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Swisspower Cup / Swiss National Race Series #1 - 1
Buchs, Switzerland, March 30, 2008
Kalentieva and Vogel win Swiss opener
World Champion Irina Kalentieva (Topeak-Ergon) and Florian Vogel (Swisspower Mountainbike-Team) triumphed at the opening round of the Swiss Power Mountain Bike Cup. Under excellent conditions, 831 participants set a new attendance record.
Kalentieva finished in 1:41:09, just 20 seconds ahead of Maroussia Rusca (Scott Allianz Suisse) and one minute up on Adelheid Morath (Rothaus-Cube MTB Team). The 34 year-old Rusca's performance was one of the biggest surprises of the day, and in fact, she celebrated second place like a victory. No doubt her name will now be discussed along with selections for the Olympic team.
At the beginning of the race German Nina Göhl-Wrobel (Multivan Merida Biking) and Rusca pushed the pace, but Kalentieva would triumph. "It was a super race, with many spectators motivating me terribly. It was an excellent distance, I'd gladly come back," said the radiant winner.
In third place was German Adelheid Morath (Rothaus-Cube MTB Team), who said, "That was my best race." Swiss Petra Henzi (Fischer-BMC) and German Sabine Spitz (central GHOST Pro Team) rounded out the top five. Spitz, who also finished fifth last year at the opening round, said she was still suffering from bruises from her fall in Cyprus. Of note was also the performance of downhiller Marielle Saner, in 8th place.
Three of the top six spots were taken by Swisspower Mountainbike Team riders, including first with Florian Vogel and Nino Schurter in third and Jürg Graf in sixth.
At the beginning of the race, Vogel, Schurter and the German master Wolfram Kurschat (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team) set the pace. Starting from the second lap on, Vogel was alone with Kurschat in second. Schurter and José Antonio Hermida (Multivan Merida Biking Team) were together fighting for third, which the U23 Schurter took in the end. Swiss Marco Aurelio Fontana (Hard Rock FRW) finished fifth.
"That was a good, spectacular race," said Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida Biking Team), who finished 9th."The Swisspower Cup in Berne is one I have planned to attend and will be an important international race."
German Schulte-Lünzum (amSKS M.I.G. Team) and Vivienne Meyer (Scott Allianz Suisse) won the junior men's and women's races.
Results
Elite men
1 Florian Vogel (Swisspower Mountainbike-Team) 1.36.51
2 Wolfram Kurschat (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team) 0.32
3 Nino Schurter (Swisspower Mountainbike-Team) 1.06
4 José Antonio Hermida (Multivan Merida Biking Team) 1.20
5 Marco Aurelio Fontana (Hard Rock FRW) 1.43
6 Jürg Graf (Swisspower Mountainbike-Team) 1.58
7 Mathias Flückiger (Athleticum MTB Team) 2.14
8 Fabian Giger (SKS M.I.G. Team) 2.42
9 Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida Biking Team) 2.58
10 Lukas Flückiger (Athleticum MTB Team) 3.09
11 Gion Manetsch (Athleticum MTB Team) 4.13
12 Silvio Bundi (Giant-Swiss-Team) 4.26
13 Manuel Fumic (fumic.brothers.international) 4.42
14 Martin Gujan (Athleticum MTB Team) 5.12
