{"id":110191,"date":"2015-09-19T19:05:48","date_gmt":"2015-09-19T17:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=110191"},"modified":"2015-09-19T21:32:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T19:32:33","slug":"swiss-epic-final-stage-to-zermatt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/swiss-epic-final-stage-to-zermatt\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Epic: final stage to Zermatt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad3]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/139797860?byline=0\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The race is done and we arrived in Zermatt in bright sunshine and had spectacular views to the Matterhorn during this last stage.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately we were not able to repeat last years glory, when we finished on the podium with 2<sup>nd<\/sup> overall in the Flow category.\u00a0In the overall ranking, we finished fifth\u00a0and today we lost a lot more time to our competitors, finishing this <a href=\"http:\/\/services.datasport.com\/2015\/mtb\/swissepic\/etappe5\/RANG121.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">fabulous stage on place 11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110187\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image13-e1442680992399-563x750.jpg\" alt=\"image1\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image13-e1442680992399-563x750.jpg 563w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image13-e1442680992399-825x1100.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image13-e1442680992399.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While there was still a little hope for Andrea&#8217;s recovery after yesterdays\u2019s long stage, it quickly turned out to be\u00a0wishful thinking.<\/p>\n<p>Directly\u00a0from the start line, team AMB Mag attacked in the first climb trying to make up some time. And while I could easily follow, I had to wait for Andrea who again could not breathe properly and had pain in his chest. We even could not manage to control the other team which had their best day yesterday \u2013 Bikeschule Olten.\u00a0In this first \u201cwarm-up\u201d climb we had to bury our podium hopes.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the trails were just extraordinary. I can hardly describe which trails we have been riding, all week long. And which adventure this whole race is, for every participant. There is such a big variety of trails, some more technical, rough and wet, others with perfect flow. \u00a0Singletracks that just make the riders happy! You will keep memories of these great landscape and mountain trails for a long time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110189\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unnamed1-563x750.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unnamed1-563x750.jpg 563w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unnamed1-825x1100.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unnamed1.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And to make that happen, riding in the middle of the Flow field, I had to push sometimes a bit more on the gas to make sure to enter the singletracks ahead of the bigger groups, who often struggled with the terrain.<\/p>\n<p>After the first endless trail section, we were heading to the shuttle bus along the valley towards T\u00e4sch. There, we took the shuttle bus to Zermatt.\u00a0Arriving in Zermatt, the sky was clear and the sun and Matterhorn greeted us!<\/p>\n<p>So we took the Sunnegga bahn \u2013 fastest vertical climbing we have ever done, then the gondola to Blauherd, 2576m on my Garmin!\u00a0Some more pictures of the Matterhorn and down we go.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110195\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PERSKINDOL_SWISS_EPIC_stage5_Swingbridge_credit_APiX-750x499.jpg\" alt=\"PERSKINDOL_SWISS_EPIC_stage5_Swingbridge_credit_APiX\" width=\"750\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PERSKINDOL_SWISS_EPIC_stage5_Swingbridge_credit_APiX-750x499.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PERSKINDOL_SWISS_EPIC_stage5_Swingbridge_credit_APiX-1600x1065.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had a flat tire\u00a0during\u00a0\u00a0the alpine descent that had many super sharp water drainage stones. You had to clear those by bunnyhopping \u2013 Andrea was taken out pretty soon by one of these sharp stones. It took 2 attempts with rubber stripes that couldn\u2019t hold the air and finally with a tube and 3 CO-2 cartridges we got going again.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after at that spot, 3 or 4 other teams where standing fixing tires.\u00a0Ok, so we kept descending, then joining the Epic teams and while going up and down in direction Zermatt and closer to the finish line, about 2km from the finish the tube was punctured again on Andrea\u2019s rear tire.\u00a0The only compensation to me were those absolutely fantastic trails and scenery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110186\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/cervino-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"cervino\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/cervino-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/cervino.jpg 842w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the end, we were happy to have arrived in Zermatt in one piece, no huge crashes and also being lucky on the weather side.\u00a0This event can only be recommended to mountainbikers, but you have to be fit, also in the Flow category.<\/p>\n<p>And you have to\u00a0work on\u00a0your technical skills,\u00a0otherwise\u00a0you are not going to have fun on the trails.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading our diary and see you on the trails!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PERSKINDOL_SWISS_EPIC_stage5_FlowWinnerMixed_Matterhorn_credit_APiX-750x501.jpg\" alt=\"PERSKINDOL_SWISS_EPIC_stage5_FlowWinnerMixed_Matterhorn_credit_APiX\" width=\"750\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PERSKINDOL_SWISS_EPIC_stage5_FlowWinnerMixed_Matterhorn_credit_APiX-750x501.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/PERSKINDOL_SWISS_EPIC_stage5_FlowWinnerMixed_Matterhorn_credit_APiX-1600x1068.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[ad45]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad3] The race is done and we arrived in Zermatt in bright sunshine and had spectacular views to the Matterhorn during this last stage. 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