The Absa Cape Epic is the most televised mountain bike race in the world and the only eight-day mountain bike stage race classed as hors catégorie by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI); this official UCI status makes it a highlight on the professional racer’s calendar. The Absa Cape Epic also attracts aspiring amateur riders wanting to test themselves against the best. It is a full-service race, meaning that everything is taken care of from the start – all riders need to think about is riding.
The race must be completed by both members of a two-person team with only 680 teams allowed to ride the race each year. Every edition follows a different route, leading aspiring amateur and professional mountain bikers from around the world through roughly 700 untamed kilometres of unspoiled scenery and up 16 000m of climbing. (Source: https://www.epic-series.com/capeepic-event-overview)
Results 2023 (GC after stage 7):
| Cat Pos | Ov. Pos | Team | Bib1 | Rider 1 | Bib2 | Rider 2 | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne | 10-1 | Matthew BEERS | 10-2 | Christopher BLEVINS | 26:17:04.00 |
| 2 | 2 | ORBEA x Leatt x Speed Company | 1-1 | Georg EGGER | 1-2 | Lukas BAUM | 26:20:53.50 |
| 3 | 3 | SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing | 3-1 | Nino SCHURTER | 3-2 | Andri FRISCHKNECHT | 26:21:15.60 |
| 46 | 106 | Toproad – wilwert.lu (Luxembourg) | 45-1 | Sebastian EINSLE | 45-2 | Gilles RUFFATO | 36:22:22.10 |
| 5 | 123 | Toproad Roeserbann | 476-1 | Marc FAUTSCH | 476-2 | Fabienne SCHAUS | 37:13:10.4 |
| 6 | 149 | Toproad by JANS Groupe (Luxembourg) | 475-1 | Georges VALENTINY | 475-2 | Isabelle KLEIN | 38:24:57.30 |
