KEVIN MCCALLUM | Cape Epic unites pros and amateurs in shared struggle
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What to know about KEVIN MCCALLUM
It is not often that the team that finished second at the Cape Epic shares a stage with the team that finished second last.
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What happened
It is not often that the team that finished second at the Cape Epic shares a stage with the team that finished second last.
Why it matters
On Tuesday night at a venue appropriately called the Venus Fly Trap, Luca Braidot and Simone Avondetto, the runners-up, met Derek Hughes and Kyle le Bron, the team 500 places below them.
Common ground
Interaction between professionals and amateurs during the Epic often depends on how long you finish after the top teams.
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- What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: KEVIN MCCALLUM?
- What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Both have become friends over the years. During the race Karl kept checking up on me, messaging when I finished and keeping me going when I needed it?
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Read the original article: https://www.businessday.co.za/sport/2026-03-27-kevin-mccallum-cape-epic-unites-p…
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Claim 1: “Both have become friends over the years. During the race Karl kept checking up on me, messaging when I finished and keeping me going when I needed it.”
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Claim 2: “Wilier-Vittoria were second in 26 hours, 56 minutes and 56 seconds, just more than a minute behind Beers and Nortje.”
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No evidence found in archive to confirm finishing times or positions of Wilier-Vittoria.
Claim 3: “Hughes and Le Bron were 502nd overall, finishing in 57 hours, 38 minutes and 50.2 seconds.”
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No evidence found in archive to verify specific finishing positions or times for Hughes and Le Bron.
Claim 4: “In 2012 fortune or fate meant I got my Epic medal from Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm of Team Bulls, multiple winners of the Epic.”
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Claim 5: “Most pros head back to their motorhomes or guest houses to start recovery for the next day.”
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No evidence found in archive to confirm post-race behavior of professional cyclists.
Claim 6: “The team that finished second at the Cape Epic shared a stage with the team that finished second last.”
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No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute claims about team positions or stage interactions.
Claim 7: “Interaction between professionals and amateurs during the Epic often depends on how long you finish after the top teams.”
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No evidence found in archive to support claims about interaction dynamics between professionals and amateurs.
Claim 8: “The first all-South African team to win the Epic just 30 seconds behind them overall.”
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No evidence found in archive to verify claims about all-South African team finishes.
Claim 9: “There used to be a tradition that the elite riders would hand over the medals to the amateurs after the final stage.”
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No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute traditions about medal handovers.
Claim 10: “Some pros wander down to spend some time in the village on sponsor duties.”
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No evidence found in archive to verify claims about sponsor duties post-race activities.
Claim 11: “Luca Braidot and Simone Avondetto met Derek Hughes and Kyle le Bron, the team 500 places below them.”
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No evidence found in archive to verify interactions between specific athletes or their finishing positions.
Claim 12: “A fair sprinkling of the elite field goes down to the finish line to watch the stragglers stumble in.”
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No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute traditions about elite riders and stragglers.
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