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African Men's classification in the Cape Epic

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Absa African Men's Special Jersey
SportMountain bike
CompetitionCape Epic
Awarded forMen's African best time
Sponsored byabsa
History
First award2018
Editions7 (as of 2019)
First winner Philip Buys (ZAF)
 Matthys Beukes (ZAF)
Most wins Matthys Beukes (ZAF)
5 times
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]

Winners

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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

Statistics

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By nationality

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Africa (ZAF)14141442
Totals (1 entries)14141442

References

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  1. ^ "Leader Jerseys". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Pyga Euro Steel's Buys and Beukes Primed for Overall Victory". EnduroHub. 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. ^ "2013 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Special Jersey: Absa African". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. ^ "2014 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Special Jersey: Absa African". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  5. ^ "2015 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Special Jersey: Absa African". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  6. ^ "2016 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Special Jersey: Absa African". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  7. ^ "2017 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Special Jersey: Absa African". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ "2018 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Special Jersey: Absa African Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  9. ^ "2019 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Special Jersey: Absa African Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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Past-winners