Kugler becomes Swiss marathon champion

At the Swiss national marathon championships, the Multivan Merida Biking Team scored a double: Andreas Kugler won the race held in Medrisio with Ralph Näf finishing in second after an excellent display of teamwork. Kugler led for a huge portion of the race, riding all alone up front pretty often.

"When Ralph caught up with me on the descent from the Monte Generoso, I knew that he could back me up in case of any mechanical problem. That's when I started to believe in my chances to win," said Kugler at the finish. When Näf finally could not follow another acceleration, Kugler pulled away and built up a two-minute lead.

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Elite men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Andreas Kugler (Swi)4:34:47
2Ralph Naef (Swi)0:01:53
3Thomas Stoll (Swi)0:02:28
4Lukas Buchli (Swi)0:07:23
5Urs Huber (Swi)0:14:58
6Max Knox (RSA)0:20:14
7Roger Beuchat (Swi)0:25:05
8Stefan Roffler (Swi)0:26:27
9Christof Bischof (Swi)0:26:53
10Silvio Bundi (Swi)0:27:28
11Marco Lang (Swi)0:27:44
12Norbert Wyss (Swi)0:28:28
13Damian Perrin (Swi)0:30:00
14Silvio Busser (Swi)0:34:05
15Lucien Peterhans (Swi)0:34:27
16Jakob Oswald (Swi)0:34:30
17Vincent Bader (Swi)0:36:32
18Maurizio Solagna (Ita)0:37:12
19Philipp Gerber (Swi)0:37:32
20Neal Crampton (GBr)0:38:00
21Cyril Calame (Swi)0:39:13
22Michel Montadon (Swi)0:40:04
23Daniel Zucconi (Swi)0:43:05
24Tobias Paul Bosshart (Swi)0:49:33
25Fabrice Clement (Swi)0:52:28
26Tristan Blanchard (Swi)0:55:51
27Luca Ruffa (Ita)0:58:48
28Gratien Mayor (Swi)1:02:35
29Michel Van Dijk (Ned)1:12:04
30Stefan Van Dijk (Ned)1:15:10
31Thomas Heitland (Ger)1:15:11
32Ramon Krebs (Swi)1:27:26
33Jean-Philippe Hirsinger (Fra)1:33:26
34Toni Pizzichemi (Ita)1:40:16
35Suardi Giordano (Ita)2:00:03
36Richard Wiss (Fra)2:09:43
37Luigi Montagnoli (Ita)2:43:26
38Domenico Carminati (Ita)3:38:17
39Frank Florsch (Ger)3:57:00
40Bruno Colombi (Ita)3:58:22
DNFBrandon Stewart (RSA)Row 40 - Cell 2
DNFSimone Diviggiano (Ita)Row 41 - Cell 2
DNFFriedrich Dalher (Swi)Row 42 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Baumann (Swi)Row 43 - Cell 2
DNFSjoerd Tilstra (Ned)Row 44 - Cell 2
DNSAlexandre Moos (Swi)Row 45 - Cell 2
DNSKonny Looser (Swi)Row 46 - Cell 2
DNSMarcel Bartholet (Swi)Row 47 - Cell 2
DNSMarkus Bless (Swi)Row 48 - Cell 2
DNSMarcus Derungs (Swi)Row 49 - Cell 2
DNSHansueli Stauffer (Swi)Row 50 - Cell 2
DNSAndreas Schwarzer (Ger)Row 51 - Cell 2
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Elite women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Esther Süss (Swi)5:15:05
2Petra Henzi (Swi)0:34:52
3Fabienne Heinzmann (Swi)0:38:11
4Sofia Pezzatti (Swi)0:52:31
5Andrea Kuster (Swi)1:03:29
6Fanny Martinet (Swi)1:24:54
7Giuliana Vitali Frei (Swi)1:26:22
8Chiara Novelli (Ita)2:52:44
DNFCecilia Saaiman (RSA)Row 8 - Cell 2
DNFJane Nussli (GBr)Row 9 - Cell 2

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