A branch tears open rider’s arm on Monday’s first stage around Hermanus
Candice Lill and Amy Wakefield during stage 2 of the 2023 Absa Cape Epic race from Hermanus High School in Hermanus, March 21 2023. Picture: SAM CLARK
“It was pretty sore. It is what it is. My body did take a bit of a knock yesterday so we really just had to take it conservatively because I had had surgery for four hours,” said Wakefield. “We rode a bit defensively and wanted to keep in orange [the leader’s jersey], which we did.” The men’s race produced a similar scenario as South African Matt Beers and his American teammate, Chris Blevins , outplayed the Swiss pair of Nino Schurter and Andri Frischknecht as the race came to its conclusion. Beers, not known as a sprinter, was sent up the road by Blevins. Schurter, in turn, told Frischknecht to follow Beers and sit on his wheel. At the Epic, the winner of the stage is determined by where the second rider in the team finishes. All Schurter had to do was finish third.
“All we could ask for is a ‘throwaway day’ at the Epic because we would take out yesterday,” said Blevins. “It’s testament to the team believing in us and encouraging us after a bad day yesterday. I had just to stay focused. It was a fun finish for sure.”
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