Races Mountain Bike Sauser and Kulhavy win Cape Epic stage 5 By Cycling News published 22 March 2013 Burry Stander - Songo team defends overall lead Comments Image 1 of 116Andre Ross and Gugu Zulu(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Letshego Mashoeu(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Riders pass through Doolhof farm(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Dr Basil Bonner and team members make light of their work as medical crew(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Riders stop to repair a broken chain(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Nino Schurter of Team Scott-Swisspower MTB-racing(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Florian Vogel of Team Scott-Swisspower MTB-racing(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Jaroslav Kihavy reflects on winning stage 5(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy of Team Burry Stander-Songo win the stage(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Epic fever hits Wellington(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Max Knox of Team Burry Stander-Songo 2(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Charles Keey and Darren Lill of Team Cannondale Blend(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Nico Pfitzenmaier and Abraao Azevedo of Team Bridge(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Simon Stiebjahn and Stefan Sahm of team Bulls 3(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Prince Maseko and Phillimon Sebona, wearers of the Exxaro Development leaders jersey(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)Karl Platt and Urs Huber of Team Bulls do all they can to hang on to the break away(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Jaroslav Kulhavy and Chritoph Sauser of Team Burry Stander-Songo break away early on with Nino Schurter and Florian Vogel of team Scott-Swisspower MTB(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Charles Keey and Darren Lill of Team Cannondale Blend(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Jaroslav Kulhavy and Chritoph Sauser of Team Burry Stander-Songo break away early on with Nino Schurter and Florian Vogel of team Scott-Swisspower MTB(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Overall leaders and stage winners Jaroslav Kulhavy & Christoph Sauser of Burry Stander-Songo(Image credit: Gary Perkin/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Diana Carolin not sure on what to thinkof what lies ahead(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Stephen Roche shares a joke with other riders at the start of stage 5(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)The Exxaro cheerleader at the start of stage 5(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Racers roll out for stage 5(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Cape Epic racers on the start line of stage 5(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Oliver Munnik of Team William Simpson 1(Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Charles Stander, father of the late Burry Stander enjoying the singletrack(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)Francois Nel enjoys the singletrack(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)Riders enjoying the views of the mountains during(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)Danie Scoltz of Team Pap 'n Vleis descends during stage 5(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)Riders enjoying the meandering singletrack(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)Charles Stander, father of the late Burry Stander rides through the fynbos(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)Mellis Walker of Team Exxaro/Cycle Lab 2(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)Local kids support riders during stage 5(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)A rider rides through a local vineyard with the Suwe Suster Peaks in the background(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)Riders descend a farm road in the early morning light(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)Nicholas Porteous descends a farm road(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)A heartfelt message about Burry Stander(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)The lead bunch start stage 5 of the Cape Epic(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)Overall race leaders, Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy of Team Burry Stander - Songo look relaxed before the start.(Image credit: Kelvin Trautman Photography)Racers roll out for the start of Cape Epic stage 5(Image credit: Gary Perkin/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Lars Manengen of ABAX-Lillehammer CK leads his partner Greg Saw(Image credit: Sam Clark / Cape Epic / Sportzpics)Christoph Sauser and Joroslav Kulhavy of Burry Stander-Songo celebrate after winning stage 5(Image credit: Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Bikes are lubed and riders fed at waterpoints(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Family keeps many of the riders going(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Bike Mechanics enable riders to continue from Waterpoint 3(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Michael Mol refuels at Waterpoint 3(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)The action at waterpoint 3 during stage 5(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Pieter Vorster and Mark Pieterse enjoy stage 5(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Steve Thomas encourages riders at Water point 3(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Excited supporters await the arrival of their dad at Waterpoint 3(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Riders make their way through the vineyards during stage 5(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Benjamin Wiliette makes an enquiry at the race office(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Race Communications Gavin Holroyd plays an essential role(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)An excited supporter at Waterpoinnt 3(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Oakley delivers a special eyewear cleaning station for riders(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Bikes are lubed by Epic crew(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Bikes lined up at waterpoint 3(Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Christoph Sauser and Joroslav Kulhavy of Burry Stander-Songo celebrate after winning stage 5(Image credit: Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Christoph Sauser of Burry Stander-Songo is interviewed(Image credit: Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Leading ladies Yolande Speedy (L) and Catherine Williamson (R)(Image credit: Sam Clark / Cape Epic / Sportzpics)Racers during stage 5(Image credit: Sam Clark / Cape Epic / Sportzpics)Racers during stage 5(Image credit: Sam Clark / Cape Epic / Sportzpics)Leading mixed Ariane Kleinhans (front) and Erik Kleinhans (rear)(Image credit: Sam Clark / Cape Epic / Sportzpics)Barti Bucher(Image credit: Sam Clark / Cape Epic / Sportzpics)Leading ladies Yolande Speedy (R) and Catherine Williamson (L)(Image credit: Sam Clark / Cape Epic / Sportzpics)Darren Lill (front) and Charles Keey (rear)(Image credit: Sam Clark / Cape Epic / Sportzpics)Heinz Zoerweg (front) and Barti Bucher (rear)(Image credit: Sam Clark / Cape Epic / Sportzpics)Riders head up a small climb during stage 5(Image credit: Sam Clark / Cape Epic / Sportzpics)The peloton rolls out to start stage 5(Image credit: Sam Clark / Cape Epic / Sportzpics)Jaroslav Kulhavy and Christoph Sauser of Burry Stander-Songo celebrate after receiving the race leaders' jerseys(Image credit: Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)All South African team of Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes of Scott Factory Racing finish stage 5 to claim African leaders' jerseys(Image credit: Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Rudi van Houts of Multivan Merida(Image credit: Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)Jaroslav Kulhavy of Burry Stander-Songo(Image credit: Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)