Hello Steemers, more news from Africa ..
Schurter and Stirnemann today showed that are closest to winning the overall victory as they were again the fastest on the most demanding stage. Thanks to a great run today team Scott SRAM MTB Racing in the overall standings with his advantage in the strongest competitors, team Investec Songo Specialized increased to almost 7 minutes!
Upon completion of stage Schurter admitted that his team plan was to keep it as close to the team Investec Songo Specialized, and the opportunity to attack appeared to them right after another puncture Christoph Sauser. Excellent performance today had a runner-up team Kansal Plascon which perform the actual marathon champion South Africa Knox and multiple champion of Colombia Paez. Knox said that this year's race looks like cross-country race, he also noted that only two stages, between which is the present are the real marathon stages. With this statement agreed and a multiple winner of the race Sauser, he also said that a chance for a larger shift in the overall standings is extremely small.
Tomorrow is the decisive final stage that will drive the track length of 85 kilometers with 1350 meters of ascent.
Cheers!
@rcecelja
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