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Cape Epic #4: Again Beers and Blevins but Scott takes the leader's jersey

Three of a kind for the Specialized-Toyota-NinetyOne duo Matthew Beers and Christopher Blevins. Among the women, victory went to the couple Kim Le Court and Vera Looser of Efficient Infiniti Insure.

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March 23 2023

The Mens Podiun (LR) ORBEA x Leatt x Speed Company, Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne and Scott SRAM MTB Racing- Photo by Nick Muzik/Cape Epic

Team Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne's Matthew Beers (RSA) and Christopher Blevins (USA) cruised to their fourth stage win in today's time trial at breakneck pace. The German duo Georg Egger (GER) and Lukas Baum (GER) of the ORBEA x Leatt x Speed Company team finished second 22 seconds behind and the leaders of the general classification Nino Schurter (SUI) and SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing's Andri Frischknecht (SUI) lost important time in the General Classification with a delay of 2 minutes and 23 seconds.

In the women's race Team Efficient Infiniti Insure of Kim Le Court (MRI) and Vera Looser (NAM) managed to fight for their second stage win. e-FORT.net: SeattleCoffeeCo team leaders Amy Wakefield (RSA) and Candice Lill (RSA) finished in second place. They were able to extend their lead in the overall standings as the NinetyOne-Songo-Specialized team of Sofia Gomez Villafane (ARG) and Katerina Nash (CZE) finished behind them in third place.

ACE23_Stage4_NickMuzik_6050 — Matt Beers and Christopher Blevins – Photo by Nick Muzik/Cape Epic

ACE23_Stage4_NickMuzik_5930 — Matt Beers and Christopher Blevins – Photo by Nick Muzik/Cape Epic

The Italians did well, with the Wilier Pirelli cup in 5th place while the crisis for the Porro/Nibali couple finished in 22nd place and dropped to 9th place overall.

STAGE 4 MEN

1	Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne	Matthew BEERS	Christopher BLEVINS	01:45:09.5
2	ORBEA x Leatt x Speed Company	Georg EGGER	Lukas BAUM	+ 00: 00: 22.6
3	SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing	Nino SCHURTER	Andri FRISCHKNECHT	+ 00: 02: 23.9
4	Canyon Northwave MTB	Andreas SEEWALD	Martin STOSHEK	+ 00: 04: 15.7
5	Wilier Pirelli Factory	Fabian RABENSTEINER	Wout ALLEMAN	+ 00: 04: 46.6

COMPLETE RANKING

MEN'S GENERAL AFTER 4 STAGES

1	SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing	Nino SCHURTER	Andri FRISCHKNECHT	15:20:31.2
2	ORBEA x Leatt x Speed Company	Georg EGGER	Lukas BAUM	+ 00: 01: 11.5
3	Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne	Matthew BEERS	Christopher BLEVINS	+ 00: 05: 16.3
4	Wilier Pirelli Factory	Fabian RABENSTEINER	Wout ALLEMAN	+ 00: 07: 19.9
5	Canyon Northwave MTB	Andreas SEEWALD	Martin STOSHEK	+ 00: 19: 03.0

COMPLETE RANKING

STAGE 4 FEMALE

1	Efficient Infiniti Insure	Kim LE COURT	Vera LOOSER	02:09:32.1
2	e-FORT.net : SeattleCoffeeCo	Amy WAKEFIELD	Candice LILL	+ 00: 02: 52.6
3	NinetyOne-Songo-Specialized.	Sofia GOMEZ VILLAFANE	Katerina NASH	+ 00: 05: 13.4
4	Cannondale Vas Arabay.	Greet STEINBURG	Monica Yuliana CALDERON MARTINEZ	+ 00: 14: 44.9
5	8capital	Janka KESEG STEVKOVA	Martina KRAHULCOVA	+ 00: 14: 55.4

COMPLETE RANKING

FEMALE GENERAL AFTER 4 STAGES

1	e-FORT.net : SeattleCoffeeCo	Amy WAKEFIELD	Candice LILL	18:58:09.3
2	NinetyOne-Songo-Specialized.	Sofia GOMEZ VILLAFANE	Katerina NASH	+ 00: 10: 42.2
3	Efficient Infiniti Insure	Kim LE COURT	Vera LOOSER	+ 00: 16: 29.9
4	Cannondale Vas Arabay.	Greet STEINBURG	Monica Yuliana CALDERON MARTINEZ	+ 01: 37: 03.7
5	8capital	Janka KESEG STEVKOVA	Martina KRAHULCOVA	+ 01: 41: 55.3

COMPLETE RANKING

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