Some of the world’s best mountainbikers come together to compete in Israel in the midst of sand, forest and the Mediterranean Sea. The largest Israeli cycling event, the Bara Epic Israel, got it all and is about to start soon. Among them are for example the silver and bronze medalists of the German MTB Marathon Championship, Martin Frey (GER) and Simon Stiebjahn (GER). As well as Kim Le Court (MRI) and Vera Looser (NAM), who already won the Cape Epic and the Swiss Epic this season, which make...
Bara Epic Israel 2023 - Route Reveal
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04/10/23
Overall winners crowned
Vice Marathon World Champion & Swiss National Champion Martin Stosek (CZE) and Marc Stutzmann (SUI) winning the men title
2023 Cape Epic winners, Kim Le Court (MRI) and Vera Looser (NAM) are the first team to win the Cape Epic and the Swiss Epic in the same year
In its 10th edition, taking place from 15 – 29th of August 2023, the SPAR Swiss Epic is one of Europe’s premier mountain bike stage races. The five-day stage race takes in 339km and 10.850m of climbing. A...
SPAR Swiss Epic 2023 - Stage 5 - Best Of
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19/08/23
The Queen Stage proofed it’s name with a nail-biting sprint finish in the men race and drama in the women race. In the men race it all came down to a sprint finish between the two top teams, Canyon Northwave and Wilier Pirelli. After being in the lead at the top of the Scalettapass Canyon were chased down by Wilier Pirelli in the downhill. All four riders approached the final few hundreds meter together and it was Wout Alleman (BEL) from Wilier Pirelli who made the first move and got in front...
SPAR Swiss Epic 2023 - Stage 4 - Best Of
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18/08/23
St. Moritz has hosted the SPAR Swiss Epic on two previous occasions, and with over 400 kilometers of dedicated MTB trails, and many dual-purpose trails surrounding the town, it is easy to understand why. Stage 3 explores these trails like never before and includes flow trails in the loop around St. Moritz in its 58km and 2.100m of climbing.
The men race had some drama as Torpado Factory, Casey South (SUI) and Jakob Dorigoni (ITA) made an early move in the race. Their attack was successful...
SPAR Swiss Epic 2023 - Stage 3 - Best Of
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17/08/23
The first transition day of the 2023 SPAR Swiss Epic sees teams set off from Lenzerheide with St. Moritz in their sights. Stage 2 is no mean feat as teams are required to race through a route of 81 kilometers with 2 350 meters of climbing, including a trip to the top of the Albula Pass at 2 312 meters above sea level.
In both UCI categories the overall leaders extended the gap with another stage win. Local Marc Stutzmann and Czech rider Martin Stosek won after 3h20min while the battle for...
SPAR Swiss Epic 2023 - Stage 2 - Best Of
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17/08/23
Stage 1 was a 51km loop with 2.000m of climbing around Lenzerheide. The recently crowned silver medal winner at the Mountain Bike Marathon Championships, Martin Stosek (CZE) and his teammate, fresh crowned Swiss Marathon champion Marc Stutzmann of team Canyon Northwave won this stage. In the women category it was the African duo, Kim Le Court (MRI) and Vera Looser (NAM), team Elysator Efficient Infinity Insure winning todays stage and starting into tomorrow’s stage 2 with the leader jersey.
SPAR Swiss Epic 2023 - Stage 1 - Best Of
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Stage 3 of the 2023 4Islands MTB Croatia was the Queen Stage of the event, featuring the best riding that the island of Cres had to offer. The main protagonists of the day were, once again, Orbea x Leatt x Speed Company as they charged up the opening climb in their true to brand style and drove the pace with BUFF MEGAMO and Team Bulls in tow. When the elastic broke, it was Egger and Baum alone for the majority of the stage once again. Egger and Baum’s winning time was 03:14:04. Second place w...
