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Epic Series

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Epic Series
Race details
DateMarch–December
Region
DisciplineMountain bike racing
TypeStage race
OrganiserVarious
Web site[[1] www.epic-series.com/%20www.epic-series.com]]
History
First edition2018

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

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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

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Name Est. Month Region Country Stages Legend Qualifier Triple Crown
Cape Epic 2004 March - April Western Cape  South Africa 8 Yes No No
Port to Port 2014 late May Newcastle  Australia 4 No Yes Yes
Reef to Reef 2018 mid August North Queensland  Australia 4 No Yes Yes
Swiss Epic 2014 late August - early September GR Grisons  Switzerland 5 Yes Yes No
Cape to Cape 2008 mid October Western Australia  Australia 4 No Yes Yes
The Pioneer 2016 late November - early December Southern Alps  New Zealand 6 Yes Yes No

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Qualifications

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Performance Allocation

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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

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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

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The three big races Cape Epic, Swiss Epic and The Pioneer are so called Legend Races.[6]

Epic Legend Medal

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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 No [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 No
2018 The Pioneer David Wright  South Africa 2013 2018 2018 5 years, 8 months and 6 days No
2018 The Pioneer Enrico Theuns  Netherlands 2012 2014 2018 6 years, 7 months and 29 days No
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 No
2019 Cape Epic Alexander Donaldson  New Zealand 2019 2018 2018 6 months and 9 days No [9]
2019 Cape Epic Kylie Burrows  New Zealand 2019 2016 2016 2 years, 6 months and 7 days No

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Series-races". Epic Series. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  4. ^ "Swiss Epic is an absa Cape Epic Qualifier". Swiss Epic. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  5. ^ "Cape Epic Qualification". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  6. ^ "Epic Legends". Epic Series. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  7. ^ "Five riders are in line to earn Epic Legend medals if they complete #ThePioneer 2018!⁣". Facebook. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
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