The Cape Epic 2026 Gets Underway!

Day One, Monday 16th March, and Stage One about to start. The first two days start and finish in Montagu; the third day they start in Montagu, then head for the hills. And Montagu, sadly for some, returns to normal.

EDIT: Wednesday has passed, and the riders and their entourage have left. I have MANY (like many hundreds many!) photos of riders, many with their team members, pelotons, etc.

If you’re interested in any high-res photos, please fill in the form at the bottom with your race number, eg #123, and I will have a look to see if I have any of you. I have over 1k photos, and am still sorting and editing.

Please note that all these photos are in low resolution and subject to copyright.

And they’re off! This is the first batch of many, each departing at 2.30 minutes after the previous. Each batch is sorted by seeding.

The second batch

Raring to go!

One sees many nationalities; hears many different languages.

One always knows when the front-runners are close..

..when you can hear the choppers.

No sooner are the interviews done..

..than their bikes are cleaned and tuned for the next leg. These are the bikes belonging to the top seeds.

I have many of these photos! If you’d like to see if I have any of you, please send me your race number below.