15 Giuseppe Lamastra (Hard Rock FRW) 5.26
16 Hannes Metzler (Giant-Swiss-Team) 5.51
17 Umberto Corti (CBE Merida A.S.D.) 6.33
18 Thomas Zahnd (Stöckli-Craft) 6.55
19 Andreas Kugler (Fischer-BMC) 7.03
20 Marti Gispert-Labarta (ECP-TAU Ceramica) 7.07
21 Ivan Planzer (Giant-Swiss-Team) 7.33
22 Torsten Marx (Alb-Gold Mountainbike) 7.34
23 Anders Ljungberg (IK Hakarpspojkarna) 8.17
24 Daniel Suter (Giant-Swiss-Team) 8.23
25 Sepp Freiburghaus (Thömus Racing Team) 8.31
26 Florian Meyer (Velobern Racing Team) 9.11
27 Marco Arnold (Gisler-Craft) 9.20
28 Lukas Gerum (Texpa/Simplon) 9.37
29 Michel Urbani (CBE Merida A.S.D.) 9.53
30 Patrik Gallati (Swisspower Mountainbike-) 10.12
31 Frank Lehmann (Rothaus-Cube MTB Team) 10.27
32 Marcel Bartholet (Scott Allianz Suisse) 10.58
33 Urs Huber (Stöckli-Craft) 11.29
34 Manuel Scheidegger (Velobern Racing Team) 11.54
35 Markus Kaufmann (Vaude-Simplon) 12.16
36 Nicolas Lüthi (Prof Flühmann CCL) 12.18
37 Tobias Hollenstein (Bike Team Ramsauer-) 12.24
38 Benjamin Rudiger (Rothaus-Cube MTB Team) 12.38
39 Markus Bauer (HaiBike) 12.41
40 Heiko Gutmann (Rothaus-Cube MTB Team) 12.52
41 Paul Remy (Pôle Espoir de Lorraine) 12.58
42 Severin Disch (Scott Allianz Suisse) 13.12
43 Felix Euteneuer (Rothaus-Cube MTB Team) 13.30
44 Cyril Calame (Frénétic-Bernasconi-Volvo) 13.39
45 Lukas Kaufmann (Thömus Racing Team) 13.39
46 Hanspeter Gisler (Gisler / Craft) 14.05
47 Marco Lang (goldwurst-power / Ridley) 14.06
48 Michel Luginbühl (SRM Stevens Team) 14.29
49 Pascal Meyer (ZH) Scott Allianz Suisse) 14.35
50 Patrick Tresch (Gisler Bike+Hike) 14.46
51 Joel Graf (BSK Graf/RV Altenrhein) 15.00
52 Pascal Schmutz (Corratec Team Schweiz) 15.32
53 Marcus Derungs (Casutt Velos/Felt) 15.32
54 Samuel Jud (Bergamont) 15.52
55 Marcel Wildhaber (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach) 15.52
56 Nicola Rohrbach (Central Ghost Pro Team) 15.54
57 Nicolas Jeantet (CBE Merida A.S.D.) 16.04
58 Till Marx (Swisspower Mountainbike-Team) 16.39
59 Lucien Peterhans (Velo Franz/Univega) 16.40
60 Claudio Andenmatten (Velobern Racing Team) 16.59
61 Marc Mensebach (SKS M.I.G. Team) 17.15
62 Joel Niederberger (Stöckli-Craft) 17.38
63 Daniel Schütz (Scott Allianz Suisse) 17.42
64 Markus Bless (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach) 17.47
65 Pascal Ketterer (Bergamont Rennteam) 19.41
66 Alexander Speisekorn (Nolt-Küchen) 20.04
67 Damian Perrin (Velobern Racing Team) 20.58
68 Jonas Baumann (Campione Celeste BMC) 21.04
Behind one lap
69 Daniel Gathof (Rocky Mountain)
70 Sämi Wüthrich (Velobern Racing Team)
71 Samuel Reichen (Velo Franz/Univega)
72 Klemens Bont (Hafner+Gätzi/RMC)
73 Norbert Wyss (Thömus Racing Team)
74 Mathias Krähemann (Bike Team Ramsauer-)
75 Stefan Schütz (Mahu)
76 Beat von Gunten (RC Steffisburg)
77 Friedrich Dähler (goldwurst-power)
78 Patric Eichelberger (Thömus Racing)
79 Ueli Schädler (Energie MTB Team)
80 Rudolf Biedermann (Scott Allianz Suisse)
DNF Joris Boillat (Frenetic-Bernasconi)
DNF Urs Föhn (GU Plus / Thomyk)
DNF Kristian Johansen (Follo Cycling)
DNF Carlos Coloma-Nicolas (ECP-TAU Ceramica)
DNF Oliver Schär (Röbis Velo-Shop)
DNF Christian Sandsto (Follo Cycling)
DNF Samuele Porro (CBE Merida A.)
