Cape Epic: Beers, Blevins and Looser, Le Court take overall victory in 2023

Christopher Blevins and Matt Beers (Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne) on their way to overall victory on stage 7 of the Absa Cape Epic
Christopher Blevins and Matt Beers (Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne) on their way to overall victory on stage 7 of the Absa Cape Epic (Image credit: Sam Clark/Absa Cape Epic)

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.

Simone Giuliani
Australia Editor

Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.