The coronavirus pandemic has really shaken up the racing calendar. The Swiss champions in the MTB marathon discipline should have been determined on June 27 at the BerGiBike Marathon in the canton of Fribourg. The national title fights will now take place as part of the National Park Bike Marathon. The classic event in the Engadin is held on the last Saturday in August. Due to coronavirus, it was decided to postpone it by three weeks to September 19 and limit the number of participants to 1,000 people.

There are 400 starting places available for the championship race on the longest route with start and finish in Scuol. The detour to Livigno and the ride over the 2700 meter high Chaschauna Pass will be omitted. The title race will take place on a newly designed 108 km long course on the mountain flanks between the Lower and Upper Engadine; there are 2777 meters of altitude to conquer. The highest point of the course is 2111 meters above sea level.The last time the national championships were held was in 2017 during the National Park Bike Marathon. The titles were won by Esther Süss and Konny Looser.
The defending champions are Ariane Lüthi and Urs Huber; the Bernese and Zurich native won the gold medals at the O-Tour Bike Marathon in Alpnach last year.
You can register until August 31.

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