Stage 4: She Sends Foundation and Canyon Win, Beers and Nortje Lose Vital Seconds

Stage 4 of the 2026 Absa Cape Epic produced more dramatic racing. Rosa van Doorn, the Buff BH half of Buff BH Efficient Infiniti, crashed out while fighting for third on the general classification, while She Sends Foundation outfoxed Thömus Maxon Sabi Sabi to take their first stage win. Kate Courtney and Greta Seiwald played a tactical game, which helped them to a sprint victory ahead of the Elite Women's leaders, Candice Lill and Alessandra Keller. In the Elite Men's race, Canyon's Luca Schwarzbauer and Sam Gaze became the first team to win two stages of the 22nd edition by outsprinting the general classification leaders, Luca Braidot and Simone Avondetto. Toyota Specialized Imbuko's Matt Beers and Tristan Nortje lost 24 seconds to Wilier Vittoria by finishing the day in third.