Daniel Geismayr and Jocken Käss claimed the overall victory after taking another stage win on the final stage of the Swiss Epic in Zermatt today.
Daniel Geismayr and Jocken Käss won the Swiss Epic after stage five today. Photo: twitter.com/SWISS_EPIC
The Centurion Vaude pair finished the 45km stage in 2:45:11 ahead of BiXS Pro Team’s Konny Looser and Oliver Zurbrügg. Christoph Soukup and Michael Stünzi of Team Texpa-Simplon completed the podium.
After strong performances throughout the five-day tour, the stage results refelcted the overall standings, with Centurion Vaude having an overall time of 17:58:13. BiXS and Texpa-Simplon stepped onto the second and third step of the podium repsectively.
The women’s race was won by Ariane Lüthi and Alice Pirard of Spur – Wallonie in 3:24:52. They were followed by Team Meerendal CBC’s Esther Süss and Jennie Stenerhag. In third were Scott Womens – R’adys’ Cornelia Hug and Florence Darbellay.
The overall women’s title went to Süss and Stenerhag (22:25:49) with Lüthi and Pirard in second. Hug and Darbellay walked away with third.
The mixed team category was won by Bendicht Küpfer and Viviane Spielmann (CrazyVeloShop SCOTT/TG-Hütten) who finished in 3:59:10 and took the overall tittle in 25:55:11. Second and third were Bühler and Compassi, and Peña and Anderson for the stage and event.
Stage five results
Men
1. Daniel Geismayr, Jocken Käss (Centurion Vaude) 2:45:11
2. Konny Looser, Oliver Zurbrügg (BiXS Pro Team) 2:47:36
3. Christoph Soukup, Michael Stünzi (Team Texpa-Simplon) 2:51:53
4. Francesco Guerra Carretero, Enrique Morcillo Vergara (BUFF SCOTT MTB Team) 2:53:52
5. Dario Thoma, Casey South (Suso Bike Trek/jb BRUNEX Felt Team) 2:55:05
Women
1. Ariane Lüthi, Alice Pirard (Spur – Wallonie) 3:24:52
2. Esther Süss, Jennie Stenerhag (Team Meerendal CBC) 3:30:40
3. Cornelia Hug, Florence Darbellay (Scott Womens – R’adys) 3:39:26
4. Lisette Rosenbeck, Maj Schneider Thomsen (DMK Trek n’ AMK BikeZone) 4:00:53
5. Tamara Burkhardt, Franziska Krebs (In Bocca al Lupo) 4:06:51
Mixed
1. Bendicht Küpfer, Viviane Spielmann (CrazyVeloShop SCOTT/TG-Hütten) 3:59:10
2. Paul Bühler, Sabina Compassi (Dani Schinder Meerendal) 4:08:15
3. Jose Peña, Emma Anderson (The Wheels) 4:21:24
4. Sam Humphrey, Dani Humphrey (The Specialists) 4:55:51
5. Vital Vranken, Inge Asselman (Invident Malmedy Team) 4:48:14
General classification
Men
1. Daniel Geismayr, Jocken Käss (Centurion Vaude) 17:58:13
2. Konny Looser, Oliver Zurbrügg (BiXS Pro Team) 18:16:28
3. Christoph Soukup, Michael Stünzi (Team Texpa-Simplon) 18:24:13
4. Francesco Guerra Carretero, Enrique Morcillo Vergara (BUFF SCOTT MTB Team) 19:07:46
5. Dario Thoma, Casey South (Suso Bike Trek/jb BRUNEX Felt Team) 19:13:14
Women
1. Esther Süss, Jennie Stenerhag (Team Meerendal CBC) 22:25:49
2. Ariane Lüthi, Alice Pirard (Spur – Wallonie) 22:38:30
3. Cornelia Hug, Florence Darbellay (Scott Womens – R’adys) 23:38:37
4. Lisette Rosenbeck, Maj Schneider Thomsen (DMK Trek n’ AMK BikeZone) 24:33:05
5. Tamara Burkhardt, Franziska Krebs (In Bocca al Lupo) 25:32:08
Mixed
1. Bendicht Küpfer, Viviane Spielmann (CrazyVeloShop SCOTT/TG-Hütten) 25:55:11
2. Paul Bühler, Sabina Compassi (Dani Schinder Meerendal) 26:07:25
3. Jose Peña, Emma Anderson (The Wheels) 29:20:01
4. Sam Humphrey, Dani Humphrey (The Specialists) 30:02:52
5. Vital Vranken, Inge Asselman (Invident Malmedy Team) 30:42:44