DNF Christof Bischof (Bikin' Cyprus)
DNF Michael Hutter (Gili’s Velolade)
DNF Bruno von Gunten (Swiss Bixs Team)
DNF Balz Weber (Bikepark.ch / BMC)
DNS Benjamin Mein (sv 06 dornsbruggen)
Elite women
1 Irina Kalentieva (Topeak-Ergon) 1.41.09
2 Maroussia Rusca (Scott Allianz Suisse) 0.20
3 Adelheid Morath (Rothaus-Cube MTB Team) 1.00
4 Petra Henzi (Fischer-BMC) 1.23
5 Sabine Spitz (central GHOST Pro Team) 2.02
6 Nina Göhl-Wrobel (Multivan Merida Biking) 2.24
7 Katrin Leumann (goldwurst-power / Sputnik) 3.31
8 Marielle Saner (Bikepark.ch / BMC) 4.39
9 Nathalie Schneitter (Colnago) 6.09
10 Sandra Walter (X.0-Felt Womens MTB Team) 6.34
11 Renata Bucher (Stöckli - Craft) 7.56
12 Nadia Walker (X.0-Felt Womens MTB Team) 8.37
13 Anja Gradl (central GHOST Pro Team) 11.04
14 Fabienne Niederberger (X.0-Felt Womens MTB Team) 11.25
15 Agnes Naumann (Rothaus-Cube MTB Team) 12.14
16 Asa Erlandsson (Subaru Gary Fisher) 12.31
17 Heike Hundertmark (Rothaus-Cube MTB Team) 12.51
18 Susanne Litscher (Swiss Wheeler Team) 13.07
19 Tatjana Dold (Fuji Bikes Europe/RIG Freiburg) 13.16
20 Kathrin Heimberg (X.0-Felt Womens MTB Team) 13.57
21 Nina Kunz (Merida Deutschland) 13.58
22 Kathrin Stirnemann (Merida Suisse Team) 15.05
23 Ines Thoma (SKS M.I.G./SSV Wildpoldsried) 15.47
24 Hanna Klein (Rothaus-Cube MTB Team) 16.48
25 Katharina Haase (RömersteinBergamont/TSV Böhringen) 19.16
26 Keren Eckshtein (C.C.C / Team Israel) 19.36
27 Catherine Lohri (Bike-Import) 20.14
28 Janine Droz (Thömus Racing Team) 21.07
29 Lilian Huwyler (Bike Team Ramsauer-) 21.51
30 Silvia Mölk (Merida Suisse Team) 22.34
31 Corina Gantenbein (Biketeam.gr) 23.50
32 Melanie Gay (Zeta Cycling Club) 25.45
Behind one lap
33 Idit Shub (C.C.C / Team Israel)
34 Gabriela Glaus (VC Kerzers Scott)
35 Emilia- Szymanska (Prof. Flühmann)
36 Alexa Hüni (VAUDE Simplon)
37 Andrea Kiser (Thömus Racing Team)
38 Daniela Stünzi (X.0-Felt Womens MTB)
DNF Nadine Rieder (Racingteam.youngstars)
DNF Charline Merklin (team-wein.de)
DNF Bettina Schmid (Fischer-BMC)
DNF Joelle Schmutz (Corratec Team Schweiz)
DNF Fanny Martinet (Dome Cycle)
DNF Inbar Ronen (C.C.C / Team Israel)
DNF Andrea Kuster (Swiss Bixs Team)
DNF Céline Farner (Velo Franz/Univega)
DNS Sarah Koba (Koba)
DNS Nicole Lechl (XLC Haibike)
Junior men
1 Schulte-Lünzum (amSKS M.I.G. Team) 1.29.55
2 Oliver Walder (Peko Engineering / Trek) 0.20
3 Matthias Rupp (Swisspower Mountainbike-) 0.41
4 Fabian Strecker (Lexware Racing/SV Kirchzarten) 2.36
5 Elia Silvestri (ASD-Alpin Bike Edilbi) 2.57
6 Marcel Braun (Radon Racing Team) 3.08
7 Martin Gluth (Bike Junior Team/Bulls) 3.39
8 Lukas Loretz (Scott Allianz Suisse) 3.41
9 Marcel Fleschhut (Lexware Racing/SV Kirchzarten) 4.02
10 Reto Indergand (TG Zentralschweiz IG RS-) 4.35
