2026 Overall Results - Elite Women
Cat Pos 2.
GC Pos 2.
Time 25:25:36.0
Distance 692km
Avg. Speed 27.23km/h
Climbing 15900m
2026 Stage Results - Elite Women
Prologue 5. Cat, 65. GC
54:30.6 +3:06:00
Stage 1 5. Cat, 5. GC
3:14:03.9 +12:11
Stage 2 4. Cat, 4. GC
3:40:43.8 +10:43
Stage 3 4. Cat, 4. GC
4:03:06.5 +4:10
Stage 4 3. Cat, 3. GC
2:58:21.5 +1:43
Stage 5 3. Cat, 3. GC
4:40:40.8 +11:32
Stage 6 3. Cat, 3. GC
3:01:09.5 +5:01
Stage 7 3. Cat, 3. GC
2:52:59.4 +4:32
Hayley and Haley have completed the Absa Cape Epic they entered together.
They have achieved the following results together:
2026 Team ChemChamp Honeycomb (Elite Women), Cat Pos: 2., GC Pos: 2., Time: 25:25:36.0
58-1 Hayley Preen
South Africa
Epics Completed: 4
Absa Cape Epic History:
2026 - Finisher (Elite Women)
Cat Pos: 2. GC Pos: 2. Time: 25:25:36.02025 - Finisher (UCI Women)
Cat Pos: 3. GC Pos: 68. Time: 29:41:172024 - Finisher (UCI Women)
Cat Pos: 4. GC Pos: 65. Time: 32:40:592023 - Finisher (UCI Women)
Cat Pos: 6. GC Pos: 111. Time: 36:43.54,92022 - Finisher (Women)
Cat Pos: 4. GC Pos: 45. Time: 35:05.25,72021 - Did not finish (Women)
58-2 Haley Smith
Canada
Epics Completed: 1
I entered the Absa Cape Epic...
To challenge myself at the hardest MTB race in the world, and to see a beautiful country while doing so.
Best Results:
Tokyo 2020 Olympian
Life Time Grand Prix Overall Winner 2022
World Cup Podium XCO 2019
Multiple National Champion
Swiss Epic Winner 2018
Absa Cape Epic History:
2026 - Finisher (Elite Women)
Cat Pos: 2. GC Pos: 2. Time: 25:25:36.02025 - Finisher (UCI Women)
Cat Pos: 7. GC Pos: 94. Time: 30:43:50
