Absalon races to win in Switzerland

Olympic champion and Frenchman Julien Absalon (Orbea) and World Champion Irina Kalentieva (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team) of Russia won the elite races at the Racer Bikes Cup in Tesserete. A total of 639 racers competed in round two of the national series.

The men raced in cool, dry conditions, and the favorites soon emerged at the front on the first lap. Absalon, Italian champion Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannondale Factory Racing), Tony Longo (Full-Dynamix) and Alexis Vuillermoz (Lapierre International) dominated in the beginning.

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Elite men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea1:55:55
2Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Lapierre International0:01:16
3Lukas Flückiger (Swi) 23 degrees/Trek0:01:23
4Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing0:01:57
5Francois Bailly Maitre (Fra) Scott Les Saisies0:02:22
6Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Spa) GIANT Italia Team0:03:00
7Cédric Ravanel (Fra) Lapierre International0:03:18
8Patrik Gallati (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing0:03:45
9Umberto Corti (Ita) CBE Merida0:04:06
10Cristian Cominelli (Ita) TX-Active Bianchi0:04:14
11Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) Gruppo Sportivo Forestale0:04:21
12Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing0:04:21
13Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team0:04:47
14Moritz Milatz (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team0:06:17
15Silvio Bundi (Swi) ewz-Giant MTB-Team0:06:40
16Fabian Giger (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team0:06:58
17Olof Jonsson (Swi) O2 Orbea0:07:08
18Matthias Rupp (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing0:07:11
19Andreas Kugler (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team0:07:20
20Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak-Ergon Racing Team0:08:16
21Samuele Porro (Ita) A.S.D. Lissone MTB0:08:29
22Johann Pallhuber (Ita) Silmax Cannondale Racing Team0:08:31
23Christof Bischof (Swi) Team Bischibikes0:08:40
24Jeremy Huguenin (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team0:08:55
25Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Infotre LeeCougan0:09:09
26Thomas Zahnd (Swi) Stöckli-Craft0:09:18
27Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) SRM Stevens0:10:42
28Nicolas Lüthi (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen0:10:46
29Lukas Buchli (Swi) Bixs-ixs Pro Team0:10:48
30Alessandro Gambino (Ita) GT Brondello Team0:11:53
31Severin Disch (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team0:12:14
32Martin Loo (Est) Infotre Lee Cougan0:12:40
33Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team0:12:48
34Giancarlo Sax (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:13:36
35Patrick Tresch (Swi) GU Plus/Thomyk/VMC Silenen0:13:55
36Urs Huber (Swi) Stöckli-Craft0:13:58
37Felix Euteneuer (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team0:14:26
38Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:14:30
39Florian Thie (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team0:15:32
40Heiko Gutmann (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team0:15:34
41Michael Hutter (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss0:15:35
42Michael Pesse (Ita) CBE Merida0:15:40
43Benjamin Büchi (Swi) GS Domaine du Frigoulet0:15:47
44Daniel Geismayr (Aut) Vaude Simplon0:15:48
45Marcel Bartholet (Swi) Wheeler IXS Swiss Team0:15:59
46Luca Ronchi (Ita) A.S.D. Lissone MTB0:16:03
47Roberto Crisi (Ita) Hard Rock FRW0:16:04
48Tobias Hollenstein (Swi) Giant - Micarna0:16:33
49Pascal Schmutz (Swi) Corratec World Team0:16:40
50Giovanni Gatti (Ita) AS Roma Ciclismo0:17:47
51Markus Bless (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach0:17:57
52Dumeni Vincenz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:18:04
53Joel Graf (Swi) Fehr Velos Erlen0:18:05
54Florian Meyer (Swi) Freemountain - Koba0:18:43
55Marcel Lommers (Ned) WV De Jonge Renner0:19:21
56Christophe Geiser (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen CCL0:19:56
-1lapMathias Krähemann (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-MicarnaRow 56 - Cell 2
