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Beers and Nortje overhaul GC in finale to win men's Cape Epic, as Lill and Keller complete near total domination in women's race

Candice LILL and Alessandra KELLER win stage 7 and the overall of the 2026 Absa Cape Epic stage race from Stellenbosch to Stellenbosch on the 22nd of March 2026. Photo by Nick Muzik/Cape Epic PLEASE ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE CREDIT IS GIVEN TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND ABSA CAPE EPIC.

The Absa Cape Epic mountain bike race in South Africa wrapped up on Sunday, with Matt Beers and Tristan Nortje (Toyota Specialized Imbuko) overhauling the GC leaders to win the men's race on the final day, whilst Candice Lill and Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon Sabi Sabi) won all but one stage of the women's race.

Going into the seventh and final stage around Stellenbosch on Sunday, Beers and Nortje were sitting 13 seconds down on Luca Braidot and Simone Avondetto (Wilier-Vittoria) who had led the incredibly close men's race since stage 3.

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