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Racer Bikes Cup / Swiss National Series #1 - 1

Schaan, Switzerland, April 5, 2009

2008 Results  Results 

Graf and Osl win Swiss season opener

Jürg Graf (Felt International MTB Team) and Elisabeth Osl (central GHOST Pro Team) took wins in Schaan on Sunday after favorites Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida Biking Team) and Sabine Spitz (central GHOST Pro Team) surprised their fellow competitors by not winning their respective races. Spitz took fourth place in the women's race, but Näf pulled out of the men's race.

"I was up sick on Thursday and knew that I could not fight for victory, but it was an ideal way to prepare for the World Cup in South Africa next Saturday," said Näf, who also praised the course.

Näf was at the front of the race for four laps along with Martin Gujan (Cannondale Factory Racing) and Graf. Gujan and Graf pushed each other until the end of the seventh lap. That's when Graf attacked Gujan on a climb. Then, it was a one-man show until the end as Graf extended his lead to over a minute at the finish. Gujan finished second and 37-year-old former road pro Alexandre Moos (BMC) took third. The top under 23 racer was Patrick Gallati (Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing) in fourth place overall.

In the women's race, 24-year-old Austrian Osl took off from the start. The Austrian National Champion left the rest of her competition behind.

Throughout the race multiple-time Swiss National Champion Petra Henzi (Fischer-BMC) raced in second place, and she was overjoyed with her finish, saying afterward, "The race was super. I'm really happy." She was two minutes behind Osl.

Swiss champion Kathrin Leumann (goldwurst-power / Sputnik) finished third. Olympic Champion Spitz was already off the pace on the first lap. She finished in fourth place.

Frenchwoman Julie Berteaux (VTT Conliege Bassin) won the junior women's race ahead of Austrian Lisa Mitterbauer (BikePark.ch) and Swiss Michelle Hediger (Fischer-BMC).

Reto Indergand (TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri) won the junior men's race over Julian Schelb (Lexware-Racing-Team) and Lukas Loretz (Giant-Swiss-Team).

Swiss Matthias Rupp (Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing) won the Amateurs & Masters category over last year's Swiss junior national champion Mirco Widmer (Fischer Junior MTB Team) and Konny Looser (Swiss Bixs Team).

Results

Elite men

1 Jürg Graf (Swi) Felt International MTB Team              1.55.36
2 Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing                1.21
3 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC                                    3.08
4 Patrik Gallati (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing            3.42
5 Pierre-Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Lapierre International        3.45
6 Marco Arnold (Swi) Gisler-Craft                             3.50
7 Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing          4.18
8 Calle Friberg (Swe) Focus-Strix                             4.20
9 Christof Bischof (Swi) ISD Sportsclub                       4.51
10 Pavel Boudny (Cze) Odlo Specialized                        5.08
11 Jiri Novak (Cze) Odlo Specialized                          5.24
12 Torsten Marx (Ger) DS-Rennsport                            6.42
13 Guillaume Vinit (Fra) Scott Valloire Galibier              7.20
14 Cal Britten (Aus) Torq Performance Nutrition               7.57
15 Silvio Bundi (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team                        8.08
16 Florian Meyer (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team              8.36
17 Joris Boillat (Swi) Frenetic-Bernasconi                    8.57
18 Jeremy Huguenin (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team                     9.02
19 Tobias Hollenstein (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna        9.54
20 Pascal Schmutz (Swi) Corratec World Team                  10.05
21 Markus Kaufmann (Ger) Vaude-Simplon                       11.16
22 Guido Thaler (Aut) corratec world team                    11.21
23 Benjamin Rudiger (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team              11.35
24 Frank Lehmann (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team                 11.35
25 Ivan Planzer (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team                       11.54
26 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team                   11.55
27 Patrick Tresch (Swi) GU Plus/Thomyk/VMC Silenen           12.13
28 Marco Lang (Swi) goldwurst-power / Ridley / VCR           12.31
29 Sepp Freiburghaus (Swi) Thömus Racing Team                13.33

