Highlights & Results: Cape Epic 2023 - Prologue by edspratt

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yakimonti (Mar 19, 2023 at 14:12)

Matt Beer, pinkbike writer and cape epic opener winner, what a bad ass!

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Steve101j (Mar 19, 2023 at 16:40) (Below Threshold)

Not the same dude.

bikewriter (Mar 19, 2023 at 17:04)

@Steve101j: As my dad would say "are you sure, can't be more than one Beer named Matt who rides bikes." *me deep sighing.

danielfloyd FL (Mar 19, 2023 at 17:12)

@Steve101j: woosh

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Steve101j (Mar 19, 2023 at 17:23) (Below Threshold)

@bikewriter: google Mathew beers and they don't look the same.

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mi-bike (Mar 19, 2023 at 21:06)

@Steve101j: google wooosh!

chuckobike (Mar 19, 2023 at 22:24)

@mi-bike: bahahaha

ak-77 (Mar 20, 2023 at 3:36)

I think that team cheated. They had at least two Matt Beers.

stuggidavid (Mar 20, 2023 at 11:38)

@ak-77: and two Lager Beers

sunanddirt FL (Mar 19, 2023 at 11:55)

Lets go Blevins! Where's Batten?

jacksonmal (Mar 19, 2023 at 12:25)

Not racing unfortunately

Augustus-G (Mar 19, 2023 at 12:51)

I haven't heard or read anything as to why she's not riding this year.
It'll be interesting to see how the Spring - Fall Combination of Sofia Gomez Villafane & Katerina Nash will do in the long run.

Good to see Annika back in the booth; but I'd rather see her make a comeback....

anaughtymouse (Mar 19, 2023 at 16:34)

@Augustus-G: I'm also interested in seeing how Sofia and Katerina do throughout the longer stages, although I believe that both of them now live and train in the United States, but I could be mistaken.

Augustus-G (Mar 19, 2023 at 18:21)

@anaughtymouse: Yes, they both spend a large amount of time in the US. I'm really interested to see how/if their age difference comes into play. 28 vs. 45 is a pretty big margin. Katerina is no slouch for certain but... ???

I'm glad they got the audio problem worked out. The first 40 minutes or so of the broadcast was painful to listen to.

Starch-Anton (Mar 20, 2023 at 3:12)

@Augustus-G: She won a World Cup CX race as recently as 2-3 seasons ago.....beating Neff & Richards....

Augustus-G (Mar 20, 2023 at 9:18)

@Starch-Anton: Yes she did but you're talking about an effort measured in hours. Cape Epic is 8 consecutive days of Ride-Your-Rump-Off.... 409 Miles, 51,775 Feet of Climbing. That's a lot at any age let alone 45. Especially riding against the Elites. It's going to be very interesting how she's hanging in come Stage 4, 5, 6, 7...

sofakingwetarded (Mar 20, 2023 at 12:14)

@Augustus-G:
I wouldn't worry about Katarina Nash. She's certified Bad Ass and loves a challenge!

Augustus-G (Mar 23, 2023 at 10:00)

@sofakingwetarded: Sofia was literally pushing her yesterday and they lost another 5 minutes in the TT today. Badass or not she's 45. Been there done that. Nobody is the same at 45 as they are in their late 20's.
Time takes it toll on everyone. She'll finish and finish well but I don't think they can take the Gold.

krazyjey (Mar 20, 2023 at 1:47)

The riders had fun in the Hoogerkraal section, i was impressed to see the top boys railing and jumping in style those features and long jumps, But what amazed me and everybody around, it was the helicopter Pilot having low pass and calculated moves meters away from the riders, That Pilot was amazing.

vinay FL (Mar 20, 2023 at 6:19)

Katerina Nash, that's quite a legend isn't she? Mighty impressive she finished that well!

pengwin (Mar 20, 2023 at 8:56)

Really curious to see how Keegan and Lachlan do as the stages get longer. Hoping they can get up into the top 3, but the current top 3 is pretty solid...

elyari FL (Mar 19, 2023 at 13:20)

A link to the results would be appreciated www.sportsplits.com/races/cape-epic-2023/events/11/reports/prologue-gc

davidvonslingshot (Mar 19, 2023 at 16:30)

15min spread on the women’s winning time. Very impressive!

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smgishot13 (Mar 19, 2023 at 16:41)

Wow the women got crushed by the men. Crazy to e time difference. I guess none of the top women are racing though?

MutleyAdams (Mar 19, 2023 at 16:56)

Gomez and Nash are top riders. Beyond them, I don't think the level of competition is high as previous years.

dlford (Mar 19, 2023 at 17:24)

@MutleyAdams:
Hmmm, let's fact check that. The results posted above show the 2nd place men's team, with some dude named Nino, came in at 7 seconds back of 1st. The 2nd place women's team came in at 7.4 seconds behind 1st. In your opinion, is one of those 2nd place teams just second rate competition in their field?
Next time just quit typing after, "I don't think".

dpars63 FL (Mar 19, 2023 at 17:56) (Below Threshold)

@dlford: that’s minutes not seconds. I know the times read weird but it’s days, hours, minutes. Just and FYI. To your point though a race measured in days, 7 minutes off isn’t bad at all.

mtallman2 (Mar 19, 2023 at 18:19)

@dpars63: no

vinay FL (Mar 20, 2023 at 6:35)

@dpars63: If it is minutes, what is it after the decimal point? Tens of a minute, like six second accurate timing? That reads weird indeed.

Also, if the prologue already takes well over a day, that must be one hell of a race!