Cape Epic 2018: Stage 3 Results

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2018 Cape Epic stage 3 (Image credit: Courtesy of Absa Cape Epic)

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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.

Fumic and Avancini lead Cape Epic after stage 1

Rohrbach and Geismayr lead Cape Epic after prologue

Cape Epic: Fumic and Avancini win sprint for stage 2 victory

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

Men
#	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

Overall Standings after stage 3
#	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

Women
#	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

Overall Standings after stage 3
#	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