Matthew Beers (Toyota Specialized) has retained his Nedbank Gravel Burn title, while Germany’s Nele Laing (Canyon DT Swiss ATR) won the women’s general classification, according to provisional results from the seven-day race, which began on Sunday 25 October 2026 at Shamwari Private Game Reserve in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.
Beers finished the men’s race in 17:47:42, averaging 36.8 km/h. Switzerland’s Filippo Colombo (SCOTT-SRAM), a Stage 2 winner, took second place, 32 seconds behind. The pair had started the final stage separated by the same margin. Tristan Nortje (Toyota Specialized Imbuko) finished third, 59 seconds behind Beers, with teammate Jaedon Terlouw fourth at 3 minutes 48 seconds.
Laing, who arrived fresh from fourth place at the UCI Gravel World Championships, won the women’s race in 21:41:50, averaging 30.2 km/h. She claimed the leader’s orange jersey with a Stage 1 victory and never relinquished it. South African gravel champion Hayley Preen (ChemChamp Honeycomb), winner of Stages 2 and 5, finished second, 1 minute 5 seconds behind. Germany’s Clara Marie Koppenburg (Tudor Pro Cycling) was third at 4 minutes 28 seconds. Canyon DT Swiss ATR also placed Carolin Schiff fifth and Larissa Hartog seventh.
Created by Cape Epic founder Kevin Vermaak as the world’s premier gravel stage race, the second edition covered approximately 750 kilometres across the Great Karoo. A total of 452 riders featured on the start list, competing for overall honours and age-group titles.
| Category | Name | Country | Time |
| M ELITE | Matthew Beers | RSA | 17:47:42 |
| M19-34 | Lucas Almeida | ECU | 20:19:14 |
| M35-39 | David Jenkins | RSA | 21:19:12 |
| M40-44 | Tyrone White | RSA | 20:03:31 |
| M45-49 | Craig Uria | RSA | 20:17:23 |
| M50-54 | Dave George | RSA | 20:07:43 |
| M55-59 | Thomas Frischknecht | SUI | 21:44:10 |
| M60-64 | Michael Buser | SUI | 22:33:16 |
| M65-69 | Nick Bester | RSA | 25:35:54 |
| M70-74 | Christopher Wright | CAN | 30:16:41 |
| M75-79 | n/a | ||
| M80-84 | n/a | ||
| M Adaptive | Mark Skarupa | GER | 321:07:26 |
| W ELITE | Nele Laing | GER | 21:41:50 |
| W19-34 | Jessica Wilkinson | RSA | 24:09:19 |
| W35-39 | Jules Cass | RSA | 23:43:32 |
| W40-44 | Claire Malik | RSA | 24:08:33 |
| W45-49 | Machelle Buchel | RSA | 25:59:34 |
| W50-54 | Tess Keers | RSA | 25:41:22 |
| W55-59 | Monica Glover | RSA | 25:53:00 |
| W60-64 | Ann Harrison | RSA | 30:56:16 |
| W65-69 | Kathy Judson | USA | 36:16:21 |
| W70-74 | n/a | ||
| W75-79 | n/a | ||
| W Adpative | Manuela Schar | GER | 28:27:06 |
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