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December 9, 2021 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

What’s it like racing an Epic Series MTB event?

MarathonMTB Pioneer Epic Series

The last two race seasons have dealt a tough blow to industries and individuals around the world. In the small world of endurance mountain bike events, the going has been brutal for some, and merely terrible for others. Some events needed to make difficult decisions in early 2020, with last minute cancellations and postponements. And […]

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August 21, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Short and sweet at the Swiss Epic

On Stage 3 of the 2020 Swiss Epic, mountain bikers were treated to some of the best singletrack the canton has to offer, including the Hörnli Trail – one of Europe’s longest flow trails. True to form, and pre-stage expectations, SCOTT-SRAM excelled on a route seemingly tailor-made for their strengths. Nino Schurter and Lars Forster […]

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August 20, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Hynek and Stošek win Swiss Epic Stage Two

Kristian Hynek and Martin Stošek won the 2nd stage of the 2020 Swiss Epic, after timing their attack to perfection, climbing away from the rest of the leading group inside the final 10 kilometres. While Future Cycling Northwave won the stage, they could not do enough to unseat the race leaders, SCOTT-SRAM.   Catch up on […]

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August 19, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Favourites lead at the Swiss Epic

Nino Schurter and Lars Forster won the opening stage of the 2020 Swiss Epic in the men’s, while Annika Langvad and Haley Batten won the women’s race. The 2020 Swiss Epic got underway in Laax on Tuesday, 18 August. Graubünden, the race’s host canton and title sponsor, could not have hoped for a better result; […]

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August 17, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Men and women to watch at the 2020 Swiss Epic

With Olympic Gold Medallists, multiple World Champions and a host of talented young riders, the Swiss Epic boasts arguably its best ever field this year. The Swiss Epic has always seen a quality field take to the start, with World and National Champions lining up to test themselves at the Swiss mountain bike stage race. […]

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July 23, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Swiss Epic champions return

In a year where nothing can be certain, at this point the Swiss Epic, the European arm of the global Epic Series, will be going ahead in August. After the successful running of the Engadin Bike Giro in St Mortiz already, and a Swiss Cup XCO race in Leukerbad, it is clear that racing is […]

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July 1, 2020 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Scott-SRAM to the Swiss Epic

In a year that will be remembered for different reasons by everyone, elite athletes have had a serious shift in their goals. With Tokyo 2020 becoming Tokyo 2021 (maybe?), the Cape Epic being cancelled, and the XCO World Cup being crammed into two months lots of athletes are overhauling their race calendars. With the Swiss […]

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March 4, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Swiss Epic 2020 route revealed

The 2020 Swiss Epic entries have been open for a while, and while the stage towns have been made public, the final route has just been revealed. Unlike some mountain bike stage races, the Swiss Epic changes its route drastically each year. While the challenge of finishing the Swiss Epic will be the same year […]

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January 22, 2020 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Sizing up the Absa Cape Epic 2020

The Cape Epic is coming, and I am going to be there. The world’s most televised mountain bike event. The untamed, the big one, the Tour de France of mountain biking. Call it what you will, I’ve seen the routes, seen the GoPro vision, seen the helicopters, and I am smart enough to know that […]

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September 10, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Swiss Epic 2020 entries are open

With stories, aches, pains, memories and repairs from the 2019 Swiss Epic still fresh and ongoing, the registration for the 2020 edition of the Swiss Epic are now open. In 2020 the race will tackle a new route. The Swiss Epic has changed the route and trails it uses each year since the first edition […]

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