One of the most successful weeks is behind the Canyon Northwave MTB Team. Martin Stošek together with Marc Stutzmann won the Swiss Epic stage race. On Saturday, August 19, Andreas Seewald and Stefanie Dohrn won the prestigious Swiss Grand Raid marathon.
In the five-stage race Swiss Epic 2023, the Czech-Swiss duo Stošek / Stutzmann managed to grab a total of three stage victories and dominated the race in a masterful way with a lead of 7 and a half minutes on the second team.
"I'm very happy, Marc also rode great. Fortunately, we had only one puncture, otherwise everything went according to plan. We had a great performance, so we didn't have to take too many risks. The last day we were quite nervous, six and a half minutes can seem like a big lead, on the other hand, if we had a bad puncture - like a cut tire, it would not be enough. Fortunately, nothing happened. It was a beautiful end of the race, we enjoyed the celebrations and I am very satisfied, I have to appreciate the performance of Marc," said Martin Stošek about the race.
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On Saturday, August 19th, the legendary Grand Raid marathon started in Verbier. The second part of the Canyon Northwave MTB Team participated. Andreas Seewald dominated the 126-kilometre race with an elevation gain of over 5,000 metres and Stefanie Dohrn took victory in the women's race, underlining the team's great week. They also confirmed their excellent performance and tried out the track where the World Marathon Championship will take place in two years.
Now the riders are waiting for a short race break, they will race again in September, when they are waiting for the 3rd part of the World Cup in XCM, which takes place in Morzine, France.
Photo: Marius Holler
The last race of the 2023 Marathon World Cup took place in Snowshoe, USA. Martin Stošek took 6th place in the demanding race, Marc Stutzmann was 7th and Andreas Seewald finished 12th.
In the third race of the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Cup Andreas Seewald takes the bronze medal.In the 100-kilometer race, he was not only able to beat the winning Colombian Leonardo Paez and the second Italian Diego Rosa. Marc Stutzmann finished in 15th position, Stefanie Dohrn did not finish the race and Martin Stošek did not start the race due to illness.
The third race of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup takes place on Saturday, September 16 in Morzine, France. Canyon Northwave MTB Team enters the race in full line-up, starting Martin Stošek, Marc Stutzmann, Stefanie Dohrn and Andreas Seewald.
