{"id":201905,"date":"2019-03-21T00:38:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T23:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=201905\/"},"modified":"2019-03-21T00:38:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T23:38:39","slug":"cape-epic-team-cannondale-gets-revenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/cape-epic-team-cannondale-gets-revenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Epic: Team Cannondale Gets Revenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JyiSEF6FrwA\" width=\"750\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One could not help but see the smile on Avancini&#8217;s face during the heated interview after the end of the third leg of the Cape Epic.\u00a0This stage overturned the general\u00a0ranking due to a puncture that Forster and Schurter were unable to repair.\u00a0They then continued on the\u00a0rim until they were joined by the second Scott team who &#8220;loaned&#8221; him a wheel.\u00a0By then it was too late, however, because Fumic and Avancini had an advantage of about 9 minutes at the end of today&#8217;s race.\u00a0So the yellow jersey is their&#8217;s, with an advantage of 2 minutes and 41 seconds on the Scott-Sram team.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNinoSchurter%2Fvideos%2F686793888390589%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Replay:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SqNAHVOFr1M\" width=\"750\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not over until it&#8217;s over.\u00a0A disastrous rear-wheel puncture saw Scott-SRAM MTB-Racing grants the Yellow Jerseys to Cannondale Factory Racing on Wednesday, proving once again that the Absa Cape Epic is won only when you cross the finish line .<br \/>\nCannondale Factory Racing on Wednesday&#8217;s brutal 107-kilometer Stage 3 and ended up not only taking the stage win, but also firmly into first on the overall GC.\u00a0Henrique Avancini and Manuel Fumic now have a 2:41 buffer over Scott-SRAM MTB-Racing, with the BULLS Heroes outfit of Urs Huber and Simon Stiebjahn in third, 7:45 adrift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG1_GregBeadle-1105-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-201859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG1_GregBeadle-1105-1-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG1_GregBeadle-1105-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG1_GregBeadle-1105-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG1_GregBeadle-1105-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today was a special one for us,&#8221; was the word from Avancini after the finish.\u00a0\u201cThe approach to put the guys in the box early and just push a little bit here and there.\u00a0That&#8217;s what we did. &#8221;<br \/>\n&#8221; We went into the stage wanting to put the Yellow Jersey under pressure, &#8220;agreed Fumic.\u00a0&#8220;On the first long climb we were working hard on the front and saw Lars (Forster) was struggling.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;We Knew then we had them where we wanted them and we put on a little bit more pressure,&#8221; he added.<br \/>\nCannondale Racing Factory forced the pace up the iconic Groenlandberg climbed and then let it hang out further on the treacherous descent.\u00a0It was not long after that when Lars Forster slashed his rear tire.<br \/>\nScott-SRAM MTB-Racing, under the ice cool leadership of Nino Schurter, he stayed calm to repair the tire while the field streamed past.\u00a0However, the Houw Hoek Hotel water point at 60km.\u00a0Their back-up team (DSV-SCOTT-SRAM) eventually caught them and gave them a wheel, but then they had already lost a nine minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1365.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-201856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1365-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1365-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1365-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1365.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cannondale Factory Racing picked up their hydration vests at the Houw Hoek Hotel water point and forged ahead.\u00a0According to Fumic they didn&#8217;t attack or get overeager, instead opting to ride at a steady pace out front.\u00a0&#8220;There are still a few days to go so we tried to stay relaxed and consistent,&#8221; he said.<br \/>\nSchurter and Forster put in a phenomenal effort over the last 40-kilometers to limit their losses, eventually reducing the nine minutes down to 6:45.<br \/>\nBULLS Heroes (Urs Huber and Simon Stiebjahn) finished the second day while Damiano Ferraro and Samuele Porro of Trek Selle San Marco went one better than on Stage 2 to finish on the podium.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG3_GregBeadle-749.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-201861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG3_GregBeadle-749-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG3_GregBeadle-749-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG3_GregBeadle-749-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG3_GregBeadle-749.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scott-SRAM MTB Racing were not alone in their misery during the brutal stage, however.\u00a0Stage 2 runner&#8217;s up KROSS-SPUR suffered a severe mechanical after taking the Dimension Data hotspot on the top of Nuweberg.\u00a0The field but the fight against stage honors once again.<br \/>\nMatt Beers of SpecializedFoundationNAD crashed hard, buckling his wheel.\u00a0&#8220;He hit sharp rock which rolled his front wheel and put him on his side,&#8221; said partner Alan Hatherly.\u00a0&#8220;I actually thought we were done after that, but he picked himself up and we chased back to the group,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1344.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-201855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1344-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1344-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1344-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1344.