African Men's classification in the Cape Epic

Absa African Men's Special Jersey
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) 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

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

By rider


Rank	Rider	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Matthys Beukes (ZAF)	5	0	0	5
2	Philip Buys (ZAF)	3	0	0	3
3	Darren Lill (ZAF)	1	1	1	3
4	Julian Jessop (ZAF)	1	0	1	2
	Matthew Beers (ZAF)	1	0	1	2
	Waylon Woolcock (ZAF)	1	0	1	2
7	Alan Hatherly (ZAF)	1	0	0	1
7	Gert Heyns (ZAF)	1	0	0	1
Totals (8 entries)		14	1	4	19

By duo


Rank	Duo	Gold	Bronze	Total
1	Matthys Beukes (ZAF) Philip Buys (ZAF)	3	0	3
2	Darren Lill (ZAF) Waylon Woolcock (ZAF)	1	1	2
3	Matthys Beukes (ZAF) Julian Jessop (ZAF)	1	0	1
3	Matthys Beukes (ZAF) Gert Heyns (ZAF)	1	0	1
Totals (4 entries)		6	1	7

By nationality

References

^ "Leader Jerseys". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ "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.
^ "2013 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Special Jersey: Absa African". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ "2014 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Special Jersey: Absa African". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ "2015 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Special Jersey: Absa African". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ "2016 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Special Jersey: Absa African". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ "2017 - GC Overall after Stage 7 - Special Jersey: Absa African". Cape Epic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ "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.
^ "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.

External links

Past-winners

[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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