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Swisspower Cup / Swiss National Race Series #5 - 1

Champéry, Switzerland, June 28, 2008

2007 Results   Results    Overall standings

Gujan and Saner triumph in Champéry

Martin Gujan and Marielle Saner won round five of the Swisspower Cup in Champéry. The race too place under fantastic, summery conditions on a technical course that saw many changes in positions, crashes and mechanicals.

Gujan (Athleticum MTB Team) and Marco Aurelio Fontana (Hard Rock FRW) dictated the pace at the front. At the beginning, Gujan's team-mate Mathias Flückiger also played a role, but he later withdrew and did not finish the race. Gion Manetsch (Athleticum MTB Team) was in third place after the split was made on the second last lap. That's when Gujan got away with Fontana and went on to a solo win in 1.46.46. Fontana ended up second at 50 seconds while Manetsch finished third in 1.45. With his victory, Gujan also took over the overall lead.

Fourth and fifth places went to Daniel Suter (Giant-Swiss-Team) annd Marcel Wildhaber (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach).

In the women's race, Marielle Saner Guinchard (Bikepark.ch / BMC) took an unquestionable home victory with a time of 1.30.48. She was in the front after lap one and never looked back. Behind her was second-placed Maroussia Rusca (Scott Allianz Suisse), who would finish 59 seconds back, and third placed Katrin Leumann (goldwurst-power / Sputnik) at two minutes.

Thanks in part to the absence of three-round winner Vivienne Meyer, Michelle Hediger (Fischer-BMC) went on to a victory in the junior women's race. In the junior men's race, Arnaud Grand (Thömus Racing Team) from Montreux, captured his first win.

The next round of the Swisspower Cup takes place in two weeks in Savognin on July 12-13.

Results

Elite men

1 Martin Gujan (Athleticum MTB Team)                   1.46.46
2 Marco-Aurelio Fontana (Hard Rock FRW)                   0.50
3 Gion Manetsch (Athleticum MTB Team)                     1.45
4 Daniel Suter (Giant-Swiss-Team)                         3.19
5 Marcel Wildhaber (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach)         3.38
6 Martin Fanger (Giant-Swiss-Team)                        5.03
7 Ivan Planzer (Giant-Swiss-Team)                         5.31
8 Severin Disch (Scott Allianz Suisse)                    5.58
9 Shlomi Haimy (Scott Allianz Suisse)                     6.25
10 Andreas Kugler (Fischer-BMC)                           6.32
11 Patrik Gallati (Swisspower Mountainbike-Team)          6.42
12 Florian Meyer (Velobern Racing Team)                   6.52
13 Joris Boillat (Frenetic-Bernasconi)                    8.12
14 Lachlan Norris (Cycling Australia/TIS MTB Team)        8.33
15 Marco Arnold (Gisler-Craft)                            9.44
16 Manuel Scheidegger (Velobern Racing Team)             12.03
17 Thibaut Bellanger (Veloroc Cavaillon)                 13.05
18 Cyril Calame (Frénétic-Bernasconi-Volvo)              13.21
19 Renay Groustra (Peninsula MTB Club)                   14.22
20 Amaury Gernez (VTT CLUB Pradetan)                     15.55
21 Joshua Barley                                         16.20
22 Roberto Bruno Crisi (Hard Rock FRW)                   17.11
23 Ueli Schädler (Energie MTB Team)                      17.45

Behind one lap

24 Michel Luginbühl (SRM Stevens/RC Steffisburg)              
25 Vittorio Zocca (Lissone MTB)                               
26 Till Marx (Swisspower Mountainbike-Team)                   
27 Nicolas Roux (Scott Allianz Suisse)                        
28 Romain Castelli (Veloroc Cavaillon)                        
29 Thomas Janin (Cube Beaumes de Venise)                      
30 Gael Martinet (Dome Cycle)                                 
DNF Lukas Kaufmann (Thömus Racing Team)                       
DNF Jürg Graf (Swisspower Mountainbike-Team)                  
DNF Mathias Flückiger (Athleticum MTB Team)                   
DNF Pascal Hossay (RLVB)                                      
DNF Nicolas Lüthi (Prof Flühmann CCL)                         
DNF Patrick Tresch (Gisler Bike+Hike)                         
DNF Samuel Jud (Bergamont)                                    
DNF Balz Weber (Bikepark.ch / BMC)                            
DNF Jonas Baumann (Campione Celeste BMC)                      
DNF Lukas Flückiger (Athleticum MTB Team)                     
DNF Fabien Canal (Lapierre International)                     
DNF Samuel Reichen (Velo Franz/Univega)                       
DNF Giuseppe Lamastra (Hard Rock FRW)                         
DNS Sepp Freiburghaus (Thömus Racing Team)                    
DNS Claudio Andenmatten (Velobern Racing Team)                
DNS Daniel McConnell (Cycling Australia/TIS MTB Team)         
DNS Chun Hing Chan (National Team Hong Kong)                  
DNS Till Seime (Harz-Racing Becker-Carbon)                    
DNS Rémi Pompanon (La pomme marseille MBK)                    
 
