Cancellara wins road gold in Switzerland
Frank takes silver and Frei gets bronze
Fabian Cancellara has closed out the Swiss national championships by winning the mens road race on Sunday afternoon, in Nyon.
BMC duo of Mattias Frank and Thomas Frei were the only riders able to follow Cancellara when the Saxo Bank rider attacked the field in the closing laps of the race.
Showing the form that took him to recent overall victory in the Tour de Suisse Cancellara was too strong for Frank in the final sprint. The two leaders finishing 18 seconds clear of Frei.
For runner up, Frank, it was his second silver of the Swiss championships after finishing behind Reubens Bertogliati in Wednesday’s individual time trial.
BMC directeur sportif John Lelangue was please with the result of his riders. "Taking 2nd and 3rd is an accomplishment for this team, especially seeing how strong Cancellara is at the moment," he said.
Cancellara will now head to the Tour de France dressed in the jersey of Swiss champion. Despite having won the national time trial seven, today’s win was Cancellara’s first in the road race.
1 | Fabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank) | 4:11:23 |
2 | Mathias Frank (BMC Racing Team) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Thomas Frei (BMC Racing Team) | 0:00:18 |
4 | Simon Zahner (Bürgis Cycling Team) | 0:00:40 |
5 | Andreas Dietziker (Vorarlberg-Corratec) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Florian Stalder (BMC Racing Team) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Silvere Ackermann (Vorarlberg-Corratec) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Laurent Beuret (Team Carmiooro & A-Style) | 0:00:45 |
9 | Sven Schelling (VC Mendrisio PL Valli) | 0:02:57 |
10 | Pascal Hungerbuhler (Vorarlberg-Corratec) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Pirmin Lang (Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei) | 0:04:24 |
12 | Markus Zberg (BMC Racing Team) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Michael Schar (Astana Cycling Team) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Steve Bovay (BMC Racing Team) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Alexandre Moos (BMC Racing Team) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Raymond Kunzli (Bürgis Cycling Team) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Roger Devittori (VC Mendrisio PL Valli) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Martin Kohler (BMC Racing Team) | 0:06:45 |
19 | Andreas Anderegg (Chanvieu Chavanieux) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Reto Hollenstein (Vorarlberg-Corratec) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | David Loosli (Lampre) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Maxime Beney (Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei) | 0:09:56 |
23 | Joel Frey (Team Hörmann VC Pfaffnau-Roggiswil) | 0:10:00 |
24 | Raphaël Addy (Valais Cycling Team) | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Patrick Luternauer (VC Pfaffnau-Roggliswil) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | David Locher (Alchimist Skoda/Cyclophile Sédunois) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Guillaume Dessibourg (Nazionale Elettronica new Slot-Hadimec) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Fabian Krienbuhler (VC Sursee/Stegcomputer.ch) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Patrick Calcagni (Team Barloworld) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Nazareno Rossi (Team Serramenti Diqugiovanni-Androni Giocattoli) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Janusch Laule (Stegcompputer-Neotel-CKT) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Simon Wyss (Group Sportif Rufalex) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Sébastien Reichenbach (BMC-Sogecoma-Hottinger Valais Cycling) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Aurélien Clerc (AG2R La Mondiale) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Michel Luginbuhl (RC Steffisburg-Bikecenter Radsport) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Bruno Guggisber (VC Mendrisio PL Valli) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | David Vitoria (Rock Racing) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Michael Albasini (Team Columbia Highroad) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Julien Taramarcaz (VC Mendrisio PL Valli) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Tobias Eggli (Nazionale Elettronica new Slot-Hadimec) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Daniel Suter (Team Hörmann VC Pfaffnau-Roggiswil) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Guillaume Bourgeois (Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Danilo Wyss (BMC Racing Team) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Martin Elmiger (AG2R La Mondiale) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Rubens Bertogliati (VC Lugano/Diquigiovanni-Androni) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Gregy Rast (Astana Cycling Team) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Elias Schmah (Vorarlberg-Corratec) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andreas Moser (Bürgis Cycling Team) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Roman Muller (Group Sportif Rufalex) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Stutz (Team Hörmann VC Pfaffnau-Roggiswil) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Jost (RRC Thun/Bikecenter Radsport) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stefan Trafelet (VC Mendrisio PL