South Africa: An Epic Challenge Out of Italy

Eleven of the top 15 finishers in the 2015 UCI Marathon World Championships will be racing the 2016 Absa Cape Epic, and two Italians among them are emerging as dark horses for a top step on the podium.

Damiano Ferraro and Samuele Porro finished fifth and seventh respectively in last June's championships - which was won by Cape Epic veteran Alban Lakata. A month later Porro pipped Farraro to the Italian national marathon title and both results suggest they will be a well-matched combination.

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