Elite women

1 Marielle Saner Guinchard (Bikepark.ch / BMC)         1.30.48
2 Maroussia Rusca (Scott Allianz Suisse)                  0.59
3 Katrin Leumann (goldwurst-power / Sputnik)              2.00
4 Sandra Walter (X.0-Felt Womens MTB Team)                2.46
5 Francisca Campos Salas (Centre Mundial du Cyclisme)     3.07
6 Rosara Joseph (Ghost International)                     4.21
7 Séverine Hansen (BH SR Suntour)                         7.23
8 Fabienne Niederberger (X.0-Felt Womens MTB Team)        8.28
9 Anna Israel (Conseil Général du 13)                    10.36
10 Myriam Saugy (Texner BMC)                             14.20
11 Fanny Martinet (Dome Cycle)                           19.11
12 Fanny Bourdon (Cube / Beaume de Jenise)               20.59

Behind one lap

13 Gabriela Glaus (VC Kerzers Scott)                          
14 Aliénor Fabry (Cometé Departementre 13)                    
DNF Janine Droz (Thömus Racing Team)                          
DNF Gabrielle Mosset (Free Velo Passion VCFM)                 
DNS Renata Bucher (Stöckli - Craft)                           
DNS Kathrin Heimberg (X.0-Felt Womens MTB Team)               
DNS Emilia-Maria Szymanska (Prof. Flühmann)                   
 
Junior men

1 Arnaud Grand (Thömus Racing Team)                    1.20.34
2 Matthias Stirnemann (Merida Suisse Team)                0.17
3 Olof Jonsson (Corratec World Team)                      1.04
4 Daniel Kaufmann (Koba Team/RC Gränichen)                3.01
5 Mirco Widmer (Fischer Junior MTB-Team)                  3.48
6 Simon Weber (Merida Suisse Team)                        4.39
7 Sebastian Batchelor (Sandy Wallace Cycles)              5.38
8 Donat Albin (Biketeam.gr)                               6.00
9 Bryan Falaschi (Zeta Cycling Club)                      7.54
10 Simon Peyroux (Maule Epone VTT)                        8.13
11 Alain Page (DOM Cycle / VC Rennaz)                     8.25
12 Emilien Barben (Zeta Cycling Club)                     8.53
13 Michael Wildhaber (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach)       9.27
14 Benedikt Mündle (Merida Adolf's Bike Shop)             9.56
15 Jonathan Lecourt (Conseil Général du 13)              10.08
16 Martin Strebel (Fischer Junior MTB Team)              10.20
17 Dany Schneider (Cyclophile Sédunois)                  10.28
18 Gian-Marco Gasser (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach)      10.55
19 Marc Koller (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach)            11.13
20 Bastien Bugnard (Stöckli)                             11.42
21 Marc Stutzmann (RSC Aaretal Münsingen)                12.10
22 Remy Bourdon (R-VTT)                                  12.45
23 Rick Reimann (PBR-Matic Swiss Team)                   13.02
24 Pim Heinrich (TG-Zentralschweiz)                      14.02
25 Rafael Haubensak (Sherpa Tensing Pedalerie)           14.16
26 Jeremias Marti (TG-Zentralschweiz.ch)                 14.32
27 Adrian Amsler (Velo Franz/Univega)                    15.04
28 Mathieu Matarese (Conseil Général du 13)              15.09
29 Marc Flury (Thömus Factory Team)                      15.24
30 Maxime Lafont (Cometé Departementre 13)               15.28
31 Adrian Räss (Sherpa Tensing Pedalerie)                15.29
32 Mirco Zürcher (BSK Graf/VC Volketswil)                16.03
33 Samuel Bieri (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach)           16.48
34 Damien Desuzinge (VTT Leman)                          18.17
35 Lukas Loretz (Scott Allianz Suisse)                   18.20

