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12th Giro del Capo - 2.5

South Africa, March 11-15, 2003

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Stage 1 - March 11: Durbanville - Durbanville, 132 km

Little Lill comes ahead of veteran Heppner

By Jean-Francois Quenet in Durbanville

Stage 1 podium
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Darren Lill, a lightly built 20 year old South African from the division III team HSBC, has claimed stage 1 in the Giro del Capo ahead of German veteran Jens Heppner, now riding for Team Wiesenhof. The former Team Telekom captain was close to taking the pink jersey again, as the same colour that he wore for 12 days in last year's Giro d'Italia is also used for the leader's jersey in the Giro del Capo, the only South African UCI stage race. The Giro del Capo was named after the Italian grand tour when it was created 12 years ago by the organisers of the Cape Argus Cycle Tour, who wanted to give a European flavour to African cycling.

"This is my third time riding the Giro del Capo," Lill explained after his win. "I felt the first stage today was more challenging than last year's. I was happy that I made the small group to the finish, then I won because I like sprinting from a small bunch. I'm confident now for the up and coming stages. It's going to motivate me to wear the jersey. The plan was to have someone from HSBC up the road all day and Jock Green did a fantastic job. He made the other teams expose themselves."

The bunch split on the second big climb of the day, so when Green got caught after 105 kilometres in front with only 15 km to go, the main bunch was made up of no more than 23 riders. It included five from Team Wiesenhof, which was setting up the sprint for Enrico Poitschke. Wiesenhof also had Under 23 Paris-Roubaix winner Eric Baumann who was looking really strong, but when four of them crashed together with 1 km to go, the sprint was pretty disorganised.

David George
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Behind Lill and Heppner, came Mattias Carlsson. The Swedish rider is a new signing for Team Ringerike (ex-Team Krone). "This is a fantastic way for us to start our second season," said directeur sportif Øyvind Lillehagen. He didn't expect his Scandinavian riders to do so well coming from a cold climate and racing under the strong African sun.

In fourth place was defending champion David George, who was also happy with his result. "It's a perfect position because I didn't want to get the leader's jersey too early", the Cape Town native explained. The two other climbers from Team Barloworld, Tiaan Kannemeyer and Jaco Odendaal, were also in the front group.

The Giro del Capo finishes on Saturday with a hilly time trial but the riders will have to overcome many more before that.

