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Bigham and Van Jaarsveld victorious at EpicSunday, 03 April 2011 23:11 Team USN win the women's race at Absa Cape EpicSally Bigham and Karien Van Jaarsveld (team USN) finished in third place today (3:30.37,5) and are the overall winners of the Ladies category in 37:44.09.0. In second place overall are Eva Lechner and Nathalie Schneitter (team Colnago Arreghini Südtirol) in a time of 39:18.02,7. They also won the final stage of this year’s Absa Cape Epic in 3:29.04,7. In third place overall was the Absa aBreast team of Hanlie Booyens and Ischen Stopforth in 39:24.09,6. They finished in fifth place today in 3:43.49,0. In second place today was the Attix5 Ladies team of Hannele Steyn and Leana de Jager in a time of 3:30.30,1. Winner in the Ladies category of this year’s Absa Cape Epic, Karien van Jaarsveld (USN) comments that the race has been amazing. “This is my first Absa Cape Epic and winning it is so special. Everything’s come together as planned. It was absolutely wonderful to finish at Lourensford today. The crowd and fans were so supportive during the entire event.” Her UK team mate Sally Bigham adds: “We weren’t chasing a win and just wanted to maintain our lead and stay safe. We didn’t want to take risks at all. I’m really happy with the win and enjoyed it a thousand times more than racing in the Mixed. The Ladies category is definitely the way to go for me. We supported each other and made an excellent team. In this race your relationship with partner is so important. This was so special – words can’t describe it.” Says Nathalie Schneitter (team Colnago Arreghini Südtirol), who won today’s stage: “We knew we wouldn’t make it to the top and are happy with our second place after our 1 hour penalty earlier this week. I’m tired today but happy with our performance. It’s amazing to see how many people support the race. We wanted to win the final stage as we reckoned it’s the best one to win. All in all we won 6 of 8 the stages, so I think we’ve proved that we’re the fastest in this category.” Her team mate Eva Lechner adds: “I’m thrilled to be finished. Eight days is a long time and you had to get up every day and start again. It was lots of hours on the bike. Of course we’re disappointed that we didn’t win overall, but 6 wins are good. Maybe we’ll come back again to win.” Hannele Steyn of Attix5 Ladies enjoyed the final stage. “It was a beautiful race today. I’ve been teaching Leana for two years and in this Absa Cape Epic she learnt so much. This is such a nice venue to finish. I’ll be back next year and will ride my 10th Absa Cape Epic the following year with anyone, even Kevin Vermaak (founder and director of the Absa Cape Epic).”
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