Stage 2: Lill and Keller Win Again, Beers and Nortje Comfortable in Defence

Candice Lill and Alessandra Keller won their third stage of the Absa Cape Epic with a well-timed attack 9 kilometres from the Montagu finish line on Stage 2 of the 2026 race. In so doing, Thömus Maxon Sabi Sabi added 38 seconds to their general classification lead over Kate Courtney and Greta Seiwald, of the She Sends Foundation. Having started the day in third overall, Vera Looser and Rosa van Doorn endured a day punctuated by punctures and lost 23 minutes, slipping to fifth. In the men's race, Luca Schwarzbauer and Sam Gaze galloped to stage victory, coming good after two days of struggling in the heat. The Canyon team outkicked Wilier-Vittoria's Luca Braidot and Simone Avondetto in a three-team sprint finish, which also featured the yellow jersey wearers, Matt Beers and Tristan Nortje.