Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy of Investec Songo Specialized and Team RECM Specialized’s Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad are still the leaders of their respective categories in the general classification after the fourth stage of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic.
Scott Factory Racing’s Phillip Buys and Matthys Beukes won the fourth stage of the Cape Epic and secured the red African jersey from stage three leaders Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock of RED-E Blend.
Kleinhans and Langvad have continued to dominate the women’s field and extended their overall lead to almost 30 minutes following stage two’s time penalty.
Below are the general classification results after stage four:
Men:
1. Investec Songo Specialized: Christoph Sauser & Jaroslav Kulhavy – 19:05:20
2. Topeak Ergon: Kristian Hynek & Alban Lakata – 19:12:42
3. Multivan Merida: Jose Hermida & Rudi van Houts – 19:18:05
4. Bulls: Karl Platt & Urs Huber – 19:20:10
5. Novus OMX Pro: Martin Gujan & Fabian Giger – 19:49:31
6. Meerendal Centurion Vaude: Jochen Kaess & Daniel Geismayr – 19:52:48
7. Scott Factory Racing: Phillip Buys & Matthys Beukes – 19:53:09
8. RED-E Blend: Darren Lill & Waylon Woolcock – 19:55:14
9. USN #1: Rourke Croeser & Travis Walker – 20:03:07
10. EAI South Africa: Gawie Combrinck & Johann Rabie – 20:08:08
Women:
1. RECM Specialized: Ariane Kleinhans & Annika Langvad – 22:59:08
2. Ascendis Health: Jennie Stenerhag & Robyn Lee de Groot – 23:29:02
3. Meerendal Wheeler: Esther Suss & Alice Pirard – 23:36:55
4. SasolRacing: Yolande de Villiers & Janka Keseg Stevkova – 24:08:52
5. RBS: Theresa Ralph & Jeannie Bomford – 24:12:30
Mixed:
1. ETIS: Peter Vesel & Ivonne Kraft – 23:43:52
2. ENS RH77: Rene Haselbacher & Sabine Sommer – 24:05:04
3. Asrin Cycling: Nizaam Essa & Catherine Williamson – 24:09:05
4. Open – Kappius Components: Jean-Francois Bossler & Coralie Redelsperger – 24:23:32
5. Dietrich/ Rocky Mountain: Carsten Bresser & Hanka Kupfernagel – 24:27:52
Masters:
1. BETCH.nl-Superior: Bart Brentjies & Abraao Azevedo – 21:12:24
2. Dorma/ Robert Daniel: Nico Pfitzenmaier & Robert Sim – 21:13:50
3. Assos Werksmannschaft: Danielle Nardello & Karl Zoetemelk – 21:46:08
4. GoldNutrition/Portugal: Vitor Gamito & José Rosa – 21:57:50
5. TerreActive IT security: Marc Baehli & Daniel Christen – 22:58:19
Grand masters:
1. Meerendal BIXS KTM: Barti Bucher & Hein Zoerweg – 22:25:39
2. Ascendis Health: Greg Anderson & Andrew Mclean – 23:14:38
2. Nampak: Izak Visagie & Linus van Onselen – 23:59:20
4. AAA & BBC: Peter Selkrig & Garry James – 24:35:09
5. Pitsop1Sport24hrs: Waleed Baker & Glen Haw – 24:51:34
Go to Absa Cape Epic for more results and photos.
