2015 Absa Cape Epic Stage 1 Highlights

Stage 1 took riders in a loop which started and ended at Oak Valley Wine Estate in the Elgin Valley. Swiss master, Christoph Sauser and his Czech teammate Jaroslav Kulhavy (Investec-Songo-Specialized) showed great form as they overcame a puncture to finish the day almost a minute ahead of Sauser’s great rival, Karl Platt of Germany, who is riding with Swiss strongman Urs Huber Team RECM’s Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad survived a crash scare to charge home and into the orange leader’s jersey once ag