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(Update) Absa Cape Epic: Evans and Knox penalised for unfair advantage


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The race for the Absa African jersey took a dramatic turn Thursday when Kevin Evans and Max Knox (FedGroup Itec) were given a one-hour penalty for taking an illegal shortcut.

 

They had been leading the race for the special jersey - for the first all-African team in the Absa Cape Epic - after Thursday’s 88km stage four, but other riders complained after Evans apparently took a short cut across an uphill switchback.



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The article says the decision was based on Go-Pro footage and that they will be appealing the decision. Kevin has been riding for long enough not to make a silly mistake like this, hopefully they will be found "innocent"

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The article says the decision was based on Go-Pro footage and that they will be appealing the decision. Kevin has been riding for long enough not to make a silly mistake like this, hopefully they will be found "innocent"

 

Why should he be found innocent? If you guilty of taking short cuts then pay the price...why should the rest cycle the full distance and they get the opportunity to cut some of it out?

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I find this strange as during the prologue I think it was Either team Bulls or Meerendal Songo Specialised that also cut a switchback. The move could have saved them 2 seconds and it was televised yet no protest.

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would be interesting to know how many meters and seconds were saved in the shortcut because Sauser also took a shortcut through the s-bends before mineshaft at the prologue.

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Why should he be found innocent? If you guilty of taking short cuts then pay the price...why should the rest cycle the full distance and they get the opportunity to cut some of it out?

 

Evans has been racing at the very top end of MTB for so many years that I doubt he'll do something like that without a reason - he's well aware of the consequences, he's riding with a Go-Pro mounted, the team is appealing. Maybe just me but it just doesn't add up?

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Brandon Stewart today got handed a R150 000 fine for handing the team bottles when he isn't allowed to be involved with the team. I heard this news from the race village.

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Evans has been racing at the very top end of MTB for so many years that I doubt he'll do something like that without a reason - he's well aware of the consequences, he's riding with a Go-Pro mounted, the team is appealing. Maybe just me but it just doesn't add up?

 

Lance Armstrong also raced at the top end of the sport and we all know how that went.

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If thats the case then the punishment does not befit the crime.

 

But I guess the 2nd place team wants to win really badly

 

Do you know the 2nd place team appealed or put the protest in? Why would you say that is unfair? They cheated and took a short cut to save time.

 

If I was the 2nd team I would also protest just like Kevin and David used to appeal and protest anything and everything they could come up with against Burry and Sauser when they used to get their asses handed to them year after year at Epic.

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If thats the case then the punishment does not befit the crime.

 

But I guess the 2nd place team wants to win really badly

 

This is an uncalled for comment. The protest was not made by the "second placed team". As I understand it the "second placed team" was well ahead of Kevin and company when this happened.

I am sure the second placed team would have preferred winning the jersey rather than inheriting it in this way. Think before posting.

 

Surely the 1st placed team also wanted to win really badly. Nothing wrong with that ..

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Lance Armstrong also raced at the top end of the sport and we all know how that went.

 

Huge difference between doping and lying to hide it for so many years and cutting an s-bend!

 

The article suggests that Go-Pro footage from the team behind them and Evans' own footage was used, I would guess the appeal would rest on why he did it, obviously he can't say he didn't do it. The punishment really might not fit the crime, we'll have to wait and see

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Brandon Stewart today got handed a R150 000 fine for handing the team bottles when he isn't allowed to be involved with the team. I heard this news from the race village.

 

A hundred and fifty thousand bucks fine? Really? That's steep! For touching an untouchable bottle! Better not skip a red robot anywhere on the route! ;)

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