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| Sport | Mountain bike |
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| Competition | Cape Epic |
| Awarded for | Individual Finishers |
| History | |
| First award | 2010 as Outcast jersey 2018 as Leopard jersey |
| Editions | 9 (as of 2019) |
The Outcast Riders are UCI Pro-Elite Riders, whose partners give up or been removed from the Cape Epic. From 2010 until 2017 these riders worn the Outcast jersey, since the 2018 Cape Epic they wear the Leopard jersey. [1]
Kashi Leuchs lost his partner at the 2009 Cape Epic. He suggested the idea of the Outcast riders.
The organizers thought it's a great idea and implemented the new modus at the 2010 version. [2]
2010no information 2011
2012no information 2013
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2015 [6]
| 2016no information 2017no information 2018 [7]
2019
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