Swiss master Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy won of Investec Songo Specialized won the third stage of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic in a time of 5:01:17 to extend their lead in the general classification to seven minutes.
RECM Specialized’s Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad are back in the women’s leaders jerseys after incurring a time penalty during the second stage of the Cape Epic.
In the African jersey competition, RED-E Blend’s Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock were once again first to cross the finish line ahead of Phillip Buys and Matthys Beukes of Scott Factory Racing.
The 128km route started at Oak Valley Wine Estate and featured a 2300m climb before finishing at HTS Drostdy in Worcester.
Below are the results for stage three:
Men:
1. Investec Songo Specialized: Christoph Sauser & Jaroslav Kulhavy – 5:01:17
2. Topeak Ergon: Kristian Hynek & Alban Lakata – 5:01:43
3. Topeak Ergon 2: Robert Mennen & Jeremiah Bishop – 5:03:29
4. Multivan Merida: Jose Hermida & Rudi van Houts – 5:04:38
5. Bulls: Karl Platt & Urs Huber – 5:08:05
6. RED-E Blend: Darren Lill & Waylon Woolcock – 5:12:20
7. Novus OMX Pro: Martin Gujan & Fabian Giger – 5:14:47
8. Meerendal Centurion Vaude: Jochen Kaess & Daniel Geismayr – 5:14:50
9. Scott Factory Racing: Phillip Buys & Matthys Beukes – 5:19:23
10. JAG Foundation: Stefan Sahm & Timo Cooper – 5:20:28
Women:
1. RECM Specialized: Ariane Kleinhans & Annika Langvad – 5:46:21
2. World Bicycle Relief: Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesja & kathrin Stirnemann – 6:15:51
3. Meerendal Wheeler: Esther Suss & Alice Pirard – 6:16:03
4. SasolRacing: Yolande de villiers & Janka Keseg Stevkova – 6:21:10
5. RBS: Theresa Ralph & Jeannie Bomford – 6:22:25
Mixed:
1. ETIS: Peter Vesel & Ivonne Kraft – 6:18:59
2. Dietrich/ Rocky Mountain: Carsten Bresser & Hanka Kupfernagel – 6:22:12
3. Asrin Cycling: Nizaam Essa & Catherine Williamson – 6:22:17
4. ENS RH77: Rene Haselbacher & Sabine Sommer – 6:25:52
5. Open – Kappius Components: Jean-Francois Bossler & Coralie Redelsperger – 6:31:13
Masters:
1. Dorma/ Robert Daniel: Nico Pfitzenmaier & Robert Sim – 5:41:23
2. BETCH.nl-Superior: Bart Brentjies & Abraao Azevedo – 5:41:35
3. Assos Werksmannschaft: Danielle Nardello & Karl Zoetemelk – 5:46:22
4. GoldNutrition/Portugal: Vitor Gamito & José Rosa – 5:48:10
5. TerreActive IT security: Marc Baechii & Daniel Christen – 5:58:06
Grand masters:
1. Meerendal BIXS KTM: Barti Bucher & Hein Zoerweg – 5:51:46
2. Ascendis Health: Greg Anderson & Andrew Mclean – 6:04:47
3. Nampak: Izak Visagie & Linus van Onselen – 6:22:24
4. Pitsop1Sport24hrs: Waleed Baker & Glen Haw – 6:29:47
5. AAA & BBC: Peter Selkrig & Garry James – 6:39:54
Go to Absa Cape Epic for more results and photos.
