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The Contenders

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Absa Cape Epic 2025 Race Guide

Matt Beers is undoubtedly the most popular cyclist in South Africa.

- Mike Finch

The Contenders

Matt Beers (RSA) / Keegan Swenson (USA) Team Outride / Toyota / Songo

His exploits at the Absa Cape Epic and his almost mythical status on the gravel scene in the US have made him a local hero to anyone who follows the sport in this country. His winning style – raw power, and an almost fearless attitude to taking on the best – lends itself to hero status. When Beers won the Absa Cape Epic for the first time in 2021, he had former XCO champion Jordan Sarrou as his partner, and the sight of the Frenchmen bent over his bike after each stage, trying to keep up with Beers, was confirmation of the lanky South African's world-class status. In 2025 Beers partners with American Keegan Swenson, and the two will start firm favourites.

Beers and Swenson became friends during the US Gravel Lifetime Grand Prix series, despite battling it out for the overall title – which Swenson eventually won, ahead of Beers. This may be Swenson's first Absa Cape Epic, but few would argue that he doesn't have the perfect partner to take him all the way.

Nino Schurter (SUI) / Filippo Colombo (SUI) Team Scott SRAM

At age 38, it's easy to assume that Schurter must be in the twilight of his career. The 10-time World Champion, 2016 Olympic champion and 36-time World Cup winner has pronounced that 2025 may be his last year at XCO World Cup level; but he's left the door open for a further assault on the Absa Cape Epic in 2025 and 2026.

The key to whether Schurter can win a third Absa Cape Epic title will be whether or not his partner, fellow Swiss Filippo Colombo, will be up to the task. On current form, the tall and powerful Colombo may well be the hammer to Schurter's nail.

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