Mediterranean Epic 2022 - Stage 3 - Highlights

A short but intense day has served to put an end to the 5th edition of the Mediterranean Epic. There have been no changes in the general classification, but the fight for the stage victory has led to exciting races from the start. The German Georg Egger and the Spanish Natalia Fischer are the new champions of the Mediterranean Epic.

The queen stage of the Mediterranean Epic, the longest of the race, has brought about radical changes in the overall classification. None of the race leaders at the start was able to defend their green jersey at the finish line. Georg Egger and Natalia Fischer are the new leaders of the Mediterranean Epic.

Wout Alleman attacked on the final part of the ascent to gain a small lead before the descent. Hans Becking stood close to him, while Gregor Egger couldn't keep up with him. The leadership was at stake. Wout Alleman took risks and managed to maintain, and even widen, his distance from Hans Becking on the descent to enter the finish line as the winner of the day and the new leader in the overall. Simon Stiebjahn completed the podium. In the female category the European champion Natalia Fische...

The Mediterranean Epic 2022 has started again with the ROTOR time trial, a tough day against the clock that has served to highlight the enormous level of the race in this edition. Reigning XCM World Champion Andreas Seewald and 2020 XCM World Champion Ramona Forchini took victory and the first leaders' jerseys.

A short but intense day has served to put an end to the 5th edition of the Mediterranean Epic. There have been no changes in the general classification, but the fight for the stage victory has led to exciting races from the start. The German Georg Egger and the Spanish Natalia Fischer are the new champions of the Mediterranean Epic.

The Mediterranean Epic 2022 has started again with the ROTOR time trial, a tough day against the clock that has served to highlight the enormous level of the race in this edition . Reigning XCM World Champion Andreas Seewald and 2020 XCM World Champion Ramona Forchini took victory and the first leaders' jerseys.

After three days of racing it was time for a transition stage from Saronsberg, in Tulbagh, to the Slanghoek valley. The early kilometres ticked past with unnerving ease, but once the surface began to roughen the challenges came. Brutally uneven dual tracks through a private game reserve provided a sudden shock.

The Absa Cape Epic 2021 took amateurs and professional mountain bikers over some of the most magnificent mountain passes in the Western Cape, South Africa. The 2021 route started off at the iconic slopes of Table Mountain National Park and finished today with the Grand Finale at the Val de Vie Estate. The Cape Epic is classed as hors catégorie by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), known as the “Tour de France” in mountain biking.