The nineteenth edition of the Absa Cape Epic drew to an end on Sunday at Val de Vie Estate in Paar, South Africa. It was excitement all the way to the finish line as one of the best mountain bike stage races in the world came to its dramatic conclusion.
The 2023 Cape Epic had begun the previous Sunday with the prologue and as always had drawn some of the biggest names in mountain bike racing. The following seven stages promised intense cross-country mountain bike racing and it didn't disappoint with riders facing everything from driving rain to unrideable mud and at times, climbs and descents resembling fast-flowing rivers.
