Racer Bikes Cup / Swiss National Series #5 - Winterthur 2009: Results

In his first race start in Switzerland since his Olympic victory in Beijing last summer, Frenchman Julien Absalon (Orbea) took victory in the Wintherthur round of the Racer Bikes Cup. Absalon defeated German Moritz Milatz (Multivan Merida Biking Team) and Englishman Liam Killeen (Trek World Racing). With several top Swiss riders absent, the best Swiss finisher was Fabian Giger (SKS M.I.G. Team) in fifth place. In the women's competition, Swiss Petra Henzi (Fischer-BMC) won her first race of the year.

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Elite men
1	Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea	1:58:14
2	Moritz Milatz (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team	0:00:23
3	Liam Killeen (GBr) Trek World Cup Team	0:00:34
4	Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Spa) Orbea	0:02:38
5	Fabian Giger (Swi) SKS M.I.G. Team	0:03:11
6	Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC	0:04:06
7	Balz Weber (Swi) DS-Rennsport	0:05:35
8	Jeremy Huguenin (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:05:36
9	Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	0:06:27
10	Christof Bischof (Swi) ISD Sportsclub	0:06:28
11	Sepp Freiburghaus (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:07:17
12	Patrick Tresch (Swi) GU Plus/Thomyk/VMC Silenen	0:07:29
13	Giancarlo Sax (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:07:49
14	Pierre Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Lapierre International	0:08:16
15	Silvio Bundi (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:09:05
16	Joris Boillat (Swi) Frenetic-Bernasconi	0:09:22
17	Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:09:33
18	Florian Meyer (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team	0:09:34
19	Patrik Gallati (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	0:11:14
20	Tobias Hollenstein (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna	0:12:38
21	Jonas Baumann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB	0:12:48
22	Mathias Krähemann (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna	0:12:57
23	Irjan Luttenberg (Ned) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:15:43
24	Rodrigo Sigre (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team	0:16:29
25	Benjamin Büchi (Swi) Scott RV Winterthur	0:17:03
26	Dror Pekatch (Isr) Subaru-Gary Fisher	0:18:36
27	Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) Sandy Wallace Cycles	0:18:53
28	Ivan Planzer (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:00:37
29	Joel Graf (Swi) Fehr Velos Erlen	0:01:03
30	Rodrigo Darnay (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team	0:01:13
31	Richard Felle (Irl) ThinkBike	0:08:26
DNF	Brendon Sharratt (NZl) Merida Bikes New Zealand	Row 31 - Cell 2
DNF	Erik Kleinhans (RSa) GT Bicycles	Row 32 - Cell 2
DNF	Michael Hutter (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss	Row 33 - Cell 2
DNF	Marco Arnold (Swi) Gisler-Craft	Row 34 - Cell 2

