African Men's classification in the Cape Epic
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| Sport | Mountain bike |
|---|---|
| Competition | Cape Epic |
| Awarded for | Men's African best time |
| Sponsored by | absa |
| History | |
| First award | 2018 |
| Editions | 7 (as of 2019) |
| First winner |  Philip Buys (ZAF) Matthys Beukes (ZAF) |
| Most wins | Matthys Beukes (ZAF)
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| Most recent | Alan Hatherly (ZAF) Matthew Beers (ZAF) |
The African Men's classification is a men's classification, the one by which the best African men's team of the Cape Epic is determined. Since 2018, the leader of the African Men's classification wears the Absa African Men's Special Jersey.[1] Matthys Beukes won the jersey 5 times. Three out of this fives with his partner Philip Buys.[2]
| Year | Team 1st | Winners | Time | GC | Team 2nd | Second place | Time | GC | Team 3rd | Third place | Time | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013[3] | SCOTT Factory Racing -1- | Philip Buys (ZAF) -1- Matthys Beukes (ZAF) -1- | 30:47:43,2 | 6 | Cannondale Blend | Darren Lill (ZAF) Charles Keey (ZAF) | 31:44:51,4 +57:08,2 | 9 | FedGroup-Itec | Brandon Stewart (ZAF) Neil Macdonald (ZAF) | 33:55:03,6 +3:07:20,4 | 14 |
| 2014[4] | SCOTT Factory Racing -2- | Matthys Beukes (ZAF) -2- Gert Heyns (ZAF) | 31:42:52,4 | 6 | RECM | Erik Kleinhans (ZAF) Nico Bell (ZAF) | 32:05:11,5 +22:19,1 | 8 | RED-E Blend | Andrew Hill (ZAF) Charles Keey (ZAF) | 32:59:37,3 +1:26:44,9 | 11 |
| 2015[5] | Scott Factory Racing -3- | Philip Buys (ZAF) -2- Matthys Beukes (ZAF) -3- | 32:07:26,0 | 5 | EAI South Africa | Gawie Combrinck (ZAF) Johann Rabie (ZAF) | 32:14:49,9 +07:23,9 | 6 | RED-E Blend | Darren Lill (ZAF) Waylon Woolcock (ZAF) | 32:15:16,4 +07:50,4 | 7 |
| 2016[6] | USN Purefit | Darren Lill (ZAF) Waylon Woolcock (ZAF) | 29:03:22,9 | 6 | NAD Pro MTB | Gawie Combrinck (ZAF) Nico Bell (ZAF) | 29:28:26,8 +25:03,9 | 12 | Imbuko-Freewheel Cycology | Christopher Wolhuter (ZAF) Craig Boyes (ZAF) | 31:26:00,5 +2:22:37,6 | 20 |
| 2017[7] | PYGA Euro Steel -1- | Philip Buys (ZAF) -3- Matthys Beukes (ZAF) -4- | 27:36:12,8 | 7 | NAD Pro MTB | Nico Bell (ZAF) Gawie Combrinck (ZAF) | 28:05:11,6 +28:58,2 | 11 | The Gear Change | Justin Tuck (ZAF) David George (ZAF) | 29:16:33,7 +1:40:20,9 | 17 |
| 2018[8] | PYGA Euro Steel -2- | Matthys Beukes (ZAF) -5- Julian Jessop (ZAF) | 26:54:46,3 | 12 | Ellsworth - ASG | Hendrik Kruger (ZAF) Stuart Marais (ZAF) | 27:02:33,5 +1:07:47,2 | 13 | NAD MTB | Nico Bell (ZAF) Matthew Beers (ZAF) | 27:07:53,3 +1:13:07,0 | 15 |
| 2019[9] | SpecializedFoundationNAD | Alan Hatherly (ZAF) Matthew Beers (ZAF) | 26:47:12,0 | 5 | IMBUKO GIANT | Marco Joubert (ZAF) Nicol Carstens (ZAF) | 27:22:23,3 +35:11,3 | 11 | DSV Pro Cycling | Julian Jessop (ZAF) Arno Du Toit (ZAF) | 27:36:11,0 +48:59,0 | 13 |
