Words by: Marc Van Veen Having had this “silly” idea a couple of years ago to cycle in the Alps and enjoy the scenery (and hopefully some single tracks) MARC VAN VEEN and Mike Nixon finally managed to embark on a Swiss journey, and took part in the Spar Swiss Epic […]
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SPAR Signs on as Swiss Epic Title Sponsor
SPAR Switzerland has signed a four-year title partnership agreement with the Swiss Epic mountain bike stage race, hosted annually in Graubünden, Switzerland. The race will be known as the SPAR Swiss Epic from 2022 to 2025. The Swiss Epic, is already one of the world’s premier mountain bike stage races […]
Swiss Epic finishes on a high
It was a classic scene at the start of the Swiss Epic Grand Finale in Zermatt, to anyone who’s ridden a mountain bike stage race before. There was a familiar air of excitement among riders, fans and crew in the race village – the week of racing was coming to a […]
Ariane and Annika, the winning partnership!
Erik Kleinhans met Ariane, the Swiss girl with her broken English as an unripe mountain biker at the Cape Pioneer Trek, now she’s his wife and can pedal a bike hard! Annika meanwhile they’ve only known since 2013. This is the story of Ariane and Annika’s world beating partnership. We […]
Ariane Kleinhans wins Europe’s Toughest Marathon
Ariane Kleinhans won Saturday’s Grand Raid Marathon in fine style in a time of 7 hours, 49 minutes and 55 seconds for the 125km marathon, over 20 minutes ahead of second placed Sabine Sommer. Kleinhans dominated from start to finish on a course that included over 5,000m of vertical ascent, […]