As a sort of preview for the Swiss Championships next weekend, the Swiss Racer Bikes Cup was run in Engleberg on Sunday. In the men's race, European Champion Florian Vogel won ahead of World Champion Christoph Sauser. In the women's race, Katrin Leumann (goldwurst-power / Sputnik) won in front of Nathalie Schneitter (Colnago).
For Sauser, it was his first race in Switzerland since he won the world championships last year. On the 3,200m course, the pace was extraordinarily high from the start. Silvio Bundi (Giant-Swiss-Team) set the pace, but then Vogel took over along with Martin Gujan (Cannondale Factory Racing), Martin Fanger (Giant-Swiss-Team), Lukas Flückiger (23 degrees/Trek).
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| 1 | Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 1:41:28 |
| 2 | Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized | 0:01:06 |
| 3 | Lukas Flückiger (Swi) 23 degrees/Trek | 0:01:17 |
| 4 | Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing | 0:03:20 |
| 5 | Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:04:12 |
| 6 | Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) central GHOST Pro Team | 0:05:10 |
| 7 | Alessandro Gambino (Ita) Racing Team KTM-Dayco | 0:05:16 |
| 8 | Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 0:05:36 |
| 9 | Jeremy Huguenin (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:06:14 |
| 10 | Silvio Bundi (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:06:51 |
| 11 | Mathias Flückiger (Swi) 23 degrees/Trek | 0:06:57 |
| 12 | Cristian Cominelli (Ita) Gewiss Bianchi | 0:07:04 |
| 13 | Marco Arnold (Swi) Gisler-Craft | 0:07:43 |
| 14 | Severin Disch (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:07:58 |
| 15 | Ueli Schädler (Swi) Energie MTB Team | 0:09:25 |
| 16 | Joris Boillat (Swi) Frenetic-Bernasconi | 0:11:44 |
| -2laps | Pascal Schmutz (Swi) Corratec World Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Tobias Hollenstein (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Pieter Bruynseels (Bel) Afdeling Antwerpen / WBV | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Patrick Tresch (Swi) GU Plus/Thomyk/VMC Silenen | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Rudolf Biedermann (Swi) Team Mahu | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Gilles Sarrazin (Fra) BH Suntour | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Jonas Baumann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Rodrigo Sigre (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Matthias Allenspach (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Mathias Krähemann (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Rodrigo Darnay (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Benjamin Büchi (Swi) Scott RV Winterthur | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Florian Meyer (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Brendon Sharratt (NZl) Merida Bikes New Zealand | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) Sandy Wallace Cycles | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Patrik Gallati (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Michael Hutter (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
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| 1 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) goldwurst-power / Sputnik | 1:42:21 |
| 2 | Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago | 0:03:09 |
| 3 | Vivienne Meyer (Swi) Colnago | 0:05:22 |
| 4 | Corina Gantenbein (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr | 0:08:14 |
| 5 | Chloe Forsman (USA) USA Cycling MTB | 0:10:37 |
| 6 | Sarah Koba (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:11:10 |
| 7 | Lydia Tanner (USA) USA Cycling MTB | 0:12:42 |
| 8 | Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) X.O.-Felt | 0:14:25 |
| -1lap | Karin Rappo (Swi) Mahu | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Marina Giger (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Deborah Spescha (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Daniela Stünzi (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Gabrielle Mosset (Swi) Free Velo Passion VCFM | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Paula Quiros (Arg) National Team Argentina | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Céline Farner (Swi) Velo Franz/Univega | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Joelle Schmutz (Swi) Corratec Worl Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
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| 1 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | 1:29:40 |
| 2 | Reto Indergand (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri | 0:01:28 |
| 3 | Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:02:57 |
| 4 | Emilien Barben (Swi) Zeta Cycling Club | 0:05:07 |
| 5 | Martin Strebel (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:06:23 |
| 6 | Marc Stutzmann (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | 0:06:30 |
| 7 | Michael Stünzi (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | 0:06:49 |
| 8 | Fabian Paumann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | 0:07:08 |
| 9 | Rick Reimann (Swi) PBR-Matic Swiss Team | 0:07:37 |
| 10 | Claude Koster (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | 0:07:46 |
| 11 | Stefan Peter (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz | 0:08:44 |
| 12 | Mike Schuler (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz | 0:09:13 |
| 13 | Janos Ruch (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:09:22 |
| 14 | Kevin Krieg (Swi) RRC Diessenhofen | 0:09:38 |
| 15 | Marc Schärli (Swi) RC Gränichen | 0:10:28 |
