We sit down with the 2021 SA Marathon Mountain Bike Champion Matt Beers, who recently won the 2021 ABSA Cape Epic, the first South African to have won the coveted Yellow Jersey since the late Burry Stander back in 2012.

Let us hear what this phenomenal athlete born and bred in South Africa has to say about accomplishing his dream, whilst he reflects on the journey with {type}DEV to get to the top of the mountain biking world.

Cape Epic:
Total Time 25hrs 17min 28sec
Avg speed. 24.16
Distance: 611km
Climbing: 14900m

Prologue: 1st
Stage 1: 4th
Stage 2: 1st
Stage 3: 5th
Stage 4: 2nd
Stage 5: 3rd
Stage 6: 2nd
Stage 7: 2nd

"Race highlight was winning the prologue after 2019 coming so close it burned a massive fire inside of me to win it and wear the yellow jersey. Then the dream just never stopped."

SA Marathon Champs:
Time: 3hrs 36min 38sec
Avg speed: 23.4 kph
Distance: 84km
Climbing: 2600m

"After many attempts at multiple SA titles, I’ve come away with a lot of silver. So, to get the gold was extremely special to me and a very early goal I set myself in my cycling career.

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