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Everybody was relaxed in the bunch and I think that is a sign of fatigue setting in. The race started with the climb up Groenlandberg, said Stander.</p><p>
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Luckily we had the legs and we are very happy with another stage win.</p><p>
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Even though they dont want to talk about an overall victory as a certainty at this stage, it seems unavoidable that the Swiss and South African will win this years Epic.</p><p>
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They will dethrone defending champions Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm from Germany.</p><p>
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Im not sure that it is a case of the Bulls (Platt and Sahm) being slower this year. We are riding more conservative and all the bad luck that hampered us in previous years stayed away thus far. At the moment it is all down to leg power, Stander said.</p><p>
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Saturdays penultimate stage is on Oak Valley over 119 km.</p>
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</p><p>
Everybody was relaxed in the bunch and I think that is a sign of fatigue setting in. The race started with the climb up Groenlandberg, said Stander.</p><p>
</p><p>
Luckily we had the legs and we are very happy with another stage win.</p><p>
</p><p>
Even though they dont want to talk about an overall victory as a certainty at this stage, it seems unavoidable that the Swiss and South African will win this years Epic.</p><p>
</p><p>
They will dethrone defending champions Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm from Germany.</p><p>
</p><p>
Im not sure that it is a case of the Bulls (Platt and Sahm) being slower this year. We are riding more conservative and all the bad luck that hampered us in previous years stayed away thus far. At the moment it is all down to leg power, Stander said.</p><p>
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Saturdays penultimate stage is on Oak Valley over 119 km.</p>
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