The Swiss mountain bike series "Bike Revolution" kicked off the season in Engelberg on the weekend of May 2 to 4. Ramona Forchini beats local hero Alessandra Keller on her home trails and celebrates a start-finish victory. Seraina Leugger comes third. Marcel Guerrini wins the men's race ahead of his two teammates Timon Rüegg and Luca Schätti.

The focus of the third day of the festival was the UCI Bike Marathon, the sporting highlight of the 31st FSA Bike Festival. Early in the morning, top athletes from eleven countries battled for valuable world ranking points on the Ronda Extrema. The legendary route demanded everything from them on over 82 kilometers and almost 3500 meters of altitude around Riva. At the same time, amateur bikers competed in the shorter distances, and the new e-bike marathon celebrated its debut with Lake Garda enjoyment instead of time pressure.

Jolanda Neff and Thomas Litscher take the victories in the UCI-C1 race, the 27th mountain bike race on the Zanzenberg in Dornbirn (AT). Neff wins by 1:33 minutes ahead of Laura Stigger (AT) and Katrin Embacher (AT), Litscher reaches the finish line 1:13 minutes ahead of Mario Bair (AT). Benjamin Krüger (DE) came third.

At the most important gravel race in Europe, the Traka in Girona (ESP), Sina Frei snatches victory in the 100-kilometer race. In the men's race, Swiss e-mountain bike specialist Joris Ryf was only narrowly beaten by Jo Pirotte (BEL). Argentinian mountain biker Sofia Gomez-Villafane wins the women's 200-kilometre race. Third place went to her Cape Epic partner Annika Langvad (DEN). Matthew Beers, a mountain biker, also made it onto the podium in the men's race. The South African took second place.