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Cape Epic, Collegiate Club Nationals, and an Oceanside preview

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Tristian Norkia and Mathieu Beers won Cape Epic by 13 seconds after the final stage in Stellenbosch.

1. Feisty Triathlon covers the Absa Cape Epic, the Cape Town Cycle Tour, and upcoming triathlon races in Gulfport and Oceanside. 2. Kelly O'Meara hosts with Joanne Murphy and Katie Zafaris, and Joanne matters because she announced Cape Epic in Cape Town. 3. The episode asks what changed at Cape Epic, what Joanne learned in South Africa, and what is coming next in triathlon. 4. Joanne describes Cape Epic as the pinnacle mountain-bike race and names the Epic series events in Croatia, Switzerland, Andorra, and Wales. 5. She gives the race scale as 707 kilometers over eight days with just over 1,400 riders from 58 countries. 6. Joanne says the prologue started on a wine estate near Cape Town and the race then moved into seven days of stages. 7. She says she was the first female voice at the Absa Cape Epic and is now the new female voice of the Epic series globally. 8. Joanne explains the elite women’s format changes, including separate starts and time parity. 9. She says the women did the same course as the men in the prologue and on stage eight. 10. She says the goal was to reduce the equivalent time burden for elite women from the same distance and elevation. 11. Kelly and Joanne discuss how the women’s racing was faster because the shortened distances let them race harder. 12. Joanne says the men’s winners were Tristian Norkia and Mathieu Beers, and that a South African duo won for the first time. 13. They note the final stage margin was 13 seconds and that the finish in Stellenbosch drew a huge crowd. 14. Kelly names Candice Lill and Alessandra Keller as the women’s winners and notes Candice had podium finishes before but no overall win. 15. The hosts mention Kate Courtney, Greta Seibold, Rosa Van Doren, and Vera Loeser as part of the top women’s race context. 16. Joanne says the women’s queen stage start was 6:45 a.m., making them the first riders off and first across the line that day. 17. The tone stays conversational, with quick back-and-forth, time-zone jokes, and practical race observations. 18. The format mixes race recap, travel stories, and preview discussion without a formal interview structure. 19. Riders, triathlon fans, and women’s sports listeners will get the most from this episode. 20. Casual listeners looking for a single focused topic may skip the long multi-race recap.

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