Schurter earns fifth win of the season

Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower) and Esther Süss (Wheeler-IXS Pro Team) won the third round of the Swiss Racer Bikes Cup in Solothurn this weekend.

Schurter took his fifth victory of the season ahead of Christoph Sauser (Specialized) by five seconds. Martin Gujan (Cannondale) was third.

The men's race started fast and one of the favorites Moritz Milatz (BMC), crashed in the first corner and had to chase from behind - he eventually pulled out. Another favorite, Florian Vogel (Scott-Swisspower) suffered a flat on the second lap and fell far behind the leaders although he later worked his way up to seventh.

On the fourth of seven total laps, Schurter and Sauser escaped off the front together. The duo quickly grew their lead and the final climb proved decisive in Schurter's favor.

In the women's race, last year's winner Süss rode to victory again, this time with more than three minutes' advantage. Local favorite Nathalie Schneitter (Colnago Arreghini Südtirol) was cheered on by hometown fans and got as close as to within seven seconds of Süss. Schneitter finished second with Sabine Spitz (Central Haibike) in third. Irina Kalentieva (Topeak Ergon) locked up fourth.

Swiss champion Jolanda Neff won the junior women's race ahead of European champion Linda Indergand and German champion Johanna Techt.

European champion Lars Forster won the junior men's race while Stefan Peter took the amateur and master category.

