Candice Lill and Adelheid Morath claimed victory on the queen stage of the Cape Epic in Stellenbosch today.
The Summit Fin pair, who are second on the general classification, beat Annika Langvad and Anna van der Breggen (Investec-songo-Specialized) into second.
Summit Fin’s Candice Lill and Adelheid Morath won the queen stage of the Cape Epic in Stellenbosch today. Photo: Nick Muzik/Cape Epic
Silverback-Fairtree’s Jennie Stenerhag and Mariske Strauss completed the day’s podium.
Langvad and Van der Breggen finished second on a stage for the first time in this year’s event. They still managed to retain the leader’s jersey by some margin.
Galileo Risk’s Theresa Ralph and Sarah Hill lead the African women’s category.
TBR-Werner’s Sebastian and Laura Stark top the mixed race category overall, with MMR Mixed’s Oscar Freire Gomez and Natalia Fischer Egusquiza second and Miller Paneling’s David Miller and Shayna Powless third.
View more results below.
Stage five
Elite women
1. Candice Lill & Adelheid Morath (Summit Fin) 5:20:42
2. Annika Langvad & Anna van der Breggen (Investec-songo-Specialized)
3. Jennie Stenerhag & Mariske Strauss (Silverback-Fairtree) +0:12:00
4. Sabine Spitz & Nadine Rieder (Meerendal WIAWIS Rotwild) +0:16:00
5. Ariane Lüthi & Maja Wloszczowska (Kross-Spur Racing) +0:22:00
6. Theresa Ralph & Sarah Hill (Galileo Risk) +0:31:00
7. Sonya Looney & Catherine Williamson (FreakShow SCOTT) +0:36:00
8. Hannele Steyn & Katja Steenkamp (Land Rover Jaguars) +1:30:00
African women
6. Theresa Ralph & Sarah Hill (Galileo Risk) 5:51:24
8. Hannele Steyn & Katja Steenkamp (Land Rover Jaguars) +0:59:00
Mixed teams
1. Sebastian Stark & Laura Stark (TBR-Werner) 5:27:59
2. Oscar Freire Gomez & Natalia Fischer Egusquiza (MMR Mixed) +0:02:00
3. Florence Darbellay & Eric Morard (Nardinature) +0:14:00
4. David Miller & Shayna Powless (Miller Paneling) +0:15:00
5. Martin Dreyer & Jeannie Dreyer (Above and Beyond) +0:20:00
General classification
Elite women
1. Annika Langvad & Anna van der Breggen (Investec-songo-Specialized) 23:09:42
2. Candice Lill & Adelheid Morath (Summit Fin) +0:22:00
3. Ariane Lüthi & Maja Wloszczowska (Kross-Spur Racing) +0:52:00
4. Jennie Stenerhag & Mariske Strauss (Silverback-Fairtree) +1:00:00
5. Sabine Spitz & Nadine Rieder (Meerendal WIAWIS Rotwild) +1:20:00
6. Theresa Ralph & Sarah Hill (Galileo Risk) +2:32:00
7. Sonya Looney & Catherine Williamson (FreakShow SCOTT) +3:13:00
8. Hannele Steyn & Katja Steenkamp (Land Rover Jaguars) +6:37:00
African women
6. Theresa Ralph & Sarah Hill (Galileo Risk) 25:41:20
8. Hannele Steyn & Katja Steenkamp (Land Rover Jaguars) +4:05:00
Mixed teams
1. Sebastian Stark & Laura Stark (TBR-Werner) 23:55:47
2. Oscar Freire Gomez & Natalia Fischer Egusquiza (MMR Mixed) +0:47:00
3. David Miller & Shayna Powless (Miller Paneling) +0:58:00
4. Florence Darbellay & Eric Morard (Nardinature) +1:27:00
5. Martin Dreyer& Jeannie Dreyer (Above and Beyond) +1:30:00
