Stage 2 of the 2025 SPAR Swiss Epic saw the Efficient Infiniti SCB SRAM team lose their early advantage by taking a wrong turn on the trails. This allowed the Buff Megamo and the Torpado Kenda FSA women to catch the women in the orange CIOVITA jerseys, before Katazina Sosna Pinele and Giorgia Marchet slipped [...]
The opening stage of the 2025 SPAR Swiss Epic saw the defending champions falter and this year’s protagonists rise to the fore on the trails from Davos to La Punt. The 78-kilometre Stage 1 is the longest of the race and featured a climb to the summit of the Albula Pass. It was on that [...]
When the 2025 SPAR Swiss Epic gets underway in Davos on the 13th of August, three of the top UCI Women’s teams from the 2025 Absa Cape Epic will renew their rivalry. Adding fuel to that fire is the Saffari Essence Titan Racing team. Bianca Haw – who battled against Monica Calderon, Tessa Kortekaas, Rosa [...]
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 [...]
