Absa Cape Epic 2014 – Stage 3 – Winners Clip

Absa Cape Epic 2014 – Stage 3 – Winners Clip

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Published 27 March 2014

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Yesterday the third stage of the Absa CAPE EPIC 2014 took place. With 134km in distance and 1.800 climbing metres it was the longest stage of the whole week and the race once again proved to be the most exciting edition ever! The riders pushed hard to get from Arabella Wines (Robertson) to the Oak Estate near Greyton.

Stage 3 - Ergebnisse:

1st place: Meerendal Songo Specialized - 1-1 Christoph Sauser (SUI) / 1-2 Frantisek Rabon (CZE)
2nd place: Centurion-Vaude - 7-1 Markus Kaufmann (GER) / 7-2 Jochen Kaess (GER)
3rd place: Topeak-Ergon Racing - 8-1 Robert Mennen (GER) / 8-2 Kristian Hynek (CZE)
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