute and 16 seconds later followed by Toyota specialized 91 on the podium for today’s stage three we see Toyota specialized 91 in third second goes to canadale factory and the fourth win in a row for ghost Factory

Racing they retain the orange leaders jersey and extend their overall lead to 2 and 1 half minutes