CURTAILED ON MEDICAL ADVICE
Blistering pace heats up shortened Epic stage
Tuesday’s second stage of the Absa Cape Epic was a lot shorter and faster than anyone planned, but it provided exciting racing with sprint finishes in the men’s and women’s categories.In a late-night decision, based on advice from the medical team worried about more extreme heat and humidity on the stage, the distance was reduced from a tough 102km from Hermanus to Greyton to a quick 62km blast to Caledon.The shorter route generated spectacular, tight racing.In the men’s event, Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy (Investec-Songo-Specialized) fought back from about a minute behind with 15km to go to lead the top three teams into the hastily erected finish at the Caledon Botanical Gardens.Their one-second advantage meant there was little change in the general classification with surprise leaders Cannondale Factory Racing’s Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini, third on stage 2, still 2min 39sec ahead after their victories on the opening two days’ riding.The Olympic and World Champion...
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