2026 Overall Results - Elite Men
Cat Pos 12.
GC Pos 12.
Time 28:11:32.7
Distance 692km
Avg. Speed 24.55km/h
Climbing 15900m
2026 Stage Results - Elite Men
Prologue 13. Cat, 13. GC
46:29.7 +1:52:18
Stage 1 18. Cat, 18. GC
3:48:46.3 +10:02
Stage 2 14. Cat, 14. GC
3:58:56.8 +4:01
Stage 3 17. Cat, 17. GC
4:29:02.7 +9:09
Stage 4 16. Cat, 16. GC
3:37:19.4 +7:47
Stage 5 19. Cat, 19. GC
5:32:24.9 +22:33
Stage 6 20. Cat, 20. GC
3:31:55.4 +18:05
Stage 7 11. Cat, 11. GC
2:26:37.5 +6:43
Frans and Kevin have completed both the Absa Cape Epics they entered together.
They have achieved the following results together:
2026 Team Alupex Belgian Pandas (Elite Men), Cat Pos: 12., GC Pos: 12., Time: 28:11:32.7
2025 Team BIDON RECUP (UCI Men), Cat Pos: 15., GC Pos: 15., Time: 24:32:26
19-1 Frans Claes
Belgium
Epics Completed: 8
Best Results:
Belgian Champion XC Marathon 2015, 2016, 2022
Overall Winner UCI World Series Marathon 2017
Rwandan Epic
Breck Epic
Absa Cape Epic History:
2026 - Finisher (Elite Men)
Cat Pos: 12. GC Pos: 12. Time: 28:11:32.72025 - Finisher (UCI Men)
Cat Pos: 15. GC Pos: 15. Time: 24:32:262024 - Finisher (UCI Men)
Cat Pos: 29. GC Pos: 31. Time: 29:06:502023 - Finisher (UCI Men)
Cat Pos: 19. GC Pos: 19. Time: 29:23.54,62022 - Finisher (Men)
Cat Pos: 13. GC Pos: 13. Time: 29:55.32,22021 - Finisher (Men)
Cat Pos: 11. GC Pos: 11. Time: 27:31.15,52019 - Finisher (Men)
Cat Pos: 18. GC Pos: 18. Time: 28:06.48,62018 - Finisher (Men)
Cat Pos: 8. GC Pos: 8. Time: 26:15.02,82017 - Finisher (Men)
Cat Pos: 10. GC Pos: 10. Time: 28:03.21,3
19-2 Kevin Panhuyzen
Belgium
Epics Completed: 1
Absa Cape Epic History:
2026 - Finisher (Elite Men)
Cat Pos: 12. GC Pos: 12. Time: 28:11:32.72025 - Finisher (UCI Men)
Cat Pos: 15. GC Pos: 15. Time: 24:32:26
