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 [...]
Belgian rider Wout Alleman and Czech partner Martin Stošek (BUFF MEGAMO 1) powered to a Stage 2 victory at the Absa Cape Epic near Paarl today. Starting at Meerendal Wine Estate and finishing at Fairview just outside of Paarl, the all-new team combination blitzed the 66km time-trial stage to finish 27 seconds ahead of Zebra [...]
There is only one name mountain biking fans are focused on ahead of the 2025 Absa Cape Epic: Annika Langvad. The great Dane is back from a 5-year hiatus and will start her 6th Untamed African Mountain Bike Race as the overwhelming favourite. There can be many a slip between the Prologue and the Grand [...]
2024 yellow jersey wearer withdraws from Buff Megamo’s 2025 Absa Cape Epic Squad Hans Becking, who wore the yellow jersey for 2 days in the 2024 race, has announced his withdrawal from the 2025 Absa Cape Epic. The multiple time marathon champion of the Netherlands is a 5-time stage winner and was among the favourites [...]
The 2024 SPAR Swiss Epic promises to be a fiercely competitive edition of the Epic Series’ stage race in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. This year’s race takes place from the 20th to the 24th of August, with stages hosted by La Punt, Engadin, Davos and Chur. A stacked elite field will contest the UCI [...]
