Replay & Results: Stage 2 of the Cape Epic by sarahmoore

Stage 2 of the 2022 Absa Cape Epic heads due east, taking the teams on an African Odyssey from the luxury of Lourensford Wine Estate into the heart of the hinterland. The route crosses the Helderberg basin, sweeping through Vergelegen, and ascends the Gantouw Link and the Gantouw Pass portage. Once on the Elgin plateau, the forge east continues, but takes in the Waterfall, Witklippies and Pofadder trails. Kat Pas and the new JK’s Switchbacks singletrack leads into the Overberg and onto Van der Stel Pas. From here the route rolls onwards towards a climb that will carve its way into Absa Cape Epic lore in one single encounter. But from the summit, spectacular views await before undulating dual tracks sap the final reserves from the legs on the way to Elandskloof.

Stage 2 Results

Men

1st. Nino SCHURTER & Lars FORSTER 5:17:04.8
2nd. Matthew BEERS & Christopher BLEVINS +00:00:00.5
3rd. Hans BECKING & José DIAS +00:00:01.9

Women

1st. Pauline FERRAND PRÉVOT & Robyn DE GROOT 06:20:52.2
2nd. Haley BATTEN & Sofia GOMEZ VILLAFANE +00:02:47.7
3rd. Ariane LÜTHI & Amy WAKEFIELD +00:07:50.1

Stage 2 livestream:

OVERALL Standings after Stage 2

Men

1. Andreas Seewald & Martin Stošek 10:14:51.8
2. Hans Becking & José Dias +00:04:55.9
3. Matthew Beers & Christopher Blevins +00:08:04.9
4. Georg Egger& Lukas Baum +00:08:10.1
5. Nino Schurter & Lars Forster +00:08:35.1

Women

1. Haley Batten & Sofia Gomez Villafane 12:24:19.5
2. Pauline Ferrand Prévot & Robyn De Groot +00:06:26.6
3. Ariane Lüthi & Amy Wakefield +00:06:47.6
3. Candice Lill & Mariske Strauss +00:02:53.4
5. Mari Rabie & Hayley Preen +00:42:02.6

Author Info:

sarahmoore

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11 Comments

nouseforaname (Mar 22, 2022 at 11:26)

Annika Langvad commentating is superb. Her knowledge is so detailed, from her real experience.

Augustus-G (Mar 22, 2022 at 12:10)

Yes it is, but I wish she was still racing.

BobbytheBiker27 (Mar 22, 2022 at 5:34)

Having an e-bike sit right behind you the whole time must suck

Snowytrail (Mar 22, 2022 at 9:36)

There are full on motos out there as well. And the chopper seems fairly close at times on top of that.

dtheio FL (Mar 24, 2022 at 12:20)

makes for excellent coverage though.

Gatoqueso1 (Mar 22, 2022 at 4:29)

I am Robyn De Groot

Augustus-G (Mar 22, 2022 at 10:36)

Pretty limited vocabulistics.

magnusc (Mar 23, 2022 at 4:10)

At 04:15 commentary says «There is no sign of Paulines team mate Robyn De Groot»
It thought they had to race the race together? Where was Robyn De Groot?

laupe (Mar 24, 2022 at 1:45)

They don't have to, but the timer stops when the last person crosses the line

magnusc (Mar 24, 2022 at 4:37)

@laupe: From the race rules:
Teams must consist of exactly two riders, who must race together (subject to the Rider Separation Limit) for the entire distance of the Race.
“Rider Separation Limit” means the maximum allowable time separation between team members at any time during the Race, namely two (2) minutes.

laupe (Mar 24, 2022 at 5:18)

@magnusc: Yea, something like that. Maybe she rode ahead to up the pace or exhaust the other riders, idk