-1lapMarco Arnold (Swi) Giant-Swiss-TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
-1lapUeli Schädler (Swi) Energie MTB TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
-1lapChristian Bickel (Swi) Total Sport/StedaRow 59 - Cell 2
-1lapSamuel Reichen (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTBRow 60 - Cell 2
-1lapMaurizio Tasca (Ita) A.S.D. Lissone MTBRow 61 - Cell 2
-1lapMatthias Allenspach (Swi) Tower Sports-VC EschenbachRow 62 - Cell 2
-1lapAlex Lupato (Ita) GEBI SistemiRow 63 - Cell 2
-1lapLucien Peterhans (Swi) Velo Franz/UnivegaRow 64 - Cell 2
-1lapJoel Niederberger (Swi) Stöckli-CraftRow 65 - Cell 2
-1lapOliver Schär (Swi) GU Plus/thomykRow 66 - Cell 2
-1lapMarc Metzler (Swi) Pink Gili SwissRow 67 - Cell 2
-1lapBenoit Beaud (Swi) P.E.V GenèveRow 68 - Cell 2
-1lapDavide Coato (Ita) Silmax Cannondale Racing TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
-1lapJonas Baumann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTBRow 70 - Cell 2
DNFSilvio Büsser (Swi) BiXS - iXS Swiss TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
DNFRoberto Giacobazzi (Ita) CBE MeridaRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFTorsten Marx (Ger) DS-RennsportRow 73 - Cell 2
DNFBryan Falaschi (Swi) Giant Italia TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
DNFGiuseppe Lamastra (Ita) Hard Rock FRWRow 75 - Cell 2
DNFJohannes Schweiggl (Ita) Silmax Cannondale Racing TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Di Marco (Ita) AS Roma CiclismoRow 77 - Cell 2
DNFMartin Haugo (Nor) Hard Rocx Racing TeamRow 78 - Cell 2
DNFTony Longo (Ita) Full-DynamixRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFOliver Beckingsale (GBR) Giant-Swiss-TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFLucien Besançon (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Guzzardi (Ita) Novagli Team BikeRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFLars Granberg (Nor) Vindafjord SkRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFYves Corminboeuf (Swi)Row 84 - Cell 2
DNFDiego Rosa (Ita) GIANT Italia TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
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Elite women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak-Ergon Racing Team1:38:48
2Cécile Ravanel (Fra) Lapierre International0:00:03
3Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Südtirol0:00:20
4Esther Süss (Swi) Wheeler-IXS Pro Team0:00:34
5Elisabeth Osl (Aut) central Pro Team0:02:47
6Katrin Leumann (Swi) goldwurst-power / Sputnik0:03:35
7Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago Arreghini Südtirol0:04:28
8Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Swi) BikePark.ch/Scott0:04:38
9Hanna Klein (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team0:05:40
10Sarah Koba (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team0:06:30
11Maria Osl (Aut) Fischer-BMC0:07:56
12Fanny Bourdon (Fra) Look Beaume de Venise0:07:57
13Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team0:08:48
14Alexandra Engen (Swe) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team0:09:29
15Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) Team Felt0:10:15
16Monique Zeldenrust (Ned) Giant-Swiss-Team0:10:29
17Daniela Veronesi (SMr) San Marino Cycling Team0:11:07
18Anna Oberparleiter (Ita) Hard Rock FRW0:11:35
19Tatjana Dold (Ger) Team Easton Rockets0:12:18
20Serena Calvetti (Ita) Team GebiSistemi0:12:23
21Virginie Pointet (Swi) BikePark.ch/Scott0:12:48
22Sofia Pezzatti (Swi) Team Wittwer0:13:11
23Nicole Hanselmann (Swi) team-bike-import.ch0:14:02
24Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer-BMC0:14:31
25Alexa Hüni (Ger) Vaude Simplon Team0:16:49
26Deborah Motsch (Fra) ASPTT VTT Mulhouse0:17:42
27Martina Giovanniello (Ita) CBE Merida0:18:01
28Tanja Starkermann (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team0:18:11
29Marina Giger (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach0:19:05
-1lapChiara Pastore (Ita) Team GebiSistemiRow 29 - Cell 2
-1lapSabrina Di Lorenzo (Ita) AS Roma CiclismoRow 30 - Cell 2
-1lapCéline Ernst (Swi) Stöckli Racing TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
-1lapDeborah Spescha (Swi) Thömus Racing TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
