Having accumulated ten stage victories across the five days of the 2025 4Islands Epic, the top UCI Men’s and Women’s teams each dominated their category. Buff Megamo’s final triumph came over KTM Spada Powered by Brenta Brakes 2, while Cannondale ISB Sport bested Safari Essence Efficient Insure for the fifth time in the week. Hans [...]
Hans Becking and Wout Alleman were in no mood to give any of their rivals a gift on Stage 3 of the 4Islands Epic, as the Buff Megamo combination won their fourth successive stage of the 2025 race. The men in yellow outsprinted Metallurgica Veneta MTB Pro 2 and KTM Spada Powered by Brenta Brakes [...]
In Episode 10 of Season 2, the Diverge Podcast looks back at Luke Moir’s breakthrough performance at the UCI MTB World Series. During the second race in Araxá, Brazil, the 22-year-old notched up his first top 5 placing and heralded his arrival as a force to be reckoned with on the biggest stage. [...]
For the third stage in a row, Hans Becking and Wout Alleman, as well as Monica Calderon and Tessa Kortekaas, proved themselves to be the fastest of the UCI Men’s and Women’s teams. Buff Megamo’s stage win may have been by a narrow margin, but with KTM Spada Powered by Brenta Brakes 2 ceding 4 [...]
The second day on Lošinj suited Hans Becking and Wout Alleman to a tee as they stormed to their second stage victory of the 2025 4Islands Epic, on Stage 1. In so doing, the men in yellow extended their general classification advantage. The same was true for Monica Calderon and Tessa Kortekaas, who won in [...]
Having won in the rain at the Absa Cape Epic, on Stages 6 and 7, the wet and windy conditions for the opening stage of 4Islands Epic suited Monica Calderon and Tessa Kortekaas to perfection. They got their bid for a third Epic Series title off to a winning start on Lošinj. As did Hans [...]
The 10th edition of the iconic 4Islands Epic will showcase four of Croatia’s Kvarner Islands in their spectacular spring glory, from 15 to 19 April 2025. Taking in 5 stages on Unije, Lošinj, Cres and Krk the mountain bike stage race blends the competitiveness of the Epic Series with the relaxation of an Adriatic escape, [...]
2025 promises incredible mountain biking, comradery on the trails, exceptional hospitality off the bike, and world-class organisation all round in the Epic Series. Would-be teams are encouraged to plan their adventures now, by registering for next year’s 4Islands Epic and the Andorra Epic Pyrenees today, 30th July 2024. In 2025 the Epic Series will present [...]
The final stage of the 2024 4Islands MTB Croatia saw ORBEA Leatt Speed Company going all-in to claim the yellow CIOTIVA jerseys. Lukas Baum and Georg Egger could only reduce Nicola Taffarel and Massimo Rosa’s lead by 1 minute and 24 seconds though. Which meant that the Metallurgica Veneta MTB Pro Team 1 did enough [...]
Miguel Munoz and Luis Martínez raced to stage victory on the penultimate day of the 2024 4Islands MTB Croatia. The, short, 39 kilometre stage on Lošinj might not have resulted in a change in the yellow CIOVITA leaders jerseys, but it sets the race up for a fascinating final stage on Saturday. Just 2 minutes [...]
