Matthew Beers Explained
Matthew Beers |
Birth Date: | 10 January 1994 |
Discipline: | Gravel |
Amateuryears1: | 2018–2019 |
Amateurteam1: | Nad Professional[1] |
Proyears1: | 2019 |
Proteam1: | (stagiaire) |
Proyears2: | 2023 |
Proteam2: | Toyota Specialized |
Matthew Beers (born 10 January 1994) is a South African cyclist who specializes in cross-country mountain biking and gravel racing. He has also won the Cape Epic three times, in 2021, 2023 and 2024.[2] [3] He has won multiple national titles in South Africa including the cross-country marathon and the gravel race.
Major results
Mountain bike
- 2018
1st Sani2C (with Nico Bell)
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2019
1st African classification, Cape Epic (with Alan Hatherly)
- 2020
1st Attakwas Extreme
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2021
1st Marathon, National Championships
1st Overall Cape Epic (with Jordan Sarrou)
1st Prologue & Stage 2
SA XCO Cup Series
1st Cape Town
1st Gauteng
2nd Bloemfontein
1st Western Cape
- 2022
2nd Overall Tankwa Trek (with Tristan Nortjie)
2nd Marathon, National Championships
1st Stage 3
3rd Overall Cape Epic (with Christopher Blevins)
3rd Attakwas Extreme
3rd SA XCO Cup Series #1
3rd SA XCO Cup Series #2
- 2023
1st Marathon, National Championships
1st Overall Cape Epic (with Christopher Blevins)
1st Prologue & Stages 2, 3, 4 & 6
1st Sani2C (with Tristan Nortjie)
1st Stage 2
1st Overall Tankwa Trek (with Tristan Nortjie)
1st Stage 2
1st Attakwas Extreme
2nd Little Sugar MTB
- 2024
1st Overall Tankwa Trek (with Alex Miller)
2nd Attakwas Extreme
1st songo.info Champions race
1st Overall Cape Epic (with Howard Grotts)
1st Stages 5 & 6
3rd Life Time Sea Otter Classic Gravel
- 2022
2nd Belgian Waffle Ride California
2nd Rule of Three Texas
- 2023
1st National Championships
1st Truckee Tahoe Gravel California
3rd Crusher in the Tusher
- 2024
1st Belgian Waffle Ride California
1st Around the Pot 100M SwellendamRoad
- 2018
1st Overall
- 2019
1st Overall
- 2021
2nd Time trial, National Road ChampionshipsNotes and References
- Web site: Matthew Beers . FirstCycling.com . 10 April 2022.
- Web site: Cape Epic 2024: Beers and Grotts, Terpstra and Koller claim overall titles . . 25 March 2024 . 26 April 2024 . Giuliani, Simone.
- Web site: Matt Beers and Jordan Sarrou win 2021 Absa Cape Epic . bikehub.co.za . 24 October 2021 . 10 April 2022.