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 [...]
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 Glacier Storms River Traverse featured the best run of weather in the race’s 14 year history for the 2024 edition. Stages 1 and 2, on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 August, boasted sunshine and clear skies – before a cold drizzle brought the race to its conclusion on Sunday, 11 August. The showers did [...]
The 2024 Trans Baviaans marks the 20th edition of the country’s favourite single-stage marathon mountain bike event. Over the last two decades the Baviaanskloof has presented challenges as varied as the magnificent nature reserve itself; from sweltering heat to icy cold, torrential flooding to arid droughts. This year’s traverses of the largest wilderness area in [...]
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 [...]
When the 2024 B-Well Around the Pot, presented by SEESA, takes place on the 26th and 27th of July some of South Africa’s best gravel racers will be on the start line. With the fields split between the 100- and 200-Miler distances the national endurance and ultra-endurance gravel scene will converge on the Overberg town [...]
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 [...]
