Michele Casagrande and Fabian Rabensteiner claimed victory in the men’s team race on stage two of the Swiss Epic in St. Moritz today.
Michael Stunzi and Marc Stutzmann were the runners-up in the 69km stage, with Casey South and Noah Blochlinger third.
The women’s team race was won by Adelheid Morath and Bettina Janas. while Imogen Smith and Mike Blewitt placed first in the mixed team race.
Watch highlights from stage two of the Swiss Epic:
See more results below.
Stage two
Men’s teams
1. Michele Casagrande & Fabian Rabensteiner (Trek Selle San Marco A) 3:11:15
2. Michael Stunzi & Marc Stutzmann (Texpa Simplon) 3:11:16
3. Casey South & Noah Blochlinger (jb Brunex/Fischer BMC) 3:11:17
4. Samuele Porro & Damiano Ferraro (Trek Selle San Marco) 3:14:16
5. Frans Claes & Soren Nissen (Devonbosch Stellenbosch) 3:14:17
*Selected SA riders
14. Timothy Hammond & Julian Jessop (Devmco Umhlanga Arch Spot Africa) 3:30:21
19. Shaun-Nick Bester & Alexandre Vialle (Team Darkhorse Wheels Pro Cycling) 3:35:16
41. Luyanda Thobigunya & Zola Ngxakeni (BMT Fairtree) 4:21:41
46. Luka Maga & Alistair Haigh-Smith (CCN Factory Racing) 4:30:16
59. Tristram Kelly & Jeremy Rose (Team TEK) 5:02:18
Women’s teams
1. Adelheid Morath & Bettina Janas (KS Trek-Sportograf) 3:59:06
2. Corina Gantenbein & Kathrin Stirnemann (Shimano S-Phyre girls) 4:00:39
3. Alice Pirard & Stefanie Dohrn (Centurion Vaude 2) 4:03:54
4. Ariane Luthi & Samara Sheppard (Wielka Orkiestra Swiatecznej Pomocy) 4:07:24
5. Jennie Stenerhag & Katie Lennard (Team ABRO/Fairtree) 4:24:34
Mixed teams
1. Imogen Smith & Mike Blewitt (MarathonMTB.com) 4:16:13
2. Rainer Hartmann & Daniela Hartmann (CUBE Store Chur) 4:17:12
3. Anders Seim & Synne Steinsland (Team VeloCity) 4:17:27
4. Ana Isabel Idrovo & Felipe Eguez (BMC Cikla-Toscana) 4:25:28
5. Susanne Tanner & Dimitri Suess (Thomus Factory Team) 4:30:54
*Selected SA riders
19. Ronel Nel & Dirk Nel (Lynx Real Estate) 5:19:06
General classification
Men’s teams
1. Michele Casagrande & Fabian Rabensteiner (Trek Selle San Marco A) 7:03:36
2. Samuele Porro & Damiano Ferraro (Trek Selle San Marco) 7:06:37
3. Casey South & Noah Blochlinger (jb Brunex/Fischer BMC) 7:09:39
4. Michael Stunzi & Marc Stutzmann (Texpa Simplon) 7:12:33
5. Frans Claes & Soren Nissen (Devonbosch Stellenbosch) 7:15:04
*Selected SA riders
18. Timothy Hammond & Julian Jessop (Devmco Umhlanga Arch Spot Africa) 8:01:38
23. Shaun-Nick Bester & Alexandre Vialle (Team Darkhorse Wheels Pro Cycling) 8:16:25
45. Luyanda Thobigunya & Zola Ngxakeni (BMT Fairtree) 10:02:36
46. Luka Maga & Alistair Haigh-Smith (CCN Factory Racing) 10:05:09
57. Tristram Kelly & Jeremy Rose (Team TEK) 11:10:41
69. Lex Steyn & Dean van den Bos (Diamond Dogs) 12:28:13
Women’s teams
1. Corina Gantenbein & Kathrin Stirnemann (Shimano S-Phyre girls) 9:00:03
2. Alice Pirard & Stefanie Dohrn (Centurion Vaude 2) 9:03:55
3. Ariane Luthi & Samara Sheppard (Wielka Orkiestra Swiatecznej Pomocy) 9:07:25
4. Adelheid Morath & Bettina Janas (KS Trek-Sportograf) 9:15:45
5. Jennie Stenerhag & Katie Lennard (Team ABRO/Fairtree) 9:38:05
Mixed teams
1. Imogen Smith & Mike Blewitt (MarathonMTB.com) 9:36:26
2. Rainer Hartmann & Daniela Hartmann (CUBE Store Chur) 9:41:18
3. Anders Seim & Synne Steinsland (Team VeloCity) 9:41:42
4. Susanne Tanner & Dimitri Suess (Thomus Factory Team) 9:55:14
5. Ana Isabel Idrovo & Felipe Eguez (BMC Cikla-Toscana) 10:03:55
*Selected SA riders
19. Ronel Nel & Dirk Nel (Lynx Real Estate) 11:50:15
