This year, the Torpado Factory Team proved their depth and determination once again—racking up 18 Top 10 stage finishes, 9 Top 5s, and a career-defining stage podium for Katazina Sosna—all with one key piece of equipment on every bike: the Hayes Dominion T2 brakes.

Hayes Dominion T2: Braking That Wins Races—And Prevents Disaster
The Cape Epic is known for its massive climbs, scorching temperatures, and white-knuckle descents over shale, loose sand, and exposed granite. In this environment, confidence in your brakes is everything.

Unmatched Modulation: The Dominion T2 gave Torpado riders fingertip control on long, loose descents where traction is scarce and timing is everything.

Race-Ready Power: Featherweight construction paired with incredible bite allowed riders to brake late, hold speed longer, and descend with precision even in high-consequence terrain.

Zero Fade, Zero Failures: Over eight stages and more than 600 kilometers, not a single issue was reported—just flawless consistency, from the first climb in Lourensford to the final descent into Paarl.

8 Days of Racing, One Standard of Control
With Torpado OEM bikes equipped with Hayes Dominion T2 brakes, the team rode with absolute trust in their stopping power—no matter the terrain or intensity. Their performance showed it:

Jakob Dorigoni and Gioele De Cosmo attacked the race with intelligence and aggression, riding deep into breakaways and ending 6th in the overall GC, staying with leaders like Schurter and Colombo in the Grand Finale thanks to tactical, confident descending.

Katazina Sosna, after a season away, came roaring back to form. Together with Claudia Peretti, she delivered a gutsy performance that culminated in a podium finish on the final stage, leading much of the day before being edged out in the closing kilometers.

Fabian Rabensteiner, Italy’s reigning national champ, pushed into 4th overall GC before a heavy crash ended his bid. His fearless riding and commitment to every descent showed just how much riders trust the Dominion T2 when the margin for error is razor-thin.

Hayes Braking: Trusted by Mechanics, Proven by Riders
The Cape Epic is a race that eats equipment alive. Heat, grime, high mileage, and daily abuse are relentless. Riders must rely not only on their skills but on their mechanics and materials. For the Torpado Factory Team, Dominion T2 was a pillar of consistency—no wireless glitches, no unexpected fade, and no guesswork at the lever.
Just pure braking performance, day after day.

Redefining Control on the World’s Harshest Stage
The 2025 Cape Epic confirmed what many already knew: Hayes Dominion T2 is the XC brake that delivers World Cup-level power, downhill-class reliability, and marathon-ready modulation in a weight-conscious, race-optimized package.
At the world’s hardest stage race, it wasn’t just about racing fast—it was about racing smart and surviving every moment of mayhem. The Torpado Factory Team did just that—with Hayes at their fingertips.

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