# Men's classification in the Cape Epic

The Men's classification is the most important men's classification, the one by which the winner of the men's Cape Epic is determined. Since 2004, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow zebra jersey. Record champions are Christoph Sauser and Karl Platt with each 5 titles.

## Winners

| Year | Team 1st | Winners | Time | Team 2nd | Second place | Time | Team 3rd | Third place | Time |
| 2004 | Focus/Rocky Mountain | Mannie Heymans (NAM) Karl Platt (GER) -1- | 31:02:55,0 | GT Africa | Jacques Rossouw (ZAF) Shan Wilson (ZAF) | 31:29:19,0 +26:24,0 | Adidas/Fiat Rotwild | Andreas Strobel (GER) Silvio Wieltschnig (AUT) | 31:23:04,0 +20:09 |
| 2005 | Giant | Roel Paulissen (BEL) -1- Bart Brentjens (NLD) | 31:20:02,0 | Siemens Cannondale MTB Racing Team | Christoph Sauser (CHE) Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | 31:46:31,0 +26:29,0 | Adidas/Fiat Rotwild/Scott | Kevin Evans (ZAF) Silvio Wieltschnig (AUT) | 32:44:44,0 +1:24:42,0 |
| 2006 | Specialized | Christoph Sauser (CHE) -1- Silvio Bundi (CHE) | 34:41:41,0 | Stevens Racing | Johannes Stickmüller (GER) Christian Heule (CHE) | 35:10:49,0 +29:08,0 | Rocky Mountain Business Object | Karl Patt (GER) Carsten Bresser (GER) | 35:18:21,0 +36:40,0 |
| 2007 | Team Bulls -1- | Karl Platt (GER) -2- Stefan Sahm (GER) -1- | 33:08:00,7 | Cannondale-Vredestein1 | Roel Paulissen (BEL) Jakob Fuglsang (DNK) | 33:11:24,0 +3:23,3 | Dolphin Mountainbike Team | Bart Brentjens (NLD) Rudi Van Houts (NLD) | 33:51:45,6 +43:44,9 |
| 2008 | Cannondale Vredestein | Roel Paulissen (BEL) -2- Jakob Fuglsang (DNK) | 36:01:44,7 | Bulls | Karl Platt (GER) Stefan Sahm (GER) | 36:10:48,7 +9:04,0 | MTN Energade 1 | David George (ZAF) Kevin Evans (ZAF) | 36:18:33,5 +16:48,8 |
| 2009 | Bulls -2- | Karl Platt (GER) -3- Stefan Sahm (GER) -2- | 28:10:13,8 | Trek-Brentjens | Bart Brentjens (NLD) Chris Jongewaard (AUS) | 28:15:07,9 +4:54,1 | Felt Factory 2 | Emil Lindgren (SWE) Andreas Kugler (CHE) | 28:28:42,6 +18:28,8 |
| 2010 | Bulls 1 -3- | Karl Platt (GER) -4- Stefan Sahm (GER) -3- | 29:47:46,0 | Songo-Specialized by DCM | Christoph Sauser (CHE) Burry Stander (ZAF) | 29:57:49,7 +10:03,7 | MTN Qhubeka Topeak Ergon | Kevin Evans (ZAF) Alban Lakata (AUT) | 30:12:30,0 +24:44,0 |
| 2011 | 36ONE-SONGO-SPECIALIZED -1- | Christoph Sauser (CHE) -2- Burry Stander (ZAF) -1- | 28:44:44,0 | Multivan Mérida Biking | Hannes Genze (GER) Jochen Kaess (GER) | 28:51:52,8 +7:08,8 | Bulls | Karl Platt (GER) Stefan Sahm (GER) | 29:05:53,7 +21:09,7 |
| 2012 | 36ONE-SONGO-SPECIALIZED -2- | Christoph Sauser (CHE) -3- Burry Stander (ZAF) -2- | 31:46:50,5 | 360Life | Kevin Evans (ZAF) David George (ZAF) | 32:14:12,6 +27:22,1 | Multivan Mérida Biking | Hannes Genze (GER) Andreas Kugler (CHE) | 32:17:57,5 +31:07,0 |
| 2013 | Burry Stander - SONGO | Christoph Sauser (CHE) -4- Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) -1- | 29:40:44,9 | Bulls | Karl Platt (GER) Urs Huber (CHE) | 29:47:55,3 +7:10,4 | Bulls 2 | Thomas Dietsch (FRA) Tim Bohme (GER) | 30:07:35,9 +26:51,0 |
| 2014 | Topeak-Ergon Racing | Robert Mennen (GER) Kristian Hynek (CZE) | 30:31:59,2 | Meerendal Songo Specialized | Christoph Sauser (CHE) Frantisek Rabon (CZE) | 30:42:22,4 +10:23,2 | Bulls 2 | Tim Bohme (GER) Simon Stiebjahn (GER) | 30:45:25,2 +13:26,0 |
| 2015 | Investec-Songo-Specialized | Christoph Sauser (CHE) -5- Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) -2- | 31:00:57,7 | Topeak Ergon | Kristian Hynek (CZE) Alban Lakata (AUT) | 31:11:39,5 +10:41,8 | Bulls | Karl Platt (GER) Urs Huber (CHE) | 31:35:23,0 +34:25,3 |
| 2016 | Bulls -4- | Karl Platt (GER) -5- Urs Huber (CHE) | 28:13:28,4 | Centurion Vaude by Meerendal 2 | Nicola Rohrbach (CHE) Matthias Pfrommer (CHE) | 28:26:36,7 +13:08,3 | Trek-Selle San Marco A | Samuele Porro (ITA) Damiano Ferraro (ITA) | 28:38:32,9 +25:04,5 |
| 2017 | SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing | Nino Schurter (CHE) -1- Matthias Stirnemann (CHE) | 26:35:06,5 | Investec-Songo-Specialized | Christoph Sauser (CHE) Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) | 26:43:13,9 +8:07,4 | Centurion Vaude 2 | Nicola Rohrbach (CHE) Daniel Geismayr (AUT) | 26:54:41,3 +19:34,8 |
| 2018 | InvestecSongoSpecialized | Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) -3- Howard Grotts (USA) | 25:29:48,9 | Canyon Topeak | Alban Lakata (AUT) Kristian Hynek (CZE) | 25:39:27,4 +9:38,5 | Cannondale Factory Racing | Manuel Fumic (GER) Henrique Avancini (BRA) | 25:43:01,8 +13:12,9 |
| 2019 | SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing | Nino Schurter (CHE) -2- Lars Forster (CHE) | 26:09:45,5 | Cannondale Factory Racing | Manuel Fumic (GER) Henrique Avancini (BRA) | 26:17:22,4 +7:36,9 | Trek-Selle San Marco | Damiano Ferraro (ITA) Samuele Porro (ITA) | 26:26:22,8 +16:37,3 |

## Statistics
### By nationality

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Switzerland (CHE) | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 3 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | South Africa (ZAF) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NLD) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Denmark (DNK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 |