The rider list of the Cape Epic is set. The world-famous South African mountain bike stage race will be held for the 16th time from March 17 to 24, 2019. The field of riders includes real mountain biking greats such as Nino Schurter or Jaroslav Kulhavy, but also exotic riders such as Moto GP rider Aleix Espargaro. 86 men and 14 women want to know in 2019 who will successfully fight their way through the challenging and fascinating landscape of South Africa during the prologue and the following seven stages.
Cape Epic 2019, rider list men
| Team Name | Driver number | Driver name | Driver Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investec Songo Specialized 1 | 1-1 | Jaroslav Kulhavy | Czech republic |
| 1-2 | Howard Grotts | USA | |
| BULLS 1 | 2-1 | Karl Platt | Germany |
| 2-2 | Alban Lakata | Austria | |
| Cannondale Factory Racing | 3-1 | Manuel Fumic | Germany |
| 3-2 | Henrique Avancini | Brazil | |
| SCOTT-SRAM | 4-1 | Nino Schurter | Switzerland |
| 4-2 | Andri Frischknecht | Switzerland | |
| Vitalo - Future Cycling | 5-1 | Kristian Hynek | Czech republic |
| 5-2 | Petter Fagerhaug | Norway | |
| BULLS 2 | 6-1 | Urs Huber | Switzerland |
| 6-2 | Simon Stiebjahn | Germany | |
| PYGA Euro Steel | 7-1 | Philip Buys | South Africa |
| 7-2 | Matthys Beukes | South Africa | |
| Silverback SBC | 8-1 | Nicola Rohrbach | Switzerland |
| 8-2 | Konny Looser | Switzerland | |
| Centurion Vaude 1 | 9-1 | Daniel Geismayr | Austria |
| 9-2 | Jochen Käß | Germany | |
| Trek Selle San Marco 1 | 10-1 | Damiano Ferraro | Italy |
| 10-2 | Samuele Porro | Italy | |
| BUFF SCOTT MTB | 11-1 | Francesc Guerra Carretero | Spain |
| 11-2 | Enrique Morcillo Vergara | Spain | |
| DSV-SCOTT-SRAM | 12-1 | Gert Heyns | South Africa |
| 12-2 | Lars Forster | Switzerland | |
| Specialized Foundation | 13-1 | Alan Hatherly | South Africa |
| 13-2 | Sam Gaze | New Zealand | |
| Kross Racing Team | 14-1 | Sergio Mantecón Gutiérrez | Spain |
| 14-2 | Ondřej Cink | Czech republic | |
| NAD MTB | 15-1 | Nico Bell | South Africa |
| 15-2 | Matt Beers | South Africa | |
| Trek Selle San Marco 2 | 16-1 | Fabian Rabensteiner | Italy |
| 16-2 | Michele Casagrande | Italy | |
| BULLS 3 | 17-1 | Martin Frey | Germany |
| 17-2 | Simon Schneller | Germany | |
| Wilier Bakker Racing | 18-1 | Erwin Bakker | Netherlands |
| 18-2 | David Nordemann | Netherlands | |
| CST Sandd | 19-1 | Sebastien Fini | Denmark |
| 19-2 | Martins Blums | Latvia | |
| Investec Songo Specialized 2 | 20-1 | Christoph Sauser | Switzerland |
| 20-2 | Simon Andreassen | Denmark | |
| T°RED FACTORY RACING | 21-1 | Alessandro Petacchi | Italy |
| 21-2 | Francesco Chicchi | Italy | |
| Shimano Off | 22-1 | Brendan Johnston | Australia |
| 22-2 | Cameron Ivory | Australia | |
| SPOT Africa | 23-1 | Timothy Hammond | South Africa |
| 23-2 | Jan Schaer | Switzerland | |
| Centurion Vaude 2 | 24-1 | Tristan de Lange | Namibia |
| 24-2 | Vincent thorn | Germany | |
| 7C CBZ Wilier 1 | 25-1 | Louis Meija | Colombia |
| 25-2 | Johnny Cattaneo | Italy | |
| Pro Devonbosch Qhubeka | 26-1 | Frans Claes | Belgium |
| 26-2 | Hendrik (HB) Kruger | South Africa | |
| KTM Pro | 27-1 | Manuel Pliem | Austria |
| 27-2 | David Schöggl | Austria | |
| DSV Pro | 28-1 | Julian Jessop | South Africa |
| 28-2 | Arno Du Toit | South Africa | |
| PYGA Euro Steel | 29-1 | Pieter du Toit | South Africa |
| 29-2 | Phillimon Sebona | South Africa | |
| Orbea Factory Team | 30-1 | Aleix Espargaro Villa | Spain |
| 30-2 | Ibon Zugasti | Spain | |
| MMR Factory Racing Team | 31-1 | David Valero | Spain |
| 31-2 | Catriel Soto | Argentina | |
| 7C CBZ Wilier 2 | 32-1 | Tony Longo | Italy |
| 32-2 | Gregory Brenes | Costa Rica | |
| Ceska sporitelna-Accolade | 33-1 | Tomas Visnovsky | Slovenia |
| 33-2 | Matouš Ulman | Czech republic | |
| Madmacs | 34-1 | Charlie McFall | South Africa |
| 34-2 | Matthew Keyser | South Africa | |
| IMBUKO Giant | 35-1 | Marco Joubert | South Africa |
| 35-2 | Nicol Carstens | South Africa | |
| Darkhorse Wheels | 36-1 | Shaun-Nick Bester | South Africa |
| 36-2 | Andrew Hill | South Africa | |
| Restonic | 37-1 | Craig Uria | South Africa |
| 37-2 | Andrew Duvenage | South Africa | |
| Reynolds BlacklabelRacing | 38-1 | Julian Biefang | Germany |
| 38-2 | Todd Tanner | USA | |
| ERG 1900 EV. | 39-1 | Sascha Weil | Germany |
| 39-2 | Benjamin Weil | Germany | |
| Scott France | 40-1 | Jonathan Galante | France |
| 40-2 | Anthony Collet-Beillon | France | |
| Tvert | 42-1 | Maxime Danon | France |
| 42-2 | Benjamin Chavas | France | |
| Tbelles - ProtourBCN | 43-1 | Roberto Bou Martin | Spain |
| 43-2 | Alberto Losada | Spain | |
| Ecuador 4X2 | 44-1 | Galo Tamayo | Ecuador |
| 44-2 | Jose Bernardo Vintimilla Corral | Ecuador |
Cape Epic 2019, riders list women
| Team Name | Driver number | Driver name | Driver nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investec-Songo-Specialized | 50-1 | Annika Langvad | Denmark |
| 50-2 | Anna van der Breggen | Niderland | |
| Silverback - Fairtree | 52-1 | Jennie Stenerhag | Sweden |
| 52-2 | Mariske Strauss | South Africa | |
| Kross track racing | 53-1 | Ariane Lüthi | Switzerland |
| 53-2 | Maja Włoszczowska | Poland | |
| Summit | 54-1 | Candice Lill | South Africa |
| 54-2 | Adelheid Morath | Germany | |
| dormakaba Ladies | 55-1 | Samantha Sanders | South Africa |
| 55-2 | Amy McDougall | South Africa | |
| Galileo Risk | 56-1 | Theresa Ralph | South Africa |
| 56-2 | Sarah Hill | South Africa | |
| Land Rover Jaguars | 46-1 | Hannele Steyn | South Africa |
| 46-2 | Katja Steenkamp | South Africa |
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