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As a sort of preview for the Swiss Championships next weekend, the Swiss Racer Bikes Cup was run in Engleberg on Sunday. In the men's race, European Champion Florian Vogel won ahead of World Champion Christoph Sauser. In the women's race, Katrin Leumann (goldwurst-power / Sputnik) won in front of Nathalie Schneitter (Colnago).
For Sauser, it was his first race in Switzerland since he won the world championships last year. On the 3,200m course, the pace was extraordinarily high from the start. Silvio Bundi (Giant-Swiss-Team) set the pace, but then Vogel took over along with Martin Gujan (Cannondale Factory Racing), Martin Fanger (Giant-Swiss-Team), Lukas Flückiger (23 degrees/Trek).
Fanger, just 21, delighted fans by staying for awhile with the leaders before he faded.
In the seventh of ten laps, Vogel finally escaped the group and held the lead until the end. Sauser got a bad start and at the half-way point, he was only in 10th position, but he rode a powerful finish to the race, and on the ninth lap, he battled Lukas Flückiger for second. Sauser took second with Flückiger in third.
Martin Gujan (Cannondale Factory Racing) was fourth, and Fanger finished fifth and as the best Under 23 rider.
Favorite Kathrin Leumann, Swiss champion, won the women's race by three minutes over Nathalie Schneitter. Vivienne Meyer surprised with a strong third place.
Michelle Hediger (Fischer-BMC) won the junior women's race ahead of Mariske Strauss (MTN) and Tanja Starkermann (Fischer Junior MTB Team).
Matthias Stirnemann (Merida Suisse Team) took the junior men's race ahead of Reto Indergand (TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri) and Lukas Loretz (Giant-Swiss-Team).
Matthias Rupp won the Amateur & Masters race once more.
| 1 | Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 1:41:28 | |
| 2 | Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized | 0:01:06 | |
| 3 | Lukas Flückiger (Swi) 23 degrees/Trek | 0:01:17 | |
| 4 | Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing | 0:03:20 | |
| 5 | Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:04:12 | |
| 6 | Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) central GHOST Pro Team | 0:05:10 | |
| 7 | Alessandro Gambino (Ita) Racing Team KTM-Dayco | 0:05:16 | |
| 8 | Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 0:05:36 | |
| 9 | Jeremy Huguenin (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:06:14 | |
| 10 | Silvio Bundi (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:06:51 | |
| 11 | Mathias Flückiger (Swi) 23 degrees/Trek | 0:06:57 | |
| 12 | Cristian Cominelli (Ita) Gewiss Bianchi | 0:07:04 | |
| 13 | Marco Arnold (Swi) Gisler-Craft | 0:07:43 | |
| 14 | Severin Disch (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:07:58 | |
| 15 | Ueli Schädler (Swi) Energie MTB Team | 0:09:25 | |
| 16 | Joris Boillat (Swi) Frenetic-Bernasconi | 0:11:44 | |
| -2laps | Pascal Schmutz (Swi) Corratec World Team | ||
| -2laps | Tobias Hollenstein (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna | ||
| -2laps | Pieter Bruynseels (Bel) Afdeling Antwerpen / WBV | ||
| -2laps | Patrick Tresch (Swi) GU Plus/Thomyk/VMC Silenen | ||
| -2laps | Rudolf Biedermann (Swi) Team Mahu | ||
| -2laps | Gilles Sarrazin (Fra) BH Suntour | ||
| -2laps | Jonas Baumann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | ||
| -2laps | Rodrigo Sigre (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team | ||
| -2laps | Matthias Allenspach (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | ||
| -2laps | Mathias Krähemann (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna | ||
| -2laps | Rodrigo Darnay (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team | ||
| -2laps | Benjamin Büchi (Swi) Scott RV Winterthur | ||
| DNF | Florian Meyer (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | ||
| DNF | Brendon Sharratt (NZl) Merida Bikes New Zealand | ||
| DNF | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) Sandy Wallace Cycles | ||
| DNF | Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | ||
| DNF | Patrik Gallati (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | ||
| DNF | Michael Hutter (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss |
| 1 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) goldwurst-power / Sputnik | 1:42:21 | |
| 2 | Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago | 0:03:09 | |
| 3 | Vivienne Meyer (Swi) Colnago | 0:05:22 | |
| 4 | Corina Gantenbein (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr | 0:08:14 | |
| 5 | Chloe Forsman (USA) USA Cycling MTB | 0:10:37 | |
| 6 | Sarah Koba (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:11:10 | |
| 7 | Lydia Tanner (USA) USA Cycling MTB | 0:12:42 | |
| 8 | Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) X.O.-Felt | 0:14:25 | |
| -1lap | Karin Rappo (Swi) Mahu | ||
| -1lap | Marina Giger (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | ||
| -1lap | Deborah Spescha (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr | ||
| -1lap | Daniela Stünzi (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | ||
| -1lap | Gabrielle Mosset (Swi) Free Velo Passion VCFM | ||
| DNF | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | ||
| DNF | Paula Quiros (Arg) National Team Argentina | ||
| DNF | Céline Farner (Swi) Velo Franz/Univega | ||
| DNF | Joelle Schmutz (Swi) Corratec Worl Team |
| 1 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | 1:29:40 | |
| 2 | Reto Indergand (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri | 0:01:28 | |
| 3 | Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:02:57 | |
| 4 | Emilien Barben (Swi) Zeta Cycling Club | 0:05:07 | |
