Men's classification in the Cape Epic

Yellow zebra jersey

Sport	Mountain bike
Competition	Cape Epic
Awarded for	Men's Overall best time
History
First award	2004
Editions	16 (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)-3-   Filippo Colombo  (CHE)

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]

Winners

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

By rider Rank Rider Gold Silver Bronze Total 1   Christoph Sauser  (CHE) 5 4 0 9 2   Karl Platt  (GER) 5 2 2 9 3   Stefan Sahm  (GER) 3 1 1 5 4   Jaroslav Kulhavý  (CZE) 3 1 0 4 5   Burry Stander  (ZAF) 2 1 0 3   Roel Paulissen  (BEL) 2 1 0 3 7   Nino Schurter  (CHE) 2 0 0 2 8   Kristian Hynek  (CZE) 1 2 0 3 9   Bart Brentjens  (NLD) 1 1 1 3   Urs Huber  (CHE) 1 1 1 3 11   Jakob Fuglsang  (DNK) 1 1 0 2 12   Howard Grotts  (USA) 1 0 0 1   Lars Forster  (CHE) 1 0 0 1   Mannie Heymans  (NAM) 1 0 0 1   Matthias Stirnemann  (CHE) 1 0 0 1   Robert Mennen  (GER) 1 0 0 1   Silvio Bundi  (CHE) 1 0 0 1 Totals (17 entries) 32 15 5 52

By duo Rank Duo Gold Silver Bronze Total 1   Karl Platt  (GER)   Stefan Sahm  (GER) 3 1 1 5 2   Christoph Sauser  (CHE)   Jaroslav Kulhavý  (CZE) 2 1 0 3   Christoph Sauser  (CHE)   Burry Stander  (ZAF) 2 1 0 3 4   Karl Platt  (GER)   Urs Huber  (CHE) 1 1 1 3 5   Roel Paulissen  (BEL)   Jakob Fuglsang  (DNK) 1 1 0 2 6   Kristian Hynek  (CZE)   Alban Lakata  (AUT) 0 2 0 2 7   Kevin Evans  (ZAF)   David George  (ZAF) 0 1 1 2   Manuel Fumic  (GER)   Henrique Avancini  (BRA) 0 1 1 2 9   Damiano Ferraro  (ITA)   Samuele Porro  (ITA) 0 0 2 2 Totals (9 entries) 9 9 6 24

By nationality

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Switzerland  (CHE)	11	8	4	23
2	Germany  (GER)	9	7	11	27
3	Czech Republic  (CZE)	4	4	0	8
4	South Africa  (ZAF)	2	5	4	11
5	Belgium  (BEL)	2	1	0	3
6	Netherlands  (NLD)	1	1	2	4
7	Denmark  (DNK)	1	1	0	2
8	Namibia  (NAM)	1	0	0	1
	United States  (USA)	1	0	0	1
10	Austria  (AUT)	0	2	4	6
11	Brazil  (BRA)	0	1	1	2
	Sweden  (SWE)	0	1	1	2
13	Australia  (AUS)	0	1	0	1
14	Italy  (ITA)	0	0	4	4
15	France  (FRA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 entries)		32	32	32	96

References

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.
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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

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