-1lapCéline Farner (Swi) Velo Franz/UnivegaRow 33 - Cell 2
-1lapAndrea Wilhelm (Swi) Tröhler / VC HittnauRow 34 - Cell 2
-1lapRoberta Monaldini (SMr) San Marino Cycling TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
DNFLorraine Truong (Swi) Prof Raffeisen / CCLRow 36 - Cell 2
DNFRenata Bucher (Swi) Stöckli - CraftRow 37 - Cell 2
DNFTereza Hurikova (Cze) Trek Lorca Taller del TiempoRow 38 - Cell 2
DNFMarta Pastore (Ita) Team GebiSistemiRow 39 - Cell 2
DNFGabrielle Mosset (Swi) Alouettes.ch/C.C.MoutierRow 40 - Cell 2
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Junior men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Roger Walder (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing1:30:05
2Julian Schelb (Ger) Lexware Racing Team - SV Kirchzarten0:00:07
3Denny Lupato (Ita) GIANT Italia Team0:00:56
4Maxime Salmone (Fra) Keops ITWO0:01:18
5Patrick Lüthi (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen CCL0:01:57
6Fabian Paumann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team0:01:59
7Claude Koster (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team0:02:52
8Tobias Spescha (Swi) Merida Suisse Team0:03:11
9Janos Ruch (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team0:03:19
10Kevin Krieg (Swi) PBR-Matic Swiss MTB Team0:03:24
11Stefan Peter (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz0:03:25
12Bryan Allemann (Swi) BikePark.ch/Scott0:04:28
13Valentin Berset (Swi) DOM Cycles0:04:38
14Florian Chenaux (Swi) Vélo-Club Fribourg/ Cycles Pache0:04:40
15Lars Forster (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach0:05:04
16Jonas Loretz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:05:47
17Severin Sägesser (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:06:13
18Pieter Geluykens (Bel) Trek KMC Trade Team0:06:55
19Elia Omodei (Swi) VC Wohlen / SCOTT Radsport Stutz0:07:20
20Philipp Hediger (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team0:07:28
21Marc Schärli (Swi) Fischer-BMC0:08:34
22Dylan Page (Swi) Dom Cycle / VC Rennaz0:09:03
23Michael Stünzi (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB0:09:44
24Jan Gafner (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen CCL0:09:46
25Nico Tambarikas (Swi) RSS-Rheintal0:09:56
26Dominik Risi (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz / RMC Kerns-Kägiswil0:10:16
27Maxime Ebel (Swi) Frenetic Bernasconi HiRe0:11:17
28Florian Suter (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team0:11:29
29Silvan Kälin (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/RV Einsiedeln0:11:44
30Maxi Maier (Ger) MTB Club München / Team Merida Schulte0:12:08
31Laurent Gampp (Ger) Lexware Racing Team - SV Kirchzarten0:12:33
32Pascal Stettler (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team0:13:01
33Rico Von Burg (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:13:16
34Roger Jenny (Swi) Bike 4 Fun0:14:01
35Nick Albrecht (Swi) Race Team - RV Stadt Winterthur0:14:32
36Simone Cibin (Ita) A.S.D. Lissone MTB0:16:26
37Daniel Humm (Swi) Tempo-Sport Cannondale Team/VC Wädenswil0:17:13
38Ronny Koller (Swi) RSSRheintal0:17:19
39Michele Marcellino (Ita) Rampi Club Brianza0:17:23
40Daniel Nientiedt (Ger) SC Rosenheim / Ghost Racing Team0:18:47
41Manuele Onofri (Swi) Rampi Club Brianza0:20:39
42Sylvain Engelmann (Swi) Alouettes.ch0:20:40
43Silvan Casutt (Swi) biketeam.gr0:24:03
44Michael Grod (Swi) VBT-Seetal0:26:16
-1lapNiculin Just (Swi) biketeam.grRow 44 - Cell 2
-1lapPascal Dieterich (Swi) Team Hobi-Bau AG-M.F.Hügler / HittnauRow 45 - Cell 2
-1lapNicola Conrad (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
-1lapMichaël Ryter (Swi) Zeta Cycling ClubRow 47 - Cell 2
-1lapKilian Badrutt (Swi) biketeam.grRow 48 - Cell 2
DNFMatthias Zink (Ger) Lexware Racing Team - SV KirchzartenRow 49 - Cell 2
DNFLuigi Capasso (Ita) CBE MeridaRow 50 - Cell 2
DNFJohannes Gujan (Swi) VC SurselvaRow 51 - Cell 2
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Junior women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jolanda Neff (Swi) ewz-Giant MTB-Team1:23:46
2Helen Grobert (Ger) Lexware Racing Team - SV Kirchzarten0:00:55
3Linda Indergand (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri0:01:48
4Johanna Techt (Ger) TSV Niederstaufen / GHOST Racing Team0:02:10
5Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) BikePark.ch/Scott0:03:53
