Cape Epic: Schurter and Forster win stage 4 TT

Swiss duo Nino Schurter and Lars Forster secured their fourth win during the stage 4 time trial at the Absa Cape Epic mountain bike race, with overall leaders Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini crossing the finish line second. The Brazilian-German team keeps the yellow jerseys for another day, while the gap to Schurter and Forster has decreased to just one minute and 13 seconds. Colombian Louis Meija & Italian Johnny Cattaneo complete the men’s podium.

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Men Stage 4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Nino Schurter (Swi) / Lars Forster (Swi) Scott-SRAM MTB-Racing1:38:00
2Manuel Fumic (Ger) / Henrique Avancini (Bra) Cannondale Factory Racing0:02:00
3Louis Meija (Col) / Johnny Cattaneo (Ita) 7C CBZ WILIER0:03:00
4Damiano Ferraro (Ita) / Samuele Porro (Ita) Trek Selle San Marco0:04:00
5Urs Huber (Swi) / Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) BULLS HeroesRow 4 - Cell 2
6Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Spa) / Ondrej Cink (Cze) KROSS-SPURRow 5 - Cell 2
7Daniel Geismayr (Aut) / Jochen Kaess (Ger) Centurion Vaude0:05:00
8Alan Hatherly (RSA) / Matthew Beers (RSA) SpecializedFoundationNADRow 7 - Cell 2
9Francesc Guerra Carretero (Spa) / Enrique Morcillo Vergara (Spa) BUFF SCOTT MTBRow 8 - Cell 2
10Martin Frey (Ger) / Simon Schneller (Ger) BULLS Youngsters0:06:00
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General Classification after stage 4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Manuel Fumic (Ger) / Henrique Avancini (Bra) Cannondale Factory Racing14:59:00
2Nino Schurter (Swi) / Lars Forster (Swi) Scott-SRAM MTB-Racing0:01:00
3Damiano Ferraro (Ita) / Samuele Porro (Ita) Trek Selle San Marco0:10:00
4Urs Huber (Swi) / Simon Stiebjahn (Ger) BULLS HeroesRow 3 - Cell 2
5Daniel Geismayr (Aut) / Jochen Kaess (Ger) Centurion Vaude0:21:00
6Alan Hatherly (RSA) / Matthew Beers (RSA) SpecializedFoundationNAD0:22:00
7Kristian Hynek (Cze) / Petter Fagerhaug (Nor) CanyonRow 6 - Cell 2
8Francesc Guerra Carretero (Spa) / Enrique Morcillo Vergara (Spa) BUFF SCOTT MTB0:28:00
9Louis Meija (Col) / Johnny Cattaneo (Ita) 7C CBZ WILIER0:33:00
10Karl Platt (Ger) / Alban Lakata (Aut) BULLS LegendsRow 9 - Cell 2
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Women Stage 4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Annika Langvad (Den) / Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Investec-songo-Specialized2:02:00
2Candice Lill (RSA) / Adelheid Morath (Ger) Summit Fin0:01:00
3Ariane Lüthi (Swi) / Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Kross-Spur Racing0:03:00
4Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) / Mariske Strauss (RSA) Silverback - Fairtree0:04:00
5Sabine Spitz (Ger) / Nadine Rieder (Ger) Meerendal WIAWIS Rotwild0:07:00
6Theresa Ralph (RSA) / Sarah Hill (RSA) Galileo Risk0:09:00
7Sonya Looney (USA) / Catherine Williamson (GBr) FreakShow SCOTT0:17:00
8Hannele Steyn (RSA) / Katja Steenkamp (RSA) Land Rover Jaguars0:27:00
9Jeanette Treherne (RSA) / Vivienne Turvey (RSA) T and T0:44:00
10Sarah Kaehler (Aus) / Kylie Burrows (NZl) Cable Logging Geraldine0:50:00
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General Classification after stage 4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Annika Langvad (Den) / Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Investec-songo-Specialized17:44:00
2Candice Lill (RSA) / Adelheid Morath (Ger) Summit Fin0:26:00
3Ariane Lüthi (Swi) / Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) Kross-Spur Racing0:34:00
4Jennie Stenerhag (Swe) / Mariske Strauss (RSA) Silverback - Fairtree0:52:00
5Sabine Spitz (Ger) / Nadine Rieder (Ger) Meerendal WIAWIS Rotwild1:08:00
6Theresa Ralph (RSA) / Sarah Hill (RSA) Galileo Risk2:05:00
7Sonya Looney (USA) / Catherine Williamson (GBr) FreakShow SCOTT2:41:00
8Hannele Steyn (RSA) / Katja Steenkamp (RSA) Land Rover Jaguars5:12:00
9Jeanette Treherne (RSA) / Vivienne Turvey (RSA) T and T7:46:00
10Hildegarde Cronje (RSA) / Auralia Edwards (RSA) Hils&Rails8:09:00

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