A quick look at how the racing action unfolded during Stage 6 of the 2021 Absa Cape Epic.
In the men's race, Simon Stiebjahn and Martin Frey claimed a historic stage win; in the women's race, Sina Frei and Laura Stigger secured their seventh win on the trot.
With only The Trail to Val de Vie left, the Grand Finale of the 2021 Absa Cape Epic is set to be an exciting one.— Cape Epic
Results
Men
1st. Martin Frey & Simon Stiebjahn: 3:27:15.1 2nd. Jordan Sarrou & Matthew Beers: +1.5 3rd. Hans Becking & José Dias : +1:02.7
Women
1st. Sina Frei & Laura Stigger: 4:14:13.1 2nd. Candice Lill & Mariske Strauss: +0.6 3rd. Ariane Lüthi & Robyn de Groot: +12:09.2
You can watch the full broadcast of stage four below.
This is some impressive and diverse racing, even coming down to finish line sprints over such big distances through a lot of different terrain. I enjoy watching an enduro rider blast through technical sections at blistering speed, but I can also appreciate the calculations and huge, lung burning effort that riders make while racing this event. Thanks pb for uploading recaps of a race I wouldn't have otherwise known about!
This is A DAy OLD !?!?! The epic is over and their probably close to finished with packing up what is the point of reporting this stuff so late ? These videos you embed are up on the epic channel 5-6 hours after the first riders are in on the day
It's a different type of nuts for sure, but so very rewarding. The risk reward on these downhills has to be calculated 100's of times a day, at speeds near 60KM it's thrill but, but one rock can end your day quickly.