Behind one lap

36 Fabio Kanuf (Veloroc Cavaillon)                            
37 Maxime Broennimann (VC Rennaz Dom Cycle)                   
38 Mike Schuler (TG Zentralschweiz)                           
39 David Bieri (NG Kraf Creationi de Vita)                    
40 Fabian Obrist (Chälbli Bikes)                              
DNF Benoit Beaud (PEV Genève)                                 
DNF Simon Wäfler (Merida Swiss Bike Team)                     
DNF Lukas Schuon (VBC Waldshut-Tiengen/Hoppe)                 
DNF Anthony Grand (DOM Cycle / VC Rennaz)                     
DNF Teddy Schneider (Cyclophile Sédunois)                     
DNF Marius Louvet (Master Team Offroad)                       
DNF Martino Di Pierdomenico (Hard Rock FRW)                   
DNF Yoann Mercier (Team Pb-Scott)                             
DNS Fabian Cavelti (Biketeam.gr)                              
DNS Marco Hungerbühler (Velo+Bike Team Seetal)                
DNS Tim Kunze (MSC Gerstetten)                                
DNS Maxime Schmid (VC Rennaz/Dom Cycle)                       
DNS Matthias Rupp (Swisspower Mountainbike-Team)              
DNS Oliver Walder (Peko Engineering / Trek)                   
DNS Norman Amiet (Zeta Cycling Club)                          
DNS Valentin Scherz (Pro Cycles - Scott - Newwork)            
DNS Joris Bagnol (Conseil Général du 13)                      
DNS Anthony Grenet (Conseil Général du 13)                    
 
Junior women

1 Michelle Hediger (Fischer-BMC)                       1.20.03
2 Karin Rappo (Mahu / BSO)                                2.23
3 Céline Ernst (Stöckli)                                  4.26
4 Lorraine Truong (Prof Flühlmann / CCL)                  6.32
5 Marina Giger (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach)             8.10
6 Tanja Starkermann (Fischer Junior MTB Team)            10.41
7 Carina Cappellari (Suso Bike / RSV Pizol)              14.16
8 Aurelia Sonderegger (Bsk Graf/RV Altenrhein)           18.20
9 Laura Schuon (VBC Waldshut-Tiengen/Hoppe)              19.46

Behind one lap

10 Melanie Bucher (PBR-Matic Swiss Team)                      
DNF Joanna Muoser (Ägeri Bike Club/Giant)                     
DNS Vivienne Meyer (Scott Allianz Suisse)                     
 
Amateurs & Masters

1 Thomas Litscher (Scott Allianz Suisse)               1.19.36
2 Jérémy Huguenin (Prof Flühmann CCL)                     1.58
3 Riccardo Milesi (Lissone MTB)                           2.50
4 Marc Metzler (Gili's Velolade)                          3.55
5 Daniel Eymann (Thömus Racing Team)                      5.01
6 Christophe Geiser (Prof Flühmann)                       5.52
7 Roland Häfeli (Fischer-BMC)                             5.58
8 Stefan Huber (Alptours/Pneu Egger)                      6.00
9 Philipp Gerber (Bike Atelier Interlaken)                6.19
10 Roland Abächerli (Giant-Swiss-Team)                    6.43
11 Oliver Chauvet (Conseil Général du 13)                 6.56
12 Florian Peiry (Texner BMC)                             7.02
13 David Baumann (Team Bike Zone)                         7.42
14 Pascal Cattin (Thömus Racing Team)                     8.15
15 Patrick Hediger (RV Merishausen/Team Russi)            9.02
16 Benjamin Büchi (Scott Allianz Suisse)                  9.20
17 Boris Campos (Centre Mundial du Cyclisme)             10.08
18 Sebastien Reichenbach (Seppey Scott Cristalp)         10.14
19 Adrian Gerber (Velobern Racing Team)                  10.46
20 Hamish Batchelor (Sandy Wallace Cycles)               11.18
21 Sven Dumusc (VC Rennaz Dom Cycle)                     11.36
22 Michi Klauser (Ciclosport)                            13.08
23 Lucien Besancon (Bergamont)                           13.28
24 Sandro Hediger (Fischer Junior MTB Team)              14.11
25 Davide Coato (Bike Center)                            15.12
26 Adrian Berger (RV Solothurn)                          16.26
27 Antoine Riffoux (Aly U11 Thrifty)                     17.21
28 Matthias Allenspach (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach)    20.32

Behind one lap

29 Stefan Julier (Cyclosport Chalais)                         
30 Patrick Gobat (Free Velo Passion VCFM)                     
31 Andy Bachmann (RM Team)                                    
32 Philipp Julier                                             
DNF Marc Bühler (Fischer Junior MTB Team)                     
DNF Christophe Portal (Conseil Général du 13)                 
DNF Mickael Jolti (PEV Geneve)                                
DNF Andrea Pizzi (Lissone MTB)                                
DNF Christian Bickel (Total Sport/RV Winterthur)              
DNF Eugenio Canni Ferrari (Lissone MTB)                       
DNF Jens Herber (VBC Waldshut-Tiengen/Hoppe)                  
DNS Daniel Geismayr (Union RV Dornbirn 1886)                  
DNS Sebastian Hilbe (Union RV Dornbirn)                       
DNS Benoit Grelier (Scott/Pedale Bulloise)                    
DNS Florian Thie (Crazy Velo Shop / Felt)                     
DNS Felix Rüb (VBC Waldshut-Tiengen/Hoppe)   

Overall standings after five rounds

Coming!