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2024 Overall Results - Grand Masters

436-1 Martin Dowle
  Individual Finisher
  53:11:02 (11.53km/h)
436-2 Nicholas Tapsell
  Out of race

2024 Stage Results - Grand Masters

Prologue 99. Cat, 604. GC
1:56:57 +39.00,0
Stage 1 84. Cat, 557. GC
7:13:08 +2:40.00,0
Stage 2 78. Cat, 539. GC
8:43:49 +3:34.00,0

Martin and Nicholas have not completed the Absa Cape Epic together. Martin and Nicholas have completed none of the one Absa Cape Epics they entered together.
They have achieved the following results together:

2024 Team South Coast MTB (Grand Masters), Did not finish race

436-1 Martin Dowle

England England

Epics Completed: 2

 

I entered the Absa Cape Epic...
To complete the ultimate mtb stage race in later life

Best Results:
Achieving a decent time in the 2016 Berg 100 having entered at the last minute , Also a decent time in the 2019 Joberg2c 10 yr anniversary edition
Completing the 2022 Berg and Bush 6 weeks after crashing out or the 2022 Joberg2c on stage 6 with a serious shoulder injury.

Absa Cape Epic History:

2024 - Individual Finisher (Grand Masters) Time:

2023 - Finisher (Great Grand Masters Men)
            Cat Pos: 13. GC Pos: 500. Time: 54:40.32,8

436-2 Nicholas Tapsell

England England

Epics Completed: none

 

I entered the Absa Cape Epic...
Because it looks like a blast

Best Results:
Riding 1500 miles across Spain, through Pico de Europa and Pyrenees Spain.
Riding the North Shore (Vancouver) Squamish and Whistler weekly, when live in Vancouver 2015 .
Riding some of the best MTB trails in Switzerland and Northern Italy 2016

Absa Cape Epic History: