Swiss cycling pair Nino Schurter and Filippo Colombo claimed the men's win while Annika Langvad came out of retirement alongside Sofia Gomez Villafane to claim the women's section of the Cape Epic.
Listen to this article 9 min Listen to this article 9 min After eight days of continuous riding, just under 600km covered across the hills of Durbanville, Paarl, Stellenbosch and Somerset West while climbing for more than 16,000m, the 21st edition of the Cape Epic ended on Sunday.
Swiss duo Nino Schurter and Filippo Colombo (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) claimed the win at the finish line at Lourensford Wine Estate in Somerset West after coming in at a cumulative two hours, 12 minutes and 39 seconds.
It was one minute and 31 seconds faster than Italians Luca Braidot and Simone Avondetto (Wilier-Vittoria).
Schurter and Colombo led the overall Epic standings from stage one all the way to stage seven.
In the women's section, Denmark's Annika Langvad claimed her sixth Cape Epic title and teammate, Argentinian Sofia Gomez Villafane (Toyota|Specialized), her second, as the pair led the race from the first pedal at the prologue at Meerendal Wine Estate until the final one entering Lourensford.
Langvad's victory (she has won all six of her appearances at the event) makes her the most successful rider in the history of the race, surpassing the five shared by Karl Platt and Christoph Sauser.
Langvad retired...
