Schurter out-sprints Gujan for win
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Mountain Bike Editor, Sue George
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Leumann takes women's race at home with 15-second margin
The Swiss Racer Bikes Cup wrapped up in Muttenz this weekend an exciting race. Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing) outsprinted Martin Gujan (Cannondale Factory Racing) for the elite men's race. Florian Vogel (Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing) was third, just three seconds behind his teammate Schurter. In the women's race, local hero Kathrin Leumann (goldwurst-power / Sputnik) triumphed.
Racing in hot summer weather, Lukas Flückiger (23 Degrees/ Trek World Racing), Gujan, Schurter and Vogel formed the leading group in the men's race. In the fourth lap, Lukas Flückiger flatted and had to walk a great distance to the tech zone where he remedied the problem, but not before losing lots of time. He would finish 12th.
At the front, Gujan, Vogel and Schurter engaged in a thrilling three-man battle. On the final lap, Gujan tried to get away. Then Schurter attacked, but also couldn't get away. That set things up for a final sprint.
Much to the delight of local audiences, Kahrin Leumann was able to pick another home win in the women's race. For a long time, Leumann battled Nathalie Schneitter (Colnago Cap Arreghini), Kathrin Stirnemann (Merida Suisse Team) and Annie Last (Great Britain National Team).
On the final lap, Last dropped back, and Leumann got away from her remaining two companions.
"This is obviously a great win in front of my home crowd," said Leumann.
Matthias Stirnemann (Merida Suisse Team) won the junior men's race ahead of Reto Indergand (TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri) and the German Julian Schelb (Lexware Racing team).
In the junior women's race, Swiss Michelle Hediger (Fischer-BMC) was beaten by German Helene Grobert (Lexware-Racing-Team).
In the amateur and master race, Matthias Rupp (Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing) left no room for his competitors. He won by nearly two minutes ahead of Mirco Widmer (Fischer Junior MTB Team).
Nicola Rohrbach Langebrucker won Saturday's short track race ahead of Italian Michele Casagrande.
Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 2:04:08 |
| 2 | Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing | 0:00:00 |
| 3 | Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 0:00:04 |
| 4 | Thomas Litscher (Swi) SKS M.I.G. Team | 0:02:59 |
| 5 | Lukas Kaufmann (Swi) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team | 0:03:11 |
| 6 | Moritz Milatz (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 0:04:07 |
| 7 | Liam Killeen (GBr) Trek World Cup Team | 0:04:22 |
| 8 | Balz Weber (Swi) DS-Rennsport | 0:04:36 |
| 9 | Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) central GHOST Pro Team | 0:04:56 |
| 10 | Patrik Gallati (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 0:05:06 |
| 11 | Christof Bischof (Swi) ISD Sportsclub | 0:05:14 |
| 12 | Lukas Flückiger (Swi) 23 degrees/Trek | 0:06:58 |
| 13 | Felix Euteneuer (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team | 0:07:45 |
| 14 | Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 0:08:08 |
| 15 | Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:08:17 |
| 16 | Severin Disch (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:08:40 |
| 17 | Silvio Bundi (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:08:57 |
| 18 | Matthias Allenspach (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | 0:09:33 |
| 19 | Pascal Schmutz (Swi) Corratec World Team | 0:09:33 |
| 20 | Patrick Tresch (Swi) GU Plus/Thomyk/VMC Silenen | 0:10:45 |
| 21 | Heiko Gutmann (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team | 0:11:42 |
| 22 | Nicolas Lüthi (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen | 0:12:08 |
| 23 | Tobias Hollenstein (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna | 0:12:08 |
| 24 | Jonas Baumann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | 0:12:42 |
| 25 | Shlomi Haimy (Isr) BikePark.ch | 0:12:55 |
| 26 | Michele Casagrande (Ita) ADV Corratec | 0:13:16 |
| -2laps | Michael Hutter (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Markus Bless (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Florian Meyer (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Ueli Schädler (Swi) Energie MTB Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Sebastian Batchelor (GBr) Sandy Wallace Cycles | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Marcel Bartholet (Swi) Wheeler Swiss Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Mariusz Kowal (Pol) Kocarz Polanica | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Benjamin Büchi (Swi) Scott RV Winterthur | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Markus Bauer (Ger) Lexware Racing Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Oliver Schär (Swi) Röbis Velo-Shop | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Pawel Wojczal (Pol) Utensilnord | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Mathias Krähemann (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Mathias Flückiger (Swi) 23 deegres/Trek | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Fabian Strecker (Ger) Lexware Racing/SV Kirchzarten | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Rudolf Biedermann (Swi) Team Mahu | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ivan Planzer (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Daniel Schütz (Swi) Scott / Randenbike.ch | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) goldwurst-power / Sputnik | 1:41:14 |
