SPAR Swiss Epic 2022 - Stage 4 - Best Of

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...

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...

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...

Graubünden resident, Nino Schurter and his SCOTT-SRAM teammate Lars Forster rode to a dominant stage victory on the opening stage of the 2020 Swiss Epic. The 60-kilometre route, which started and finished in Laax, provided ample technical trails for the Swiss pair to exert their dominance on. In the women’s race, the Queen of mountain bike stage racing, Annika Langvad once again showed her class as she and Haley Batten stormed to victory on the opening stage of the 2020 Swiss Epic. The...

Stage 4 lead from Arosa to Davos – Europe’s highest town - and is the Queen Stage of the 2020 Swiss Epic. In total the stage featured 2.700 metres of climbing, but also an exhilarating 2.900 metres of descend. Leaving Arosa, the Hörnli Trail challenged the riders again! Thereafter it was epic climbs followed by scintillating descents all the way to Davos, via the Duranna Pass and Klosters, and the Flüela Trails. Another highlight was the Grüensee with its crystal-clear waters! After four da...

Stage 2 of the 2020 Swiss Epic was backloaded with climbing. Today’s route featured 2.600 metres of elevation gain, in the 75 kilometres which separate Laax from Arosa. The day’s beauty offset that challenge, however, as the teams raced along the edge of the Rhine Gorge, Switzerland’s answer to the Grand Canyon. Thereafter the Domleschg Valley and the climb of the Schanfigg valley to Tschiertschen continued to provide breath-taking views. A fast and exciting descent allowed for a white-knuckl...

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...

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.