4Islands MTB Croatia - Stage 3 - Highlights
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23/04/23
The 4th and final stage of the 4Islands MTB Croatia took place on the island of Lošinj and led the teams on a 41 kilometer loop around the island with 950 meters of altitude. Lukas Baum (GER) & Georg Egger (GER), Cape Epic 2023 runners up and 2022 Cape Epic winners take home the coveted 4Islands MTB title for their first time. After winning all four stages, except the prologue, the German duo are the well-deserved winner. Second in the overall finished Hugo Drechou (FRA) and Hans Becking (NED...
4Islands MTB Croatia - Stage 4 - Highlights
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23/04/23
The 19th edition of the ABSA Cape Epic finished today with the Grand Finale (Stage 7) in Val the Vie Estate. The untamed eight-day African mountain bike stage race is often referred as the "Tour de France” of mountain biking. Hosted by South Africa’s Western Cape the ABSA Cape Epic is the most prestigious mountain bike stage race in the world. 724 teams of two, from 55 nations, among them multiple World, Olympic, and National Champions tackled 650 kilometer course climbing and more than 15 th...
Absa Cape Epic 2023 - Grand Finale - News
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26/03/23
Stage 6 marked the penultimate day of the ABSA Cape Epic 2023. For the first time in history, outside of a time trial, the entire stage was hosted by a single landowner. It was a dramatic day, as wind and rain was on the cards for the riders today. The trails were wet and soggy, which caused a dramatic shake up in the general classification. Matthew Beers (RSA) and Christopher Blevins (USA) won the penultimate stage 6 with a time of 3hours 26minutes 48seconds. SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing’s Nino Sch...
Stage 5 of the ABSA Cape Epic marked another transition stage. Today was also this year’s Queen Stage with 102km and 2450m of climbing. The route featured the long and rough Tierkop Climb and a Cape Epic favorite, Groenlandberg with its sandy and rutted trails. Riders also had to contend with the Gantouw Pass portage. Defending champions, Lukas Baum (GER) & Georg Egger (GER) of team Orbea x Leatt x Speed Company won the Queen Stage with 04hours 13minutes 6seconds. It is their first stage win...
Stage 4 marked the second time trial of the race. It took the riders around the trails of Oak Valley Estate in a short but intense day of racing with 47km to go and 875m of climbing. The course was packed with singletrack, making it a test of skill as well as fitness. Maintaining a rhythm to climb twisting trails like Berg Adder and then descend down trails like Puff Adder, Vissie’s Magic and Sounds of Silence required absolute focus. Matthew Beers (RSA) and Christopher Blevins (USA) from tea...
Today is Stage 3 and it marks the first transition, from Hermanus to Oak Valley Estate. Today’s route traverses wild country nestled within pockets of manicured agriculture. 100 brutal kilometres of raw, natural trails separate the race villages. The riders have to climb 2300 meters before returning Oak Valley Estate, ahead of the time trial on Stage 4. Today’s race was decided on the very last meters in a sprint finish between four teams. Matthew Beers (RSA) from team Toyota-Specialized-Nine...
Stage 2 of the 2023 ABSA Cape Epic marked the longest stage of this year’s race. The riders looped around the beautiful trails of Hermanus. At 116 kilometers it had everything from long grinding climbs to hair-raising downhills and technical demanding single tracks. The men’s race saw a very fast and technical race with the best end for Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne’s Matthew Beers (RSA) and his partner Christopher Blevins (USA). The pair took the win of Stage 2 after they already won the Prol...
Stage 1 of the ABSA Cape Epic was traditionally tough and tested the riders to their limits as it has been a real marathon stage. The bare numbers sat at 98 kilometers with 2,550 meters of climbing, the highest of this year’s route. After a relatively short Prologue, things were being turned up a notch as the race properly got under way. The route headed through the best of the Hemel en Aarde Valley singletracks and into the searing Overberg planes. The outbound loop trended relentlessly uphi...
The ABSA Cape Epic is back with the 19th edition of the untamed African mountain bike race. The eight-day race is often referred as the "Tour de France of mountain biking" and it‘s the most prestigious mountain bike stage race in the world. It attracts this year 724 teams from 55 nations including multiple World, Olympians, and National Champions next to aspiring amateurs testing themselves against the best. The teams of two riders tackle around 648 untamed kilometers and 15.475 meters of cli...
