Epic Series
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The Epic Series is a series of mountain bike stage races held around the world. The most prestigious race is the Cape Epic. The other five functions as qualifier for it.
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| Race details | |
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| Date | March–December |
| Region | |
| Discipline | Mountain bike racing |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Various |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2018 |
History
In 2018, the parliament of the Canton of Grisons signed a four-year contract with the Swiss Epic that they spend 300.000 CHF each year.[1] They will become a good pendant to the Cape Epic.[2]
Races
| Name | Est. | Month | Region | Country | Stages | Legend | Qualifier | Triple Crown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Epic | 2004 | March - April | Western Cape |  South Africa | 8 |  |  | |
| Port to Port | 2014 | late May | Newcastle |  Australia | 4 | | | |
| Reef to Reef | 2018 | mid August | North Queensland | Australia | 4 | | | |
| Swiss Epic | 2014 | late August - early September |  Grisons
|  Switzerland | 5 | | | |
| Cape to Cape | 2008 | mid October | Western Australia | Australia | 4 | | | |
| The Pioneer | 2016 | late November - early December | Southern Alps |  New Zealand | 6 | | | |
Source:[3]
Qualifications
Performance Allocation
The winners of the men's, women's, mixed, Masters and Grand Masters receive a spot at the following Cape Epic. The second placed teams of the Swiss Epic receive also a spot.[4]
Draw Allocation
One spot per category will be drawn at the final days. Only finisher of the event and no winner's are able to win the spot.[5]
Epic Series Legend Race
The three big races Cape Epic, Swiss Epic and The Pioneer are so called Legend Races.[6]
Epic Legend Medal
Bikers who finished all three Legend races receive the Epic Legend Medal.
| Accomplish at | Name | Country | Cape | Swiss | Pioneer | Duration | In one Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Swiss Epic | Minter Barnard | Australia | 2011 | 2018 | 2016 | 7 years, 5 months and 12 days | | [7] |
| 2018 Swiss Epic | Haley van Leeuwen | New Zealand | 2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 1 year, 7 months and 4 days | 2018 | |
| 2018 The Pioneer | Timothy Hammond | South Africa | 2016 | 2018 | 2018 | 2 years, 8 months and 10 days | 2018 | [8] |
| 2018 The Pioneer | Peter Felber | Switzerland | 2018 | 2016 | 2018 | 2 years, 2 months and 13 days | | |
| 2018 The Pioneer | David Wright | South Africa | 2013 | 2018 | 2018 | 5 years, 8 months and 6 days | | |
| 2018 The Pioneer | Enrico Theuns |  Netherlands | 2012 | 2014 | 2018 | 6 years, 7 months and 29 days | | |
| 2018 The Pioneer | Chak Shing Cheng |  Hong Kong | 2014 | 2018 | 2018 | 4 years, 8 months and 10 days | 2018 | |
| 2018 The Pioneer | Alan Gordon | South Africa | 2016 | 2018 | 2018 | 2 years, 8 months and 10 days | | |
| 2019 Cape Epic | Alexander Donaldson | New Zealand | 2019 | 2018 | 2018 | 6 months and 9 days | | [9] |
| 2019 Cape Epic | Kylie Burrows | New Zealand | 2019 | 2016 | 2016 | 2 years, 6 months and 7 days | |