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2022 Overall Results - Grand Masters

75-1 Thomas Frischknecht
  Out of race
75-2 Urs Gerig
  Individual Finisher
  36:11.55,7 (18.81km/h)

2022 Stage Results - Grand Masters

Prologue 3. Cat, 87. GC
01:14.28,2 +2.32,2
Stage 1 2. Cat, 61. GC
05:13.36,3 +22.48,3
Stage 2 4. Cat, 72. GC
06:46.30,1 +34.08,7
Stage 3 3. Cat, 64. GC
04:51.13,8 +14.22,2
Stage 4 11. Cat, 105. GC
04:35.43,3 +28.56,5

Thomas and Urs have completed five of the seven Absa Cape Epics they entered together.
They have achieved the following results together:

2023 Team SCOTT-SRAM Old Dudes (Grand Masters), Cat Pos: 3., GC Pos: 73., Time: 34:21.32,2

2022 Team SCOTT-SRAM Old Dudes (Grand Masters), Did not finish race

2019 Team SCOTT-SRAM Old Dudes (Masters), Cat Pos: 5., GC Pos: 45., Time: 31:35.18,8

2018 Team SCOTT-SRAM old dudes (Masters), Cat Pos: 6., GC Pos: 43., Time: 30:10.06,4

2013 Team Rwanda Cycling 2 (Masters), Cat Pos: 5., GC Pos: 40., Time: 36:33.15,5

2011 Team SCOTT-Swisspower equiped by ODLO (Masters), Cat Pos: 5., GC Pos: 32., Time: 34:06.58,4

2010 Team Project Rwanda (Masters), Did not finish race

75-1 Thomas Frischknecht

Switzerland Switzerland

Epics Completed: 8

 

Best Results:
1996 Olympic silver medalist
2003 and 2005 XCM World Champion
1996 XCO World Champion
3 times world cup overall champion
17 world cup wins

Absa Cape Epic History:

2023 - Finisher (Grand Masters)
            Cat Pos: 3. GC Pos: 73. Time: 34:21.32,2

2022 - Did not finish (Grand Masters)

2019 - Finisher (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 5. GC Pos: 45. Time: 31:35.18,8

2018 - Finisher (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 6. GC Pos: 43. Time: 30:10.06,4

2017 - Winner (Mixed)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 36. Time: 31:27.29,4
            Stage Wins: Prlg. Stg 1. Stg 2. Stg 3. Stg 4. Stg 5. Stg 6. Stg 7. (8)

2013 - Finisher (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 5. GC Pos: 40. Time: 36:33.15,5

2011 - Finisher (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 5. GC Pos: 32. Time: 34:06.58,4

2010 - Individual Finisher (Masters) Time:

2008 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 39. GC Pos: 50. Time: 45:53.34,0

2007 - Did not finish (Men)

75-2 Urs Gerig

Switzerland Switzerland

Epics Completed: 6

 

I entered the Absa Cape Epic...
I got a ugly scar last year and had to stop. This is the second try to finish!

Best Results:
Multi-sportsman with experience at top level in running, triathlon, mountain biking and Nordic Walking.

Absa Cape Epic History:

2023 - Finisher (Grand Masters)
            Cat Pos: 3. GC Pos: 73. Time: 34:21.32,2

2022 - Individual Finisher (Grand Masters) Time:

2019 - Finisher (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 5. GC Pos: 45. Time: 31:35.18,8

2018 - Finisher (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 6. GC Pos: 43. Time: 30:10.06,4

2013 - Finisher (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 5. GC Pos: 40. Time: 36:33.15,5

2011 - Finisher (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 5. GC Pos: 32. Time: 34:06.58,4

2010 - Did not finish (Masters)