Daniel Geismayr and Jocken Käss extended their overall win with a convincing stage four win at the Swiss Epic, which finished in Zermatt today.
The Centurion Vaude have delivered strong performances throughout each of the four days and lead the competition by more than 10 minutes after today’s 85km race.
The women’s race has been more unpredictable, with Meerendal CBC and Spur – Wallonie almost taking it in turns to occupy the top position each day. However, Esther Süss and Jennie Stenerhag have proven to be the stronger of the two teams as they continue to lead the general classification.
CrazyVeloShop SCOTT/TG-Hütten’s Bendicht Küpfer and Viviane Spielmann lead the mixed category.
There is just tomorrow’s 45km stage left to race.
Konny Looser (right) and Oliver Zurbrügg finished second on stage four of the Swiss Epic and are second overall. Photo: facebook.com/SwissEpic
Stage four results
Men
1. Daniel Geismayr, Jocken Käss (Centurion Vaude) 4:03:07
2. Konny Looser, Oliver Zurbrügg (BiXS Pro Team) 4:12:08
3. Christoph Soukup, Michael Stünzi (Team Texpa-Simplon) 4:14:17
4. Francesco Guerra Carretero, Enrique Morcillo Vergara (BUFF SCOTT MTB Team) 4:18:13
5. Dario Thoma, Casey South (Suso Bike Trek/jb BRUNEX Felt Team) 4:25:13
Women
1. Esther Süss, Jennie Stenerhag (Team Meerendal CBC) 5:07:06
2. Ariane Lüthi, Alice Pirard (Spur – Wallonie) 5:09:46
3. Cornelia Hug, Florence Darbellay (Scott Womens – R’adys) 5:22:17
4. Lisette Rosenbeck, Maj Schneider Thomsen (DMK Trek n’ AMK BikeZone) 5:34:04
5. Tamara Burkhardt, Franziska Krebs (In Bocca al Lupo) 5:43:35
Mixed
1. Bendicht Küpfer, Viviane Spielmann (CrazyVeloShop SCOTT/TG-Hütten) 5:38:35
2. Paul Bühler, Sabina Compassi (Dani Schinder Meerendal) 5:43:51
3. Jose Peña, Emma Anderson (The Wheels) 6:25:35
4. Sam Humphrey, Dani Humphrey (The Specialists) 6:29:45
5. Vital Vranken, Inge Asselman (Invident Malmedy Team) 6:54:57
General classification
Men
1. Daniel Geismayr, Jocken Käss (Centurion Vaude) 15:13:02
2. Konny Looser, Oliver Zurbrügg (BiXS Pro Team) 15:28:52
3. Christoph Soukup, Michael Stünzi (Team Texpa-Simplon) 15:32:20
4. Francesco Guerra Carretero, Enrique Morcillo Vergara (BUFF SCOTT MTB Team) 16:13:54
5. Dario Thoma, Casey South (Suso Bike Trek/jb BRUNEX Felt Team) 16:18:09
Women
1. Esther Süss, Jennie Stenerhag (Team Meerendal CBC) 18:55:09
2. Ariane Lüthi, Alice Pirard (Spur – Wallonie) 19:13:38
3. Cornelia Hug, Florence Darbellay (Scott Womens – R’adys) 19:59:11
4. Lisette Rosenbeck, Maj Schneider Thomsen (DMK Trek n’ AMK BikeZone) 20:32:12
5. Tamara Burkhardt, Franziska Krebs (In Bocca al Lupo) 21:25:17
Mixed
1. Bendicht Küpfer, Viviane Spielmann (CrazyVeloShop SCOTT / TG-Hütten) 21:56:01
2. Paul Bühler, Sabina Compassi (Dani Schinder Meerendal) 21:59:10
3. Jose Peña, Emma Anderson (The Wheels) 24:58:37
4. Sam Humphrey, Dani Humphrey (The Specialists) 25:07:01
5. Vital Vranken, Inge Asselman (Invident Malmedy Team) 25:54:30