Behind one lap

30 Samuel Reichen (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB               
31 Rudolf Biedermann (Swi) Team Mahu                              
32 Nicolas Lüthi (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen                            
33 Severin Disch (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team                           
34 Lucien Peterhans (Swi) Velo Franz/Univega                      
35 Michel Luginbühl (Swi) Bikecenter Radsport                     
36 Joel Graf (Swi) Felt International MTB Team                    
37 Giancarlo Sax (Swi) Thömus Racing Team                         
38 Damian Perrin (Swi) Free Mountain/Koba                         
39 Markus Bless (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach                  
40 Mathias Krähemann (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Aquapower           
41 Friedrich Dähler (Swi) goldwurst-power/Ridley/VCR              
42 Ueli Schädler (Swi) Energie MTB Team                           
43 Alexander Speisekorn (Ger) nolte-küchen                        
44 Torsten Walter (Ger) Orbea Team Deutschland                    
45 Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thömus Racing Team                         
46 Jochen Coconcelli (Ger) Jmaster Racing                         
47 Matthias Allenspach (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach           
48 Klemens Bont (Swi) Hafner+Gätzi/RMC Gossau                     
49 Benjamin Büchi (Swi) Scott RV Winterthur                       

Behind two laps

50 Kevin Kane (USA) Cannondale Factory Team                       
51 Joel Niederberger (Swi) Stöckli-Craft                          
52 Oliver Schär (Swi) Röbis Velo-Shop                             
DNF Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) central GHOST Pro Team                  
DNF Dominik Buksa (Cze) Odlo Specialized                          
DNF Ralph Näf (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team                   
DNF Michael Hutter (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss                          
DNF Balz Weber (Swi) DS-Rennsport                                 
DNF Christophe Geiser (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen CCL                   
DNF Daniel Schütz (Swi) Scott / Randenbike.ch                     

Elite women

1 Elisabeth Osl (Aut) central GHOST Pro Team               1.35.52
2 Petra Henzi (Swi) Fischer-BMC                               2.09
3 Katrin Leumann (Swi) goldwurst-power / Sputnik              2.32
4 Sabine Spitz (Ger) central GHOST Pro Team                   2.59
5 Adelheid Morath (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team                 4.00
6 Anja Gradl (Ger) central GHOST Pro Team                     4.04
7 Hanna Klein (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team                     4.07
8 Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Swi) BikePark.ch                  6.08
9 Caroline Mani (Fra) BikePark.ch                             6.22
10 Sabrina Enaux (Fra) BH-Suntour                             6.58
11 Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team                7.29
12 Maria Osl (Aut) Fischer-BMC                                8.45
13 Myriam Saugy (Swi) Texner BMC                              9.42
14 Fabienne Heinzmann (Swi) BikePark.ch                      10.04
15 Virginie Pointet (Swi) BikePark.ch                        12.25
16 Tatjana Dold (Ger) Fuji Bikes Europe                      12.43
17 Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) X.O.-Felt                     13.48
18 Alexa Hüni (Ger) VAUDE Simplon                            15.02
19 Janine Droz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team                      15.32
20 Lorraine Truong (Swi) Prof Flühlmann / CCL                17.00

Behind one lap

21 Elliott Caitlin (Irl) UCD                                      
22 Karin Rappo (Swi) Mahu                                         
23 Catherine Lohri (Swi) Free Mountain/Koba                       
24 Nadine Rieder (Ger) FBI racingteam.youngstars                  
25 Sarah Koba (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team                              
26 Stephanie Wiedner (Aut) DS-Rennsport                           
27 Nina Kunz (Ger) Merida Deutschland                             
28 Marina Giger (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach                  
29 Céline Farner (Swi) Velo Franz/Univega                         
30 Jennifer Sägesser (Swi) Thömus Racing Team                     
31 Andrea Wilhelm (Swi) Stevens Tröhler                           
32 Deborah Spescha (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr                          

Behind two laps

33 Daniela Stünzi (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB               
DNF Gabrielle Mosset (Swi) Free Velo Passion VCFM                 
DNF Lilian Huwyler (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna               
DNF Sandra Börner (Ger) SG Rheinfelden/Nachwuchs Spitz            

