16th Giro del Capo - 2.2

South Africa, March 4-8, 2008

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Stage 4 - March 7: Old Hellshoogte Pass - Hellshoogte, 148km

Photography

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Images by Raymond Cox/http://www.mirra.co.za
Jeremy Maartens (Team Neotel) with unzipped jersey due to the heat.
The danger break that couldn't stay away with Malaya va Ruitenbeek of Kuota-Senges (left) and Robert Hunter (Barloworld).
Burry Stander (Pro Mr Price WP) takes a left-hander at high speed.
A Marco Polo rider in pursuit of the front runners.
South African Neil Timm () Liqui Moly) coming through.
Dominique Cornu (Silence-Lotto) wins the stage on a solo effort.
The Belgian was totally exhausted after his effort in the 34-degree weather – not what a Belgian is used to in March.
He wanted to take a nap while still on his bicycle, but had to go to the podium instead.
Results

1 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Belgian National Team                3.43.06 (39.27 km/h)
2 Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld                                  0.12
3 Malaya van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Senges               0.15
4 Hichem Chabane (Alg) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub             0.18
5 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Barloworld                            
6 Johannes Kackelhoffer (RSA) House of Paints                       
7 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                               
8 David George (RSA) Team MTN                                       
9 Jacques J van Rensburg (RSA) Team Neotel                          
10 Dan Craven (Nam) Namibia                                     0.38
11 Michael Morkov (Den) Danish National Team                        
12 Felix Cardenas (Col) Barloworld                                  
13 Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld                                 0.49
14 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Senges                           
15 Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Senges                          
16 Sergiu Cioban (Mda) UCI World Cycling Centre                 1.07
17 Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub            
18 Stian Remme (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                      1.11
19 Travis Allen (RSA) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub              1.31
20 Mannie Heymans (Nam) Namibia                                     
21 Ian McLeod (RSA) Team MTN                                    1.36
22 Waldo Bergh (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling                      1.57
23 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                
24 Bart Brentjens (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team              
25 Richard Baxter (RSA) House of Paints                             
26 Sondre Sortveit (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                      
27 Morten Hegreberg (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                 2.30
28 Brandon Stewart (RSA) USN - Fulimput Clothing                3.18
29 Burry Stander (RSA) Pro Mr Price WP                              
30 Johann Rabie (RSA) Team Neotel                               3.30
31 Nicholas White (RSA) Team MTN                                    
32 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing                         3.36
33 Abdel Basat Hanachi (Alg) CSC/Marcello                       4.46
34 Ryan Kemp (RSA) Pro Mr Price WP                              5.31
35 Michael Van Staden (RSA) Southeby's Cosmetek                 5.35
36 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                     
37 Jaco Cronje (RSA) Liqui Moly                                 5.37
38 Max Knox (RSA) USN - Fulimput Clothing                       5.40
39 Yannick Lincoln (Mri) Velo Club (Mauritius)                  5.46
40 Jaco Ferreira (RSA) Computer-Smith                           5.52
41 Waylon Woolcock (RSA) Team MTN                               6.06
42 David Leiman (RSA) USN - Fulimput Clothing                       
43 James Perry (RSA) Team Neotel                                    
44 Johan Scheepers (RSA) Liqui Moly                                 
45 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Senges                          
46 Neil Timm (RSA) Liqui Moly                                       
47 Sorren Petersen (Den) Team Kuota - Senges                        
48 Barend Burger (RSA) Computer-Smith                               
49 Luthando Kaka (RSA) ACSIS                                    6.38
50 Reinardt J Van Rensburg (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling          6.48
51 Arran Brown (RSA) House of Paints                            7.26
52 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                               7.30
53 Ciarán Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                             7.35
54 Juraj Sagan (Svk) UCI World Cycling Centre                   8.28
55 Armand Snyman (RSA) Tekton Kitchens                          8.53
56 Macolm Lange (RSA) Team MTN                                  9.15
57 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub         
58 Oliver Munnik (RSA) Club 100                                     
59 Marc Bassingthwaighte (Nam) Namibia                              
60 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Pezula Racing                         9.41
61 Peter Seyffert (RSA) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub           10.44
62 Shaun Davel (RSA) Pro Mr Price WP                                
63 Dylon Girdlestone (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling                    
64 Martin Wesemann (RSA) Southeby's Cosmetek                        
65 Michael Sowerby (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling                      
66 Nico Bell (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling                            
67 Jay Thomson (RSA) Team MTN                                       
68 Travys Wilkins (RSA) CSC/Marcello                                
69 Erik Kleinhans (RSA) GT Maties                                   
70 Alistair Davies (RSA) Club 100                                   
71 James Tennent (RSA) Southeby's Cosmetek                          
72 Clinton Avery (NZl) UCI World Cycling Centre                     
73 Alex Milner (RSA) GT Maties                                      
74 Siyabonga Mnqwazi (RSA) ACSIS                                    
75 Jaco Venter (RSA) Team Neotel                                    
76 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Belgian National Team                      
77 Kurt Arendse (RSA) ACSIS                                    14.37
78 Gilbert Quevauviluers (RSA) CSC/Marcello                    15.52
79 Tamas Lengyel (Hun) Team Sparebanken Vest                        
80 Nolan Hoffmann (RSA) Team Neotel                                 
81 Anton Wynand (RSA) Venezia                                  16.19
82 Roan Exleby (RSA) USN - Fulimput Clothing                        
83 Alex Pavlov (RSA) Liqui Moly                                16.39
84 Anders Lund (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                          
85 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Danish National Team               16.51
86 Dawid Griessel (RSA) CSC/Marcello                           17.09
87 Dusty Day (RSA) Tekton Kitchens                             18.47
88 Werner Moolman (RSA) Venezia                                     
89 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Danish National Team                        
90 Michael F Christensen (Den) Danish National Team                 
91 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Danish National Team                      
92 Christophe Lincoln (Mri) Velo Club (Mauritius)                   
93 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                
94 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Danish National Team                      
95 Peter Strydom (RSA) Computer-Smith                               
96 Michael Pepper (RSA) House of Paints                             
97 Magnus Gouws (RSA) Tekton Kitchens                               
98 Havard Nybo (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                          
99 Ruan Benson (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling                          
100 Dean Edwards (RSA) House of Paints                         19.11
101 Evgeny Panayotov (Bul) UCI World Cycling Centre                 
102 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Belgian National Team                    22.29
103 Jason Du Preez (RSA) Computer-Smith                        22.59
104 Jeremy Maertens (RSA) Team Neotel                          24.37
105 Pieter Henning (RSA) Computer-Smith                        29.30
DNF Alexander Lambets (RSA) Computer-Smith                          
 
