 | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | March–December |
| Region | |
| Discipline | Mountain bike racing |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Various |
| Web site | [ www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2018 |
The Epic Series is a series of mountain bike stage races held around the world. The most prestigious race is the Cape Epic. The other five functions as qualifier for it.
History
In 2018, the parliament of the Canton of Grisons signed a four-year contract with the Swiss Epic that they spend 300.000 CHF each year.[1] They will become a good pendant to the Cape Epic.[2]
Races
| Name | Est. | Month | Region | Country | Stages | Legend | Qualifier | Triple Crown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Epic | 2004 | March - April | Western Cape |  South Africa | 8 |  |  | |
| Port to Port | 2014 | late May | Newcastle | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 4 | | | |
| Reef to Reef | 2018 | mid August | North Queensland | Australia | 4 | | | |
| Swiss Epic | 2014 | late August - early September |  Grisons
| .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 5 | | | |
| Cape to Cape | 2008 | mid October | Western Australia | Australia | 4 | | | |
| The Pioneer | 2016 | late November - early December | Southern Alps |  New Zealand | 6 | | | |
Source:[3]
Qualifications
Performance Allocation
The winners of the men's, women's, mixed, Masters and Grand Masters receive a spot at the following Cape Epic. The second placed teams of the Swiss Epic receive also a spot.[4]
Draw Allocation
One spot per category will be drawn at the final days. Only finisher of the event and no winner's are able to win the spot.[5]
Epic Series Legend Race
The three big races Cape Epic, Swiss Epic and The Pioneer are so called Legend Races.[6]
Epic Legend Medal
Bikers who finished all three Legend races receive the Epic Legend Medal.
| Accomplish at | Name | Country | Cape | Swiss | Pioneer | Duration | In one Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Swiss Epic | Minter Barnard | Australia | 2011 | 2018 | 2016 | 7 years, 5 months and 12 days | | [7] |
| 2018 Swiss Epic | Haley van Leeuwen | New Zealand | 2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 1 year, 7 months and 4 days | 2018 | |
| 2018 The Pioneer | Timothy Hammond | South Africa | 2016 | 2018 | 2018 | 2 years, 8 months and 10 days | 2018 | [8] |
| 2018 The Pioneer | Peter Felber | Switzerland | 2018 | 2016 | 2018 | 2 years, 2 months and 13 days | | |
| 2018 The Pioneer | David Wright | South Africa | 2013 | 2018 | 2018 | 5 years, 8 months and 6 days | | |
| 2018 The Pioneer | Enrico Theuns |  Netherlands | 2012 | 2014 | 2018 | 6 years, 7 months and 29 days | | |
| 2018 The Pioneer | Chak Shing Cheng |  Hong Kong | 2014 | 2018 | 2018 | 4 years, 8 months and 10 days | 2018 | |
| 2018 The Pioneer | Alan Gordon | South Africa | 2016 | 2018 | 2018 | 2 years, 8 months and 10 days | | |
| 2019 Cape Epic | Alexander Donaldson | New Zealand | 2019 | 2018 | 2018 | 6 months and 9 days | | [9] |
| 2019 Cape Epic | Kylie Burrows | New Zealand | 2019 | 2016 | 2016 | 2 years, 6 months and 7 days | |
References
- ↑ "1,5 Millionen für "einzigartige Mountainbike-Veranstaltung"" [1,5 million for a "unique mountain bike event"]. Die Südostschweiz (in German). 2018-08-23. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ↑ "Garantiert weitere Gäste in Graubünden" [Guaranteed more guests in Grisons]. Die Südostschweiz (in German). 2018-08-21. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ↑ "Series-races". Epic Series. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ↑ "Swiss Epic is an absa Cape Epic Qualifier". Swiss Epic. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ↑ "Cape Epic Qualification". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ↑ "Epic Legends". Epic Series. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ↑ "Five riders are in line to earn Epic Legend medals if they complete #ThePioneer 2018!". Facebook. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ↑ "Hammond and van Leeuwen make Epic Series history – six new Epic Legends at The Pioneer 2018". Epic Series. 2018-11-30. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ↑ "Old and new Epic Legends reflect on remarkable week at Absa Cape Epic". Epic Series. 2019-03-25. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-27.