Absa Cape Epic 2023 - Prologue - News
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20/03/23
The Absa Cape Epic is the world’s premier mountain bike stage race. The route changes every year, leading aspiring amateur and professional mountain bikers from around the world through 658 Untamed kilometres of unspoilt scenery and up 15'775m of climbing. The Absa Cape Epic is the most televised mountain bike race in the world and classed as UCI Mountain Bike Marathon Series (SSR) by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI); this official UCI status makes it a highlight on the professional ra...
World’s toughest mountain bike race - Cape Epic 2023 - Teaser
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01/03/23
The group that was to fight for the stage at the end consisted of Georg Egger, Martin Frey (Singer Racing Team), Martin Stosek (Canyon Northwave), Marc Stutzman (Canyon Northwave), Andreas Seewald (Canyon Northwave), Krzysztof Lukasik (JBG2 Cryospace) and Wout Alleman (Wilier-Pirelli). On the final climb, the race was blown up again by Egger's push. Only Frey and Seewald held on and it came down to a sprint of the three, which Frey won, while Egger came second and Seewald completed the all-Ge...
Mediterranean Epic 2023 - Stage 3 - Recap
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13/02/23
The Mediterranean Epic 2023 returned to Oropesa del Mar for the longest stage in its history. A total of 104 km with 2,200 metres of altitude and a long list of trails and technical sections put the riders to the test.
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Andreas Seewald started in the overall leader's jersey but could not repeat his performance from the day before. Georg Egger, winner of the Mediterranean Epic 2022, proved to be the strongest of the day and rode alone to victory, which also earned him the overall leader's jersey. It was a perfect day for Speed Company Racing, with Lukas Baum taking second place and moving up to second overall.
In the women's race, German rider Luisa Daubermann was the surprise of the first time trial of the...
Mediterranean Epic 2023 - Stage 2 - Recap
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13/02/23
The 2nd stage of the Mediterranean Epic 2023 was, with 80 kilometres and 2,150 metres of altitude, the second longest stage in the history of the race and probably the one that could be called the queen stage in terms of toughness.
Mediterranean Epic 2023 - Stage 2 - Highlights
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13/02/23
The route was full of steep, technical and spectacular coastal trails that pushed the riders to their limits – the riders mastered a total of 265 km with 6100 meters of climbing. Some of the world's best riders from 30 countries competed, among them 2021 World Champion Andreas Seewald (GER), the current Cape Epic champions Georg Egger (GER) and Lukas Baum (GER), as national champions like Martin Stosek (CZE), Wout Alleman (BEL) and Hans Becking (NED). After four tough days of racing it was on...
Mediterranean Epic 2023 - Stage 4 - Recap
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The route was full of steep, technical and spectacular coastal trails that pushed the riders to their limits – the riders mastered a total of 265 km with 6100 meters of climbing. Some of the world's best riders from 30 countries competed, among them 2021 World Champion Andreas Seewald (GER), the current Cape Epic champions Georg Egger (GER) and Lukas Baum (GER), as national champions like Martin Stosek (CZE), Wout Alleman (BEL) and Hans Becking (NED). After four tough days of racing it was on...
Mediterranean Epic 2023 - Stage 4 - Highlights
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Mediterranean Epic 2023 - Stage 1 - Recap
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Wilier Pirelli Factory and Davos Klosters Women Win 2022 SPAR Swiss Epic
The fifth and final stage of the 2022 SPAR Swiss Epic saw Wilier Pirelli Factory and Davos Klosters Women secure the overall title of the 2022 event upon crossing the finish line in Davos 359 kilometres after the race began in Arosa.
Wilier Pirelli’s Stage 5 victory was their fourth stage win of the event and saw them secure the overall title in a time of 16:19:40; Singer Racing team finished both second on the final...
