Annika Langvad and Kate Courtney won the women’s 20km prologue of the Cape Epic, which took place in Cape Town today.
The Investec-Songo-Specialized pair finished the route in 53:18. faster than Team Spur’s Ariane Luthi and Githa Michiels and Ascendis Health’s Sabine Spitz and Robyn de Groot, who came second and third respectively.
Annika Langvad (left) and Kate Courtney pictured before their prologue of the Cape Epic today. Photo: Cape Epic
Langvad was delighted with their winning start. “We had a really good strategy in our mind and it played out to perfection today,” she said.
“Kate and I have not ridden as a team together and I was really surprised at how well it worked out. I think we had it dialled from the first pedalstroke; it felt really good.”
American Courtney lauded their team effort. “Annika [Langvad] is such a team player and we just played to our strengths,” she said after the prologue.
“Rather than putting me in the hurt locker on the first day, she really pushed my pace and brought out the best out of the both of us.”
View provisional results below
Prologue
1. Annika Langvad & Kate Courtney (Investec-Songo-Specialized) 53:18
2. Ariane Luthi & Githa Michiels (Team Spur) +1’12”
3. Sabine Spitz & Robyn de Groot (Ascendis Health) +2’14”
4. Mariske Strauss & Annie Last (Silverback-KMC) +2’15”
5. Candice Lill & Amy McDougall (Dormakaba) +3’20”
6. Margot Moschetti & Ralza Goulao (PMRA/CST Racing) +3’36”
7. Carmen Buchacher & Samantha Sanders (Dormakaba) +4’35”
8. Esther Suss & Angelika Tazreiter (Meerendal CBC) +5’54”
9. Nina McVicar & Reta Trotman (Hirepool) +7’43”
10. Sunniva Dring & Kristin Aamodt (Milslukern) +9’38”
