Christopher Blevins and Matt Beers (Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne) had entered the final day of racing at the Cape Epic 90 seconds down on the overall in the men’s category, but the duo from the United states and South Africa turned the tables on Nino Schurter and Andri Frischknecht (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) on stage 7 with an early attack.
In the women's category, on the other hand, it was a matter of holding firm for Vera Looser and Kim le Court (Efficient Infiniti Insure) as the Namibian and Mauritian duo took a second place on the final stage behind Greete Steinburg and Monica Yuliana Calderon Martinez (Cannondale Vas Arabay). That was more than enough to keep Amy Wakefield and Candice Lill (e-FORT.net-SeattleCoffeeCo) at bay in the overall competition.
