Nino Schurter and Filippo Colombo started the race in second place, 20 seconds behind the winning duo of Luca Braidot and Simone Avondetto into the 21st century. Absa Cape Epic. Annika Langvad and Sofia Gomez Villafane took the lead in the women's race. In the eight stages, the riders will cover 603 kilometers and 16,500 meters in altitude.