{"id":201764,"date":"2019-03-18T20:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T19:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=201764\/"},"modified":"2019-03-18T20:00:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T19:00:43","slug":"cape-epic-stage-one-leading-positions-unchanged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/cape-epic-stage-one-leading-positions-unchanged\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Epic Stage One: Leading Positions Unchanged"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first stop of the Cape Epic after yesterday’s prologue confirms the leadership of the two teams that were in the lead, both in the men’s and women’s fields. Annika Langvad and Anna van der Breggen (Investec-songo-Specialized) increased their advantage by more than 5 minutes, while Schurter and Forster\u00a0lead Avancini and Fumic by 3 and a half minutes. After today’s controversy, tomorrow’s stage will be very colorful, and you can follow up for more\u00a0progress here…<\/p>\n

Complete results here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Stage 1 of the Absa Cape Epic was a day of consolidation with both the top men and women growing their leads significantly after a tough 111km day which started and finished in Hermanus on Monday. Prologue winners Annika Langvad and Anna van der Breggen (Investec-songo-Specialized) increased their lead in the Women\u2019s race with a dominant performance that saw them ride away from their rivals early and set up a lonely journey back to the start\/finish.<\/p>\n

Full Replay:<\/p>\n