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Swiss race returns for second year

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Stefan Kung digs in

Stefan Kung digs in (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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The men's podium

The men's podium (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Lukas Fluckiger

Lukas Fluckiger (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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The women's winners

The women's winners (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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The winners of the men's open competition

The winners of the men's open competition (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Nicola Rohrbach leads Simon Andreassen in the fight for the win

Nicola Rohrbach leads Simon Andreassen in the fight for the win (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Lukas trails Matthias through a series of corners

Lukas trails Matthias through a series of corners (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Junior cross country mountain bike champion Simon Andreassen

Junior cross country mountain bike champion Simon Andreassen (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Sebastian Reichenbach takes on one of the tougher parts of the course

Sebastian Reichenbach takes on one of the tougher parts of the course (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Simon Andreassen and Mathias Flueckiger

Simon Andreassen and Mathias Flueckiger (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Lara Kraehemann after winning

Lara Kraehemann after winning (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Pascal Richard passes through a tunnel

Pascal Richard passes through a tunnel (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Tim Johnson

Tim Johnson (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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One of the team Scott Sports riders going over the boards

One of the team Scott Sports riders going over the boards (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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RB USA's Tim Johnson

RB USA's Tim Johnson (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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A rider takes on the tricky steps section

A rider takes on the tricky steps section (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Lukas Winterberg negotiates a corner

Lukas Winterberg negotiates a corner (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Simon Andreassen takes on one of the ramps

Simon Andreassen takes on one of the ramps (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Michael Albasini was one of the road racers to take part

Michael Albasini was one of the road racers to take part (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Simon Andreassen leads a small group

Simon Andreassen leads a small group (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Nicola Rohrbach celebrates the victory

Nicola Rohrbach celebrates the victory (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Nicola Rohrbach

Nicola Rohrbach (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)
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Lukas Winterberg takes a well-earned drink after winning the race with his partner

Lukas Winterberg takes a well-earned drink after winning the race with his partner (Image credit: Red Bull Media House)

Several road riders switched the road for the mud in the second annual Red Bull Velodux in Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland earlier this month.

Among those taking part were a number of Switzerland’s WorldTour riders, including BMC’s Stefan Kung, Danilo Wyss and Silvan Dillier, Orica-GreenEdge’s Michael Albasini and IAM Cycling’s Jonathan Fumeaux and Sebastien Reichenbach. They were joined by Swiss mountain bike stars Lukas and Mathias Fluckiger, and Simon Andreasson.

After a Le Mans-style start, the tough course brought the riders down stairs, over ramps, cobbles and through the mud.

Swiss cyclo-cross rider Lukas Winterberg won with his partner and mountain biker Nicola Rorhbach. Sina Frei and Lara Krahemann won the women’s event ahead of Chrystelle Baumann and Eliane Muggler.

You can flick through the gallery above and watch below the on-board course recon with Claudio Caluori and the race highlights. Click here to subscribe to the Cyclingnews video channel.