| 2 | Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago Cap Arreghini | 0:00:15 |
| 3 | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | 0:00:20 |
| 4 | Annie Last (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 0:00:59 |
| 5 | Hanna Klein (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team | 0:02:18 |
| 6 | Sarah Koba (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:03:18 |
| 7 | Adelheid Morath (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team | 0:05:40 |
| 8 | Maria Osl (Aut) Fischer-BMC | 0:05:47 |
| 9 | Tatjana Dold (Ger) Fuji Bikes Europe | 0:06:16 |
| 10 | Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) X.O.-Felt | 0:08:15 |
| 11 | Vivienne Meyer (Swi) Colnago | 0:08:38 |
| 12 | Marina Giger (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | 0:08:51 |
| 13 | Lilian Huwyler (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna | 0:10:03 |
| 14 | Nadine Rieder (Ger) FBI racingteam.youngstars | 0:11:08 |
| 15 | Lorraine Truong (Swi) Prof Raffeisen / CCL | 0:11:20 |
| 16 | Barbara Merkofer (Swi) Schwarzbarth Velos / Giant | 0:11:21 |
| 17 | Joelle Schmutz (Swi) Corratec Worl Team | 0:11:53 |
| 18 | Virginie Pointet (Swi) BikePark.ch | 0:13:07 |
| 19 | Corina Gantenbein (Swi) ewz.biketeam.gr | 0:13:50 |
| -1lap | Céline Farner (Swi) Velo Franz/Univega | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Jennifer Sägesser (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | 1:27:04 |
| 2 | Reto Indergand (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri | 0:01:04 |
| 3 | Julian Schelb (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team | 0:01:06 |
| 4 | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 0:02:28 |
| 5 | Bryan Falaschi (Swi) Hard Rock FRW | 0:02:44 |
| 6 | Emilien Barben (Swi) Zeta Cycling Club | 0:03:35 |
| 7 | Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:03:40 |
| 8 | Patrick Lüthi (Swi) Prof - Raiffeisen | 0:04:24 |
| 9 | Fabian Paumann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | 0:04:24 |
| 10 | Martin Strebel (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:05:13 |
| 11 | Stefan Peter (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz | 0:06:14 |
| 12 | Michael Pesse (Ita) Ciclilucchini.com | 0:06:22 |
| 13 | Mike Schuler (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz | 0:06:22 |
| 14 | Michael Stünzi (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | 0:07:44 |
| 15 | Adrian Sauer (Ger) TuS Oppenau | 0:08:02 |
| 16 | Mike Bölts (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team | 0:08:26 |
| 17 | Marc Stutzmann (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | 0:08:57 |
| 18 | Claude Koster (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | 0:09:16 |
| 19 | Rick Reimann (Swi) PBR-Matic Swiss Team | 0:09:21 |
| 20 | Johannes Wolf (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team | 0:10:26 |
| 21 | Andrea Cina (Ita) Ciclilucchini.com | 0:10:39 |
| 22 | Matthias Zink (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team | 0:10:50 |
| 23 | Samuel Bieri (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | 0:10:55 |
| 24 | Benedikt Mündle (Lie) Merida Liechtenstein | 0:11:06 |
| 25 | Severin Sägesser (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:11:33 |
| 26 | Anthony Grand (Swi) DOM Cycle / VC Rennaz | 0:11:42 |
| 27 | Marc Flury (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Marc Schärli (Swi) RC Gränichen | 0:12:11 |
| 29 | Fabian Obrist (Swi) Stevens | 0:12:17 |
| 30 | Elia Omodei (Swi) Scott Radsport Stutz | 0:12:28 |
| 31 | Felix Günter (Ger) Bergamont Race Team | 0:13:06 |
| 32 | Stefan Braun (Ger) RSV Staubwolke Haslach | 0:13:16 |
| 33 | Rafael Haubensak (Swi) Sherpa Tensing Pedalerie | 0:13:36 |
| 34 | Simon Fankhauser (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | 0:13:37 |
| 35 | Pascal Stettler (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:14:23 |
| 36 | Julien Oppliger (Swi) Zeta Cycling Club | 0:14:37 |
| 37 | Maxi Maier (Ger) MTB-Club München | 0:16:18 |
