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2026 Overall Results - Masters Men

Cat Pos 15.
GC Pos 81.
Time 35:31:49.0
Distance 692km
Avg. Speed 19.48km/h
Climbing 15900m

2026 Stage Results - Masters Men

Prologue 27. Cat, 153. GC
1:00:25.4 Stage Win
Stage 1 39. Cat, 154. GC
5:14:08.9 +1:09:04
Stage 2 22. Cat, 115. GC
5:05:10.5 +51:25
Stage 3 18. Cat, 88. GC
5:14:14.5 +28:20
Stage 4 21. Cat, 101. GC
4:35:10.2 +41:23
Stage 5 17. Cat, 80. GC
6:46:30.1 +1:01:09
Stage 6 17. Cat, 87. GC
4:26:26.8 +46:38
Stage 7 16. Cat, 88. GC
3:09:42.6 +29:12

Marco and Stephan have completed two of the three Absa Cape Epics they entered together.
They have achieved the following results together:

2026 Team brabikers (Masters Men), Cat Pos: 15., GC Pos: 81., Time: 35:31:49.0

2024 Team Bright Cubes (Masters), Cat Pos: 44., GC Pos: 173., Time: 38:15:00

2019 Team Bright Cubes (Masters), Did not finish race

123-1 Marco Van Den Helm

Netherlands Netherlands

Epics Completed: 5

 

I entered the Absa Cape Epic...
want to even improve last years results by at least 50 places.

Best Results:
Cape Epic 2010- 2011- 2013 , Transalp 2008-2009,2012
Dutch RWP Cup 2012 3rd overal long distance masters 30+

Absa Cape Epic History:

2026 - Finisher (Masters Men)
            Cat Pos: 15. GC Pos: 81. Time: 35:31:49.0

2024 - Finisher (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 44. GC Pos: 173. Time: 38:15:00

2019 - Individual Finisher (Masters) Time:

2014 - Did not finish (Men)

2013 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 94. GC Pos: 158. Time: 42:58.38,1

2011 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 82. GC Pos: 120. Time: 40:04.30,6

2010 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 106. GC Pos: 145. Time: 43:21.10,9

123-2 Stephan Coppelmans

Netherlands Netherlands

Epics Completed: 4

 

Best Results:
Finisher CE 2009, CE 2016, and 5x Transalps

Absa Cape Epic History:

2026 - Finisher (Masters Men)
            Cat Pos: 15. GC Pos: 81. Time: 35:31:49.0

2024 - Finisher (Masters)
            Cat Pos: 44. GC Pos: 173. Time: 38:15:00

2019 - Did not finish (Masters)

2017 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 91. GC Pos: 173. Time: 38:31.37,2

2016 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 96. GC Pos: 167. Time: 40:26.12,6

2009 - Finisher (Men)
            Cat Pos: 207. GC Pos: 327. Time: 48:23.49,4