Three days of pure sunshine, first-class trails and the finest mountain panoramas - the international field of participants was once again delighted with the event and the Davos Klosters region. "The trails are absolutely amazing and endless. I've never ridden such long stages in a race before," says a professional biker from England, who is in Davos for the first time. "The event atmosphere is simply unique, super collegial and riding a race as a team is a particularly great experience!" This was the almost unanimous opinion of the 450 riders from 17 nations who rode 9 "stages", or measured sections, on their bikes over the past three days. On the transfer stages in between, often supported by mountain railroads, the clock was stopped and the riders had time to chat with race participants from other countries, cultivate the international bike community and enjoy the impressive alpine backdrop of the Grisons mountains. In short - a huge amount of mountain biking fun.

FUN TEAM category passes its baptism of fire

The new, open FUN TEAM category for teams of three to six people proved particularly popular. The 130 or so riders in almost 30 mixed teams really appreciated and enjoyed competing as a larger group in this total fun category instead of just as a team of two: "Having fun with our bike buddies is our priority, as is the relaxed event atmosphere - the FUN TEAM category is simply phenomenal," said one enthusiastic team of six. However, the fast teams of two also competed fiercely, at least on the track. "We always have ambitious riders who go full throttle as soon as they have a start number on their handlebars," says organizer Britta Wild. "This year, however, some top riders who normally take part in the Enduro World Series or the Downhill World Cup, for example, joined us at short notice due to race cancellations caused by the coronavirus. So the standard was exceptionally high this year."

The favorites prevailed

In the men's category, Gusti Wildhaber and Tim Bratschi, Team Cube Bikes / Bold Bikes / Davos Klosters, lived up to their role as favorites and won with 58min 43sec and almost two minutes ahead of Stefan Peter and Mirco Widmer from Team BIXS Family. The Gravity Union team with Jonas Bernet and Mike Schuler finished in third place.
In the 77+ category for older riders, the ä Tschifälär und ä Rissäckler team with Philipp Buchs and Marco Odermatt took victory. Second place went to last year's winners, the Tanner Twins Jürg and Markus Tanner, and third place to Team Brino with Roni Amstutz and Patrick Matt.

In the mixed category, Team MTB-News.de with Jakob Breitwieser and Tanja Naber won the race. Fiona Kälin and Roman Schuler from the velotrend.ch team came second. Alessandra Keller, 2018 Cross Country U23 World Champion, finished a strong 3rd in her very first enduro race, together with her mechanic Gavin Black, and said: "I really enjoyed the event and it was great downhill training. Gavin also finally got to see the cool trails right on his doorstep!"

In the women's category, the speed chicks Daniela Michel and Anja Rohrer finally came out on top this year with a time of 1h 19min 16sec. Sisters Ramona and Jennifer Kupferschmied, Team Swiss MTB Girls powered by STOLL, once again came second. Third place went to Jeannette Mayr and Berit Diel from Team Fusion-world.ch.
In the new FUN TEAMS category, The Village People proved that not only small groups have a chance - the team of 5 brilliantly took the premiere victory. Second place went to the 3-man team Flying Hamster from France, while third place went to the 4-man crew One80 GRG.
Despite the sometimes tough battles, everyone agrees: winning is secondary at this fun team event - because the main prize of this race, namely a big grin on their face, can be won by everyone.

Conclusion: Fantastic mountain bike festival despite corona

The organizing committee draws a consistently positive conclusion: "Our goal was to show experienced mountain bikers the most beautiful trails in the destination of Davos Klosters," summarizes race director Michi Wild. "We succeeded in doing this again this time, despite some restrictions due to corona and the partial obligation to wear masks. It was another fantastic mountain bike festival!" In view of the situation, the OC considers itself lucky that the event could be held at all. "Our experienced and flexible team was able to make the necessary adjustments at very short notice. The Davos Klosters mountain railroads, who made the event possible in the first place thanks to their dense transport network, also gave us great support once again!" A big thank you also goes to the 60 or so volunteers, without whom the event would not have been possible.

Fifth edition from September 2 to 4, 2021

Next year, the established fun race MONDRAKER ENDURO TEAM for experienced mountain bikers will take place again in Davos Klosters from 2 to 4
September 2021. You can register towards the end of 2020 at www.enduro-team.ch. The exact date of the opening of registration will be communicated in good time.