Sprints
 
Devon Place
1 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Danish National Team                      5 pts
2 Ciarán Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                                 3
3 Michael Morkov (Den) Danish National Team                        2
 
Paardeberg
1 Jay Thomson (RSA) Team MTN                                       5 pts
2 Macolm Lange (RSA) Team MTN                                      3
3 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub         2
 
Mountains
 
Cat 2: Hellshoogte
1 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                  10 pts
2 Malaya van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Senges                  8
3 Stian Remme (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                          6
4 Macolm Lange (RSA) Team MTN                                      5
5 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub         3
6 Ciarán Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                                 1
 
Cat 2: Hellshoogte
1 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                  10 pts
2 Malaya van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Senges                  8
3 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                6
4 Michael Morkov (Den) Danish National Team                        5
5 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                              3
6 Jacques J van Rensburg (RSA) Team Neotel                         1
 
Cat 2: Hellshoogte
1 Malaya van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Senges                 10 pts
2 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                   8
3 Michael Morkov (Den) Danish National Team                        6
4 Jacques J van Rensburg (RSA) Team Neotel                         5
5 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                              3
6 David George (RSA) Team MTN                                      1
 
Teams
 
1 Barloworld                                                11.10.06
2 Kuota-Senges                                                  1.05
3 Konica Minolta                                                2.08
4 MTN                                                           4.36
5 Sparebanken Vest                                              4.50
6 Trek - Marco Polo                                             8.41
7 House of Paints                                               8.53
8 Team Neotel                                                   9.06
9 Namibia                                                      10.36
10 USN - Fulimput Clothing                                     14.16
11 Liqui Moly                                                  17.01
12 Cyclelab Supercycling                                       18.41
13 Pro Mr Price WP                                             18.45
14 UCI World Cycling Centre                                    19.31
15 Pezula Racing                                               20.04
16 Southeby's Cosmetek                                         26.15
17 Computer-Smith                                              29.57
18 CSC/Marcello                                                30.34
19 ACSIS                                                       31.11
20 Belgian National Team                                       32.25
21 Danish National Team                                        35.28
22 Tekton Kitchens                                             45.39
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Barloworld                    14.26.03
2 Johannes Kackelhoffer (RSA) House of Paints                   1.04
3 Jacques J van Rensburg (RSA) Team Neotel                      1.08
4 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                               
5 Felix Cardenas (Col) Barloworld                               2.35
6 David George (RSA) Team MTN                                   2.40
7 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Senges                        3.15
8 Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld                                  3.28
9 Nicholas White (RSA) Team MTN                                 7.40
10 Bart Brentjens (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team          9.58
11 Dan Craven (Nam) Namibia                                    10.09
12 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Belgian National Team                 10.14
13 Michael Morkov (Den) Danish National Team                   10.33
14 Mannie Heymans (Nam) Namibia                                11.26
15 Burry Stander (RSA) Pro Mr Price WP                         12.51
16 Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld                                12.58
17 Ian McLeod (RSA) Team MTN                                   13.02
18 Stian Remme (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                     13.23
19 Ciarán Power (Irl) Pezula Racing                            13.54
20 Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub       14.01
21 Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Senges                     14.29
22 Sergiu Cioban (Mda) UCI World Cycling Centre                14.47
23 Waldo Bergh (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling                     15.37
24 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                16.13
25 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team           16.23
26 Waylon Woolcock (RSA) Team MTN                              16.34
27 Malaya van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Senges             16.36
28 Cameron Jennings (Aus) Pezula Racing                        17.00
29 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                              19.34
