Entries to the 2025 SPAR Swiss Epic, which will take place from the 13th to the 17th of August next year, are open. To experience the best of Graubünden’s world class mountain biking teams are encouraged to book their slots now. The 2024 SPAR Swiss Epic was an edition for the ages and certainly [...]
Stage 5 of the 2024 SPAR Swiss Epic provided a fitting finale to the Epic Series race through the magnificent trails of Graubünden. It did however not provide any major upsets as Gian Schmid and Lukas Flückiger defended their yellow CIOVITA jerseys, despite the aggressive racing of the KTM Alchemist Brenta Brakes team. The women [...]
40-year-old, two-time SPAR Swiss Epic champion, Lukas Flückiger stormed to stage victory and into the general classification race lead alongside his BIXS Performance 2 teammate, Gian Schmid, on Stage 4. The Swiss combination leapfrogged from third to first on the leaderboard to set up what is sure to be a dramatic final stage on Saturday. [...]
CANNONDALE ISB SPORT and KTM Alchemist Brenta Brakes added to their overnight leads with victories on Stage 3 of the 2024 SPAR Swiss Epic. The men in yellow, Lorenzo and Nicolas Samparisi claimed their second stage win; while the women in orange, Monica Calderon and Tessa Kortekaas, added a third to their great Graubünden performance. [...]
Stage 2 of the 2024 SPAR Swiss Epic saw a resurgent Wilier Vittoria team race to victory and back into the general classification battle. Team KTM Alchemist Brenta Brakes will however remain pleased with their efforts as they extended their overall lead over their closest rivals. The same is true for CANNONDALE ISB SPORT, in [...]
A dramatic opening day of the SPAR Swiss Epic saw Lorenzo and Nicolas Samparisi edge out the local favourites, Fadri Barandun and Simon Vitzthum, to claim the first stage victory of the 2024 race. The UCI Women’s battle was a less helter-skelter affair with Monica Calderon and Tessa Kortekaas outclimbing their rivals to win the [...]
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 [...]
The grand finale of the 2023 SPAR Swiss Epic saw the leading UCI Men’s and Women’s teams wrap up their titles with stage victories. Canyon Northwave added a third win to their haul from the race through Graubünden, while Elysator Efficient Infinity Insure made it four from a possible five on the last day. SPAR [...]
The trails from St. Moritz to Davos were filled with drama on the Queen Stage of the SPAR Swiss Epic, as a crash put the Adelheid Morath out of the race and nearly ended Kim le Court’s campaign too. Torpado Bulls capitalised to win the stage, while in the men’s race Daniel Geismayr and Martin [...]
After two days of relative struggle Wout Alleman and Daniel Geismayr came good on Stage 3 of the SPAR Swiss Epic, winning the stage and taking back 1 minute and 22 seconds on the race leaders, Canyon Northwave. Vera Looser and Kim le Court, meanwhile, added 6 minutes to their overall lead with a third [...]
