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Prepare for a Great Year of MTB with the Epic Series in 2025

By Epic Series 01/28/2025, 12:00am HST

You could race the world in 2025. Find out how here...

From the Absa Cape Epic, in March, to FNB Wines2Whales, in November, the 2025 Epic Series will thrill with spectacular singletracks, challenge with arduous ascents, celebrate the camaraderie of the race villages, and welcome teams home like the champions they are on the final finish lines. It will take mountain bikers from South Africa’s Western Cape and iconic vistas of Table Mountain into the high passes of the Pyrenees. The opportunities for exploration abound, from the ancient limestone trails of Croatia’s Kvarner islands to the alpine lakes of Switzerland’s largest canton, Graubünden. All these experiences, and more, await for those who choose to Race the World in 2025…

Biance Bekker: In the Words of an Epic Legend

By Epic Series 01/06/2025, 12:30am HST

Discover the joy of racing the world through the words of Epic Legend Biance Bekker...

In 2024 Biance Bekker was one of just four people to complete every Epic Series race. The South African was joined on stage by her stage race partner, Daniel Tenner, and the Buff Megamo Epic Legends Hans Becking and Wout Alleman at FNB Wines2Whales to be honoured for that remarkable achievement. Having ridden the Absa Cape Epic, 4Islands Epic Croatia, Andorra Epic Pyrenees, SPAR Swiss Epic, and all three FNB Wines2Whales races Bekker is in a unique position to speak to the challenges and highlights of each event.

The all-conquering Toyota Specialized team completed their clean sweep of FNB Wines2Whales stage victories on the final day of the 2024 Shiraz race - from Oak Valley to Benguela Cove - on Sunday, 10 November. Matt Beers and Alex Miller’s margin of victory was 7 minutes and 42 seconds.

Stage 2 of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz produced another dramatic day of racing. Toyota Specialized went on an early attack, but a crash with 15 kilometres to go could so easily have ended Alex Miller’s race.

Matt Beers and Alex Miller powered into an early lead and never let off the throttle on Stage 1 of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz.

Beers On Ice for The Last Dance of the 2024 Season at FNB W2W

By Wines2Whales 11/07/2024, 2:45am HST

The final race of the South African mountain bike racing season is upon us, but before the elite riders can put their feet up and reflect on 2024 they have one final chance to win big at the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz race.

Malacarne Tows Dennda to FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage Victory

By Wines2Whales 11/06/2024, 4:30am HST

Santina Malacarne came up with an old-fashioned solution to the most modern of cycling problems and towed Lukas Dennda up the climbs, which enabled the Swiss pairing to maintain top spot on the Mixed Category podium, despite finishing Stage 3 in third.

The Unexpected Leaders of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage

By Wines2Whales 11/05/2024, 5:45am HST

Meet the unexpected heroines of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage, the women's race leaders Heather Collen and Kerry Ould and discover their E-Bike adventure.

Dirty Delight on Day 1 of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage

By Wines2Whales 11/04/2024, 5:30am HST

Wet, windy, and cold weather made for difficult conditions on the opening day of FNB Wines2Whales’ Pinotage event. While some E-Bikers made short work of the course, many analogue bikers were out in the rain for longer than they had anticipated the stage to take.

SeattleCoffeeCo eFORT ALMAR completed their FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay dominance with a third stage victory on the final day of the 2024 race.

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High shot photo of swiss countryside with some bikers on a pass below [Epic Series}

Goldwurst Power-Infinity and Gabriel Technologie Start Swiss Epic in Style

By Epic Series 08/17/2021, 5:45am HST

The all-Swiss Goldwurst Power-Infinity and Swiss/South African Gabriel Technologie teams won the opening stage of the five-day Swiss Epic. The 62-kilometre route, which started and finished in St. Moritz, was packed with incredible singletracks and rewarded the most technically adept teams.

Two bikers heading along a lakeside path [cape epic]

Men and Women to Watch at the 2021 Swiss Epic

By Epic Series 08/16/2021, 6:00am HST

Highly competitive elite men’s and women’s fields have travelled to Graubünden to take part in the 2021 Swiss Epic.

A large,steep hill with bikers traversing the side of it [Epic Series]

Keep your FOCUS & find your flow

By Epic Series 08/13/2021, 3:30pm HST

Mountain bikers at the Swiss Epic are set to enjoy Graubünden’s world-class trail offering during the 2021 Swiss Epic as they race from St. Moritz to Valposchiavo, and on to Davos

forestry shot of a biker crouched over and heading through the greenery [Swiss Epic]

Stirnemann and Beeli Fly SCOTT and Swiss Flags in Graubünden

By Swiss Epic 08/12/2021, 3:30pm HST

The SCOTT Development Team, of Matthias Stirnemann and Andrin Beeli, will not just be representing the race’s official bike partners, SCOTT Sports

Wooden triangle trophies [Swiss Epic]

Epic Stone Pine and Larch Trophies

By Epic Series 08/10/2021, 6:15pm HST

The Swiss Epic, in Graubünden’s, trophies are works of art.

Close up of the Swiss Epic Medal [Swiss Epic]

Legends Reunite at the 2021 Swiss Epic

By Swiss Epic 08/10/2021, 3:45pm HST

When the 2021 Swiss Epic gets underway, on the 17th of August, in St. Moritz, Graubünden, there will be 9 Epic Legends on the start line

Bossler leading the bikers in the Epic Swiss [Swiss Epic]

Bossler Seeks Legend Status in Switzerland

By Epic Series 08/06/2021, 4:15pm HST

There are 9 Epic Legends taking on the 2021 Swiss Epic, but only 1 potential new Epic Legend. He is Jean-Francois Bossler

Two bikers on a steep mountain path on Graubünden [Swiss Epic]

Growing Trails in Graubünden

By Epic Series 07/28/2021, 4:30pm HST

Graubünden has rapidly established itself as one of the world’s mountain biking meccas. Usually, singletrack hotspots focus on mountain bike trail parks, but in Switzerland’s biggest canton – much like in South Africa’s Western Cape – the trails extend far beyond any bike park boundary.

Close up shot of a epic plaque and possibly a sausage [Swiss Epic]

Last Ibex and the Swiss Epic Finisher’s Club

By Epic Series 07/19/2021, 7:15am HST

The ibex is not only the icon of the Alps but also of the Swiss Epic. Depicted standing on a rocky outcrop, surveying the trails far below, the Swiss Epic’s ibex is a lone animal.

Close up of Annika Langvad [Swiss Epic]

Langvad: Retirement, Racing and Returning to Graubünden

By Epic Series 07/15/2021, 9:30am HST

One-half of the 2020 Swiss Epic women’s champions has subsequently retired from professional mountain biking. She is Annika Langvad, one of the most decorated mountain bikers of her generation. The undisputed queen of marathon and stage racing.

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