Absa Cape Epic, Stage 1: Results, Photos and Video
Nino Schurter and Filippo Colombo take the win and the lead; Annika Langvad and Sofia Gomez Villafane win again
Press Release from the Absa Cape Epic:
The men’s race sees a strong and very tactical competition, with the best outcome for SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing’s Nino Schurter (SUI) and Filippo Colombo (SUI). The Swiss duo takes their first stage win of the race and grabs the yellow leader jersey with an overall lead of 11 seconds ahead of Luca Braidot (ITA) and Simone Avondetto (ITA) from WILIER-VITTORIA. The women’s race sees another strong performance from Toyota|Specialized’s Annika Langvad (DEN) and Sofia Gomez Villafane (ARG). The Danish-Argentinian pair secures their second day win and extends their overall lead to 6 minutes 58 seconds.
RESULTS, STAGE 1:
Nino Schurter gets some serious air in Stage 1 of the Cape Epic, with teammate Filippo Colombo behind him. Photo by Nick Muzik/Cape Epic
Click below to see a video of the highlights from Stage 1 on Monday:
