The Engadin Bike Giro has everything a mountain biker wants and needs: Up and down, natural trails, flow trails, steep climbs and rapid descents. Over the next three days, around 300 mountain bikers will take on the three tough but fantastic stages. There are also some well-known names among the participants. Among the women, Dutch marathon champion Hielke Elferink, local hero Milena Landtwing and Nadia Walker, silver medal winner at the Swiss Championships, will be the riders with the best chances of victory. In the men's race, German shooting star Simon Stiebjahn has a good chance. However, the Swiss BiXS guard around Hansueli Stauffer and Jeremy Hugenin will not make it easy for him. Even if it is pre-season preparation, the two cyclo-cross aces Simon Zahner and Lukas Winterberg should not be overlooked either.

The stages

The first stage rides over ten kilometers and 788 vertical meters and is held as an individual time trial. After the start, the route goes through the middle of St. Moritz, up to the finish area of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships and past the Hotel Salastrains. This is followed by a descent to the Chantarella station. The riders then climb via Marguns up to the Corviglia mountain station where the finish line is located.

On Saturday, the participants have 73.6 kilometers and 2,419 meters of altitude to conquer. Peppered with challenging climbs and downhills, the second stage offers everything that mountain bikers enjoy. Up and down on fantastic trails with magnificent views that only the Engadin can offer. From Silvaplana, the route rides above St. Moritz past the Olympic ski jump towards Pontresina. Via Bever and Celerina, the route heads up to Corviglia, where the famous flow trail awaits. The finale rides over more flow trails and magnificent views back to the start and finish area at Lake Silvaplana.

The third stage takes the marathon riders almost 74 kilometers through beautiful gorges and trails via Sils and Maloja back to St. Moritz. Unique sections of the route and an impressive landscape make you forget all the exertions of the 2,430 meters in altitude. Super trails follow around St. Moritz in the direction of Pontresina. The route continues via Bever, Samedan and some cool trails above St. Moritz back to the Silvaplana sports center.

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