Daniel Geismayr and Jocken Käss continue to lead after they won the shortened stage three of the Swiss Epic, which finished in Leukerbad today.
The Centurion Vaude duo now have a seven minute lead ahead of BiXS’ Konny Looser and Oliver Zurbrügg, who finished second on the stage today. Texpa-Simplon’s Christoph Soukup and Michael Stünzi completed today’s podium and sit third overall.
Spur – Wallonie’s Ariane Lüthi and Alice Pirard made a little headway as they won 44km stage. They are more than 15 minutes behind leaders Esther Süss and Jennie Stenerhag, who finished second.
Rainfall and snow in resulted in a shortened yet spectacular third stage of the Swiss Epic. Photo: facebook.com/SwissEpic
Stage three results
Men
1. Daniel Geismayr, Jocken Käss (Centurion Vaude) 2:09:42
2. Konny Looser, Oliver Zurbrügg (BiXS Pro Team) 2:14:30
3. Christoph Soukup, Michael Stünzi (Team Texpa-Simplon) 2:14:43
4. Andrin Beeli, Timon Rüegg (SCOTT development MTB Team) 2:23:43
5. Léo L’Homme, Arnaud Hertling (Team VTT BMC Fribourg) 2:23:56
Women
1. Ariane Lüthi, Alice Pirard (Spur – Wallonie) 2:53:39
2. Esther Süss, Jennie Stenerhag (Team Meerendal CBC) 2:54:03
3. Cornelia Hug, Florence Darbellay (Scott Womens – R’adys) 3:04:03
4. Lisette Rosenbeck, Maj Schneider Thomsen (DMK Trek n’ AMK BikeZone) 3:08:33
5. Tamara Burkhardt, Franziska Krebs (In Bocca al Lupo) 3:16:15
Mixed
1. Paul Bühler, Sabina Compassi (Dani Schinder Meerendal) 3:24:11
2. Bendicht Küpfer, Viviane Spielmann (CrazyVeloShop SCOTT/TG-Hütten) 3:24:12
3. Jose Peña, Emma Anderson (The Wheels) 3:34:35
4. Sam Humphrey, Dani Humphrey (The Specialists) 3:49:56
5. Vital Vranken, Inge Asselman (Invident Malmedy Team) 4:05:17
General classification
Men
1. Daniel Geismayr, Jocken Käss (Centurion Vaude) 11:09:55
2. Konny Looser, Oliver Zurbrügg (BiXS Pro Team) 11:16:44
3. Christoph Soukup, Michael Stünzi (Team Texpa-Simplon) 11:18:03
4. Léo L’Homme, Arnaud Hertling (Team VTT BMC Fribourg) 11:49:38
5. Dario Thoma, Casey South (Suso Bike Trek/jb BRUNEX Felt Team) 11:52:56
Women
1. Esther Süss, Jennie Stenerhag (Team Meerendal CBC) 13:48:03
2. Ariane Lüthi, Alice Pirard (Spur – Wallonie) 14:03:52
3. Cornelia Hug, Florence Darbellay (Scott Womens – R’adys) 14:36:54
4. Lisette Rosenbeck, Maj Schneider Thomsen (DMK Trek n’ AMK BikeZone) 14:58:08
5. Tamara Burkhardt, Franziska Krebs (In Bocca al Lupo) 15:41:42
Mixed
1. Paul Bühler, Sabina Compassi (Dani Schinder Meerendal) 16:15:19
2. Bendicht Küpfer, Viviane Spielmann (CrazyVeloShop SCOTT / TG-Hütten) 16:17:26
3. Jose Peña, Emma Anderson (The Wheels) 18:33:02
4. Sam Humphrey, Dani Humphrey (The Specialists) 18:37:16
5. Vital Vranken, Inge Asselman (Invident Malmedy Team) 18:59:33