Photography

Images by Jean-Francois Quenet

Results

1 Darren Lill (RSA) HSBC                            3.33.22
2 Jens Heppner (Ger) Wiesenhof Leipzig
3 Mattias Carlsson (Swe) Team Ringerike
4 David George (RSA) Barloworld
5 Eckard Bergh (RSA) Minolta
6 Adrian Maaske (RSA) Minolta
7 Martin Laciak (Cze) e'Dsystem-ZVVZ
8 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld                    0.04
9 Mannie Heymans (RSA) Eyeperoptics/Queens
10 Jonathan Dayus (GBr) Team Ringerike                 0.11
11 Ian McLeod (RSA) HSBC                               0.14
12 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Wiesenhof Leipzig
13 Adrian Ilsley (RSA) Minolta
14 Morné Bester (RSA) Microsoft
15 Jock Green (RSA) HSBC                               0.20
16 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) HSBC                          0.25
17 Luke Roberts (Aus) Comnet-Senges                    0.29
18 Jaco Odendaal (RSA) Barloworld                      0.42
19 Eric Baumann (Ger) Wiesenhof Leipzig                0.59
20 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Wiesenhof Leipzig
21 Michal Precechtel (Cze) e'Dsystem-ZVVZ
22 Lubor Tesar (Cze) e'Dsystem-ZVVZ                    1.24
23 Martin Müller (Ger) Wiesenhof Leipzig               1.26
24 Eric Furstenburg (RSA) Eyeperoptics/Queens          4.11
25 Frank Dressler (Ger) Comnet-Senges                  4.30
26 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Ringerike
27 Henry Uys (RSA) Calcium-Hexal Panda
28 Wesley Cole (RSA) CSC/CVT                           6.24
29 Chris Willemse (RSA) Chris Willemse Cycles
30 Darryl Impey (RSA) Microsoft
31 Wolfgang Owczarek (Ger) Lamonta
32 Craig Butland (RSA) BOE/Italian Connection
33 Jacques Goosen (RSA) CSC/CVT
34 Alastair Andrews (RSA) SA Development
35 Paul Minnaar (RSA) BOE/Italian Connection
36 Konrad Siebrits (RSA) Chris Willemse Cycles
37 Hans-Jurgen Juratzek (Ger) Comnet-Senges
38 Daniel Meinke (Ger) Comnet-Senges
39 Reinhardt du Plessis (RSA) Minolta
40 Alex Galvin (RSA) Minolta
41 Mark Wilcox (RSA) CSC/CVT
42 Travis Allen (RSA) Calcium-Hexal Panda
43 Douglas Ryder (RSA) Microsoft
44 Johan van der Berg (RSA) Microsoft
45 Chris Esch (RSA) CSC/CVT
46 Daniel Spence (RSA) HSBC
47 Marcel Gono (Aus) e'Dsystem-ZVVZ
48 Simon Kessler (RSA) Microsoft
49 Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Lamonta
50 Armin Kroniger (Ger) Lamonta
51 Anton van der Merwe (RSA) BOE/Italian Connection
52 Lars Breiseth (Nor) Team Ringerike
53 Willie van Zyl (RSA) Eyeperoptics/Queens
54 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Team Ringerike                  6.38
55 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Barloworld
56 Eric Berthou (Fra) Barloworld
57 Martin Pieterse (RSA) Calcium-Hexal Panda           7.06
58 Kevin Evans (RSA) Vineyard Hotel/Breitling          9.00
59 Brian Loff (RSA) SA Development
60 Geddan Ruddock (RSA) Vineyard Hotel/Breitling
61 Alexander Milner (RSA) Sub 3                        9.05
62 Claude Roestoff (RSA) SA Development
63 JP Fourie (RSA) HAV Carpets
64 Graeme Cronjé (RSA) Calcium-Hexal Panda             9.12
65 Neil Timm (RSA) BOE/Italian Connection
66 Lourens Calitz (RSA) Sub 3
67 Steve Sergeant (RSA) Vineyard Hotel/Breitling
68 Sebastian Drenker (Ger) Lamonta
69 Dirk Vobbe (RSA) Vineyard Hotel/Breitling
70 Verdi Farao (RSA) SA Development                   15.14
71 Robbie Rodrigues (RSA) BOE/Italian Connection
72 Simon Brown (RSA) CSC/CVT                          15.20
73 Philip Schoeman (RSA) Sub 3                        15.25
74 Jean-Claude Pretorius (RSA) Chris Willemse Cycle   15.28
75 Jaco Ferreira (RSA) Eyeperoptics/Queens
76 Charl Van Wyk (RSA) Sub 3
77 Rupert Rheeder (RSA) Eyeperoptics/Queens
78 Pierre-Henri Olivier (RSA) Sub 3
79 Wayne du Randt (RSA) Calcium-Hexal Panda           26.46
80 Bradley Smith (RSA) SA Development
81 Thaabit Price (RSA) Chris Willemse Cycles          27.30
82 Gareth Rawson (RSA) HAV Carpets                    29.25
83 JC Jooste (RSA) HAV Carpets
84 Marco van Dommelen (RSA) HAV Carpets
 
General classification after stage 1

1 Darren Lill (RSA) HSBC                              3.33.12
2 Jens Heppner (Ger) Wiesenhof Leipzig                   0.04
3 Mattias Carlsson (Swe) Team Ringerike                  0.06
4 David George (RSA) Barloworld                          0.10
5 Eckard Bergh (RSA) Minolta
6 Adrian Maaske (RSA) Minolta
7 Martin Laciak (Cze) e'Dsystem-ZVVZ
8 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld                      0.14
9 Mannie Heymans (RSA) Eyeperoptics/Queens
10 Jonathan Dayus (GBr) Team Ringerike                   0.21
11 Morné Bester (RSA) Microsoft                          0.23
12 Ian McLeod (RSA) HSBC                                 0.24
13 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Wiesenhof Leipzig
14 Adrian Ilsley (RSA) Minolta
15 Jock Green (RSA) HSBC
16 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) HSBC                            0.35
17 Luke Roberts (Aus) Comnet-Senges                      0.39
18 Jaco Odendaal (RSA) Barloworld                        0.52
19 Eric Baumann (Ger) Wiesenhof Leipzig                  1.07
20 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Wiesenhof Leipzig                1.09
21 Michal Precechtel (Cze) e'Dsystem-ZVVZ
22 Lubor Tesar (Cze) e'Dsystem-ZVVZ                      1.34
23 Martin Müller (Ger) Wiesenhof Leipzig                 1.36
24 Eric Furstenburg (RSA) Eyeperoptics/Queens            4.21
25 Frank Dressler (Ger) Comnet-Senges                    4.40
26 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Ringerike
27 Henry Uys (RSA) Calcium-Hexal Panda
28 Johan van der Berg (RSA) Microsoft                    6.33
29 Wesley Cole (RSA) CSC/CVT                             6.34
30 Chris Willemse (RSA) Chris Willemse Cycles
31 Darryl Impey (RSA) Microsoft
32 Wolfgang Owczarek (Ger) Lamonta
33 Craig Butland (RSA) BOE/Italian Connection
34 Jacques Goosen (RSA) CSC/CVT
35 Alastair Andrews (RSA) SA Development
36 Paul Minnaar (RSA) BOE/Italian Connection
37 Konrad Siebrits (RSA) Chris Willemse Cycles
38 Hans-Jurgen Juratzek (Ger) Comnet-Senges
39 Daniel Meinke (Ger) Comnet-Senges
40 Reinhardt du Plessis (RSA) Minolta
41 Alex Galvin (RSA) Minolta
42 Mark Wilcox (RSA) CSC/CVT
43 Travis Allen (RSA) Calcium-Hexal Panda
44 Douglas Ryder (RSA) Microsoft
45 Chris Esch (RSA) CSC/CVT
46 Daniel Spence (RSA) HSBC
47 Marcel Gono (Aus) e'Dsystem-ZVVZ
48 Simon Kessler (RSA) Microsoft
49 Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Lamonta
50 Armin Kroniger (Ger) Lamonta
51 Anton van der Merwe (RSA) BOE/Italian Connection
52 Lars Breiseth (Nor) Team Ringerike
53 Willie van Zyl (RSA) Eyeperoptics/Queens
54 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Team Ringerike                    6.48
55 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Barloworld
56 Eric Berthou (Fra) Barloworld
57 Martin Pieterse (RSA) Calcium-Hexal Panda             7.16
58 Kevin Evans (RSA) Vineyard Hotel/Breitling            9.10
59 Brian Loff (RSA) SA Development
60 Geddan Ruddock (RSA) Vineyard Hotel/Breitling
61 Alexander Milner (RSA) Sub 3                          9.15
62 Claude Roestoff (RSA) SA Development
63 JP Fourie (RSA) HAV Carpets
64 Graeme Cronjé (RSA) Calcium-Hexal Panda               9.22
65 Neil Timm (RSA) BOE/Italian Connection
66 Lourens Calitz (RSA) Sub 3
67 Steve Sergeant (RSA) Vineyard Hotel/Breitling
68 Sebastian Drenker (Ger) Lamonta
69 Dirk Vobbe (RSA) Vineyard Hotel/Breitling
70 Robbie Rodrigues (RSA) BOE/Italian Connection        15.24
71 Simon Brown (RSA) CSC/CVT                            15.30
72 Philip Schoeman (RSA) Sub 3                          15.35
73 Pierre-Henri Olivier (RSA) Sub 3                     15.36
74 Jean-Claude Pretorius (RSA) Chris Willemse Cycles    15.38
75 Jaco Ferreira (RSA) Eyeperoptics/Queens
76 Charl Van Wyk (RSA) Sub 3
77 Rupert Rheeder (RSA) Eyeperoptics/Queens
78 Verdi Farao (RSA) SA Development                     15.44
79 Wayne du Randt (RSA) Calcium-Hexal Panda             26.56
80 Bradley Smith (RSA) SA Development
81 Thaabit Price (RSA) Chris Willemse Cycles            27.40
82 Gareth Rawson (RSA) HAV Carpets                      29.35
83 JC Jooste (RSA) HAV Carpets
84 Marco van Dommelen (RSA) HAV Carpets

Points classification
 
1 Darren Lill (RSA) HSBC                                 10 pts
2 Jens Heppner (Ger) Wiesenhof Leipzig                    6
3 Jock Green (RSA) HSBC                                   6
4 Mattias Carlsson (Swe) Team Ringerike                   4
5 Eric Baumann (Ger) Wiesenhof Leipzig                    2
6 Pierre-Henri Olivier (RSA) Sub 3                        2
7 Johan van der Berg (RSA) Microsoft                      1
8 Morné Bester (RSA) Microsoft                            1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jock Green (RSA) HSBC                                  16 pts
2 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) HSBC                              9
3 David George (RSA) Barloworld                           8
4 Pierre-Henri Olivier (RSA) Sub 3                        6
5 Jaco Odendaal (RSA) Barloworld                          5
6 Adrian Ilsley (RSA) Minolta                             4
7 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld                       3
8 Ian McLeod (RSA) HSBC                                   1

Teams classification

1 Minolta                                            10.40.20
2 HSBC                                                   0.20
3 Barloworld                                             0.32
4 Wiesenhof Leipzig                                      0.59
5 eD'System-ZVVZ                                         2.09
6 Ringerike                                              4.27
7 Eyeperoptics/Queens                                   10.25
8 Comnet-Senges                                         11.09
9 Microsoft                                             12.48
10 Calcium-Hexal Panda                                  17.46
11 BOE-Italian                                          18.58
12 CVT
13 Lamonta
14 SACF Developement                                    24.15
15 Vineyard Hotel/Breitling                             26.58
16 Chris Willemse                                       28.02
17 Sub 3                                                33.28
18 HAV Carpets                                        1.07.41