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Sauser, Kulhavy win 2015 Cape Epic title

March 22, 2015, 1:56 pm By Coetzee Gouws

Christoph Sauser’s last Absa Cape Epic as a professional rider ended in triumph on Sunday as he inked his name into history by becoming the first person to win it five times.

Sauser and partner Jaroslav Kulhavy (Investec-Songo-Specialized) rode conservatively to finish fifth on a sun-drenched 92km final stage from Wellington to Meerendal Wine Estate, Durbanville.

Christoph Sauser of Investec-Songo-Specialized and Jaroslav Kulhavy of Investec-Songo-Specialized celebrate winning the 2015 Absa Cape Epic during the final stage (stage 7) of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Wellington to Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville, South Africa on the 22 March 2015 Photo by Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS PLEASE ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE CREDIT IS GIVEN TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND SPORTZPICS ALONG WITH THE ABSA CAPE EPIC

Christoph Sauser of Investec-Songo-Specialized and Jaroslav Kulhavy of Investec-Songo-Specialized celebrate winning the 2015 Absa Cape Epic.
Photo: Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS

After eight days of thrilling racing and 748km they won the general classification by 10 minutes and 41 seconds from Topeak Ergon’s Alban Lakata and Kristian Hynek.

“This is the coolest thing in the world with all these spectators cheering us on. These moments are very rare,” said an elated Sauser at the finish.

“With five kilometres to go I knew that we had it. I tried to absorb as much of it as I could, and thought about all the memories this race has given me.”

“It was really good racing with ‘Susi’. I enjoyed every kilometre of the stage today and especially the finish line,” said Kulhavy.

Commenting on his fifth win, Sauser said: “It is really cool, but one day someone will beat the record.”

“Maybe when I’m old and grumpy it will mean something, but I’m just enjoying the moment now.”

Meerendal Centurion Vaude’s Jochen Kaess and Daniel Geismayr won the seventh and final stage stage, five seconds ahead of Jose Hermida and Rudi van Houts of Multivan Merida.

Kaess and Geismayr and Multivan Merida’s Rudi van Houts (Netherlands) and Jose Hermida (Spain) had broken away on the massive Paardeberg climb, about 20km into the route.

They were both chasing the stage win and Kulhavy and Sauser chose to ignore their challenge and rather keep an eye on the second placed team of Lakata and Hynek.

Kaess and Geismayr managed to keep Hermida and Van Houts at bay as they climbed up there Dorstberg behind Meerendal and then down the estate’s renowned singletrack.

Novus OMX Pro’s Swiss pair Martin Gujan and Fabian Giger were third.

Hynek said afterwards: “I never thought I’d be disappointed with second. Not being able to defend the title (which he won last year with Robert Mennen) was a great blow.”

Lakata said it had been a “roller coaster” race for him.

“Winning the Epic is a major goal for my career. I’m getting closer. I’ve come fifth, fourth, third and second – maybe next year will be my turn,” said Lakata.

Team Bulls’s Karl Platt was also bidding for a fifth win with partner Urs Huber struggled throughout and finished third overall.

Platt said: “I enjoyed half the Epic, but not the other half – we probably put ourselves under too much pressure.”

Huber said he had suffered badly over the closing two stages.

The first all-South African team home was Scott Factory Racing’s Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes, who both secured a top five placing and got to take home the African special jersey and Burry Stander memorial trophy.

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