Absa Cape Epic (South Africa) - Press Release: How the racing unfolded during The Queen Stage of the 2023 Absa Cape Epic.

The defending Champions of the Absa Cape Epic, Georg Egger and Lukas Baum (ORBEA x Leatt x Speed Company), raced to victory on Stage 5 at Lourensford Wine Estate, moving into the yellow leader jerseys at the same time on Friday, 24 March.

2023 Absa Cape Epic Stage 5 Results:

Men’s category:

1. Orbea X Leatt X Speed Company Racing: Georg Egger, Lukas Baum –  04:13:46.5
2. Singer Racing: Simon Stiebjahn, Martin Frey – 04:16:18.8 (+00:02:32.2)
3. SCOTT-SRAM MTB-Racing: Nino Schurter, Andri Frischknecht – 04:16:27.3 (+00:02:40.7)

CM.com Women’s category:

1. Efficient Infiniti Insure: Kim le Court, Vera Looser  – 05:23:46.5
2. e-FORT. net | SeattleCoffeeCo.: Amy Wakefield, Candice Lill – 05:26:23 (+00:02:36.5)
3. NinetyOne-songo-Specialized: Sofia Gomez Villafane, Katerina Nash – 05:42:47.2 (+00:19:00.7)

2023 Absa Cape Epic General Classification After Stage 5:

Men’s category:

1. Orbea X Leatt X Speed Company Racing: Georg Egger, Lukas Baum– 19:35:29.3
2. SCOTT-SRAM MTB-Racing: Nino Schurter, Andri Frischknecht – 19:36:58.6 (+00:01:29.2)
3. Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne - Matthew Beers, Christopher Blevins – 19:42:38.5 (+00:07:08.9)

CM.com Women’s category:

1. e-FORT. net | SeattleCoffeeCo.: Amy Wakefield, Candice Lill – 24:24:32.4
2. Efficient Infiniti Insure: Kim le Court, Vera Looser – 24:38:25.8 (+00:13:53.3)
3. NinetyOne-songo-Specialized: Sofia Gomez Villafane, Katerina Nash – 24:52:48 (+00:28:15.5)