SPAR Swiss Epic 2022 - Stage 5 - Best Of
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Heavy Rainfall, longest Swiss Epic stage ever and sprint finishes – that are the stories of today’s Queen Stage, one for the history books. The Queen Stage of the 2022 SPAR Swiss Epic, in Graubünden, may not have the jagged saw tooth profile of the other stages, but by its sheer length it commands respect.
SPAR Swiss Epic 2022 - Stage 4 - Best Of
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Stage 3 of the 2022 SPAR Swiss Epic, in Graubünden, showcases all three key villages of the Flims Laax Falera region during the 63km loop, picked with 2.200m of climbing. After a rainy night, the weather was way better than expected and the clouds offered a nice scenery for today’s stage. It is a singletrack-filled day of trail exploration below the tree-line that kicks off with The Track, from Falera to Ladir. The route then descends past Ilanz’s Dominican Convent and follows the Rhein downs...
SPAR Swiss Epic 2022 – Stage 3: Stage wins for overall leaders
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Stage 2 of the 2022 SPAR Swiss Epic features both the highest point in the 2022 race as well as the race’s longest descent that passes the lowest point of this year's edition, meaning teams will have to prepare for stage that tests limits but rewards with thrills aplenty. The Urdenfürggli, a bridleway which dates back to the fourteenth century, dominates the opening 15 kilometres. From the summit, an 8-kilometre-long trail drops into Lenzerheide, the home of Switzerland’s mountain biking Worl...
SPAR Swiss Epic - Stage 2 - Best Of - Overall leaders defend their jerseys with another stage win
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The Absa Cape Epic is the world’s premier mountain bike stage race. The route changes every year, leading aspiring amateur and professional mountain bikers from around the world through 650 Untamed kilometres of unspoilt scenery and up 16 000m of climbing. The Absa Cape Epic is the most televised mountain bike race in the world and classed as UCI Mountain Bike Marathon Series (SSR) by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI); this official UCI status makes it a highlight on the professional ra...
World's toughest mountain bike race - Cape Epic 2022 – Teaser
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15/03/22
A short but intense day has served to put an end to the 5th edition of the Mediterranean Epic. There have been no changes in the general classification, but the fight for the stage victory has led to exciting races from the start. The German Georg Egger and the Spanish Natalia Fischer are the new champions of the Mediterranean Epic.
Mediterranean Epic 2022 - Stage 4 - Best Of
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The queen stage of the Mediterranean Epic, the longest of the race, has brought about radical changes in the overall classification. None of the race leaders at the start was able to defend their green jersey at the finish line. Georg Egger and Natalia Fischer are the new leaders of the Mediterranean Epic.
Mediterranean Epic 2022 - Stage 3 - Highlights
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The queen stage of the Mediterranean Epic, the longest of the race, has brought about radical changes in the overall classification. None of the race leaders at the start was able to defend their green jersey at the finish line. Georg Egger and Natalia Fischer are the new leaders of the Mediterranean Epic.
Mediterranean Epic 2022 - Stage 3 - Best Of
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The Mediterranean Epic 2022 has started again with the ROTOR time trial, a tough day against the clock that has served to highlight the enormous level of the race in this edition . Reigning XCM World Champion Andreas Seewald and 2020 XCM World Champion Ramona Forchini took victory and the first leaders' jerseys.
Mediterranean Epic 2022 - Stage 1 - Highlights
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The Mediterranean Epic 2022 has started again with the ROTOR time trial, a tough day against the clock that has served to highlight the enormous level of the race in this edition. Reigning XCM World Champion Andreas Seewald and 2020 XCM World Champion Ramona Forchini took victory and the first leaders' jerseys.
Mediterranean Epic 2022 - Stage 1 - Best Of
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Absa Cape Epic 2021 - Stage 7 - Grand Finale - The Story
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Absa Cape Epic 2021 - Stage 7 - Grand Finale - Untamed Landscapes
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Absa Cape Epic 2021 - Stage 7 - Grand Finale - Untamed Action
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Absa Cape Epic 2021 - Stage 7 - Grand Finale - News
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Absa Cape Epic 2021 - Stage 6 - The Story
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