Junior men

1 Reto Indergand (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri         1.31.14
2 Julian Schelb (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team                     0.09
3 Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team                         0.33
4 Roger Walder (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing              3.46
5 Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team                4.02
6 Patrick Lüthi (Swi) Prof - Raiffeisen                       5.47
7 Rick Reimann (Swi) PBR-Matic Swiss Team                     7.04
8 Ricardo Marinheiro (Por) Bttrilhos                          7.22
9 Marc Stutzmann (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team              7.30
10 Fabian Paumann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team                    7.31
11 Marcus Nicolai (Ger) Bulls                                 7.50
12 Gian-Marco Gasser (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach         8.34
13 Matthias Zink (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team                    8.35
14 Janos Ruch (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team                   8.49
15 Mike Schuler (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz                       8.51
16 Stefan Peter (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz                       8.52
17 Sascha Bleher (Ger) SKS Made in Germany                    9.25
18 David Simon (Ger) racingteam.youngstars                   10.03
19 Marc Flury (Swi) Thömus Racing Team                       11.02
20 Martin Giese (Ger) Specialized/RSV Bundenzhal             11.14
21 Raphael Freienstein (Ger) Orbea Team Deutschland          11.23
22 Claude Koster (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team             11.32
23 Philipp Scheläschus (Ger) Koch Engin./TSV Böhringen       12.12
24 Samuel Bieri (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach             12.24
25 Anthony Grand (Swi) DOM Cycle / VC Rennaz                 12.34
26 Johannes Gujan (Swi) VC Surselva                          13.24
27 Daniel Nientiedt (Ger) Ghost Junior Team                  13.32
28 Julien Oppliger (Swi) Zeta Cycling Club                   13.43
29 Benedikt Mündle (Lie) Merida Liechtenstein                14.32
30 Severin Sägesser (Swi) Thömus Racing Team                 14.42
31 Kevin Krieg (Swi) Yeti Ullmann                            15.34
32 Michael Wicki (Swi) RSS Rheintal                          15.47
33 Elia Omodei (Swi) RC Gränichen                            18.05

Behind one lap

34 Emilien Barben (Swi) Zeta Cycling Club                         
35 Marc Schärli (Swi) RC Gränichen                                
36 Marco Wildhaber (Swi) Suso Bike Walenstadt                     
37 Michael Feinauer (Ger) MHW Cube Racing Team                    
38 Rafael Haubensak (Swi) Sherpa Tensing Pedalerie                
39 Simon Fankhauser (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team               
40 Marco Tippmann (Ger) MTB-Teck/Nolte Küchen                     
41 Fabian Obrist (Swi) Stevens                                    
42 Pim Heinrich (Swi) TG-Zentralschweiz.ch                        
43 Tobias Fedier (Swi) VC Horgen                                  
44 Robin Sebastian Ries (Ger) Mr Bike/Cube                        
45 Kaspar Reutimann (Swi) RV Stadt Winterthur                     
46 Pascal Stettler (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team                  
47 Lysander Kiesel (Ger) Capic Team                               
48 Maxime Schmid (Swi) BikePark.ch                                
49 Robin Böhi (Swi) Velothek-Baloiseclub                          
50 Jan-Eric Müller (Ger) MHW Cube Racing Team                     
51 Florian Kaufmann (Swi) Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon             
52 Mike Bölts (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team                           
53 Maxime Ebel (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen                              
54 Christoph Fässler (Swi) thomyk / VC Gersau                     
55 Fabian Häberli (Swi) Fehr-Velos.ch                             
56 Lucas Stix (Ger) MTB Teck/Nolte Küchen                         
57 Remo Bislin (Swi) Bike 4 Fun                                   
58 Kevin Rossier (Swi) Frenetic Bernasconi                        
59 Daniel Humm (Swi) VC Wädenswil/Radnroll Bike Team              

Behind two laps

60 Fabian Aschwanden (Swi) VMC Silenen/IG Radsport Uri            
61 Daniel Hagmann (Swi) Koba.ch                                   
DNF Simon Faust (Swi) Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon                 
DNF Max Weber (Ger) MHW Cube Racing Team                          
DNF Victor Nissle (Ger) Schneiderhan-Cube                         
DNF Mario Nideröst (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/Aegeri Bike            
DNF Lukas Kuch (Ger) nolte-küchen                                 
DNF Basil Fanti (Swi) RRZ Goldwurst.ch Nordwest                   
DNF Michael Stünzi (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB              
DNF Ralph Federer (Swi) Ramsauer St. Gallen                       

Junior women

1 Julie Berteaux (Fra) VTT Conliege Bassin                 1.30.22
2 Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) BikePark.ch                          0.53
3 Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer-BMC                          0.59
4 Nicole Hanselmann (Swi) bike-import.ch/RV Wetzikon          1.16
5 Vania Schumacher (Swi) Top Cycle                            5.20
6 Helen Grobert (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team                     7.46
7 Deborah Motsch (Fra) Breiz Mountain                         9.15
8 Tanja Starkermann (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team            12.04
9 Carmen Gehriger (Swi) Team-Brander.ch                      12.47
10 Céline Ernst (Swi) Stöckli Racing Team                    14.03
11 Lise-Marie Henzelin (Swi) Campione Celeste                15.36
12 Cora Grossmann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team                   16.31
13 Julia Haase (Ger) Bergamont/TSV Böhringen                 18.16
14 Aurelia Sonderegger (Swi) PBR-Matic                       21.11

