South African Alan Gordon placed third on stage five and retained his overall lead in the Crocodile Trophy in Mareeba, Australia, today.
The stage was won by Belgium’s Stijn van Boxstael, with Dutchman Bart Classens second.
Switzerland’s Angelika Tazreiter won the elite women’s event.

Alan Gordon placed third on stage five and retained his lead in the Crocodile Trophy in Mareeba, Australia, today. Photo: Crocodile Trophy
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Stage five results
Elite men
1. Stijn van Boxstael (BEL) 4:49:54
2. Bart Classens (NED) 4:51:31
3. Alan Gordon (RSA) 4:51:47
4. Brandan Marquez Fernandez (ESP) 4:51:57
5. Michael England (AUS) 4:51:58
6. Alex Malone (AUS) 4:52:36
7. Lukas Kaufmann (SUI) 5:04:01
8. Carel van Wyk (RSA) 5:23:01
Elite women
1. Angelika Tazreiter (SUI) 5:27:53
General classification
Elite men
1. Alan Gordon (RSA) 20:24:07
2. Michael England (AUS) 20:30:13
3. Bart Classens (NED) 20:35:56
4. Brandan Marquez Fernandez (ESP) 20:36:31
5. Stijn van Boxstael (BEL) 21:18:22
6. Alex Malone (AUS) 21:39:23
7. Lukas Kaufmann (SUI) 21:50:27
8. Carel van Wyk (RSA) 23:42:13
Elite women
1. Angelika Tazreiter (SUI) 24:18:16