6Fabienne Andres (Swi) Cannondale Küttel Team/VMC Hägglingen0:08:06
7Miriam Corti (Ita) CBE Merida0:09:01
8Ingrid Jacobsen (Nor) Norges Cykleforbund0:09:11
9Torunn Stake Laengen (Nor) Norwegen0:11:24
10Carmen Gehriger (Swi) Team-Brander.ch0:14:36
11Romaine Wenger (Swi) Thömus/ Bergsportcenter0:16:11
12Janine Hanselmann (Swi) RV Wetzikon0:16:38
13Michelle Vollenweider (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB0:23:06
DNFJulie Berteaux (Fra) KeopsRow 13 - Cell 2
DNFVania Schumacher (Swi) Merida Suisse TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
DNFJil Saxer (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
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Amateure & Masters
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team1:29:37
2Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team0:00:02
3Reto Indergand (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri0:01:23
4Xavier Dafflon (Swi) PRO Cycles-SCOTT-NewWork0:02:27
5Daniel Kaufmann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB0:02:38
6Marc Stutzmann (Swi) Free Mountain - Koba / RSC Aaretal Münsingen0:02:45
7Adrien Buntschu (Swi) Texner-BMC-Groupe Mutuel0:03:23
8David Baumann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB0:04:02
9Florian Peiry (Swi) Texner BMC Groupe Mutuel0:04:29
10Michael Wildhaber (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach0:04:52
11Danny Neumann (Ger) Merida-Schulte0:04:59
12Matthias Lauk (Swi) Energie MTB Team0:05:04
13Roger Winkler (Swi) BikeZone/VBC Rupperswil0:05:07
14Rick Reimann (Swi) PBR MATIC Swiss MTB Team0:05:14
15Sebastian Ostertag (Swi) VC Wädenswil/velo-reichmuth.ch0:05:48
16Benoît Grelier (Fra) Scott / P.B.0:07:36
17Yann Montavon (Swi) Alouettes.ch/C.C.Moutier0:07:37
18Fabian Obrist (Swi) RV Winterthur/ Stevens0:07:58
19Martin Knöpfle (Ger) Lexware Racing Team0:08:04
20Felix Schäfermeier (Ger) Merida-Schulte0:08:20
21Sandro Soncin (Swi) Goodsport-Giant0:08:39
22Adrian Amsler (Swi) Velo Franz-Univega0:08:59
23Michael Wicki (Swi) RSS Rheintal / Team Radsport Frei0:09:04
24Mike Schuler (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz0:09:06
25Mirco Zürcher (Swi) BSK Graf/VC Volketswil0:09:06
26Anthony Grand (Swi) DOM Cycle / VC Rennaz0:09:31
27Jakob Oswald (Swi) Lucky Star0:09:38
28Anselm Wüllner (Ger) Merida-Schulte/RB Grafschaft0:09:49
29Benedikt Mündle (Lie) Merida Liechtenstein0:09:58
30Johannes Közle (Ger) Team Cmtb0:10:00
31Florian Grafmüller (Ger) Lexware Racing Team0:10:43
32Frei Michael (Swi) Velo Franz-Univega0:11:02
33Tristan Blanchard (Swi) impuls'n'coaching.ch0:11:08
34Flemming Stadler (Swi)0:11:18
35Roger Dittli (Swi) Stoeckli-Craft0:11:48
36Gustav Wildhaber (Swi) Raiffeisen/Susobike0:12:11
37Sandro Kessler (Swi) biketeam.gr0:12:26
38Mario Waibel (Ger) Team Cmtb0:13:00
39Rafael Haubensak (Swi) fehr-velos.ch0:13:26
40Simon Fankhauser (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team0:13:32
41Remy Bourdon (Fra) Adri Sport0:13:38
42Lukas Höllrigl (Aut) Bike and Run Imst/Futureteam Tirol0:15:19
43Marcel Bader (Swi) Bike Zone0:15:24
44Marcel Knecht (Swi) CSI Group MTB Team0:17:47
45Michel Woerner (Swi) VC Reinach0:19:40
46Jakob Breitwieser (Ger) TSV Niederstaufen0:20:35
47Mattia Bartesaghi (Swi) Rampi Club Brianza0:21:12
48Luca Formoso (Swi) Cycle-Shop/RV Winterthur0:21:12
49Ralph Federer (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna0:21:26
-1lapYves Albrecht (Swi) Race Team - RV Stadt WinterthurRow 49 - Cell 2
-1lapPatrick Gobat (Swi) Alouettes.ch/C.C.MoutierRow 50 - Cell 2
-1lapThijs Geluykens (Bel) Trek KMC Trade TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
DNFSimone Diviggiane (Ita) Paduano Martina RacingRow 52 - Cell 2
DNFJeremias Marti (Swi) TG-ZentralschweizRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFAndreas Kleiber (Ger) TSV Niederstaufen/AximaRow 54 - Cell 2
DNFMoreno Trabucchi (Ita) Paduano Martina RacingRow 55 - Cell 2
DNFDaniele Zucconi (Swi) Merida Suisse TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
DNFPim Heinrich (Swi) FRM TG ZentralschweizRow 57 - Cell 2
DNFRobin Böhi (Swi) Ramsauer-MicarnaRow 58 - Cell 2
DNFAndreas Zünd (Swi) Pink Gili SwissRow 59 - Cell 2
DNFCyril Aebischer (Swi) Race Team - RV Stadt WinterthurRow 60 - Cell 2

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