| 5 | Martin Strebel (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:06:23 | |
| 6 | Marc Stutzmann (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | 0:06:30 | |
| 7 | Michael Stünzi (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | 0:06:49 | |
| 8 | Fabian Paumann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | 0:07:08 | |
| 9 | Rick Reimann (Swi) PBR-Matic Swiss Team | 0:07:37 | |
| 10 | Claude Koster (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | 0:07:46 | |
| 11 | Stefan Peter (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz | 0:08:44 | |
| 12 | Mike Schuler (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz | 0:09:13 | |
| 13 | Janos Ruch (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:09:22 | |
| 14 | Kevin Krieg (Swi) RRC Diessenhofen | 0:09:38 | |
| 15 | Marc Schärli (Swi) RC Gränichen | 0:10:28 | |
| 16 | Florian Kaufmann (Swi) Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon | 0:11:05 | |
| 17 | Pim Heinrich (Swi) TG-Zentralschweiz.ch | 0:11:20 | |
| 18 | Kevin Santana (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team | 0:11:42 | |
| 19 | Severin Sägesser (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:12:00 | |
| 20 | Antonio Capo (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team | 0:12:26 | |
| 21 | Mike Bölts (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team | 0:12:32 | |
| -1lap | Samuel Bieri (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | ||
| -1lap | Patrick Lüthi (Swi) Prof - Raiffeisen | ||
| -1lap | Anthony Grand (Swi) DOM Cycle / VC Rennaz | ||
| -1lap | Benedikt Mündle (Lie) Merida Liechtenstein | ||
| -1lap | Simon Faust (Swi) Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon | ||
| -1lap | Kevin Fish (USA) USA Cycling MTB | ||
| -1lap | Johannes Gujan (Swi) VC Surselva | ||
| -1lap | Pascal Stettler (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | ||
| -1lap | Will Curtis (USA) USA Cycling MTB | ||
| -1lap | Tobias Fedier (Swi) VC Horgen | ||
| -1lap | Daniel Humm (Swi) VC Wädenswil/Radnroll Bike Team | ||
| -1lap | Javier Etcheto (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team | ||
| -1lap | Marc Hermann (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr | ||
| -1lap | Robin Böhi (Swi) Velothek-Baloise | ||
| -1lap | Bryce Gordon (USA) USA Cycling MTB | ||
| -1lap | Maxime Ebel (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen | ||
| -1lap | Davis Bentley (USA) USA Cycling MTB | ||
| -2laps | Andreas Kälin (Swi) Garage Kälin | ||
| -2laps | Fabian Aschwanden (Swi) VMC Silenen/IG Radsport Uri | ||
| -2laps | Daniel Hagmann (Swi) Koba.ch | ||
| DNF | Marc Flury (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | ||
| DNF | Kieran Hambrook (NZl) New Zealand | ||
| DNF | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing |
| 1 | Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 1:35:42 | |
| 2 | Mariske Strauss (Rsa) MTN | 0:02:07 | |
| 3 | Tanja Starkermann (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:08:56 | |
| 4 | Julie Berteaux (Fra) VTT Conliege Bassin | 0:13:46 | |
| 5 | Deborah Motsch (Fra) Breiz Mountain | 0:15:23 | |
| -1lap | Aurelia Sonderegger (Swi) PBR-Matic | ||
| -1lap | Seraina Gasser (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | ||
| -1lap | Jill Behlen (USA) USA Cycling MTB | ||
| -1lap | Agostina Quiros (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team | ||
| DNF | Céline Ernst (Swi) Stöckli Racing Team | ||
| DNF | Verena Brunner (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team |
| 1 | Matthias Rupp (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 1:30:10 | |
| 2 | Olof Jonsson (Swi) Corratec World Team | 0:02:01 | |
| 3 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:04:08 | |
| 4 | Marc Metzler (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss | 0:05:56 | |
| 5 | Florian Thie (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | 0:06:50 | |
| 6 | Thomas Weber (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr | 0:06:52 | |
| 7 | Sebastian Ostertag (Swi) VC Wädenswil/velo-reichmuth.ch | 0:06:56 | |
| 8 | Matthias Lauk (Swi) Energie MTB Team | 0:06:59 | |
| 9 | Daniel Christen (Swi) VC Stans/GS Thalmann | 0:07:44 | |
| 10 | Simon Weber (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | 0:08:01 | |
| 11 | Roland Häfeli (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 0:08:16 | |
| 12 | Daniel Kaufmann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | 0:08:19 | |
| 13 | Lucien Besancon (Swi) Velocenter Wangen a.A. | 0:08:25 | |
| 14 | Dumeni Vincenz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:08:57 | |
| 15 | Sandro Hediger (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:10:14 | |
| 16 | Arnaud Grand (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:11:42 | |
| 17 | Philipp Gerber (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:11:54 | |
| 18 | Michael Wildhaber (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | 0:12:17 | |
| -1lap | Manuel Ritter (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | ||
| -1lap | Jeremias Marti (Swi) TG-Zentralschweiz.ch | ||
| -1lap | Ueli Nauer (Swi) thomyK/RV Einsiedeln | ||
| -1lap | Marcel Bader (Swi) VBT Seetal | ||
| -1lap | Patrick Gobat (Swi) Free Velo Passion VCFM | ||
| -1lap | Christian Bickel (Swi) Total Sport/Steda | ||
| -2laps | Benjamin Loretz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | ||
| -2laps | Luca Formoso (Swi) Cycle Shop/RV Winterthur | ||
| -2laps | Benjamin Walker (Swi) VMC Erstfeld/IG RS Uri | ||
| DNF | Benoit Grelier (Swi) Scott/Pedale Bulloise | ||
| DNF | Sandro Kessler (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr |