With Specialized Factory Racing controlling what was half road race and half mountain bike race, Burry Stander won a sprint finish at the Sea Otter Classic cross-country event on Sunday.

Stander out-kicked Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) in a three-man sprint finish on the Laguna Seca racetrack. Stander’s Specialized teammate Todd Wells finished third.

Todd Wells (Specialized) dominated the 2010 Sea Otter short course race from start to finish on Saturday. Wells went to the front from the start, immediately pushing the pace and stringing out the international-caliber field. Burry Stander was up there but ultimately finished second.

Team RSAWEB and Crank presents a series of daily highlights videos from the 2010 ABSA Cape Epic. This is Stage 8: Oak Valley – Lourensford.

Jose Hermida and Rudi Van Houts (Multivan Merida 2) claim the win for the final stage in a fast paced race from Oak Valley to Lourensford. Following in second place were Emil Lindgren and Fabian Giger of team Rabobank-Giant Off Road. Christoph Sauser and Burry Stander of team Songo-Specialized by DCM came in third.

Despite the best efforts of the chasing teams, Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm maintain their 11 minute lead in the final stage, to win their 3rd Cape Epic as a team.

The final day of the taxing 2010 Absa Cape Epic presented by adidas saw riders cover 65km and 1 640m of climbing, cycling from Oak Valley to their final destination at the Lourensford Wine Estate. Multivan Merida’s José Hermida and Rudi van Houts were first to cross the finish line in the final stage of this year’s Absa Cape Epic with the Bulls Team of Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm taking the overall victory.

It was a close call for the top teams in this year’s Absa Cape Epic as they battled it out to win the penultimate stage (Stage 7) of this year’s event. The Flückiger brothers, Lukas and Mathias, attained their dream of a second stage win.

The Flűckiger brothers’ team of Lukas (26) and Mathias (21) from Switzerland repeated last year’s final stage victory by winning stage 6 of this year’s Absa Cape Epic in 4:37.22,6. They were followed by the Swiss/South African duo of Christoph Sauser and Burry Stander (Songo-Specialized by DCM) in a time of 4:40.00,8 with the German Bulls Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm close on their heels in 4:40.00,9.

Team RSAWEB and Crank presents a series of daily highlights videos from the 2010 ABSA Cape Epic. This is Stage 5 – Worcester time trial.

Burry Stander (South Africa) & Christoph Sauser (Switzerland) riding for team Songo-Specialized by DCM claim their 3rd consecutive win, dominating the pace in the time trial stage.