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2022 Overall Results - Masters

Cat Pos 1.
GC Pos 22.
Time 31:11.06,3
Distance 681km
Avg. Speed 21.84km/h
Climbing 16900m

2022 Stage Results - Masters

Prologue 2. Cat, 32. GC
01:06.19,9 +40,0
Stage 1 1. Cat, 24. GC
04:26.59,0 Stage Win
Stage 2 1. Cat, 25. GC
05:53.16,5 Stage Win
Stage 3 2. Cat, 27. GC
04:23.36,4 +5,7
Stage 4 1. Cat, 20. GC
03:44.21,4 Stage Win
Stage 5 1. Cat, 24. GC
04:37.32,1 Stage Win
Stage 6 1. Cat, 20. GC
03:48.09,6 Stage Win
Stage 7 2. Cat, 19. GC
03:10.50,6 +7,3

Karl and Christoph have completed the Absa Cape Epic they entered together.
They have achieved the following results together:

2022 Team songo NinetyOne Epic Legends (Masters), Cat Pos: 1., GC Pos: 22., Time: 31:11.06,3

70-1 Karl Platt

Germany Germany

Epics Completed: 19

 

I entered the Absa Cape Epic...
to win

Best Results:
5 x Absa Cape Epic winner
7 x Transalp winner
TransGermany winner
TransSchwarzwald winner
Transrockies winner
2 x German XCM Champion

Absa Cape Epic History:

2025 - Winner (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 29. Time: 26:20:47
            Stage Wins: Prlg. Stg 6. (2)

2024 - Winner (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 23. Time: 28:45:30
            Stage Wins: Prlg. Stg 1. Stg 2. Stg 3. Stg 4. Stg 6. Stg 7. (7)

2023 - Winner (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 26. Time: 30:10.39,2
            Stage Wins: Stg 2. Stg 3. Stg 4. Stg 5. Stg 6. (5)

2022 - Winner (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 22. Time: 31:11.06,3
            Stage Wins: Stg 1. Stg 2. Stg 4. Stg 5. Stg 6. (5)

2021 - Did not finish (Masters)

2019 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 12. GC Pos: 12. Time: 27:25.04,3

2018 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 10. GC Pos: 10. Time: 26:29.18,6

2017 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 12. GC Pos: 12. Time: 28:06.53,4

2016 - Winner (Men)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 1. Time: 28:13.28,4
            Stage Wins: Prlg. Stg 1. Stg 3. (3)

2015 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 3. GC Pos: 3. Time: 31:35.23,0

2014 - Did not finish (Men)

2013 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 2. GC Pos: 2. Time: 29:47.55,3
            Stage Wins: Stg 2. Stg 3. (2)

2012 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 6. GC Pos: 6. Time: 33:03.00,2
            Stage Wins: Stg 2. (1)

2011 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 3. GC Pos: 3. Time: 29:05.53,7

2010 - Winner (Men)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 1. Time: 29:47.46,0

2009 - Winner (Men)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 1. Time: 28:10.13,8
            Stage Wins: Stg 4. (1)

2008 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 2. GC Pos: 2. Time: 36:10.48,7
            Stage Wins: Stg 5. Stg 8. (2)

2007 - Winner (Men)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 1. Time: 33:08.00,7
            Stage Wins: Prlg. (1)

2006 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 3 GC Pos: 3 Time: 35:18:21.0

2005 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 7. GC Pos: 7. Time: 33:58.30,0

2004 - Winner (Men)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 1. Time: 31:02.55,0
            Stage Wins: Prlg. Stg 1. Stg 2. Stg 3. Stg 4. Stg 5. Stg 6. Stg 7. (8)

2005 - Finisher

2004 - Finisher

70-2 Christoph Sauser

Switzerland Switzerland

Epics Completed: 17

 

I entered the Absa Cape Epic...
Its the Tour de France for us mountain bikers. By far the best and most professional race of the year! Being part of a cool team.

Best Results:
2007, 2011, 2013 XCM World Champion
2008 XCO World Champion
2 x World Cup Overall Winner
14 x World Cup Wins
Bronze Medallist 2000 Summer Olympic Games

Absa Cape Epic History:

2025 - Finisher (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 3. GC Pos: 35. Time: 27:09:38
            Stage Wins: Stg 4. Stg 5. Stg 7. (3)

2023 - Finisher (UCI Men)
            Cat Pos: 33. GC Pos: 37. Time: 31:05.05,4

2022 - Winner (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 22. Time: 31:11.06,3
            Stage Wins: Stg 1. Stg 2. Stg 4. Stg 5. Stg 6. (5)

2021 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 13. GC Pos: 13. Time: 28:02.59,1

2019 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 14. GC Pos: 14. Time: 27:37.59,0

2017 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 2. GC Pos: 2. Time: 26:43.13,9
            Stage Wins: Stg 2. Stg 3. (2)

2016 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 33. GC Pos: 39. Time: 33:28.41,5

2015 - Winner (Men)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 1. Time: 31:00.57,7
            Stage Wins: Stg 1. Stg 2. Stg 3. Stg 5. Stg 6. (5)

2014 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 2. GC Pos: 2. Time: 30:42.22,4
            Stage Wins: Stg 3. (1)

2013 - Winner (Men)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 1. Time: 29:40.44,9
            Stage Wins: Prlg. Stg 4. Stg 5. Stg 6. (4)

2012 - Winner (Men)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 1. Time: 31:46.50,5
            Stage Wins: Prlg. Stg 1. Stg 3. Stg 4. Stg 5. Stg 7. (6)

2011 - Winner (Men)
            Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 1. Time: 28:44.44,0
            Stage Wins: Prlg. Stg 1. Stg 2. Stg 4. Stg 5. (5)

2010 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 2. GC Pos: 2. Time: 29:57.49,7
            Stage Wins: Stg 2. Stg 3. Stg 4. (3)

2009 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 6. GC Pos: 6. Time: 29:08.40,5
            Stage Wins: Prlg. Stg 1. Stg 2. Stg 3. Stg 5. (5)

2008 - Did not finish (Men)

2007 - Individual Finisher (Men) Time:

2006 - Winner (Men)
            Cat Pos: 1 GC Pos: 1 Time: 34:41:41.0

2005 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 2. GC Pos: 2. Time: 31:46.31,0

2005 - Finisher