Cape Epic 2017: Stage 4 Results

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The young guns celebrate their victory(Image credit: Cape Epic)

Race debutants Andri Frischknecht and Michiel Van der Heijden took a surprise victory for the Scott-SRAM Young Guns team, out-sprinting their elder counterparts Nino Schurter and partner Matthias Stirnemann (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing).

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Michiel Van der Heijden (Ned) / Andri Frischknecht (Swi) Scott-SRAM Young Guns	4:10:00
2	Nino Schurter (Swi) / Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Manuel Fumic (Ger) / Henrique Avancini (Bra) Cannondale Factory Racing XC	0:02:36
4	Christoph Sauser (Swi) / Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Investec-Songo-Specialized	0:03:17
5	Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Col) / Max Knox (RSA) Kansai Plascon	0:04:22
6	Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) / Daniel Geismayr (Aut) Centurion Vaude 2	0:04:57
7	Karl Platt (Ger)/ Urs Huber (Sui) Bulls	0:05:16
8	Alban Lakata (Aut) / Kristian Hynek (Cze) Topeak Ergon Racing	0:06:38
9	Nico Bell (RSA) / Gawie Combrinck (RSA) NAD Pro MTB	0:06:39
10	Frans Claes (Bel)/ Sebastien Carabin (RSA) Claes-Carabin	0:06:45

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Women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Esther Suss (Swi) / Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) Hansgrohe Cadence OMX Pro	5:05:58
2	Mariske Strauss (RSA) / Annie Last (GBr) Hansgrohe Cadence OMX Pro	0:03:02
3	Sabine Spitz (Ger) / Robyn De Groot (RSA) Ascendis Health	0:03:42
4	Ariane Luthi (Swi) / Adelheid Morath (Ger) Spur	0:07:37
5	Candice Lill (RSA) / Vera Adrian (Nam) DormaKaba SA	0:08:44
6	Carmen Bachacher (Aut) / Michelle Vorster ( Nam) Hollard-Velocity SportLab	0:08:48
7	Hielke Elferink (Ned) / Cornelia Hug (Swi) Meerendal CBC 2	0:12:05
8	Jeannie Bomford (RSA) / Samantha Sanders (RSA) Merchants	0:16:08
9	Fienie Bernard (RSA) / Dalene Van der Leek (RSA) LIVBeyond	0:23:37
10	Alice Pirard (Bel) / Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Spur Foundation	0:30:11

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Masters
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Cadel Evans (Aus) / George Hincapie (USA) BMC Absa Racing Team	4:38:28
2	Bart Brentjens (Ned) / Abraao Azevedo (Bra) CST Sandd American Eagle	0:00:45
3	Tomi Misser (Spa) / Ibon Zugasti (Spa) Orbea Factory	0:02:32
4	Thorsten Keller (Ger) / Friedrich Max (Ger) Rocky Mountain - toMotion	0:22:35
5	Igna De Villiers (RSA) / Paul Theron (RSA) LGE Midas/Slender-Wonder	0:23:32
6	Michael Creedon (Irl) / Andrew Cairns (RSA) Oakhaven Capital	0:23:56
7	Hannes Hanekom (RSA) / Ben Melt Swanepoel (RSA) @40	0:24:01
8	Fanie Venter (RSA) / Kobus Barnard (RSA) BusinessPrint	0:25:21
9	Nic Lamond (RSA) / Simon Lamond (RSA) Podium Sports	0:31:02
10	Richard Laurie (RSA) / Brent Russel (RSA) Eurocasa Gaggenau	0:31:35

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General Classification men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Manuel Fumic (Ger) / Henrique Avancini (Bra) Cannondale Factory Racing XC	15:18:13
2	Nino Schurter (Swi) / Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing	0:01:42
3	Christoph Sauser (Swi) / Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Investec-Songo-Specialized	0:02:15
4	Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Col) / Max Knox (RSA) Kansai Plascon	0:11:33
5	Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) / Daniel Geismayr (Aut) Centurion Vaude 2	0:12:44
6	Karl Platt (Ger)/ Urs Huber (Sui) Bulls	0:18:50
7	Michiel Van der Heijden (Ned) / Andri Frischknecht (Swi) Scott-SRAM Young Guns	0:22:13
8	Alban Lakata (Aut) / Kristian Hynek (Cze) Topeak Ergon Racing	0:25:10
9	Jochen Kaess (Ger) / Markus Kaufmann (Ger) Centurion Vaude	0:27:27
10	Frans Claes (Bel)/ Sebastien Carabin (RSA) Claes-Carabin	0:34:47

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General Classification women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Esther Suss (Swi) / Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) Hansgrohe Cadence OMX Pro	18:19:21
2	Sabine Spitz (Ger) / Robyn De Groot (RSA) Ascendis Health	0:12:40
3	Mariske Strauss (RSA) / Annie Last (GBr) Hansgrohe Cadence OMX Pro	0:27:24
4	Ariane Luthi (Swi) / Adelheid Morath (Ger) Spur	0:50:49
5	Candice Lill (RSA) / Vera Adrian (Nam) DormaKaba SA	0:56:12
6	Carmen Bachacher (Aut) / Michelle Vorster ( Nam) Hollard-Velocity SportLab	1:09:44
7	Hielke Elferink (Ned) / Cornelia Hug (Swi) Meerendal CBC 2	1:14:14
8	Jeannie Bomford (RSA) / Samantha Sanders (RSA) Merchants	1:23:00
9	Fienie Bernard (RSA) / Dalene Van der Leek (RSA) LIVBeyond	2:19:14
10	Alice Pirard (Bel) / Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Spur Foundation	2:20:02

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General Classification masters
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Tomi Misser (Spa) / Ibon Zugasti (Spa) Orbea Factory	17:09:17
2	Bart Brentjens (Ned) / Abraao Azevedo (Bra) CST Sandd American Eagle	0:03:23
3	Cadel Evans (Aus) / George Hincapie (USA) BMC Absa Racing Team	0:09:23
4	Thorsten Keller (Ger) / Friedrich Max (Ger) Rocky Mountain - toMotion	1:23:32
5	Manuel Rojo Nieto (Spa) / Jorge Lopez Janeiro (Spa) Gacosur Iedes Centauro	1:26:44
6	Igna De Villiers (RSA) / Paul Theron (RSA) LGE Midas/Slender-Wonder	1:28:47
7	Hannes Hanekom (RSA) / Ben Melt Swanepoel (RSA) @40	1:32:25
8	Richard Laurie (RSA) / Brent Russel (RSA) Eurocasa Gaggenau	1:54:09
9	Nic Lamond (RSA) / Simon Lamond (RSA) Podium Sports	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Michael Creedon (Irl) / Andrew Cairns (RSA) Oakhaven Capital	2:08:07