MOUNTAIN BIKING
Songo teams conquer the Epic
Investec Songo Specialised teams scoop top honours at the eight-day Absa Cape Epic
The Champagne bill for the Investec Songo Specialized teams will have been a large one on Sunday after their teams won the men’s and women’s categories at the eight-day Absa Cape Epic. Annika Langvad won her fourth Cape Epic and partner Kate Courtney her first at her first attempt, while Jaroslav Kulhavy won his third and his team-mate Howie Grotts his first. Dane Langvad and Courtney of the US won every stage except the seventh at Val de Vie. The French/Brazilian combo of Margot Moschetti and Raiza Goulao (PMRA/CST Racing team) won the 67km stage from Wellington to Paarl, with South Africans Candice Lill and Amy McDougall (Dormakaba) second and Sabine Spitz and Robyn de Groot (Ascendis Health) third. Langvad and Courtney took a comfortable fourth. Spitz and De Groot were second in the overall standings, with Mariske Strauss and Annie Last (Silverback-KMC) third). "It was not expected that we would win today," said Goulao. "We were just fighting for the top three again, but at about...
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