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Erin Kate Shillaw and Ryan Gibbons take Victory at UCI Cape Town Cycle Tour 

South Africa’s Ryan Gibbons and fellow South African Erin Kate Shillaw delivered memorable performances at the 48th edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour, part of the 2026 UCI Gran Fondo World Championship Qualifying Races

Erin Kate Shillaw and Ryan Gibbons take Victory at UCI Cape Town Cycle Tour

Ryan Gibbons (Fly Cool Collective) sprinted to the line in 2:33:06, inches ahead of MTB star Jaedon Terlouw with under-23 standout Ryno Schutte in third place in the sprint for an all-South African men’s podium after 109 km of racing.

Callum Ormiston, who attacked and formed the day's breakaway, finished fourth 2 seconds behind the final sprint after they reeled him in during the closing kilometres.

31-year-old Gibbons, who retired from professional European racing in 2025 said afterwards, “I may have celebrated a bit early, and Jaedon nearly came around me,”  Gibbons commented afterwards. “But taking the victory is so special. It’s great to be back here in South Africa, to be part of the local cycling community again. It has grown and strengthened so much in the last decade. Winning the Cape Town Cycle Tour is massive for any South African, and for me in particular, because it was the big South African race missing from my palmarès.”

In the UCI women’s race fellow South African Erin Kate Shillaw, 23, won with a dominant solo margin advantage of three minutes of 2:56:43. Behind, Sanet Coetzee and Katerina Slegrova battled for the remaining podium places in the final kilometre, with Soetzee finishing second in 2:59:43.

In the shorter 78 km women’s Medio fondo race, Lisa Bone of South Africa took top honors with a sprint victory of her own, clocking in at 2:06:26. Russia’s Daria Pravilova took second, while American Kate Courtney, the reigning mountain bike marathon world champion, rounded out the podium in third place.

South African teenagers ruled the Medio fondo men’s race, with U17 rider Zander Wilken edging out Tristan Mc Given in 2:04:29 in a final sprint, followed by Riley Van Der Walt a few minutes later.

With approximately 29,000 riders tackling the challenging climbs of South Africa’s Cape Peninsula, including Chapman’s Peak and Suikerbossie, the Cape Town Cycle Tour once again lived up to its reputation as the world’s largest timed cycling event. Sunday’s edition delivered drama, heartbreak, and worthy champions.

Competitors finishing in the top 25% of their age/gender category qualified to participate in the 2026 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in Niseko, Japan next August.

Link to 2026 UCI Cape Town Cycle Tour Results: https://www.sportsplits.com/races/cape-town-cycle-tour-2026

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