The Mediterranean Epic
The first big meeting of the mountain bike marathon season is now – The Mediterranean Epic – UCI MTB Stage Race is taking place from until Monday 11th February 2024 in the Castellón, Oropesa del Mar region (ESP).
The race (UCI Hors Catégorie – highest class) offers spectacular mild Mediterranean weather and routes with a perfect combination of sea and mountain.
The best mountain bikers are competing against each other in four stages, from Thursday to Sunday, in the Castellón, Oropesa del Mar region. 250km long and more than 6000 meters of climbing is be on the agenda of the riders.
Among the favorites are the 2021 World Champion and 2022 Vice World Champion Andreas Seewald (GER), the 2022 Cape Epic winner Lukas Baum (GER – bronze medal winner Marathon World Champs 2023) and Georg Egger (GER – 2022 & 2023 Mediterranean Epic Winner), current European Marathon Champion Wout Alleman (BEL) and Marathon Vice World Champion Martin Stosek (CZE).
In the women category 2022 runner up Janina Wuest (SUI) will be among the favorites, next to Monica Yuliana Calderón Martinez (COL – 3. place 2023) and the Italian Costanza Fasolis.