Behind one lap

15 Aimée Laurent (Swi) RBT Glarnerland Oel Hauser                 
16 Carina Cappellari (Swi) Suso Bike Scott/RSV Pizol              
17 Seraina Gasser (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach                
DNF Melanie Bucher (Swi) PBR-Matic Swiss Team                     
DNF Ann-Kathrin Scheläschus (Ger) Koch Engin./TSV Böhringen       
DNF Nadja Neff (Swi) RV Altenrhein                                

Amateurs & Masters

1 Matthias Rupp (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing          1.31.44
2 Mirco Widmer (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team                  0.27
3 Konny Looser (Swi) Swiss Bixs Team                          0.36
4 Olof Jonsson (Swi) Corratec World Team                      1.57
5 Marc Metzler (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss                          4.27
6 Daniel Kaufmann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB           4.52
7 Daniel Geismayr (Aut) Kraftstoff                            5.04
8 Benjamin Loretz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team                    5.14
9 Benoit Grelier (Swi) Scott/Pedale Bulloise                  5.24
10 Roland Häfeli (Swi) Fischer-BMC                            5.32
11 Adrien Buntschu (Swi) Texner BMC Groupe Mutuel             5.58
12 Marcus Derungs (Swi) Casutt Velos/Felt                     6.06
13 Christian Bickel (Swi) Total Sport/RV Winterthur           6.20
14 Norman Amiet (Swi) Zeta Cycling Club                       6.24
15 Thomas Weber (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr                         6.25
16 Arnaud Grand (Swi) Thömus Racing Team                      6.42
17 Jörg Egli (Swi) Swiss Wheeler Team                         6.44
18 Sebastian Ostertag (Swi) VC Wädenswil/velo-reichmuth.ch    7.05
19 David Baumann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB            7.19
20 Simon Weber (Swi) Merida Suisse Team                       7.46
21 Florian Thie (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team               8.22
22 Michael Wildhaber (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach         8.27
23 Silvio Büsser (Swi) BIXS Swiss Team                        8.44
24 Sandro Hediger (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team               8.45
25 Jakob Oswald (Swi) Lucky-Star                              8.47
26 Roger Dittli (Swi) Stöckli-Craft                           9.28
27 Carlo Merlo (Ita) Scapin Torrevilla MTB ASD                9.37
28 Aurélien Sottas (Swi) 02-MTB/Cycles Passion               10.09
29 Sandro Soncin (Swi) Goodsport                             10.19
30 Yannick Sarret (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen                      10.34
31 Michael Montandon (Swi) Zeta Cycling Club                 10.58
32 Matthias Lauk (Swi) Energie MTB Team                      11.08
33 Benno Heussi (Swi) GU-Plus / thomyk                       11.21
34 Marco Hungerbühler (Swi) Goodsport/VBT Seetal             12.17
35 Jeremias Marti (Swi) TG-Zentralschweiz.ch                 12.19
36 Virgile Stiedel (Fra) Evolution VTT                       12.35
37 Oliver Windler (Swi) Ullmann Yeti                         13.13
38 Dumeni Vincenz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team                   13.14
39 Patrick Hediger (Swi) RV Merishausen/Russenberger         13.15

Behind one lap

40 Stephan Meier (Ger) Sabine Spitz Junior Team                   
41 Timo Siebold (Ger) SG Rheinfelden                              
42 Torsten Lehmann (Ger) nolte-küchen                             
43 Marcel Bader (Swi) VBT Seetal                                  
44 Marco Hinrichs (Swi) Stöckli                                   
45 Lieni Widmer (Swi) bundicycling.ch                             
46 Ralf Maier (Ger) Team nolte-küchen                             
47 David Bieri (Swi) Krapf Bike Wave                              
48 Patrick Gobat (Swi) Free Velo Passion VCFM                     
49 Benjamin Walker (Swi) VMC Erstfeld/IG RS Uri                   
50 Marcel Kuratli (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Aquapower              
DNF Luca Formoso (Swi) Cycle Shop/RV Winterthur                   
DNF Hans Burkhard (Swi) Lie-Cycling                               
DNF Andreas Bruder (Swi) Bike4Fun                                 
DNF Florian Peiry (Swi) Texner BMC/Groupe mutuel                  
DNF Lucien Besancon (Swi) Velocenter Wangen a.A.