2023 Cape Epic: The Highs and Lows of Georg Egger and Lukas Baum of Orbea x Leatt x Speed Company Racing at an Untamed African MTB Stage Race
The 2022 Cape Epic brought a big surprise to the world of endurance racing when Georg Egger and Lukas Baum of Speed Company Racing took the overall. Having won two of the seven stages, their consistency paid off and they rolled into the finish ahead of the likes of Nino Schurter, Lars Forster, Matthew Beers and Christopher Blevins. For 2023, the pair were back in South Africa to defend their title, under the banner of Orbea x Leatt x Speed Company Racing.
Georg and Lukas had an incredible race; despite mechanical issues and several “floor kissing” events, the pair placed 2nd in the Overall and bagged two Stage Wins along the way – including the final stage which saw them sprint into the finish arena 10 seconds ahead of Overall Winners, Christopher Blevins and Mathew Beers. While they were in the lead after Stage 5, a costly mechanical on Stage 6 put them back in 3rd Position.
After the short and sharp Prologue, the racers went straight into two marathon days. Orbea x Leatt x Speed Company Racing again placed third on the 98 km Stage 1. Incredibly tight racing put them just 21 seconds off the pace of winners, Wilier Pirelli Factory. Another consistent effort saw them again place third on Stage 2, two and a half minutes back from Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne.“Breakfast is oatmeal for me, with some smashed banana, nuts and other fruit.
Lukas and Georg enjoying a well-deserved sugar hit after Stage 5 as they watch their fellow competitors cross the line “At that point, the luck for us, it was only 1.5 km after the tech zone… and there was no other tech zone coming up. Either I walk 30 km to the finish, or we go 1.5 km back to the tech zone to replace the rear derailleur. We could have created a single-speed bike, but I don’t know if it would have worked with the twisted chain.
“the level of competition is so high… things like missing a bottle on one stage, or going off onto a little sand section, it can cost you vital seconds or minutes.
Interestingly, at the 2022 Cape Epic, both Lukas and Georg set up their Oiz Race Bikes with 120mm of rear wheel travel by running a longer stroke length rear shock. Despite the predecessor having been designed around 100mm travel, the guys preferred having the extra comfort and traction that came with the extra 20mm. In 2023, they did not have to make any such modification, given that the120mm travel flex-stay single-pivot platform.
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