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously after that our main concern was the Absa African Men&#8217;s Jersey, once we had reeled in IMBUKO GIANT we actually moved through the field.\u00a0I know we&#8217;re happy with that. \u201d<br \/>\nSpecialized FundamentalsNAD had the good fortune of being able to take a wheel from Jaroslav Kulhavy after Beers&#8217; crash.\u00a0Kulhavy was completing the stage only because his Investec-songo-Specialized partner, Sam Gaze, abandoned the race a few kilometers from the start after he did not recover from his Stage 1 crash.<br \/>\nNo doubt Specialized Foundation NAD will be targeting Thursday&#8217;s 43km time trial.\u00a0XCO specialists also targeting the time trial stage honors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1489.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-201857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1489-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1489-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1489-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_S3_NickMuzik_1489.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Podium third stage<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Cannondale Factory Racing 3-1 Manuel Fumic (Germany) 3-2 Henrique Avancini (Brazil) 04: 30.00.3<br \/>\n2. BULLS Heroes 6-1 Urs Huber (Switzerland) 6-2 Simon Stiebjahn (Germany) 04 : 32.24.7 +2.24.4<br \/>\n3. Trek Selle San Marco 10-1 Damiano Ferraro (Italy) 10-2 Samuele Porro (Italy) 04: 33.44,1 +3.43,8<\/p>\n<p><strong>General ranking<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Cannondale Factory Racing 3-1 Manuel Fumic (Germany) 3-2 Henrique Avancini (Brazil) 13: 19.31,9<br \/>\n2. Scott-SRAM MTB-Racing 4-1 Nino Schurter (Switzerland) 4-2 Lars Forster ( Switzerland) 13: 22.13.4 +2.41.5<br \/>\n3. BULLS Heroes 6-1 Urs Huber (Switzerland) 6-2 Simon Stiebjahn (Germany) 13: 27.17,0 +7.45,1<br \/>\n4. Trek Selle San Marco 10-1 Damiano Ferraro (Italy) 10-2 Samuele Porro (Italy) 13: 27.28.0 +7.56.1<br \/>\n5. Centurion Vaude 9-1 Daniel Geismayr (Austria) 9-2 Jochen Kaess (Germany) 13: 36.45.4 +17.13.5<br \/>\n6. Canyon 5-1 Kristian Hynek (Czech Republic) 5-2 Petter Fagerhaug (Norway) 13: 37.13.6 +17.41,7<br \/>\n7. Specialized\u00a0Funding NAD\u00a013-1 Alan Hatherly (South Africa) 13-2 Matthew Beers (South Africa) 13: 37.55.1 +18.23.2<br \/>\n8. BUFF SCOTT MTB 11-1 Francesc Guerra Carretero (Spain) 11-2 Enrique Morcillo Vergara (Spain) 13: 44.07,0 +24.35,1<br \/>\n9. BULLS Legends 2-1 Karl Platt (Germany) 2-2 Alban Lakata ( Austria) 13: 45.57,0 +26.25,1<br \/>\n10. 7C CBZ WILIER 25-1 Louis Meija (Colombia) 25-2 Johnny Cattaneo (Italy) 13: 51.45,4 +32.13,5<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage3_ShaunRoy_3973.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-201858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage3_ShaunRoy_3973-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage3_ShaunRoy_3973-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage3_ShaunRoy_3973-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage3_ShaunRoy_3973.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Four-time race winner and current Absa Cape Epic women&#8217;s category leader, Annika Langvad&#8217;s mantra for the craneer eight-day event has always been: \u201cNever to take anything for granted until you cross the finish line\u201d.\u00a0On Wednesday her conservative approach was once again vindicated as the second-placed team of Ariane L\u00fcthi and Maja Wloszczowska (Kross-Spur Racing) were pretty much blown out of contention by punctures.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE2019_Stage3_Sam-Clark_3N0A2511.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-201865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE2019_Stage3_Sam-Clark_3N0A2511-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE2019_Stage3_Sam-Clark_3N0A2511-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE2019_Stage3_Sam-Clark_3N0A2511-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE2019_Stage3_Sam-Clark_3N0A2511.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>Langvad and Anna Van der Breggen (Investec-songo-Specialized) had already established a lead at the first water point just 22km into Wednesday&#8217;s out-and-back Stage 3 from Oak Valley Estate.\u00a0I know when L\u00fcthi&#8217;s drama began, they were unaware of their nearest problemers even before the climb up the iconic Groenlandberg.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In the end the leading pair cruised home in 5:23:43 to record their fourth win from four stages.\u00a0Absa Cape Epic completed, the Danish \/ Dutch combination has established a massive 23-minute lead.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In the says for the minor placings, Candice Lill and Adelheid Morath (Summit Fin), who were with L\u00fcthi\u00a0They were followed home by Silverback-Fairtree&#8217;s Jennie Stenerhag and Mariske Strauss.\u00a0L\u00fcthi and Wloszczowska ended fourth on the stage, but just enough to hold third overall on GC.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage-3_JustinCoomber_-1759.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-201862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage-3_JustinCoomber_-1759-750x501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage-3_JustinCoomber_-1759-750x501.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage-3_JustinCoomber_-1759-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage-3_JustinCoomber_-1759.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;On the downhill after the Dimension Data Hotspot I flatted,&#8221; said L\u00fcthi after finally crossing the line.\u00a0&#8220;I didn&#8217;t even think I had hit anything.\u00a0Many other times I thought I was in danger of puncturing so it was quite a weird puncture actually.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe fixed it pretty quickly but then thought it safer to change the wheel.\u00a0At the tech zone we have changed the wheel, but we are sharing with our (male teammates) who have the same wheels.\u00a0So we took a wheel that they had already changed and it already had a plug in it.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe had to stop again because it lost air, so we actually had to fix the guys&#8217; problem and that cost us time again.\u00a0Then we had to change the wheel to second time at the next tech zone.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;But this is the epic Cape and you have to keep going &#8230; never know what&#8217;s going to happen.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>There is no way Langvad will admit it, but it has been the dominance of the Investec-songo-Specialized train<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;It was good today,&#8221; said the four-time Absa Cape Epic women&#8217;s champion.\u00a0&#8220;I was not feeling good yesterday, but I felt much better and had a nice and steady day.\u00a0It was so brutal the terrain today.\u00a0There were so many rocks I can hardly feel my arms because I was so out there, but I am very happy to take the victory.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cThere was a hotspot early in the race and we decided to test our legs and those of our competitors up the first climb.\u00a0Once we had a gap we just decided to keep it steady and make others work hard if they wanted to catch. &#8220;<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;We did not hear about Ariane&#8217;s hassles.\u00a0We did not even know what was going on. &#8220;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage3_ShaunRoy_4257.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-201863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage3_ShaunRoy_4257-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage3_ShaunRoy_4257-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage3_ShaunRoy_4257-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_Stage3_ShaunRoy_4257.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Lill and Morath arrived with great grins as their move up to second overall was announced when they crossed the line.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Amazing result today,&#8221; said Lill.\u00a0&#8220;We certainly did not expect that.\u00a0Today was a stage where you had to think about how long it was.\u00a0If you blow yourself on Groenlandberg there are still so many climbs to go.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe were with Ariane when you could not get too excited and try and sprint away.\u00a0We just rode at our own pace.\u00a0It was not too easy to make any mistakes or mistakes. &#8220;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>On Thursday riders face a lot of time in the saddle, but the 43km time trial that starts and finishes at Oak Valley favors the stronger riders.\u00a0Langvad and Van der Breggen are likely to increase their lead &#8211; barring any incidents of course.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Amy McDougall is team leader Sam Sanders to ride on alone in the Leopard jersey.\u00a0Their withdrawal leaves the Galileo Risk pairing of Theresa Ralph and Sarah Hill to take over the top<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG3_GregBeadle-749-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-201864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG3_GregBeadle-749-1-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG3_GregBeadle-749-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG3_GregBeadle-749-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ACE19_STG3_GregBeadle-749-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Women&#8217;s podium third stage<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Investec-songo-Specialized 50-1 Annika Langvad (Denmark) 50-2 Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands) 05: 23.43,3<br \/>\n2. Summit Fin 54-1 Candice Lill (South Africa) 54-2 Adelheid Morath (Germany) 05: 29.35,3 +5.52.0<br \/>\n3. Silverback &#8211; Fairtree 52-1 Jennie Stenerhag (Sweden) 52-2 Mariske Strauss (South Africa) 05: 43.37,0 +19.53,7<\/div>\n<p><strong>General ranking<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Investec-songo-Specialized 50-1 Annika Langvad (Denmark) 50-2 Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands) 15: 42.52,8<br \/>\n2. Fin Summit 54-1 Candice Lill (South Africa) 54-2 Adelheid Morath (Germany) 16: 06.36.6 +23.43.8<br \/>\n3. Kross-Spur Racing 53-1 Ariane L\u00fcthi (Switzerland) 53-2 Maja Wloszczowska (Poland) 16: 12.40.6 +29.47.8<br \/>\n4. Silverback &#8211; Fairtree 52- 1 Jennie Stenerhag (Sweden) 52-2 Mariske Strauss (South Africa) 16: 30.28,1 +47.35,3<br \/>\n5. Meerendal WIAWIS Rotwild 51-1 Sabine Spitz (Germany) 51-2 Nadine Rieder (Germany) 16: 43.24,7 +1: 00.31.9<br \/>\n6. Galileo Risk 56-1 Theresa Ralph (South Africa) 56-2 Sarah Hill (South Africa) 17: 38.11.4 +1: 55.18,6<br \/>\n7. FreakShow SCOTT 57-1 Sonya Looney (United States of America) 57-2 Catherine Williamson (England) 18: 06.23,4 +2: 23.30,6<br \/>\n8. Land Rover Jaguars 46-1 Hannele Steyn (South Africa) 46- 2 Katja Steenkamp (South Africa) 20: 27.03.6 +4: 44.10.8<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cape-epic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Complete rankings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One could not help but see the smile on Avancini&#8217;s face during the heated interview after the end of the third leg of the Cape Epic.\u00a0This stage overturned the general\u00a0ranking due to a puncture that Forster and Schurter were unable to repair.\u00a0They then continued on the\u00a0rim until they were joined by the second Scott team who &#8220;loaned&#8221; him a wheel.\u00a0By then it was too late, however, because Fumic and Avancini had an advantage of about 9 minutes at the end of today&#8217;s race.\u00a0So the yellow jersey is their&#8217;s, with an advantage of 2 minutes and 41 seconds on the 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