Michele Casagrande and Fabian Rabensteiner claimed overall victory in the men’s team race when the final stage of the Swiss Epic finished in Davos today.
Casey South and Noah Blochlinger placed second in the general classification, with Michael Stunzi and Marc Stutzmann third.
Timothy Hammond and Julian Jessop were the highest placed South African team overall.
The 72km fifth stage was won by Frans Claes and Soren Nissen.
Watch highlights from stage five of the Swiss Epic:
See more results below.
Stage five
Men’s teams
1. Frans Claes & Soren Nissen (Devonbosch Stellenbosch) 2:54:05
2. Casey South & Noah Blochlinger (jb Brunex/Fischer BMC) 2:55:30
3. Daniel Geismayr & Vinzent Dorn (Centurion Vaude) 2:56:53
4. Michele Casagrande & Fabian Rabensteiner (Trek Selle San Marco A) 2:57:19
5. Samuele Porro & Damiano Ferraro (Trek Selle San marco) 2:57:20
*Selected SA riders
14. Timothy Hammond & Julian Jessop (Devmco Umhlanga Arch Spot Africa) 3:11:54
15. Shaun-Nick Bester & Alexandre Vialle (Team Darkhorse Wheels Pro Cycling) 3:11:57
42. Luyanda Thobigunya & Zola Ngxakeni (BMT Fairtree) 3:55:59
52. Luka Maga & Alistair Haigh-Smith (CCN Factory Racing) 4:11:55
62. Lex Steyn & Dean van den Bos (Diamond Dogs) 4:38:30
65. Matthew Stamatis & Luke Hardiman (Ninja and the Bus) 4:43:14
70. Mark Slingsby & Matthew Wright (RSAWeb) 4:56:05
71. Ross MacGregor & Kyle Thorp (The Jozi Boys) 5:03:35
Women’s teams
1. Adelheid Morath & Bettina Janas (KS Trek-Sportograf) 3:43:24
2. Ariane Luthi & Samara Sheppard (Wielka Orkiestra Swiatecznej Pomocy) 3:45:37
3. Alice Pirard & Stefanie Dohrn (Centurion Vaude 2) 3:47:20
4. Ramona Kupferschmied & Chrystelle Baumann (Swiss MTB Girls powered by Play up!) 3:54:54
5. Corina Gantenbein & Kathrin Stirnemann (Shimano S-Phyre girls) 4:05:13
*Selected SA riders
6. Jennie Stenerhag & Katie Lennard (Team ABRO/Fairtree) 4:08:11
Mixed teams
1. Anders Seim & Synne Steinsland (Team VeloCity) 3:51:42
2. Susanne Tanner & Dimitri Suess (Thomus Factory Team) 3:54:16
3. Adelino Moll Mut & Alicia Margalejo Blasco (Xabia’s Bike-Fasterwear) 4:03:14
4. Angela Niklaus & Thomas Kneubuhler (RadsportEmmental.ch) 4:04:29
5. Olivier Guth & Daniele Troesch (To Motion Racing by Black Tusk) 4:07:16
*Selected SA riders
20. Ronel Nel & Dirk Nel (Lynx Real Estate) 5:08:37
General classification
Men’s teams
1. Michele Casagrande & Fabian Rabensteiner (Trek Selle San Marco A) 16:00:06
2. Casey South & Noah Blochlinger (jb Brunex/Fischer BMC) 16:06:43
3. Michael Stunzi & Marc Stutzmann (Texpa Simplon) 16:13:41
4. Daniel Geismayr & Vinzent Dorn (Centurion Vaude) 16:20:10
5. Samuele Porro & Damiano Ferraro (Trek Selle San marco) 16:21:03
*Selected SA riders
14. Timothy Hammond & Julian Jessop (Devmco Umhlanga Arch Spot Africa) 17:47:30
18. Shaun-Nick Bester & Alexandre Vialle (Team Darkhorse Wheels Pro Cycling) 18:03:08
41. Luyanda Thobigunya & Zola Ngxakeni (BMT Fairtree) 22:08:47
50. Luka Maga & Alistair Haigh-Smith (CCN Factory Racing) 23:04:30
63. Ross MacGregor & Kyle Thorp (The Jozi Boys) 27:18:43
66. Lex Steyn & Dean van den Bos (Diamond Dogs) 27:18:43
67. Ross MacGregor & Kyle Thorp (The Jozi Boys) 27:22:09
68. Mark Slingsby & Matthew Wright (RSAWeb) 27:41:46
70. Matthew Stamatis & Luke Hardiman (Ninja and the Bus) 29:32:39
Women’s teams
1. Adelheid Morath & Bettina Janas (KS Trek-Sportograf) 20:36:27
2. Alice Pirard & Stefanie Dohrn (Centurion Vaude 2) 20:40:37
3. Ariane Luthi & Samara Sheppard (Wielka Orkiestra Swiatecznej Pomocy) 20:41:14
4. Corina Gantenbein & Kathrin Stirnemann (Shimano S-Phyre girls) 21:00:05
5. Ramona Kupferschmied & Chrystelle Baumann (Swiss MTB Girls powered by Play up!) 22:02:08
*Selected SA riders
6. Jennie Stenerhag & Katie Lennard (Team ABRO/Fairtree) 22:06:27
Mixed teams
1. Anders Seim & Synne Steinsland (Team VeloCity) 21:30:39
2. Susanne Tanner & Dimitri Suess (Thomus Factory Team) 22:00:55
3. Rainer Hartmann & Daniela Hartmann (CUBE Store Chur) 22:10:49
4. Adelino Moll Mut & Alicia Margalejo Blasco (Xabia’s Bike-Fasterwear) 22:33:34
5. Angela Niklaus & Thomas Kneubuhler (RadsportEmmental.ch) 22:42:04
*Selected SA riders
19. Ronel Nel & Dirk Nel (Lynx Real Estate) 27:24:21
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