| 16 | Florian Kaufmann (Swi) Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon | 0:11:05 |
| 17 | Pim Heinrich (Swi) TG-Zentralschweiz.ch | 0:11:20 |
| 18 | Kevin Santana (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team | 0:11:42 |
| 19 | Severin Sägesser (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:12:00 |
| 20 | Antonio Capo (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team | 0:12:26 |
| 21 | Mike Bölts (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team | 0:12:32 |
| -1lap | Samuel Bieri (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Patrick Lüthi (Swi) Prof - Raiffeisen | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Anthony Grand (Swi) DOM Cycle / VC Rennaz | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Benedikt Mündle (Lie) Merida Liechtenstein | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Simon Faust (Swi) Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Kevin Fish (USA) USA Cycling MTB | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Johannes Gujan (Swi) VC Surselva | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Pascal Stettler (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Will Curtis (USA) USA Cycling MTB | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Tobias Fedier (Swi) VC Horgen | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Daniel Humm (Swi) VC Wädenswil/Radnroll Bike Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Javier Etcheto (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Marc Hermann (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Robin Böhi (Swi) Velothek-Baloise | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Bryce Gordon (USA) USA Cycling MTB | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Maxime Ebel (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Davis Bentley (USA) USA Cycling MTB | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Andreas Kälin (Swi) Garage Kälin | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Fabian Aschwanden (Swi) VMC Silenen/IG Radsport Uri | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Daniel Hagmann (Swi) Koba.ch | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Marc Flury (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kieran Hambrook (NZl) New Zealand | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
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| 1 | Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 1:35:42 |
| 2 | Mariske Strauss (Rsa) MTN | 0:02:07 |
| 3 | Tanja Starkermann (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:08:56 |
| 4 | Julie Berteaux (Fra) VTT Conliege Bassin | 0:13:46 |
| 5 | Deborah Motsch (Fra) Breiz Mountain | 0:15:23 |
| -1lap | Aurelia Sonderegger (Swi) PBR-Matic | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Seraina Gasser (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Jill Behlen (USA) USA Cycling MTB | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Agostina Quiros (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Céline Ernst (Swi) Stöckli Racing Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Verena Brunner (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
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| 1 | Matthias Rupp (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 1:30:10 |
| 2 | Olof Jonsson (Swi) Corratec World Team | 0:02:01 |
| 3 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:04:08 |
| 4 | Marc Metzler (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss | 0:05:56 |
| 5 | Florian Thie (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | 0:06:50 |
| 6 | Thomas Weber (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr | 0:06:52 |
| 7 | Sebastian Ostertag (Swi) VC Wädenswil/velo-reichmuth.ch | 0:06:56 |
| 8 | Matthias Lauk (Swi) Energie MTB Team | 0:06:59 |
| 9 | Daniel Christen (Swi) VC Stans/GS Thalmann | 0:07:44 |
| 10 | Simon Weber (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | 0:08:01 |
| 11 | Roland Häfeli (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 0:08:16 |
| 12 | Daniel Kaufmann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | 0:08:19 |
| 13 | Lucien Besancon (Swi) Velocenter Wangen a.A. | 0:08:25 |
| 14 | Dumeni Vincenz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:08:57 |
| 15 | Sandro Hediger (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:10:14 |
| 16 | Arnaud Grand (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:11:42 |
| 17 | Philipp Gerber (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:11:54 |
| 18 | Michael Wildhaber (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | 0:12:17 |
| -1lap | Manuel Ritter (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Jeremias Marti (Swi) TG-Zentralschweiz.ch | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Ueli Nauer (Swi) thomyK/RV Einsiedeln | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Marcel Bader (Swi) VBT Seetal | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Patrick Gobat (Swi) Free Velo Passion VCFM | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Christian Bickel (Swi) Total Sport/Steda | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Benjamin Loretz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Luca Formoso (Swi) Cycle Shop/RV Winterthur | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Benjamin Walker (Swi) VMC Erstfeld/IG RS Uri | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Benoit Grelier (Swi) Scott/Pedale Bulloise | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Sandro Kessler (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
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