Candice Lill and Adelheid Morath of Summit Fin celebrate winning stage 5 of the 2019 Absa Cape Epic
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Lars Forster and Nino Schurter of SCOTT SRAM
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Cape Epic stage 5
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Women Overall Race Leaders Anna van der Breggen & Annika Langvad of Investec-Songo-Specialized during stage 5 of the 2019 Absa Cape Epic
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Cape Epic stage 5
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Lars Forster and Nino Schurter of SCOTT SRAM
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Michele CASAGRANDE (ITA) and Fabian RABENSTEINER (ITA) of team Trek-Selle San Marco 2 crash at the finish line during stage 5 of the 2019 Absa Cape Epic
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Cape Epic stage 5
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Annika Langvad and Anna van der Breggen during stage 5 of the 2019 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race
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Matthys Beukes of Pyga Eurosteel crosses the line first to win the stage during stage 5 of the 2019 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race
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Lars Forster and Nino Schurter of SCOTT SRAM
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Nino Schurter of SCOTT SRAM
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Henrique Avancini and Manuel Fumic of Cannondale Factory Racing move through the portage at the Gantouw Pass during stage 5 of the 2019 Absa Cape Epic
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Candice Lill and Adelheid Morath of Summit Fin at the portage down the Gantouw Pass during stage 5 of the 2019 Absa Cape Epic
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Matthys Beukes of PYGA Euro Steel celebrates as he and partner Philip Buys win stage 5 of the 2019 Absa Cape Epic
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Lars Forster and Nino Schurter of SCOTT SRAM regain the Cape Epic lead
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Lars Forster and Nino Schurter of SCOTT SRAM
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Annika Langvad and Anna van der Breggen during stage 5 of the 2019 Absa Cape Epic
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Annika Langvad and Anna van der Breggen (Investec-songo-Specialized), winners over the first five days of racing at the Absa Cape Epic, suffered their first defeat on Friday when they finished four minutes behind Candice Lill and Adelheid Morath (Summit Fin).
The win for Lill and Morath, who are second overall, closes the general classification gap to 21 minutes but leaves the Investec-songo-Specialized pair still firmly in control in the race for overall honours that await at Val de Vie Estate on Sunday.
In the men's race, Nino Schurter and Lars Foster of Scott-SRAM MTB-Racing grabbed back the yellow leaders’ jersey by claiming second place behind local boys Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes of PYGA Euro Steel on Friday's Queen Stage, which finished at the century-old Stellenbosch University.
These two teams broke away early and rode a six-minute lead into overnight leaders Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini (Cannondale Factory Racing), who ended fourth on the stage behind Damiano Ferraro and Samuele Porro (Trek Selle San Marco).
Schurter and Forster now take a 5:13 lead over Cannondale into the final two days of racing.
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