Full Results

Swipe to scroll horizontally
Elite men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing1:30:49
2Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized Factory Racing0:00:05
3Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing0:00:52
4Lukas Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing Team0:01:18
5Patrik Gallati (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team0:01:25
6Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour0:01:32
7Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing0:01:50
8Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) Anytime Fitness / Torq Nutrition0:02:29
9Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team0:02:43
10Fabian Giger (Swi) Rabobank-Giant Offroad0:02:49
11Thomas Litscher (Swi) Felt Öztal X-Bionic0:03:16
12Stephen Ettinger (USA) USA National MTB Team0:03:41
13Jeremy Huguenin (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour0:04:27
14Sepp Freiburghaus (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:04:52
15Pascal Meyer (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:04:56
16Marco Arnold (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour0:05:02
17Samuele Porro (Ita) A.S.D. Lissone MTB0:05:28
18Tim Böhme (Ger) Team Bulls0:05:37
19Marc Metzler (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss0:05:48
20Reto Indergand (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz/IG RS Uri0:06:08
21Bryan Falaschi (Ita) Prof Raiffeisen0:06:34
22Severin Disch (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:06:40
23Balz Weber (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team0:07:32
24Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour0:07:35
25Michael Hutter (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss bikingteam0:07:36
26Marcel Bartholet (Swi) Wheeler Swiss Team0:07:38
27Ivan Smirnov (Rus) Primorskiy District0:07:40
28Marc Stutzmann (Swi) FreeMountain Scott/RSC Aaretal0:07:45
29Nicolas Lüthi (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen0:08:36
30Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:08:37
31Jonas Baumann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB0:08:40
32Urs Huber (Swi) Team Stöckli0:08:40
33Kerry Werner (USA) USA National MTB Team0:09:32
34Fabian Rabensteiner (Ita) ASV St. Lorenzen Rad0:09:34
35Emilien Barben (Swi) Zeta cycling club0:09:41
36Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Focus MIG Team0:09:57
37Giancarlo Sax (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:09:59
38Jack Hinkens (USA) USA National MTB Team0:09:59
39Yves Corminboeuf (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team0:10:36
40Lucien Besancon (Swi) Zollinger Sport/BH Bikes0:10:36
41Patrick Tresch (Swi) GU plus/thomik/VMC Silenen0:10:44
42Xavier Dafflon (Swi) Pro Cycles-Scott-NewWork0:11:01
43Mike Schuler (Swi) MTB Kader ZentralschweizRow 42 - Cell 2
44Timofey Ivanov (Rus) Primorskiy District0:11:17
45Benjamin Büchi (Swi) GS Domaine du Frigoulet0:11:33
46Evgeny Nikolaev (Rus) Primorskiy District0:11:33
47Mikhail Baryshnikov (Rus) Primorskiy District0:11:38
48Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour0:12:53
49Michael Wildhaber (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach0:14:02
50Lucien Peterhans (Swi) Velo Franz/Focus0:14:15
51René Lang (Swi) VMC Liestal0:14:52
52Matthias Lauk (Swi) Zollinger Sport - BH Bike0:15:29
53Fabian Obrist (Swi) Stevens/Zweiradsport.ch0:16:25
-1 lapRussell Finsterwald (USA) USA National MTB TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
-1 lapMarcus Derungs (Swi) Imholz Bike RacingRow 54 - Cell 2
-1 lapDaniel Eymann (Swi) Thömus Racing TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
DNFPaul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Öztal X-BionicRow 56 - Cell 2
DNFMathias Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
DNFSamuel Reichen (Swi) RC GränichenRow 58 - Cell 2
DNFHansueli Stauffer (Swi) Wheeler-iXS Swiss TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
DNFMatthias Rupp (Swi) Firebike-DrössigerRow 60 - Cell 2
DNFPascal Schmutz (Swi) Goldwurst-Power-TrekRow 61 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Taramarcaz (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
DNFMaximilian Vieider (Ita) ASC Tiroler Radler BozenRow 63 - Cell 2
DNFDumeni Vincenz (Swi) Thömus Racing TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian Meyer (Swi) FreeMountain ScottRow 65 - Cell 2
DNFBenoit Beaud (Swi) Dom Cycle MeridaRow 66 - Cell 2
DNFSilvio Büsser (Swi) BiXS - iXS Swiss TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
DNFCyril Calame (Swi) Texner BMCRow 68 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Kaufmann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTBRow 69 - Cell 2
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Elite women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Esther Süss (Swi) Wheeler-IXS Pro Team1:30:40
2Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago Arreghini Südtirol0:01:03
3Sabine Spitz (Ger) Central Haibike ProTeam0:01:42
4Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing Team0:02:04
5Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak Ergon Racing Team0:02:22
6Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Südtirol0:03:17
7Sarah Koba (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour0:03:38
8Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Lapierre International0:03:54
9Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Central Haibike ProTeam0:05:41
10Helen Grobert (Ger) Lexware Racing Team0:07:11
11Jane Nüssli (Swi) Fischer-BMC0:07:28
12Vivienne Meyer (Swi) Colnago Arreghini Südtirol0:08:27
13Sabrina Maurer (Swi) bsk Graf0:10:20
14Sofia Pezzatti (Swi) Trek-Stihl-3Valli Biasca0:12:46
15Rahel Rüegge (Swi) Cumpin Crazy0:13:19
16Cornelia Schuster (Ita) SSV Pichl Gsies Raiffeisen0:15:45
17Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) Scott0:16:31
18Marina Giger (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach0:17:22
19Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer-BMC0:18:07
-1 lapTanja Starkermann (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
-1 lapMélanie Gay (Swi) Zeta Cycling ClubRow 20 - Cell 2
-1 lapMichelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer-BMCRow 21 - Cell 2
-1 lapCéline Ernst (Swi) Stöcli Racing TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
-1 lapCéline Farner (Swi) Velo Franz - FocusRow 23 - Cell 2
DNFLorraine Truong (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen/CCLRow 24 - Cell 2
DNFSabrina Baumgartner (Swi) Raiffeisen Bikeshop Studer RaceRow 25 - Cell 2
DNFFanny Martinet (Swi) Thyon-4ValléesRow 26 - Cell 2
DNFFranziska Ebinger (Swi) Radsport Lafranchi MadiswilRow 27 - Cell 2
DNFRebecca Henderson (Aus) Crowne Plaza/bechenderson.com.auRow 28 - Cell 2
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Junior men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Lars Forster (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach1:10:06
2Dominic Zumstein (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing0:00:21
3Andri Frischknecht (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing0:00:59
4Philipp Hediger (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team0:01:13
5Enea Vetsch (Swi) Rv Altenrhein/ Bsk-Graf0:01:55
6Bryan Allemann (Swi) CC Moutier / L'Alex Moos0:02:18
7Romain Bannwart (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen CCL0:02:35
8Valentin Berset (Swi) Dom Cycle-Merida0:03:06
9Nick Albrecht (Swi) Race Team - RV Stadt Winterthur0:03:07
10Roger Jenny (Swi) Merida-Suisse-Team0:03:11
11Dylan Page (Swi) Dom Cycle-Merida0:03:13
12Martin Frey (Ger) GHOST Racing Team0:03:20
13Jonas Loretz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:03:32
14Marcel Guerrini (Swi) Focus MIG Team0:03:46
15Yannik Brischle (Ger) JB Felt Team0:04:09
16Mark Kuyan (Rus) Primorskiy District0:04:48
17Maurus Dürr (Swi) RV Buchs - Merida Liechtenstein0:05:05
18Rico Von (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:05:07
19Alexey Krylov (Rus) Primorskiy District0:05:13
20Ulisse Fieschi (Swi) VC Bellinzona0:05:22
21Ruslan Boredskiy (Rus) Primorskiy District0:05:24
22Sylvain Engelmann (Swi) VCTramelan/Alouettes.ch0:05:25
23Jan Gafner (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen0:06:02
24Dominik Risi (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz0:06:21
25Egor Kropachev (Rus) Primorskiy District0:06:50
26Sébastien Angiolini (Swi) VC Tramelan / Teamprorégion0:06:58
27Jonas Zimmer (Ger) RSG Offenburg-Fessenbach0:07:08
28Isak Jonsson (Swe) DOM cycle- Merida0:07:14
29Joel Koller (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach0:07:27
30Beltain Schmid (Ita) ABC Neumarkt0:07:48
31Manuel Pfaff (Ger) SC-Urach/U19/Rothaus Poison-Bikes0:08:29
32Florian Chenaux (Swi) Vélo-Club Fribourg0:08:33
33Sebastian Egger (Swi) Bike Sport Simplon/VC International0:08:55
34Alexey Lomilov (Rus) Primorskiy District0:09:51
35Tobias Schraner (Swi) Fischer-BMC0:10:16
36Yann Rausis (Swi) Happy sport Vallée du Trient0:10:33
37Niklas Grobert (Ger) Rothaus Poison-Bikes/Hochschwarzwald0:10:39
38Joël Haubensak (Swi) JB Felt Team0:10:39
39Niculin Just (Swi) biketeam.gr0:10:41
40Silvan Gisler (Swi) VMC Silenen/IG Radsport Uri0:11:39
41Romain Corti (Swi) Texner BMC Groupe Mutuel0:11:41
42Fabian Kienzler (Ger) Rothaus Poison-Bikes/Hochschwarzwald0:11:57
43Pascal Nay (Swi) Thömus Bike Team GR0:13:11
44Kilian Oertli (Swi) Team Gaetzi / RMC Gossau0:13:34
45Alex Stefanides (Swi) RC Gränichen0:15:23
46Melvin Berard (Swi) Giant-Valais.ch0:15:39
47Fabian Bucher (Swi) Merida-Suisse-Team0:16:18
48Ciril Spescha (Swi) biketeam.gr0:17:19
50Jan Fergg (Swi) Bluecycle Racing/VMC Hägglingen0:17:32
51Bastian Juillerat (Swi) Alouettes0:18:25
-1 lapIsmaël Müller (Swi) Dom Cycle-MeridaRow 50 - Cell 2
-1 lapJonas Harlacher (Swi) VMC Muhen Bergamont Young BikersRow 51 - Cell 2
-1 lapDominik Marti (Swi) Bluecycle Racingteam/RC GränichenRow 52 - Cell 2
-4 lapsSimon Schilli (Ger) JB Felt TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFManuel Boog (Swi) Tower Sports-VC EschenbachRow 54 - Cell 2
DNFTobias Spescha (Swi) Imholz Bike RacingRow 55 - Cell 2
DNFFlorian Suter (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Junior women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jolanda Neff (Swi) Wheeler iXS Swiss Team1:03:00
2Linda Indergand (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz/IG RS Uri0:00:35
3Johanna Techt (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team0:01:29
4Andrea Waldis (Swi) GU plus/ thomy k/ VC Gersau0:03:23
5Ramona Forchini (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz0:04:31
6Julia Innerhofer (Ita) ASV St. Lorenzen Rad0:07:31
7Eliane Müggler (Swi) Signer Felt / RV Altenrhein0:07:56
8Romaine Wenger (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:08:14
9Britt Van Den Boogert (Ned) Cube Nutswerk Mountainbike0:08:19
10Jil Saxer (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team0:08:46
11Deborah Inauen (Swi) Danis Bike/RMC Appenzell0:09:34
12Jennifer Kupferschmied (Swi) Velo Schneiter Thun/Bike Club Spiez0:14:22
13Carla Flury (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:17:58
-1 lapFabienne Andres (Swi) Cannondale Küttel Team/VMC HägglingenRow 13 - Cell 2
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Amateurs & Masters
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Stefan Peter (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz1:08:53
2Roger Walder (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing0:01:07
3Michael Stünzi (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB0:02:11
4Sebastian Ostertag (Swi) VC Wädenswil/velo-reichmuth.ch0:02:13
5Michael Wicki (Swi) bischibikes/internetstore.ch0:02:17
6Markus Bless (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach0:02:22
7Joel Graf (Swi) Team bischibikes/internetstore.ch0:02:29
8Kevin Krieg (Swi) JB Felt Team0:02:57
9Guillaume Payot (Swi) MACS Frenetic Bernasconi0:03:15
10David Baumann (Swi) Zollinger Sport - BH Bikes0:03:26
11Marco Tippmann (Ger) MTB-Teck Team Brügelmann0:03:46
12Severin Sägesser (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team0:03:51
13Fabian Paumann (Swi) Merida-Suisse-Team0:03:55
14Michael Frei (Swi) Velo Franz- Focus0:04:04
15Andreas Zünd (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss bikingteam0:04:19
16Manuel Scheidegger (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:04:23
17Sandro Soncin (Swi) Zollinger Sport - BH Bikes0:04:41
18Jeremias Marti (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz/VC Schötz0:04:59
19Jörg Egli (Swi) Wheeler-IXS Swiss Team0:05:31
20Marcel Knecht (Swi) zaboo pro team290:06:02
21Moreno Trabucchi (Ita) Paduano Martina Racing0:06:20
22Patrick Hediger (Swi) RV Merishausen/Russenberger Velo0:06:25
23Raphael Gremaud (Swi) Macs Frenetic Bernasconi0:06:29
24Ronny Koller (Swi) bischibikes/internetstore.ch0:06:38
25Yannick Sarret (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen CCL0:07:02
26Mauro Carabotti (Swi) Alouettes.ch / C.C.Moutier0:07:03
27Kevin Georges (Swi) Texner BMC Groupe Mutuel0:07:32
28Mirco Zürcher (Swi) BSK-Graf0:07:40
29Claude Koster (Swi) Bergamont Swiss Team0:07:45
30Thomas Schmid (Swi) bsk Graf0:08:09
31Silvan Casutt (Swi) biketeam.gr0:08:11
32Jan Schär (Swi) Thömus Racing Team0:08:42
33Immanuel Leifer (Ger) Thömus Factory Team0:08:48
34Marcel Bader (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB0:09:46
35Ralph Federer (Swi) Bike Team Gaetzi/ RMC0:09:48
36Thomas Weber (Swi) biketeam.gr0:09:56
37Matthias Allenspach (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach0:09:56
38Brian Brog (Swi) Free-Mountain Scott0:10:17
39Michel Woerner (Swi) VC Reinach/Goldwurst-power/Trek0:10:57
40Yann Montavon (Swi) Alouettes.ch / C.C.Moutier0:10:57
41Benno Heussi (Swi) GU - Plus / thomyk Team0:10:59
42Ramon Krebs (Swi) Free Mountain Racing Team0:11:04
43Bastien Bugnard (Swi) Stöckli0:11:05
44Sandro Kessler (Swi) biketeam.gr0:11:10
45Michael Molbaek (Den) Kolding BC0:11:49
46Patrick Gobat (Swi) Alouettes.ch0:12:31
47Alexis Brodbeck (Fra) VCU Schwenheim0:12:37
48Luca Formoso (Swi) Cycle-Shop/RV Winterthur0:12:39
49Marc Schärli (Swi) Fischer BMC0:13:53
50Stefan Vogler (Aut) Gazi Radhaus0:18:15
-1 lapBruno Schertenleib (Swi) VMC LiestalRow 50 - Cell 2
-1 lapCyrill Meier (Swi)Row 51 - Cell 2
-3 lapsNicolas Ravachol (Fra) ASPTT MulhouseRow 52 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Oppliger (Swi) Bergamont Swiss TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFRafael Ruiz Del Portal (Swi) PEV - GenèveRow 54 - Cell 2
DNFClaudio Andenmatten (Swi) Merida-Suisse-TeamRow 55 - Cell 2

 

Thank you for reading 5 articles in the past 30 days*

Join now for unlimited access

Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

*Read any 5 articles for free in each 30-day period, this automatically resets

After your trial you will be billed £4.99 $7.99 €5.99 per month, cancel anytime. Or sign up for one year for just £49 $79 €59

Join now for unlimited access

Try your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

Latest on Cyclingnews