30 Hichem Chabane (Alg) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub           19.43
31 Sorren Petersen (Den) Team Kuota - Senges                   19.46
32 Morten Hegreberg (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                19.59
33 Reinardt J Van Rensburg (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling         20.28
34 Arran Brown (RSA) House of Paints                           21.06
35 Macolm Lange (RSA) Team MTN                                 21.43
36 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Belgian National Team                 22.33
37 Michael Van Staden (RSA) Southeby's Cosmetek                22.39
38 James Perry (RSA) Team Neotel                               23.23
39 Nico Bell (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling                       23.49
40 Johan Scheepers (RSA) Liqui Moly                            24.08
41 Johann Rabie (RSA) Team Neotel                              24.25
42 Shaun Davel (RSA) Pro Mr Price WP                           24.37
43 Luthando Kaka (RSA) ACSIS                                   25.21
44 Yannick Lincoln (Mri) Velo Club (Mauritius)                 25.35
45 Sondre Sortveit (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                 26.34
46 Richard Baxter (RSA) House of Paints                             
47 Jaco Ferreira (RSA) Computer-Smith                          26.40
48 Jaco Cronje (RSA) Liqui Moly                                26.42
49 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Senges                     28.06
50 Armand Snyman (RSA) Tekton Kitchens                         29.25
51 Michael Sowerby (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling                 29.36
52 Travis Allen (RSA) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub             29.39
53 Oliver Munnik (RSA) Club 100                                29.47
54 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub    30.19
55 Max Knox (RSA) USN - Fulimput Clothing                      30.24
56 David Leiman (RSA) USN - Fulimput Clothing                  30.30
57 Jay Thomson (RSA) Team MTN                                  31.34
58 Barend Burger (RSA) Computer-Smith                          31.36
59 Neil Timm (RSA) Liqui Moly                                  32.30
60 Travys Wilkins (RSA) CSC/Marcello                           33.17
61 Brandon Stewart (RSA) USN - Fulimput Clothing               34.09
62 Jaco Venter (RSA) Team Neotel                               34.40
63 Dylon Girdlestone (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling               34.41
64 Erik Kleinhans (RSA) GT Maties                                   
65 Havard Nybo (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                     35.24
66 Juraj Sagan (Svk) UCI World Cycling Centre                  36.30
67 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Danish National Team               37.23
68 Abdel Basat Hanachi (Alg) CSC/Marcello                      38.24
69 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Pezula Racing                        39.48
70 Alex Milner (RSA) GT Maties                                 40.04
71 Marc Bassingthwaighte (Nam) Namibia                         40.31
72 Ruan Benson (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling                     40.51
73 Anton Wynand (RSA) Venezia                                  41.06
74 Tamas Lengyel (Hun) Team Sparebanken Vest                   43.13
75 Alex Pavlov (RSA) Liqui Moly                                44.31
76 Evgeny Panayotov (Bul) UCI World Cycling Centre             44.41
77 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Danish National Team                 45.14
78 Ryan Kemp (RSA) Pro Mr Price WP                             45.51
79 Michael F Christensen (Den) Danish National Team            46.33
80 Christophe Lincoln (Mri) Velo Club (Mauritius)              46.37
81 Martin Wesemann (RSA) Southeby's Cosmetek                   47.34
82 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Danish National Team                   48.03
83 Casper Jorgensen (Den) Danish National Team                 48.05
84 Pieter Henning (RSA) Computer-Smith                         48.37
85 Roan Exleby (RSA) USN - Fulimput Clothing                   49.48
86 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Belgian National Team                     50.52
87 Anders Lund (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                     51.42
88 Gilbert Quevauviluers (RSA) CSC/Marcello                    52.53
89 Dean Edwards (RSA) House of Paints                          52.57
90 Peter Seyffert (RSA) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub           55.12
91 Siyabonga Mnqwazi (RSA) ACSIS                               55.35
92 Dawid Griessel (RSA) CSC/Marcello                           56.00
93 Kurt Arendse (RSA) ACSIS                                    59.28
94 Nolan Hoffmann (RSA) Team Neotel                          1.07.52
95 Alistair Davies (RSA) Club 100                            1.09.20
96 James Tennent (RSA) Southeby's Cosmetek                   1.10.18
97 Peter Strydom (RSA) Computer-Smith                        1.12.02
98 Michael Pepper (RSA) House of Paints                      1.13.10
99 Werner Moolman (RSA) Venezia                              1.13.12
100 Jason Du Preez (RSA) Computer-Smith                      1.17.06
101 Magnus Gouws (RSA) Tekton Kitchens                       1.18.21
102 Clinton Avery (NZl) UCI World Cycling Centre             1.19.15
103 Dusty Day (RSA) Tekton Kitchens                          1.33.52
104 Jeremy Maertens (RSA) Team Neotel                        1.34.33
105 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team        1.40.50
 
