Giro del Capo

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Giro del Capo
Race details
DateMarch
Regionaround Cape Town, South Africa
Local name(s)Giro del Capo
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Africa Tour 2.2
TypeStage race
History
First edition1992 (1992)
Editions19
Final edition2010
First winner  (RSA)
Most wins  (RSA)
 David George (RSA) (both 4)
Final winner David George (RSA)

The Giro del Capo was a road cycling stage race held in the vicinity of Cape Town, South Africa. The 2009 edition was held in the form of four challenges.[1] The last edition, held in 2010, was ranked as 2.2 by the UCI and was part of the UCI Africa Tour.[2]

Winners[]

Year Winner Second Third
1992   (RSA)
1993   (RSA)   (RSA)   (KAZ)
1994   (RSA)
1995  Michael Andersson (SWE)  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
1996  Scott Mercier (USA)   (RSA)  Sergueï Ivanov (RUS)
1997   (RSA)  Matt White (AUS)   (AUS)
1998  Timothy Jones (cyclist) (ZIM)  Harald Morscher (AUT)  Salvatore Commesso (ITA)
1999   (NED)  David George (RSA)  Nicolas White (RSA)
2000  Nicolas White (RSA)   (RSA)   (RSA)
2001  Piotr Chmielewski (POL)  Nicolas White (RSA)  Lubor Tesař (CZE)
2002  David George (RSA)   (RSA)  Piotr Chmielewski (POL)
2003  David George (RSA)  Darren Lill (RSA)   (RSA)
2004  David George (RSA)   (RSA)  Lubor Tesař (CZE)
2005  Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA)  Ryan Cox (RSA)  David Kopp (GER)
2006  Peter Velits (SVK)  David George (RSA)  Ryan Cox (RSA)
2007  Alexander Efimkin (RUS)  Félix Cardenas (COL)  David George (RSA)
2008  Christian Pfannberger (AUT)  Chris Froome (GBR)  Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA)
Year Challenge 1 Challenge 2 Challenge 3 Challenge 4
2009  Robert Hunter (RSA)  Chris Froome (GBR)  Steve Cummings (GBR)  Arran Brown (RSA)
Year First Second Third
2010  David George (RSA)  Kevin Evans (RSA)  Burry Stander (RSA)

References[]

  1. ^ Jean-François Quénet (27 February 2009). "Giro del Capo changes format for 2009". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  2. ^ "No Giro del Capo in 2011". Crank Cycling News. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2012.

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