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<\/a><\/p>\nSCOTT Factory Racing’s Matthys Beukes (left) and Philip Buys capture the overall stage win on Stage 5 of the 2013 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n Photo credit Zoon Cronje\/Nikon <\/p>\n The 70km leg from Herold to George included 1 698 metres of ascent, the most significant climb taking riders over the Outeniqua Mountains and down to the coastal belt on long forest descents. But the rain made the stage particularly challenging, with most riders experiencing total brake pad wear before the second water point, halfway into the stage.<\/p>\n Buys and Beukes, winners of the prologue and Stage 4, attacked from the start of the stage in an ambitious effort to reclaim the overall lead they held on Day 1. They built up a 4:50 lead by halfway, but Beukes \u2018s brake pads wore completely through, forcing him to dismount and run down all the steep descents. They crossed the finish line in 02 hours 56 minutes 56 seconds.<\/p>\n Defending champions, Westvaal Bells Cycling’s Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell charge towards second place on Stage 5 of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n Photo credit Zoon Cronje\/Nikon<\/p>\n Defending champions, Westvaal Bells Cycling\u2019s Gawie Combrinck (RSA) and Nico Bell (RSA) closed down SCOTT Factory Racing\u2019s lead in the final 20km to finish second 1:33 back with overall leaders, Team RE:CM\u2019s Erik Kleinhans (RSA) and Waylon Woolcock (RSA), taking third place 7:41 down.<\/p>\n Buys and Beukes\u2019 effort saw them move from fourth to second overall, 10:40 off Woolcock and Kleinhans. Former leaders, FedGroup Itec\u2019s Brandon Stewart (RSA) and Konny Looser (RSA), dropped from second down to third 18:15 back.<\/p>\n Overall leaders, Team RE:CM’s Erik Kleinhans (front) and Waylon Woolcock negotiate stoney climb during Stage 5 of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n Photo credit Zoon Cronje\/Nikon<\/p>\n RE:CM Davinci\u2019s Annika Langvad (DEN) and Ariane Kleinhans (SUI) secured their sixth consecutive stage win and extended their overall lead in the women\u2019s division. Defending champions, Klein Karoo Chicks\u2019 Yolande Speedy (RSA) and Yolande de Villiers (RSA) achieved their best finish of the 2013 edition with second place, moving them from fourth to third overall.<\/p>\n \u201cIt sounds strange, but Phil and I really enjoyed this stage,\u201d smiled a drenched, muddy Beukes. \u201cWe decided yesterday, after a couple of bad stages, to see if we can still win this race so needed to attack early on. It paid off and we\u2019re now up to second. Tomorrow is the last chance and we\u2019ll give it everything again.\u201d<\/p>\n Team RE:CM Davinci’s Annika Langvad (right) hugs teammate Ariane Kleinhans after they won Stage 5 and extended their women’s category lead on Stage 5 of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n Photo credit Zoon Cronje\/Nikon<\/p>\n \u201cPhil still had some front brake left but I had no brakes for the last 20km. I had to hold onto Phil\u2019s arm to slow down on some descents and had to run down the steep downhills. Luckily we managed to still stay ahead and win the stage,\u201d added Beukes.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have been riding very conservatively to lower our risk of a crash or a bike problem. In mountain biking nothing is certain,\u201d said Ariane Kleinhans.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have also tried to stay near the front at the start of each stage. The further back you ride in the bunch, the more chance you have of crashing if someone ahead of you goes down. At first it was about getting the overall lead, but now it\u2019s about managing risk,\u201d added Kleinhans.<\/p>\n In the Mixed category there was another leadership change with Cube Nutswerk MTB\u2019s Birgit Lavrijssen (NED) and Marco Minnaard (NED) reclaiming the top spot by winning the stage and displacing overnight leaders, Asrin Cycling 3\u2019s Jennie Stenerhag (SWE) and Craig Gerber (RSA), who now trail the Dutch team by 2:26.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n