Stage 2 of the Cape Epic: the Cannondale team gives an encore a bit surprising since the marathon is not exactly the discipline of Fumic and Avancini.
After the Prologue raced yesterday, today the Cape Epic got underway with the first real stage. Yesterday Fumic and Avancini won in a course suited to them: in the prologue of a few kilometers where explosive strength was important. But today the program included a stage of 101km with 2300m of elevation gain and Manuel Fumic and the Brazilian Henrique Avancini of Cannondale Factory Racing surprised by winning after about 4h30 'of stage.
Also very good Leonardo Paez who together with the South African champion Knox finished the stage in eighth position at 5 ′ 35 ”, who run for the Italian Polimedical Team.
Fourteenth with 13 'and 07 ”late, Porro and Medvedev who finished third yesterday. Now I'm ninth overall. Damiano Ferraro together with Rabensteiner finish in 21st place.
CLASSIFICATION 2 ° STAGE, HERMANUS - HERMANUS
1. Cannondale Factory Racing | 8-1 Manuel Fumic (GER) | 8-2 Henrique Avancini (BRA) 4:25:35
2. Investec-Songo-Specialized | 3-1 Christoph Sauser (SVI) | 3-2 Jaroslav Kulhavy (CZE) +54 "
3. Centurion Vaude | 6-1 Jochen Kaess 6-2 Markus Kaufmann (GER) +3 ′ 46 "
4. Scott - SRAM MTB Racing team | 5-1 Nino Schurter 5-2 Matthias Stirnemann (SVI) +3 ′ 47 "
5. Centurion Vaude | 16-1 Nicola Rohrbach (SVI) | 16-2 Daniel Geismayr (AUT) +4 ′ 26 "
08. Kansai Plascon | 7-1 Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (COL) | 7-2 Max Knox (RSA) +5 ′ 35 "
14. Team Trek Selle San Marco | 2-1 Samuele Porro | 2-2 Alexey Medvedev +13 ′ 07 "
21. Team Trek Selle San Marco B | 13-1 Damiano Ferraro 13-2 Fabian Rabensteiner +21 ′ 18 "
26. Team Kansai Plascon | 21-1 Mirko Pirazzoli | 21-2 Alessandro Gambino +25: 28
GENERAL RANKING AFTER TWO STAGES
1. Cannondale Factory Racing | 8-1 Manuel Fumic (GER) | 8-2 Henrique Avancini (BRA) 5:27:27
2. Investec-Songo-Specialized | 3-1 Christoph Sauser (SVI) | 3-2 Jaroslav Kulhavy (CZE) +2: 41
3. Scott - SRAM MTB Racing team | 5-1 Nino Schurter 5-2 Matthias Stirnemann (SVI) +5: 24
4. Kansai Plascon | 7-1 Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (COL) | 7-2 Max Knox (RSA) +7: 25
5. Centurion Vaude | 6-1 Jochen Kaess 6-2 Markus Kaufmann (GER) +7: 45
6. Centurion Vaude | 16-1 Nicola Rohrbach (SVI) | 16-2 Daniel Geismayr (AUT) +8: 24
7. Bulls 1 | 1-1 Karl Platt (GER) | 1-2 Urs Huber (SVI) +8: 57
8. Topeak Ergon | Alban Lakata (AUT) | Kristian Hynek (CZE) +9: 47
9. Team Trek Selle San Marco | 2-1 Samuele Porro | 2-2 Alexey Medvedev +14: 50
10. Scott-SRAM Young Guns | Andri Frischkchnecht (SVI) | Michiel Van der Heijden (NL) +15: 22
20. Team Trek Selle San Marco B | 13-1 Damiano Ferraro 13-2 Fabian Rabensteiner +26: 18
26. Team Kansai Plascon | 21-1 Mirko Pirazzoli | 21-2 Alessandro Gambino +35: 28
