Wellington — Both teams that make up the Investec Songo Specialized stable strengthened their leads after the fourth stage at the 15th Absa Cape Epic on Thursday, but with three days remaining no one in their camp was taking anything for granted.The women’s race has been marked by the dominance of Annika Langvad and Kate Courtney, who won their fifth stage in five days and will go into Friday’s time trial with a 32min lead over South African Mariske Strauss and Brit Annie Last.The men’s race has been a rollercoaster. The Czech Express, Jaroslav Kulhavy, dragged his American partner, Howard Grotts, to second place over the 113km stage, and extended their overall lead to more than 4min over Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini.Three-time champion Ariane Luthi saw her challenge for a fourth title stopped on Thursday when her partner, Belgian Githa Michiels, was forced to withdraw due to illness. They had been in second place in the women’s category."Day by day it looks better and better,...
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