Sebastian Gesche’s claim that he and Marc Stutzmann felt confident coming into the Andorra Epic paid off as the Klimatiza Orbea combination claimed the first yellow jerseys of the race with a stage win on the opening day. Thursday, 3 July, saw Stage 1 won by the Efficient Safari Essences team, though Vera Looser and [...]
The Andorra Epic is the third stop on the Epic Series’ global mountain biking calendar and sees a stacked field of age groupers take to the high alpine trails of the Pyrenees alongside some of the world’s top elite racers. Headlining the UCI Women’s field are the Buff Megamo team. While the UCI Men’s field [...]
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 Andorra Epic Pyrenees saw Cannondale ISB Sport and BUFF Megamo wrap up the general classification victories. Monica Calderon and Tessa Kortekaas did so in style, notching up a perfect clean sweep so stage wins. While Hans Becking and Wout Alleman controlled the day, shadowing Scott Cala-Bandida while ORBEA Leatt [...]
Monica Calderon and Tessa Kortekaas utilised the high-altitude racing and arduous climbs of the Queen Stage to further extend their Andorra Epic Pyrenees lead, on Stage 3. The Cannondale ISB Sport’s perfect three-from-three record sets them up to race for a clean sweep of stage wins on the final day. In the UCI men’s competition, [...]
The overnight leaders, BUFF Megamo and Cannondale ISB Sport, both added to their Andorra Epic Pyrenees overall advantages, with victories on Stage 2. Doubling up on their opening day success Hans Becking and Wout Alleman now lead the UCI men’s race by 3 minutes and 55 seconds, while Monica Calderon and Tessa Kortekaas extended their [...]
Stage 1 of the Andorra Epic Pyrenees saw BUFF Megamo and Cannondale ISB Sport drawing first blood in the battle for the yellow and orange CIOVITA jerseys. Hans Becking and Wout Alleman take a 34 second lead into the second day, while Monica Calderon and Tessa Kortekaas held off their teammates, Meritxell Figueras and Claudia [...]
Six past champions, including double winner Meritxell Figueras, headline the 2024 Andorra Epic Pyrenees elite start list. Their presence in the mountain principality points to the likelihood of a fiercely contested four days of racing in the Legend status Epic Series event. The fourth edition of the Andorra Epic Pyrenees gets underway in La Massana [...]
The final stage of the 2023 Andorra Epic Pyrenees saw Hans Becking and José Dias survive a puncture to close out the title, despite Martin Frey and Simon Stiebjahn winning the final stage. Janina Wüst and Meritxell Figueras Garangou completed their clean sweep of stage victories to seal a near perfect race for the BUFF [...]
Stage 3 of the 2023 Andorra Epic Pyrenees saw BUFF MEGAMO and Singer Racing going hammer and tongs at each other until Hans Becking and José Dias were able to decisively distance Martin Frey and Simon Stiebjahn. Becking and Dias’ teammates, Janina Wüst and Meritxell Figueras Garangou continued their Andorran ascendency in the women’s race [...]
