Men's classification in the Cape Epic

The Men's classification is the most important men's classification, the one by which the winner of the men's Cape Epic is determined. Since 2004, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow zebra jersey.[1] Record champions are Christoph Sauser and Karl Platt with each 5 titles.[2]

Yellow zebra jersey
SportMountain bike
CompetitionCape Epic
Awarded forMen's Overall best time
History
First award2004
Editions16 (as of 2019)
First winner Mannie Heymans (NAM)
 Karl Platt (GER)
Most wins Christoph Sauser (CHE)
 Karl Platt (GER)
5 times
Most recent Nino Schurter (CHE) -2-
 Lars Forster (CHE)

Winners edit

Year Team 1st Winners Time Team 2nd Second place Time Team 3rd Third place Time
2004[3] Focus/Rocky Mountain   Mannie Heymans (NAM)
  Karl Platt (GER) -1-
31:02:55,0 GT Africa   Jacques Rossouw (ZAF)
  Shan Wilson (ZAF)
31:29:19,0
+26:24,0
Adidas/Fiat Rotwild   Andreas Strobel (GER)
  Silvio Wieltschnig (AUT)
31:23:04,0
+20:09
2005[4] Giant   Roel Paulissen (BEL) -1-
  Bart Brentjens (NLD)
31:20:02,0 Siemens Cannondale MTB Racing Team   Christoph Sauser (CHE)
  Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE)
31:46:31,0
+26:29,0
Adidas/Fiat Rotwild/Scott   Kevin Evans (ZAF)
  Silvio Wieltschnig (AUT)
32:44:44,0
+1:24:42,0
2006[5] Specialized   Christoph Sauser (CHE) -1-
  Silvio Bundi (CHE)
34:41:41,0 Stevens Racing   Johannes Stickmüller (GER)
  Christian Heule (CHE)
35:10:49,0
+29:08,0
Rocky Mountain Business Object   Karl Patt (GER)
  Carsten Bresser (GER)
35:18:21,0
+36:40,0
2007[6] Team Bulls -1-   Karl Platt (GER) -2-
  Stefan Sahm (GER) -1-
33:08:00,7 Cannondale-Vredestein1   Roel Paulissen (BEL)
  Jakob Fuglsang (DNK)
33:11:24,0
+3:23,3
Dolphin Mountainbike Team   Bart Brentjens (NLD)
  Rudi Van Houts (NLD)
33:51:45,6
+43:44,9
2008[7] Cannondale Vredestein   Roel Paulissen (BEL) -2-
  Jakob Fuglsang (DNK)
36:01:44,7 Bulls   Karl Platt (GER)
  Stefan Sahm (GER)
36:10:48,7
+9:04,0
MTN Energade 1   David George (ZAF)
  Kevin Evans (ZAF)
36:18:33,5
+16:48,8
2009[8] Bulls -2-   Karl Platt (GER) -3-
  Stefan Sahm (GER) -2-
28:10:13,8 Trek-Brentjens   Bart Brentjens (NLD)
  Chris Jongewaard (AUS)
28:15:07,9
+4:54,1
Felt Factory 2   Emil Lindgren (SWE)
  Andreas Kugler (CHE)
28:28:42,6
+18:28,8
2010[9] Bulls 1 -3-   Karl Platt (GER) -4-
  Stefan Sahm (GER) -3-
29:47:46,0 Songo-Specialized by DCM   Christoph Sauser (CHE)
  Burry Stander (ZAF)
29:57:49,7
+10:03,7
MTN Qhubeka Topeak Ergon   Kevin Evans (ZAF)
  Alban Lakata (AUT)
30:12:30,0
+24:44,0
2011[10] 36ONE-SONGO-SPECIALIZED -1-   Christoph Sauser (CHE) -2-
  Burry Stander (ZAF) -1-
28:44:44,0 Multivan Mérida Biking   Hannes Genze (GER)
  Jochen Kaess (GER)
28:51:52,8
+7:08,8
Bulls   Karl Platt (GER)
  Stefan Sahm (GER)
29:05:53,7
+21:09,7
2012[11] 36ONE-SONGO-SPECIALIZED -2-   Christoph Sauser (CHE) -3-
  Burry Stander (ZAF) -2-
31:46:50,5 360Life   Kevin Evans (ZAF)
  David George (ZAF)
32:14:12,6
+27:22,1
Multivan Mérida Biking   Hannes Genze (GER)
  Andreas Kugler (CHE)
32:17:57,5
+31:07,0
2013[12] Burry Stander - SONGO   Christoph Sauser (CHE) -4-
  Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) -1-
29:40:44,9 Bulls   Karl Platt (GER)
  Urs Huber (CHE)
29:47:55,3
+7:10,4
Bulls 2   Thomas Dietsch (FRA)
  Tim Bohme (GER)
30:07:35,9
+26:51,0
2014[13] Topeak-Ergon Racing   Robert Mennen (GER)
  Kristian Hynek (CZE)
30:31:59,2 Meerendal Songo Specialized   Christoph Sauser (CHE)
  Frantisek Rabon (CZE)
30:42:22,4
+10:23,2
Bulls 2   Tim Bohme (GER)
  Simon Stiebjahn (GER)
30:45:25,2
+13:26,0
2015[14] Investec-Songo-Specialized   Christoph Sauser (CHE) -5-
  Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) -2-
31:00:57,7 Topeak Ergon   Kristian Hynek (CZE)
  Alban Lakata (AUT)
31:11:39,5
+10:41,8
Bulls   Karl Platt (GER)
  Urs Huber (CHE)
31:35:23,0
+34:25,3
2016[15] Bulls -4-   Karl Platt (GER) -5-
  Urs Huber (CHE)
28:13:28,4 Centurion Vaude by Meerendal 2   Nicola Rohrbach (CHE)
  Matthias Pfrommer (CHE)
28:26:36,7
+13:08,3
Trek-Selle San Marco A   Samuele Porro (ITA)
  Damiano Ferraro (ITA)
28:38:32,9
+25:04,5
2017[16] SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing   Nino Schurter (CHE) -1-
  Matthias Stirnemann (CHE)
26:35:06,5 Investec-Songo-Specialized   Christoph Sauser (CHE)
  Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE)
26:43:13,9
+8:07,4
Centurion Vaude 2   Nicola Rohrbach (CHE)
  Daniel Geismayr (AUT)
26:54:41,3
+19:34,8
2018[17] InvestecSongoSpecialized   Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) -3-
  Howard Grotts (USA)
25:29:48,9 Canyon Topeak   Alban Lakata (AUT)
  Kristian Hynek (CZE)
25:39:27,4
+9:38,5
Cannondale Factory Racing   Manuel Fumic (GER)
  Henrique Avancini (BRA)
25:43:01,8
+13:12,9
2019[18] SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing   Nino Schurter (CHE) -2-
  Lars Forster (CHE)
26:09:45,5 Cannondale Factory Racing   Manuel Fumic (GER)
  Henrique Avancini (BRA)
26:17:22,4
+7:36,9
Trek-Selle San Marco   Damiano Ferraro (ITA)
  Samuele Porro (ITA)
26:26:22,8
+16:37,3