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Elite women
1	Petra Henzi (Swi) Fischer-BMC	1:38:45
2	Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Swi) BikePark.ch	0:00:37
3	Adelheid Morath (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team	0:01:42
4	Caroline Mani (Fra) BikePark.ch	0:01:46
5	Maria Osl (Aut) Fischer-BMC	0:02:15
6	Hanna Klein (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team	0:02:54
7	Katrin Leumann (Swi) goldwurst-power / Sputnik	0:03:36
8	Annie Last (GBr) Great Britain National Team	0:04:06
9	Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team	0:05:10
10	Fabienne Heinzmann (Swi) BikePark.ch	0:06:07
11	Asa Erlandsson (Swe) Subaru Gary Fisher	0:06:25
12	Sanne Paassen (Ned) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:06:59
13	Virginie Pointet (Swi) BikePark.ch	0:07:36
14	Lorraine Truong (Swi) Prof Raffeisen / CCL	0:08:12
15	Lily Matthews (GBr) Great Britain National Team	0:08:24
16	Sarah Koba (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:08:27
17	Lilian Huwyler (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna	0:08:34
18	Alexa Hüni (Ger) VAUDE Simplon	0:09:19
19	Nadine Rieder (Ger) FBI racingteam.youngstars	0:09:46
20	Corina Gantenbein (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr	0:10:22
21	Chloe Forsman (USA) USA Cycling MTB	0:11:06
22	Mirren Stallen (Ned) KNWU	0:11:33
23	Kathrin Heimberg (Swi) X.0-Felt Womens MTB Team	0:12:19
24	Marina Giger (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	0:12:41
25	Caitlin Elliott (Irl) UCD Dublin	0:13:15
26	Karin Groen (Ned) KNWU	0:13:39
27	Karin Rappo (Swi) Mahu	0:13:46
28	Kiona Harbers (Ned) KNWU	0:14:38
29	Linda Tanner (USA) USA Cycling MTB	0:15:42
30	Sharon Laws (GBr) Great Britain National Team	0:16:01
31	Paula Quiros (Arg) National Team Argentina	0:17:02
32	Céline Farner (Swi) Velo Franz/Univega	0:18:00
33	Idit Shub (Isr) City Cycling Club	0:19:24
34	Heletjé Van Staden (Nam) Schwinn	0:00:59
35	Deborah Spescha (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr	0:02:03
36	Andrea Wilhelm (Swi) Stevens Tröhler/VC Hittnau	0:07:45
DNF	Joelle Schmutz (Swi) Corratec Worl Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
DNF	Monique Zeldenrust (Ned) Giant-Swiss-Team	Row 37 - Cell 2
DNF	Vivienne Meyer (Swi) Colnago	Row 38 - Cell 2
DNF	Jennifer Sägesser (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	Row 39 - Cell 2
DNF	Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) X.O.-Felt	Row 40 - Cell 2
DNF	Janneke Leask (RSa) Schwinn	Row 41 - Cell 2

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Junior men
1	Roger Walder (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	1:38:41
2	Michiel Heijden (Ned) KNWU	0:00:03
3	Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:00:20
4	Reto Indergand (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri	0:02:36
5	Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team	0:02:36
6	Marc Stutzmann (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team	0:03:20
7	Stefan Peter (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz	0:04:11
8	Janos Ruch (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:04:11
9	Martin Strebel (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:05:17
10	Fabian Paumann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team	0:05:20
11	Michael Stünzi (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB	0:05:20
12	Mike Schuler (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz	0:05:56
13	Gian-Marco Gasser (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	0:06:37
14	Rick Reimann (Swi) PBR-Matic Swiss Team	0:07:17
15	Claude Koster (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team	0:07:17
16	Kevin Santana (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team	0:07:58
17	Patrick Lüthi (Swi) Prof - Raiffeisen	0:08:01
18	Philipp Scheläschus (Ger) Koch Engin./TSV Böhringen	0:08:28
19	Johannes Gujan (Swi) VC Surselva	0:08:48
20	Alec Kuipers (Ned) KNWU	0:08:49
21	Antonio Capo (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team	0:09:05
22	Anthony Grand (Swi) DOM Cycle / VC Rennaz	0:10:36
23	Benedikt Mündle (Lie) Merida Liechtenstein	0:11:00
24	Samuel Bieri (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	0:11:33
25	Leo Comber (Ned) KNWU	0:11:40
26	Severin Sägesser (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:12:20
27	Elia Omodei (Swi) Scott Radsport Stutz	0:12:32
28	Fabian Obrist (Swi) Stevens	0:13:02
29	Kieran Hambrook (NZl) New Zealand	0:13:04
30	Florian Kaufmann (Swi) Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon	0:13:07
31	Simon Faust (Swi) Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon	0:13:28
32	Ronny Koller (Swi) RSS Rheintal	0:14:06
33	Javier Etcheto (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team	0:14:07
34	Pim Heinrich (Swi) TG-Zentralschweiz.ch	0:14:25
35	Maxime Ebel (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen	0:14:54
36	Will Curtis (USA) USA Cycling MTB	0:15:09
37	Ralph Federer (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna	0:15:29
38	Marc Hermann (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr	0:15:34
39	Pascal Stettler (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:16:08
40	Robin Böhi (Swi) Velothek-Baloise	0:16:28
41	Rafael Haubensak (Swi) Sherpa Tensing Pedalerie	0:17:21
42	Simon Fankhauser (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team	0:17:31
43	Kevin Fish (USA) USA Cycling MTB	0:18:14
44	Remo Bislin (Swi) Bike 4 Fun	0:19:05
45	Basil Ryser (Swi) Thömus Future	0:22:16
46	Kaspar Reutimann (Swi) RV Stadt Winterthur	0:00:28
47	Bryce Gordon (USA) USA Cycling MTB	0:05:04
48	Daniel Frei (Swi) RSS Rheintal	0:13:27
49	Davis Bentley (USA) USA Cycling MTB	0:15:45
DNF	Kevin Krieg (Swi) RRC Diessenhofen	Row 49 - Cell 2
DNF	Mario Nideröst (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/Aegeri Bike	Row 50 - Cell 2
DNF	Emilien Barben (Swi) Zeta Cycling Club	Row 51 - Cell 2
DNF	Maxime Schmid (Swi) BikePark.ch	Row 52 - Cell 2
DNF	Christoph Fässler (Swi) thomyk / VC Gersau	Row 53 - Cell 2
DNF	Jonas Mayne (Swi)	Row 54 - Cell 2

