For 23 years, no all-South African team had ever stood on the top step of the Cape Epic. On Sunday, Matt Beers and Tristan Nortje of Toyota Specialized Imbuko changed that - and the entire finish line held its breath counting down the seconds.

This episode is a full Cape Epic 2026 debrief from the people who lived it. Sully was behind the camera on the back of a motorbike. Cam Roach finished in the top 40 alongside 16-time finisher Ollie Munnik. Sarah Maré made the hardest call a racer can make - to stop. Together, they break down the historic men's victory, Candice Lill's long-awaited women's win after being second on the podium fige times, the team dynamics that made it all possible, and what it actually takes to survive eight days on South African soil. Plus: Pogačar vs Pidcock at Milan-San Remo, the women's race crash that sparked an important conversation, and why the ABSA Cape Epic is still putting this country on the global stage.

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00:00 — Welcome to the Breakaway

00:03 — The Holy Trinity: Pogačar, Pidcock & Four Centimetres

08:30 — "Women Drivers" — The Crash Commentary That Has to Stop

15:15 — South Africa's Back, Baby: The Headline That Changed Everything

19:17 — The Crowd Counts Down — A Moment That Rewrote History

22:00 — Candice Lill: Eight Attempts and Five Second Places Later

26:08 — Hailey Squared & the Art of Chipping Away

27:20 — The Brands and People Behind the Winning Machine

33:27 — Sarah's Decision: When Health Comes Before the Finish Line

43:54 — Cam & Ollie: Piano, Piano to the Top 40

48:56 — The Epic Bug, Bin Bags & 690cc War Stories

52:15 — Sully on the Media Bike: Chasing Sam Gaze Downhill

57:00 — Did the Women's Separate Start Work?

1:05:00 — The Tour de France of Mountain Biking — Or Something Better

1:11:00 — Closing Thoughts: Pride, Gratitude & What Comes Next