25 Mar TRIUMPH AT THE CAPE EPIC 2025
The 3 Cannondale ISB Sport teams made their mark in the most demanding XCM race in the world! They have shown endurance, commitment and teamwork.
Brutal performance by Monica and Tessa
Two stage wins and two second places, demonstrating an impressive level of performance. Despite the tough blow on Stage 3, the team’s fight and unity led them to a spectacular fourth place overall, just two minutes off the podium. How proud to see them give it their all until the very end!
Costanza and Stefanie constant evolution
Costanza and Stefanie evolved day by day, finding their best form and achieving a 10th place finish overall. A tremendous effort and determination in their first Cape Epic together.
Our warriors Peter and Chiaro
They overcame stomach problems at the start of the week to finish with a top nine finish on the sixth stage and 16th overall. A clear demonstration of resilience and perseverance.
17 years at the top of international MTB
From the mechanics and physiotherapists to filmmaker Bigotet, everyone has been a fundamental part of this adventure. As always, the Tomas Bellès family continues to make MTB history, with 17 years of passion and commitment. We’re proud of this great team!
We want to thank all our sponsors, mechanics, physiotherapists, and “bigotet” for all these days and once again congratulate the organizers, volunteers, and all the South Africans.
Below is a stage-by-stage breakdown:
Stage 1: A tough first stage of the 2025 Cape Epic, 91km of dust and uneven terrain, still saw Monica and Tessa almost reach the podium with a 4th place finish. Constanza and Stefanie finished in a very solid 9th place with a fantastic feeling. Peeter and Chiaro secured a 24th place finish in this first stage of the Cape Epic.
Results:
UCI WOMEN
P4 (General P4) Monica and Tessa
P9 (General P9) Constanza and Stefanie
UCI MEN
P24 (General P23) Chiaro and Peter
Stage 2: There couldn’t have been a better way to end this stage than with a second-place finish for Monica and Tessa. A 66-km stage that allowed Constanza and Stefanie to maintain their place in the top 9 overall. Peeter and Chiaro consolidated their P24 finish with a P25 on today’s stage. Congratulations, Monica and Tessa!
Results:
UCI WOMEN
P2 (General P3) Monica and Tessa
UCI MEN
P25 (General P24) Chiaro and Peter
Stage 3: Extreme heat and toughness from start to finish in this third stage of the Cape Epic. A tough day for Tessa and Monica, who fought to lose as little time as possible in the overall standings, finishing in 9th place. Stefanie and Constaza finished in 12th place today, although they remain in 10th place overall. Chiaro and Peeter finished in 22nd place, holding steady in their positions.
Results:
UCI WOMEN
P9 (General P6) Monica and Tessa
P12 (General P10) Constanza and Stefanie
UCI MEN
P22 (General P22) Chiaro and Peter
Stage 4: A very good stage for Chiaro and Peeter, who climbed into the top 15 today and climbed one more place in the overall standings. Mónica and Tessa almost reached the podium with a P4 finish, which allowed them to regain positions in the overall standings and return to the top 5. Constanza and Stefanie finished P11 today, maintaining this same position in the overall standings.
Results:
UCI WOMEN
P4 (Overall P5) Monica and Tessa
P11 (Overall P11) Constanza and Stefanie
UCI MEN
P15 (Overall P21) Chiaro and Peter
Stage 5: We couldn’t have had a better day today for the team. Mónica and Tessa repeated their podium finish with a 2nd place finish, 15 seconds off the win on Stage 5, and significantly reduced the gap in the overall standings. Our boys Chiaro and Peeter had a fantastic day, finishing 11th on the stage and moving up to 20th in the overall standings. Constanza and Stefanie remain solid in 10th place both on the stage and in the overall standings.
Results:
UCI WOMEN
P2 (General P4) Monica and Tessa
P10 (General P10) Constanza and Stefanie
UCI MEN
P11 (General P20) Chiaro and Peter
Stage 6: The Penultimate Stage
STAGE VICTORY FOR TESSA AND MÓNICA! An incredible stage from start to finish, they led the race and made a significant dent in the overall standings, already close to the podium. Congratulations, girls!
These girls’ performances are unspeakable. On stage 3, they lost a lot of time in the general classification, but that didn’t dampen their morale. Instead, they went out to completely destroy the race, not only taking the stage win but also cutting time to within just over five minutes of the podium in the general classification. Nothing is decided here until the Cape Epic ends, so anything can happen tomorrow. Incredible day for Chiaro and Peeter with a P9 in today’s stage, finally reaching the long-awaited top 10. Stefanie and Contanza had a great day with their best result so far, P7.
Results:
UCI WOMEN
P1 (General P4) Monica and Tessa
P7 (General P10) Constanza and Stefanie
UCI MEN
P9 (General P17) Chiaro and Peter
Stage 7: Final Stage
And a second consecutive stage win for our girls, fighting until the last second for the overall, which was two minutes away. THEY NEVER STOPPED FIGHTING.
Impressive Cape Epic 2025. We’ll be back with more next season!