Statistics edit

By nationality edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Switzerland (CHE)118423
2  Germany (GER)971127
3  Czech Republic (CZE)4408
4  South Africa (ZAF)25411
5  Belgium (BEL)2103
6  Netherlands (NLD)1124
7  Denmark (DNK)1102
8  Namibia (NAM)1001
  United States (USA)1001
10  Austria (AUT)0246
11  Brazil (BRA)0112
  Sweden (SWE)0112
13  Australia (AUS)0101
14  Italy (ITA)0044
15  France (FRA)0011
Totals (15 entries)32323296

References edit

  1. ^ "Leader Jerseys". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ^ Bischofberger, Emil (20 March 2017). "Staubpaniert durch die Wildnis" [Dust breaded through the wilderness]. Basler Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Results 2004". Cape Epic. 6 March 2004. Archived from the original on 9 April 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Results 2005". Cape Epic. 9 April 2005. Archived from the original on 10 April 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  5. ^ "2006 - GC Overall after Stage 8 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  6. ^ "2007 - GC Overall after Stage 8 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  7. ^ "2008 - GC Overall after Stage 8 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ "2009 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  9. ^ "2010 - GC Overall after Stage 8 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  10. ^ "2011 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  11. ^ "2012 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  12. ^ "2013 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  13. ^ "2014 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  14. ^ "2015 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  15. ^ "2016 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  16. ^ "2017 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  17. ^ "2018 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  18. ^ "2019 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Men". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

External links edit