Valli) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marcel Wyss (Cervélo Test Team) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Janick Wisler (Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Herbert Schwab (RRC Nordwest/Team Quick Step) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rolf Kobelt (Bürgis Cycling Team) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rèmy Maurer (VC Mendrisio PL Valli) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Muller (VC Steinmaur) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrick Schelling (VC Fischingen/Raiffeisen Neckertal-Volg) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stefan Nagelin (Group Sportif Rufalex) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mirco Saggiorato (Bürgis Cycling Team) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabien Wolf (Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Roman Andres (Group Sportif Rufalex) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Hoch (VC Steinmaur) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mathieu Rochat (AC Broye) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andreas Rutishauser (Alchimist Skoda/RMV Cham-Hagendorf) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bernhard Furger (Group Sportif Rufalex) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ueli Kieliger (team cycling sports) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patric Kottmann (RRZ goldwurst.ch Nordwest) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrick Wettstein (Alchimist Skoda/VC Industrie Zürich) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabien Steiner (VC Franches-Montagnes) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Baer (Nazionale Elettronica new Slot-Hadimec) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Henggeler (Nazionale Elettronica new Slot-Hadimec) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lukas Kalt (Alchimist Skoda/VC Leibstadt) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ivan Boutellier (Alchimist Skoda/VMC Gansingen) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicolas Schnyder (VC Lancy/Chambéry-Cyclisme-Formation) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Fumeaux (CC Etupes) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Romain Beney (VC Mendrisio PL Valli) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabio Anelli (VC Mendrisio PL Valli) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yves Corminboeuf (New work/SCOTT/SRAM) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Grégory Ornon (Pédale des Eaux-Vives) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Xavier Charles (Cyclophile Morgiens) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Baertsch (Bürgis Cycling Team) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Jansen (Group Sportif Rufalex) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lukas Rohner (Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yves Mercier (SCO Dijon Team-Lapierre) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Valentin Schild (VC Orbe) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rolf Pfosi (RMV Chur/Bikeparadise Race Team) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bastien Lapaire (BMC-Sogecoma-Hottinger Valais Cycling) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Musy (VC Orbe) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lionel Vare (Group Sportif Rufalex) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vincent Uebersax (Bürgis Cycling Team) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Roger Beuchat (Stegcompputer-Neotel-CKT) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrick Frutschi (Group Sportif Rufalex) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dominic Zund (Group Sportif Rufalex) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nadir Bariffi (VC Mendrisio) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Raphaël Ludemann (VC Montreux) | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gregory Pittet (Pédale des Eaux-Vives) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Lukas Oehen (Bürgis Cycling Team) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNS | René Murpf (Team Hörmann VC Pfaffnau-Roggiswil) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Mario Birrer (VC Basilisk Tanyx Consulting/Velo Schrade) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Nico Bruengger (VC Mendrisio PL Valli) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Peter Ludi (VC Pfaffnau-Pneuhaus Frank) | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Tobias Lussi (Alchimist-Scoda/RMV Cham-Hagendorf) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Lionel Wust (Bourg Ain Cyclisme) | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Dominique Stark (Atlas-Romer's Hausbäckerei) | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Guiseppe Atenzi (Nazionale Elettronica new Slot-Hadimec) | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Loic Aubert (VC Orbe / Team Alchimist Skoda) | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Maxime Bally (VC Caladois) | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Marco Sterchi (CL Ostermundigen) | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Lars Streit (team cycling sports) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Marco Sterci (CI Ostermundigen) | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Nicolas Fischer (V.C. Annemasse) | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
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