| -1lap | Florian Grafmüller (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Fabian Häberli (Swi) Fehr-Velos.ch | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Ralph Federer (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Janos Ruch (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Daniel Humm (Swi) VC Wädenswil/Radnroll Bike Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Robin Böhi (Swi) Velothek-Baloise | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Daniel Frei (Swi) RSS Rheintal | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Raphael Kyburz (Swi) Merida Rookies Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Maxime Ebel (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Michel Woerner (Swi) goldwurst-power / Ridley / VCR | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Roman Obrist (Swi) RV Winterthur | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kevin Krieg (Swi) RRC Diessenhofen | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Ronny Koller (Swi) RSS Rheintal | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Johannes Gujan (Swi) VC Surselva | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Remo Bislin (Swi) Bike 4 Fun | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Pim Heinrich (Swi) TG-Zentralschweiz.ch | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Grobert (Ger) Lexware-Racing-Team | 1:12:55 |
| 2 | Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 0:01:11 |
| 3 | Nicole Hanselmann (Swi) bike-import.ch/RV Wetzikon | 0:02:45 |
| 4 | Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) BikePark.ch | 0:04:07 |
| 5 | Vania Schumacher (Swi) Top Cycle | 0:06:32 |
| 6 | Tanja Starkermann (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:07:18 |
| 7 | Aurelia Sonderegger (Swi) PBR-Matic | 0:09:10 |
| 8 | Celine Ernst (Swi) Stöckli Racing Team | 0:10:18 |
| 9 | Seraina Gasser (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | 0:17:46 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthias Rupp (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 1:28:53 |
| 2 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:01:56 |
| 3 | Silvio Büsser (Swi) BiXS - iXS Swiss Team | 0:03:21 |
| 4 | Marc Metzler (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss | 0:03:43 |
| 5 | Florian Thie (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | 0:03:47 |
| 6 | Michael Wildhaber (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | 0:03:55 |
| 7 | Lucien Besancon (Swi) Velocenter Wangen a.A. | 0:04:10 |
| 8 | Roland Abächerli (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:04:42 |
| 9 | Olof Jonsson (Swi) Corratec World Team | 0:05:01 |
| 10 | David Baumann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | 0:05:06 |
| 11 | Daniel Kaufmann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | 0:05:15 |
| 12 | Arnaud Grand (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:05:16 |
| 13 | Dumeni Vincenz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:05:20 |
| 14 | Marcus Derungs (Swi) Casutt Velos/VC Surselva | 0:05:51 |
| 15 | Jörg Egli (Swi) Wheeler-IXS Swiss Team | 0:06:38 |
| 16 | Matthias Lauk (Swi) Energie MTB Team | 0:06:49 |
| 17 | Oliver Walder (Swi) Trek / Peko Engineering | 0:06:55 |
| 18 | Benjamin Loretz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:07:15 |
| 19 | Andreas Muckenhirn (Ger) Bike Crew Münstertal | 0:08:01 |
| 20 | Patrick Hediger (Swi) RV Merishausen/Russenberger | 0:08:14 |
| 21 | Sandro Soncin (Swi) Goodsport | 0:08:26 |
| 22 | Benoit Beaud (Swi) BikePark.ch | 0:09:58 |
| 23 | Valentin Fiderer (Ger) Bergamont Race Team | 0:10:08 |
| 24 | Lukas Schuon (Ger) VBC Waldshut-Tiengen/Hoppe | 0:11:42 |
| 25 | Jeremias Marti (Swi) TG-Zentralschweiz.ch | 0:11:59 |
| 26 | Andreas Hurter (Swi) goldwurst-power / Ridley / VCR | 0:12:41 |
| 27 | Stephan Meier (Ger) Sabine Spitz Junior Team | 0:13:25 |
| 28 | Alexander Fischer (Ger) SG Rheinfelden/Nachwuchs Spitz | 0:16:29 |
| 29 | Hannes Wunsch (Ger) SG Rheinfelden/Nachwuchs Spitz | 0:18:35 |
| -1lap | Jérome Lüthi (Swi) Prof Flühmann | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Marcel Bader (Swi) VBT Seetal | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Manuel Ritter (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Oliver Windler (Swi) Ullmann Yeti | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Benjamin Walker (Swi) VMC Erstfeld/IG RS Uri | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | David Bieri (Swi) Krapf Bike Wave | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Michael Börner (Ger) SG Rheinfelden/Nachwuchs Spitz | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Simon Weber (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| -1lap | Luca Formoso (Swi) Cycle Shop/RV Winterthur | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| -2laps | Patrick Gobat (Swi) Free Velo Passion VCFM | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Pascal Ketterer (Ger) Bergamont Race Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Christian Bickel (Swi) Total Sport/Steda | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
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