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INSANE: Annika langvad wins record sixth title on return to cape epic with sofia gomez villafane | Vintage Vibes

Annika Langvad and Sofia Villifane during Stage 7 of the 2025 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held at Lourensford Wine Estate, Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa on the 23rd March 2025. Photo by Dom Barnardt/Cape Epic PLEASE ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE CREDIT IS GIVEN TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND ABSA CAPE EPIC.

Annika Langvad (Toyota-Specialized) has returned from retirement and having a child to take out her sixth edition of the Cape Epic, dominating the women's category of the seven stages in a pairing with Sofia Gomez Villafañe who snared a second title in 2025.

While Langvad secured her position as the most successful rider in the race's history – taking part in six editions and winning every one – Nino Schurter (Scott-SRAM) raced to his third title, and first since 2019, with Filippo Colombo. 

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