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Junior women
1	Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) BikePark.ch	1:17:39
2	Vania Schumacher (Swi) Top Cycle	0:00:01
3	Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer-BMC	0:00:26
4	Anne Terpstra (Ned) KNWU	0:01:22
5	Mariske Strauss (RSa) MTN	0:03:41
6	Nicole Hanselmann (Swi) bike-import.ch/RV Wetzikon	0:04:29
7	Julia Haase (Ger) Bergamont/TSV Böhringen	0:06:49
8	Tanja Starkermann (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:07:54
9	Carmen Gehriger (Swi) Team-Brander.ch	0:09:55
10	Seraina Gasser (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	0:10:00
11	Verena Brunner (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team	0:10:57
12	Céline Ernst (Swi) Stöckli Racing Team	0:13:05
13	Aurelia Sonderegger (Swi) PBR-Matic	0:13:17
14	Jill Behlen (USA) USA Cycling MTB	0:15:52
15	Agostina Quiros (Arg) Argentina MTB National Team	0:20:05

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Amateurs & Masters
1	Matthias Rupp (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	1:37:44
2	Mirco Widmer (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:01:59
3	Benoit Beaud (Swi) BikePark.ch	0:03:56
4	Marc Metzler (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss	0:03:57
5	Marcus Derungs (Swi) Casutt Velos/VC Surselva	0:04:05
6	Jörg Egli (Swi) Wheeler-IXS Swiss Team	0:06:12
7	David Baumann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB	0:06:13
8	Daniel Kaufmann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB	0:06:58
9	Matthias Lauk (Swi) Energie MTB Team	0:07:22
10	Lucien Besancon (Swi) Velocenter Wangen a.A.	0:07:44
11	Michael Wildhaber (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	0:08:23
12	Dumeni Vincenz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:08:43
13	Florian Thie (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team	0:09:07
14	Sandro Hediger (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:09:08
15	Oliver Windler (Swi) Ullmann Yeti	0:11:11
16	Christian Bickel (Swi) Total Sport/Steda	0:11:17
17	Sandro Kessler (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr	0:12:01
18	Patrick Hediger (Swi) RV Merishausen/Russenberger	0:12:45
19	Arnaud Grand (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:13:49
20	Roger Dittli (Swi) Stöckli-Craft	0:13:57
21	Manuel Ritter (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team	0:15:22
22	Andreas Hurter (Swi) goldwurst-power / Ridley / VCR	0:16:13
23	Thomas Weber (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr	0:16:50
24	David Bieri (Swi) Krapf Bike Wave	0:20:41
25	Patrick Gobat (Swi) Free Velo Passion VCFM	0:01:50
26	Marcel Kuratli (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Aquapower	0:02:59
27	Luca Formoso (Swi) Cycle Shop/RV Winterthur	0:03:16
DNF	Arnaud Pierrel (Fra) ASPTT Mulhouse	Row 27 - Cell 2
DNF	Simon Weber (Swi) Merida Suisse Team	Row 28 - Cell 2
DNF	Mirco Zürcher (Swi) BSK Graf/VC Volketswil	Row 29 - Cell 2

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews. She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.