The 4 Islands Epic Series once again brought excitement and high-level mountain biking to the Croatian islands of Krk, Rab, Cres and Lošinj, in an edition that will be remembered for a long time. 226ERS was once again honoured to be the official sponsor of this challenging stage race, reaffirming our commitment to elite mountain biking and quality sports nutrition.
BUFF®-MEGAMO and Cannondale Factory Racing are absolute dominators
This edition was marked by the absolute dominance of our sponsored teams, BUFF®-MEGAMO and Cannondale Factory Racing, who climbed to the top of the podium in their respective categories.
🥇 BUFF®-MEGAMO: winners of the men’s category
The BUFF®-MEGAMO team, comprising Hans Becking and Wout Alleman, displayed impressive cohesion and strength throughout the five stages. From day one, they set the pace and maintained it throughout, ultimately achieving a hard-earned and well-deserved victory.
Becking and Alleman won thanks to their explosiveness in the technical sections, their ability to recover between stages, and their well-defined nutritional strategy. Our products played a key role in optimising their performance.
🥇 Cannondale ISB Sport: champions of the women’s category!
In the women’s category, Tessa Kortekaas and Mónica Calderón of the Cannondale ISB Sport team took the lead. Both riders maintained an impressive pace with enviable consistency, enabling them to dominate every stage.
Their victory demonstrates not only their incredible physical and technical preparation, but also the meticulous planning that went into maintaining energy, concentration and recovery day after day, with nutrition playing a fundamental role.
226ERS: at every kilometre, at every stage
Both teams relied on 226ERS as part of their nutritional strategy. Products such as our bars, gels and recovery products were key in maintaining performance during such a demanding event, where every detail counts.
At 226ERS, we are proud to support these exceptional athletes on their journey to victory. Events like this are the perfect opportunity to test our products and continue improving them day by day, always with the athlete in mind.
Congratulations to BUFF®-MEGAMO and Cannondale ISB Sport for their incredible performance and thank you for proudly representing the values of overcoming, effort and passion that we share at 226ERS!
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