2026 Overall Results - Masters Men
Cat Pos 3.
GC Pos 24.
Time 30:29:17.8
Distance 692km
Avg. Speed 22.7km/h
Climbing 15900m
2026 Stage Results - Masters Men
Prologue 4. Cat, 46. GC
52:12.5 +1:41:06
Stage 1 2. Cat, 32. GC
4:05:41.2 +0:36
Stage 2 3. Cat, 34. GC
4:17:55.6 +4:10
Stage 3 1. Cat, 30. GC
4:45:54.3 Stage Win
Stage 4 3. Cat, 30. GC
3:54:36.3 +0:50
Stage 5 3. Cat, 39. GC
6:04:08.6 +18:47
Stage 6 3. Cat, 34. GC
3:45:45.5 +5:57
Stage 7 3. Cat, 33. GC
2:43:03.8 +2:33
Christoph and Craig have completed the Absa Cape Epic they entered together.
They have achieved the following results together:
2026 Team songo-GIC-Ninety One (Masters Men), Cat Pos: 3., GC Pos: 24., Time: 30:29:17.8
79-1 Christoph Sauser
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:
2026 - Finisher (Masters Men)
Cat Pos: 3. GC Pos: 24. Time: 30:29:17.8
Stage Wins: Stg 3. (1)2025 - Finisher (Masters)
Cat Pos: 3. GC Pos: 35. Time: 27:09:38
Stage Wins: Stg 7. (1)2023 - Finisher (UCI Men)
Cat Pos: 33. GC Pos: 37. Time: 31:05.05,42022 - 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: 28:02.59,12019 - Finisher (Men)
Cat Pos: 14. GC Pos: 14. Time: 27:37.59,02017 - 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: 33:28.41,52015 - 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: 34:41:41.02005 - Finisher (Men)
Cat Pos: 2. GC Pos: 2. Time: 31:46.31,02005 - Finisher
79-2 Craig Uria
South Africa
Epics Completed: 10
I entered the Absa Cape Epic...
To compete.
Best Results:
2021 SA XCM National Champ - Vets.
2021 Absa Cape Epic Masters winner.
2022 Absa Cape Epic Masters podium.
Current SA XCM National Champ - Vets.
Absa Cape Epic History:
2026 - Finisher (Masters Men)
Cat Pos: 3. GC Pos: 24. Time: 30:29:17.8
Stage Wins: Stg 3. (1)2025 - Finisher (Masters)
Cat Pos: 2. GC Pos: 31. Time: 26:29:052024 - Finisher (Masters)
Cat Pos: 4. GC Pos: 51. Time: 31:14:262023 - Finisher (Masters)
Cat Pos: 2. GC Pos: 30. Time: 30:30.46,5
Stage Wins: Stg 1. (1)2022 - Finisher (Masters)
Cat Pos: 3. GC Pos: 25. Time: 32:04.33,72021 - Winner (Masters)
Cat Pos: 1. GC Pos: 20. Time: 29:22.14,7
Stage Wins: Stg 2. Stg 3. Stg 4. Stg 5. Stg 6. Stg 7. (6)2019 - Did not finish (Men) 2018 - Finisher (Men)
Cat Pos: 34. GC Pos: 39. Time: 29:50.26,62017 - Finisher (Men)
Cat Pos: 29. GC Pos: 32. Time: 30:58.37,62016 - Finisher (Men)
Cat Pos: 27. GC Pos: 31. Time: 32:30.54,82015 - Finisher (Men)
Cat Pos: 50. GC Pos: 78. Time: 39:53.10,52014 - Finisher (Men)
Cat Pos: 38. GC Pos: 48. Time: 37:26.39,0