Points classification
 
1 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Barloworld                          16 pts
2 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Belgian National Team                     14
3 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Pezula Racing                            13
4 Michael Morkov (Den) Danish National Team                       12
5 Shaun Davel (RSA) Pro Mr Price WP                               12
6 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Senges                          10
7 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                   9
8 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Belgian National Team                          8
9 Hugo Sabido (Por) Barloworld                                     8
10 Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld                                    5
11 Max Knox (RSA) USN - Fulimput Clothing                          5
12 Jay Thomson (RSA) Team MTN                                      5
13 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Danish National Team                     5
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                  38 pts
2 Jacques J van Rensburg (RSA) Team Neotel                        36
3 Michael Morkov (Den) Danish National Team                       35
4 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                             32
5 Malaya van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Senges                 26
6 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Barloworld                          24
7 David George (RSA) Team MTN                                     19
8 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Pezula Racing                            16
9 Waylon Woolcock (RSA) Team MTN                                  14
10 Shaun Davel (RSA) Pro Mr Price WP                              12
11 Johannes Kackelhoffer (RSA) House of Paints                    11
12 Stian Remme (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                         6
13 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team               6
14 Macolm Lange (RSA) Team MTN                                     5
15 Hichem Chabane (Alg) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub               4
16 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Senges                          3
17 Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld                                    3
18 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub        3
19 Felix Cardenas (Col) Barloworld                                 2
20 Nicholas White (RSA) Team MTN                                   2
21 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Belgian National Team                     2
22 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Belgian National Team                         2
 
