After Friday’s gruelling climbs and rapid descents, the riders faced their final challenge, a 300m ascent to Gerschnialp. Spain’s Ibon Zugasti again proved his strength on the climb, as he moved up the rankings and secured the final race victory of the first Snow Epic. Following closely was Switzerland’s Silvio Büsser, who beat Tomi Misser […]
GALLERY: Final day of the Snow Epic
The final day of the Snow Epic! We have some photos first up, results, video and a report to follow.
VIDEO: Day Two at the Snow Epic
Related Event: ABSA Cape Epic
The Snow Epic has already started in Engelberg, Switzerland. And yesterday, we had a small gallery of the racing. Big names from the mountain bike world are racing, including Esther Süss and even Bart Brentjens. Esther Süss from Switzerland, a two time Absa Cape Epic winner, took home first place in the women’s race with a […]
GALLERY: Day One at the Snow Epic
The first fat bike specific stage race, the Snow Epic, has started in Engelberg, Switzlerand, overnight. We will have a report and video up soon, but here are a few photos courteousy of Sportzpics.
O-Tour Preparation – Stu Spies Style
As mountain bikers we’re a pretty adventurous lot, we seek out trails and places that the general masses gloss over or drive past without batting an eyelid to all that potential fun hidden just behind a fence or slightly off the main drag. We revel in our secret knowledge of cut throughs, alleys, drainage canals, […]
Nienke’s Euro Blog: Racing Xterra Switzerland
Many thoughts can take over your mind when preparing for a big race, I believe female athletes might be slightly more extreme in falling into this negative spiral of doubts. “Am I good enough, did I train hard enough, do I belong here, do I look fit enough, will I get smashed, what if I […]