Cape Epic: Sauser celebrates as Investec Songo Specialized teams triumph
Kulhavy/Grotts take men's overall lead from Fumic/Avancini; Langvad/Courtney hold women's lead
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Team Songo Investec Specialized’s top men’s and women’s teams will both start Thursday’s crucial Stage 4 of the Absa Cape Epic in the respective category leader’s jerseys.
Former five-time winner Christoph Sauser has become something of a super mentor to the Investec Songo Specialized riders and was delighted to seen Jaroslav Kulhavy and Howard Grotts snatch the yellow men’s jerseys and the Annika Langvad/Kate Courtney combination stay in orange.
Brief Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lakata (Aut) / Kristian Hynek (Cze) Canyon Topeak | 4:17:14 |
| 2 | Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) / Howard Grotts (USA) Investec Songo Specialized | 0:01:11 |
| 3 | Manuel Fumic (Ger) / Henrique Avancini (Bral) Cannondale Factory Racing | 0:05:47 |
| 4 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) / Tim Bomme (Ger) Bulls 2 | 0:08:30 |
| 5 | Nicola Rohrbach (Sui) / Daniel Geismayr (Aut) Centurion Vaude | 0:08:34 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) / Howard Grotts (USA) Investec Songo Specialized | 13:20:44 |
| 2 | Manuel Fumic (Ger) / Henrique Avancini (Bral) Cannondale Factory Racing | 0:02:13 |
| 3 | Alban Lakata (Aut) / Kristian Hynek (Cze) Canyon Topeak | 0:03:15 |
| 4 | Nicola Rohrbach (Sui) / Daniel Geismayr (Aut) Centurion Vaude | 0:10:38 |
| 5 | Francesco Guerra Carretero (Spa) / Luis Leao Pinto (Portugal) Buff Scott MTB | 0:14:37 |
| 6 | Franz Claes (Bel) / Markus Bauer (Bel) Kulu Manzi Project | 0:14:40 |
| 7 | Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) / Tim Bomme (Ger) Bulls 2 | 0:20:40 |
| 8 | Fabian Rabensteiner (Ita) / Michele Casagrande (Ita) Trek Selle San Marco 2 | 0:21:20 |
| 9 | Damiano Ferraro (Ita) / Samuele Porro (Ita) Trek Selle San Marco | 0:26:20 |
| 10 | Miguel Munoz Moreno (Spa) / Enrice Morcillo Vergara (Spa) Buff-Scott MTB 2 | 0:28:49 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Langvad (Den) / Kate Courtney (USA) Investec Songo Specialized | 5:04:32 |
| 2 | Ariane Lüthi (Sui) / Githa Michiels (Bel) Spur | 0:05:39 |
| 3 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) / Robyn De Groot (RSA) Ascendis Health | 0:05:43 |
| 4 | Mariske Strauss (RSA) / Annie Last (GBr) Silverback - KMC | 0:11:45 |
| 5 | Margot Moschetti (Fra) / Raiza Goulao (Bra) PMRA/CST Racing | 0:15:44 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Langvad (Den) / Kate Courtney (USA) Investec Songo Specialized | 15:20:57 |
| 2 | Ariane Lüthi (Sui) / Githa Michiels (Bel) Spur | 0:12:11 |
| 3 | Mariske Strauss (RSA) / Annie Last (GBr) Silverback - KMC | 0:24:12 |
| 4 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) / Robyn De Groot (RSA) Ascendis Health | 0:31:47 |
| 5 | Margot Moschetti (Fra) / Raiza Goulao (Bra) PMRA/CST Racing | 1:09:32 |
| 6 | Carmen Buchacher (Aut) / Samantha Sanders (RSA) Dormakaba | 1:10:59 |
| 7 | Candice Lill (RSA) / Amy Beth Mcdougall (RSA) Dormakaba | 1:18:44 |
| 8 | Hielke Elferink (Ned) / Cornelia Hug (Sui) Shimano S-Phyre | 2:07:23 |
| 9 | Hannele Steyn (RSA) / Jeannie Dreyer (RSA) Rolands Spar Ladies | 2:15:16 |
| 10 | Sunniva Dring (Nor) / Kristin Aamodt (Nor) Milsluken | 2:16:40 |
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