Stander, Sauser tighten Cape Epic grip with another stage win

March 30, 2012
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Stander, Sauser tighten Cape Epic grip with another stage win

South African Burry Stander and his Swiss teammate, Christoph Sauser (36One-Songo-Specialized) tightened their grip on the 2012 ABSA Cape Epic on Thursday when they won the 105km Stage 4 and extended their overall lead. The dust-coated teammates cruised across the finish line with broad grins in a time of four hours 42 minutes 49 seconds, securing their fourth stage...

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2012 Absa Cape Epic: Stage 4 – Photo’s

March 30, 2012
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Riders make their way over the Shaw's mountain during stage 4 of the 2012 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held at the Overberg Primary & High School in Caledon, South Africa on the 29 March 2012 - Photo by Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS

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Ironman champion Raynard Tissink still going strong in the 2012 Absa Cape Epic

March 29, 2012
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Ironman champion Raynard Tissink still going strong in the 2012 Absa Cape Epic

South African Ironman winner, Raynard Tissink is participating in this year’s Absa Cape Epic with Mr. African, Mannie Heymans, in order to raise funds for the JAG Foundation.  Team JAG (Tissink and Heynmans) is racing in the well-known black and yellow colours of the JAG Foundation, and is still going strong after Stage 4.   Tissink has competed in...

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Old Mutual joBerg2c reaches new frontiers

March 29, 2012
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Old Mutual joBerg2c reaches new frontiers

While some companies have decreased their investment in sports sponsorship, Old Mutual is finding it an effective tool to reach new frontiers.  The financial services provider has invited cyclists from emerging markets such as Kenya, Swaziland and Namibia to be part of the annual Old Mutual joBerg2c, the country’s longest paired mountain bike stage race, which takes place from...

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George, Evans claw their way back into Cape Epic contention

March 29, 2012
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George, Evans claw their way back into Cape Epic contention

A dream start turned into the worst nightmare for Nedbank 360Life’s David George and Kevin Evans as the 2012 ABSA Cape Epic got underway this week. But on Wednesday’s monster Stage 3 the pair clawed their way back into podium contention after losing 24 minutes due to a damaged tyre on Stage 1. Shortened slightly from 147km to 143km,...

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Stander & Suaser reign supreme in sprint finish

March 29, 2012
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Stander & Suaser reign supreme in sprint finish

Some may have called stage two “a fun day out”, but today was payback time. Stage three took riders from Robertson to Caledon – 147km with 2 900m of climbing. Dr. Evil cited four major climbs on the longest stage in Absa Cape Epic history, with the action starting around the 40-kilometre mark. The first was a six-kilometre dual...

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