He went to Joburg for one ride. He got dropped by a world-tour cyclist, skipped a robot or two, and came back a convert. That's where Episode 10 begins — and it only gets bigger from there.

Cape Epic is underway, and the stories coming out of those trails are exactly why this race is unlike anything else on earth. Dean Hoff and Kevin Benke ran 30 kilometres with their bikes after a mechanical destroyed their race — and kept going. Tristan de Villiers and Kezia Llewellyn are in the yellow jersey, chasing what no South African pairing has ever done: win the Cape Epic. Meanwhile, Cam and Allie are out there somewhere in the peloton, laughing their heads off. Alec's on the ground. Sarah's racing. This one's personal.

On the world stage: del Toro is making GC statements, Vingegaard's wardrobe is making headlines, and Van der Poel is riding like a man possessed. Milan-San Remo is around the corner — and the women's race might be the most unpredictable one-day classic in years. We also touch on Allan Hathley quietly going 13th at Tirreno and what that could mean.

And then — gravel. Gallows. Garden route Giro. Roads to Desolation. If the gravel bug hasn't bitten you yet, this episode might be the one that changes that. We're a year old, Scicon has come on board, and we're just getting started.

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00:00 — The Capetonian Goes to Joburg (and Gets Schooled)

11:34 — Inside the Cape Epic: Yellow Jersey, Broken Bikes & 30km On Foot

16:15 — The Story That Defines What Epic Actually Means

22:00 — Can a South African Pair Finally Win the Cape Epic?

30:04 — Del Toro, Vingegaard's Shorts & Tour de France Signals

47:08 — Women's Milan-San Remo: The Race Nobody Can Call

50:37 — Allan Hathley's Quiet Statement to the World

54:20 — South Africa's Gravel Season Is Here

55:24 — Gallows: The Race That Breaks You in the Best Way

1:00:13 — Garden Route Giro 2026

1:08:49 — One Year In: Scicon, Milestones & What's Coming

1:11:29 — See You Out There