11 Manfred Reis (SKS Made in Germany) 5.18
12 Ricardo Marinheiro (Bttrilhos) 6.24
13 Sebastian Batchelor (Sandy Wallace Cycles) 6.55
14 David Simon (FBI Team) 7.23
15 Bryan Falaschi (Zeta Cycling Club) 7.27
16 Donat Albin (Biketeam.gr) 7.36
17 Norman Amiet (Zeta Cycling Club) 8.02
18 Valentin Fiderer (Vaude Simplon) 8.03
19 Matthias Stirnemann (Merida Suisse Team) 8.33
20 Thomas Lapeyrie (Oppidum Bike) 8.41
21 Jörg Egli (Swiss Wheeler Team) 8.47
22 Simon Weber (Merida Suisse Team) 9.04
23 Gian-Marco Gasser (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach) 9.13
24 Mirco Widmer (Fischer Junior MTB-Team) 9.25
25 Arnaud Grand (Thömus Racing Team) 10.00
26 Alain Page (DOM Cycle / VC Rennaz) 10.11
27 Kevin Schmidt (FBI Team) 10.32
28 Michael Wildhaber (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach) 11.12
29 Daniel Staub (HaiBike) 11.23
30 Daniel Kaufmann (Koba Team/RC Gränichen) 11.31
31 Olof Jonsson (VC Rennaz / Corratec) 12.07
32 Benedikt Mündle (Merida Adolf’s Bike Shop) 12.12
33 Lukas Schuon (VBC Waldshut-Tiengen/Hoppe) 12.41
34 Jeremias Marti (TG-Zentralschweiz.ch) 12.44
35 Benoit Beaud (PEV Genève) 12.44
36 Mike Schuler (TG Zentralschweiz) 13.06
37 Emilien Barben (Zeta Cycling Club) 13.25
38 Timo Häfner (Steinlach-Wiesaz) 13.35
39 Marc Koller (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach) 14.14
40 Alexandre Savoye (VTT Villefranche en Beaujolais) 14.31
41 Hannes Wunsch (SG Rheinfelden/Nachwuchs) 15.11
42 Alexander Fischer (SG Rheinfelden/Nachwuchs) 15.12
43 Rick Reimann (PBR-MATIC-SWISS-MTB-) 15.30
44 Michel Göhl (SKS M.I.G. CO Team) 15.35
45 Mustaparta (Tonsberg Cykkelklubb) 15.35
46 Daniel Gottschall (Lexware Racing/SV Kirchzarten) 15.52
47 Bastien Bugnard (Stöckli) 16.10
48 Hungerbühler (Velo+Bike Team Seetal) 16.44
49 Lysander Kiesel (Capic Team) 17.16
50 Stephan Meier (SG Rheinfelden/Nachwuchs) 17.29
51 Pim Heinrich (TG-Zentralschweiz) 17.33
52 Simon Peyroux (US Mauloise) 17.37
53 Tobias Fédier (VC Horgen) 17.48
54 Uri Spector (VC Holon / Team Israel) 18.02
55 Fabian Cavelti (Biketeam.gr) 18.09
56 Niv Gelb (500 Watt / Team Israel) 18.48
57 Marc Stutzmann (RSC Aaretal Münsingen) 19.53
58 Martin Strebel (Fischer Junior MTB Team) 20.15
59 Martin Knöpfle (Lexware Racing/SV Kirchzarten) 22.21
60 Samuel Bieri (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach) 23.40
61 Michael Börner (SG Rheinfelden/Nachwuchs) 24.03
62 Pascal Hempel (Steinlach-Wiesaz) 24.05
63 Simon Staufner (Team-Cmtb) 24.30
64 Andreas Kleiber (TSV Niederstaufen/Axima) 30.24
Behind one lap
65 Lucas Stix (MTB Teck/Nolte Küchen)
66 Adrian Amsler (Velo Franz/Univega)
67 Simon Stiebjahn (Bergamont Rennteam)
68 Fabian Obrist (Chälbli Bikes)
69 Mirco Zürcher (BSK Graf/VC Volketswil)
70 Max Holz (Univega-Pro-Cycling-)
