With afternoon thundershowers predicted, the start time for Stage 2 of the Andorra Epic had to be brought forward by half an hour on Friday, 4 July. Regardless of how much it may rain later, Buff Megamo’s storming performance on the trails is likely to eclipse the weather as they seized the UCI Women’s race lead from Efficient Safari Essence. In the UCI Men’s category, a closely contested stage was won by Singer KTM Racing, while Klimatiza Orbea finished third, 2 seconds back, to maintain their general classification lead.

The Andorra Epic is the third stop on the Epic Series’ global mountain biking calendar and sees a stacked field of age groupers take to the high alpine trails of the Pyrenees alongside some of the world’s top elite racers. Headlining the UCI Women’s field are the Buff Megamo team. While the UCI Men’s field is jam-packed with talent.