U23 classification
 
1 Jacques J van Rensburg (RSA) Team Neotel                  14.27.11
2 Burry Stander (RSA) Pro Mr Price WP                          11.43
3 Sergiu Cioban (Mda) UCI World Cycling Centre                 13.39
4 Waldo Bergh (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling                      14.29
5 Hichem Chabane (Alg) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub            18.35
6 Reinardt J Van Rensburg (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling          19.20
7 Michael Van Staden (RSA) Southeby's Cosmetek                 21.31
8 Johann Rabie (RSA) Team Neotel                               23.17
9 Luthando Kaka (RSA) ACSIS                                    24.13
10 Sondre Sortveit (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                 25.26
11 Armand Snyman (RSA) Tekton Kitchens                         28.17
12 Max Knox (RSA) USN - Fulimput Clothing                      29.16
13 Jay Thomson (RSA) Team MTN                                  30.26
14 Barend Burger (RSA) Computer-Smith                          30.28
15 Travys Wilkins (RSA) CSC/Marcello                           32.09
16 Jaco Venter (RSA) Team Neotel                               33.32
17 Dylon Girdlestone (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling               33.33
18 Juraj Sagan (Svk) UCI World Cycling Centre                  35.22
19 Daniel Kreutzfeldt (Den) Danish National Team               36.15
20 Alex Milner (RSA) GT Maties                                 38.56
21 Ruan Benson (RSA) Cyclelab Supercycling                     39.43
22 Evgeny Panayotov (Bul) UCI World Cycling Centre             43.33
23 Michael F Christensen (Den) Danish National Team            45.25
24 Pieter Henning (RSA) Computer-Smith                         47.29
25 Anders Lund (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest                     50.34
26 Peter Seyffert (RSA) Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub           54.04
27 Siyabonga Mnqwazi (RSA) ACSIS                               54.27
28 Kurt Arendse (RSA) ACSIS                                    58.20
29 James Tennent (RSA) Southeby's Cosmetek                   1.09.10
30 Magnus Gouws (RSA) Tekton Kitchens                        1.17.13
31 Clinton Avery (NZl) UCI World Cycling Centre              1.18.07
32 Dusty Day (RSA) Tekton Kitchens                           1.32.44
 
Teams classification
 
1 Barloworld                                                43.21.42
2 MTN                                                          11.49
3 Kuota-Senges                                                 27.12
4 Trek - Marco Polo                                            39.01
5 House of Paints                                              41.46
6 Team Neotel                                                  45.23
7 Sparebanken Vest                                             48.23
8 Namibia                                                      49.17
9 Konica Minolta                                               52.14
10 Cyclelab Supercycling                                       56.21
11 Pezula Racing                                             1.00.53
12 Pro Mr Price WP                                           1.09.17
13 Belgian National Team                                     1.18.15
14 UCI World Cycling Centre                                  1.18.36
15 Liqui Moly                                                1.19.47
16 USN - Fulimput Clothing                                   1.27.02
17 Danish National Team                                      1.29.45
18 Computer-Smith                                            1.32.37
19 CSC/Marcello                                              1.58.32
20 ACSIS                                                     2.16.51
21 Southeby's Cosmetek                                       2.16.58
22 Tekton Kitchens                                           3.18.05