71 Tim Kunze (MSC Gerstetten)
72 Bernd Sonderegger (MTB-Team Hohenems)
73 Marc Mittelholzer (Dani’s Bike Team)
74 Marc Hermann (Biketeam.gr)
75 Lucas Pérez (ASPTT Mulhouse FR)
76 Matthias Reichart (RV Lindau)
77 Rafael Haubensak (Sherpa Tensing Pedalerie)
78 Basil Ryser (Thömus Future/MBCO)
79 Vitus Wagenbauer (Corratec)
80 Michel Wörner (goldwurst-power / Ridley / VCR)
81 Benjamin Walker (VMC Erstfeld IG Radsport)
82 Andreas Mühler (Radsport Greiner)
83 Kevin Keller (Kona Vélotop)
84 Fabian Zogg (Koba)
85 David Bieri (VC Bürglen/NG Kraf Creat)
86 Fabian Stockmeyer (Hay Bike Power Team)
87 Noam Kahana (C.C.C / Team Israel)
88 Jonas Schär (RMV Buchs)
89 Maxime Schmid (VC Rennaz/Dom Cycle)
90 Daniel Hagmann (Koba / RMV Buchs)
91 Fabian Aschwanden (VMC Silenen/IG Radsport Uri)
Behind two laps
92 Amotz Nehoray (C.C.C / Team Israel)
93 Aurelien Petitpas (Pôle Espoir de Lorraine cyclisme)
94 Basil Fanti (RRZ Goldwurst.ch Nordwest)
95 Marco Wildhaber (Suso Bike Walenstadt)
Behind three laps
96 Adrien Buntschu (02 Mountainbike)
97 Sagi Fainstain (C.C.C / Team Israel)
DNF Ralf Maier (Nolte-Küchen)
DNF Noam Cohen (TACC / Team Israel)
DNF Benny Hase (Ghost Racing Team)
DNS Simon Wäfler (Merida Swiss Bike Team)
DNS Martin Hankele (MSC Gerstetten FunandBike)
DNS Thomas Verre (US Mauloise)
DNS Timo Müller (Schneiderhan-Cube)
DNS Marcus Nicolai (Bergamont)
Junior women
1 Vivienne Meyer (Scott Allianz Suisse) 1.25.50
2 Mona Eiberweiser (SKS M.I.G. Team/S&B Deg) 3.55
3 Michelle Hediger (Fischer-BMC) 4.55
4 Karin Rappo (Mahu / BSO) 7.30
5 Camille Devi (VC La Pommme Marseille) 8.05
6 Lorraine Truong (Prof Flühlmann / CCL) 8.33
7 Noga Korem (Teamisgav / Team Israel) 10.12
8 Marina Giger (Tower Sports - VC Eschenbach) 11.34
9 Céline Ernst (Stöckli) 13.11
10 Julia Haase (RömersteinBergamont/TSV Böhringen) 13.13
11 Elisa Ries (Vaude Simplon) 13.22
12 Jennifer Sägesser (Thömus Racing Team) 14.53
13 Virginie Pointet (Prof Flühmann / CCL) 16.21
14 Aurelia Sonderegger (Bsk Graf/RV Altenrhein) 17.48
15 Sophie Rodot (Velo Club Dolois) 18.28
16 Laura Schuon (VBC Waldshut-Tiengen/Hoppe) 19.35
17 Deborah Spescha (Biketeam.gr) 19.43
18 Lise-Marie Henzelin (Campione Celeste) 20.06
19 Deborah Motsch (Breiz Mountain) 24.00
20 Sandrine Bertrand (EC des Boucles de la Marne) 25.11
21 Manon Vauchez (VTT Conliège) 27.12
Behind one lap
22 Melanie Bucher (PBR-MATIC-SWISS-MTB-)
23 Carina Cappellari (Suso Bike / RSV Pizol)
Behind three laps
24 Tanja Starkermann (Fischer Junior MTB Team)
DNF Claire Hassenfratz (Giant Italia Team)
DNS Carolin Steudle (TSV Böhringen / Bauknecht)
DNS Gesa Brüchmann (RSG Nordheide)
DNS Joanna Muoser (Ägeri Bike Club/Giant)
DNS Nicole Hanselmann (Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon)
