MTB News: The worldwide Epic Series stops in Graubünden from August 18th to 22nd, 2020. This summer, the five-day Swiss Epic mountain bike stage race leads from Laax via Arosa to Davos. There are three teams at the start for Arosa, including Christoph Sauser and Silvio Bundi.
In the midst of the impressive Graubünden mountains, the Swiss Epic leads across five stages through the canton of Graubünden. About 320 participating teams of two have to master more than 12.250 kilometers with 220 meters of altitude difference on their mountain bikes. This summer the route leads from Laax via Arosa to Davos. Both professionals and passionate leisure mountain bikers are at the start. There are three teams at the start for Arosa in 2020. The Arosa Horizonte team consists of the two former mountain bike pros Christoph Sauser and Silvio Bundi. A strong team that should certainly be found among the front runners. In 2006, Christoph Sauser and Silvio Bundi were able to win the Absa Cape Epic in South Africa as a team. Christoph Sauser is also a four-time world champion in cross-country, overall World Cup winner in 2004 and 2005 and third at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000. Silvio Bundi is responsible for the Swiss marathon championship title in 2007, six podium finishes at Swiss championships, eight Swiss Cup Victories, eleven European Championships and eight World Championships as well as no fewer than 37 World Cup races. The other two Arosa teams consist of the ambitious endurance athletes Markus Thommen and Daniel Wohlgensinger as well as the two brothers Thomas and Volker Martins from the Chaos Theater Oropax.
Stages Swiss Epic 2020
- Stage 1: Tuesday, August 18, 2020, Laax - Laax
- Stage 2: Wednesday, August 19, 2020, Laax - Arosa
- Stage 3: Thursday, August 20, 2020, Arosa - Arosa
- Stage 4: Friday, August 21, 2020, Arosa - Davos
- Stage 5: Saturday, August 22, 2020, Davos - Davos
Web : www.swiss-epic.com