Absalon wins by two minutes in Champery
Saner-Guinchard defeats Byberg and Spitz
Champery hosted round five of the Swiss Racer Bikes Cup. The weeked was a preview for the World Cup coming up in late July and the World Championships in 2011. Julien Absalon and Marielle Saner-Guinchard won the men's and women's elite races.
In the men's race, World Cup leader Absalon (Orbea) took the lead after the first 2.5-kilometer lap. The 30-year-old Frenchman, built his lead lap after lap. Initially, Thomas Litscher (MIG-Bike-Team) and Moritz Milatz (Multivan Merida) were able to keep up, but eventually, they fell off his pace.
"The course is very beautiful and technical," said Absalon after the finish.
Milatz finished second, and Litscher was third.
"It was good to get familiar with the track, but Absalon was just too strong," said Milatz.
Absalon also won the Lugano / Tesserete and Solothurn rounds; therefore, he took over the series lead from Marcel Wildhaber (Scott Swisspower), who was fifth on the day and the second best Swiss rider after Nicola Rohrbach (SRM Stevens) in fourth place.
Litscher was the best Under 23 rider, followed by Dutchman Henk Jaap Moorlag (Rabo-Giant Offroad Team) and Frenchman Freddy Bertremieux (Aix VTT Thrifty).
"I'm not satisfied with my placing. I was not quite where I wanted to be and took a fall. Things got better as the race went on, and it was a good workout."
Home win for Saner-Guinchard
Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Bikepark.chTeam) used a home-field advantage to win the women's race. The 33-year-old took off ahead of Norwegian Lene Byberg (Specialized).
She built her lead throughout the race and took her first Racer Bikes Cup win of the season.
"It is, of course, great to win on home soil. I was inspired," said Saner-Guinchard.
"It was a beautiful, challenging course," said runner-up Byberg.
Olympic champion and marathon World Champion Sabine Spitz (Central Pro) was third.
In the juniors, three-time World Cup champion Michiel van der Hejiden won the men's race. Since the first round, Roger Walder has been duelling with the Dutchman. Today, he finished second and Fabian Paumann was third.
Last year's junior Swiss champion Matthias Stirnemann was hoping to turn the tables in the amateur and masters race after a second place in Plaffeien as he raced Reto Indergand to take the win. Jonas Loretz was third.
Jolanda Neff won the junior women's race ahead of Vania Schumacher and Linda Indergand.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea | 1:29:54 |
2 | Moritz Milatz (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team | 0:02:00 |
3 | Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH SR Suntour | 0:03:07 |
4 | Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) SRM Stevens | 0:03:50 |
5 | Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 0:03:54 |
6 | Thomas Litscher (Swi) MIG-Bike-Team | 0:04:34 |
7 | Henk Jaap Moorlag (Ned) Rabo-Giant Offroad Team | 0:05:09 |
8 | Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) Torq Nutrition Australia | 0:05:20 |
9 | Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing | 0:05:55 |
10 | Freddy Betremieux (Fra) Aix VTT Thrifty | 0:05:55 |
11 | Tim Lemmers (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team | 0:06:03 |
12 | Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:06:05 |
13 | Matthias Rupp (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 0:06:38 |
14 | Pascal Schmutz (Swi) Corratec World Team | 0:08:40 |
15 | Arnaud Hacquard (Fra) creuse oxygène | 0:08:41 |
16 | Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:09:29 |
17 | Erik Groen (Ned) National Team Netherlands | 0:10:42 |
18 | Nicolas Lüthi (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen | 0:12:12 |
19 | Chun Hing Chan (HKg) National Team Hong Kong | 0:12:41 |
20 | Jonathan Galante (Fra) Creuse Oxygene | 0:12:50 |
21 | Jack Hinkens (USA) USA National MTB Team | 0:13:25 |
22 | Kerry Werner (USA) USA National MTB Team | 0:13:32 |
23 | Gilles Sarrazin (Fra) VELOROC LAPIERRE | 0:13:36 |
24 | Octavien Maillard (Fra) EgoBike | 0:13:48 |
25 | Dorian Lagier (Fra) Team OffRoad | 0:14:16 |
26 | Bryan Falaschi (Swi) Giant Italia Team | 0:14:51 |
27 | Thomas Decugis (Fra) Aix VTT Thrifty | 0:15:24 |
28 | Dirk Peters (NZl) Rotorua | 0:16:21 |
-1lap | Felix Euteneuer (Ger) Rothaus-CUBE MTB Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Sylvain Martin (Fra) Giromagny VTT | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Emilien Mourier (Fra) Creuse Oxygene | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Fabien Bragagia (Fra) Giromagny VTT | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Russell Finsterwald (USA) USA National MTB Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Michael Hutter (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Simon Weber (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Gregory Carpenter (USA) USA National MTB Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Lucien Besançon (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Damien Guillemet (Fra) VC Dantmetal / Egobike | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Zach Mcdonald (USA) USA National MTB Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pascal Meyer (Swi) M.I.G Bike Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christian Bickel (Swi) christianbickel.ch/RV Winterthur | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kevin Kane (USA) USA National MTB Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Patrik Gallati (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Benjamin Büchi (Swi) GS Domaine du Frigoulet | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dror Pekatch (Isr) Subaru-Gary Fisher | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Thie (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oliver Chauvet (Fra) Aix VTT Thrifty | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Swi) BikePark.ch/Scott | 1:14:31 |
2 | Lene Byberg (Nor) Specialized Factory Team | 0:01:39 |
3 | Sabine Spitz (Ger) central Pro Team | 0:04:33 |
4 | Anja Gradl (Ger) central Pro Team | 0:04:56 |
5 | Hanna Klein (Ger) Rothaus-CUBE MTB Team | 0:05:30 |
6 | Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | 0:05:50 |
7 | Laura Metzler (FRA) Team BH SR Suntour | 0:07:13 |
8 | Michelle Hediger (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 0:07:42 |
9 | Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) Felt | 0:09:39 |
10 | Tatjana Dold (Ger) Team Easton Rockets | 0:10:03 |
11 | Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 0:10:40 |
12 | Elisabeth Sveum (Nor) Hard Rocx Racing Team | 0:10:57 |
13 | Rebecca Henderson (Aus) | 0:11:20 |
14 | Rozanne Slik (Ned) Merida Combee | 0:12:20 |
15 | Nicole Hanselmann (Swi) bike-import.ch | 0:12:40 |
16 | Julie Krasniak (Fra) Look Shimano | 0:12:59 |
-1lap | Louise Blot (Fra) Aix VTT Thrifty | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Déborah Motsch (Fra) ASPTT Mulhouse | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Coralie Redelsperger (Fra) VCCMM | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lorraine Truong (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen / ccl | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Virginie Pointet (Swi) BikePark.ch/Scott | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) Merida-Combee | 1:08:18 |
2 | Roger Walder (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing | 0:01:08 |
3 | Fabian Paumann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | 0:01:21 |
4 | Michael Stünzi (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | 0:02:37 |
5 | Stefan Peter (Swi) FRM TG Zentralschweiz | 0:02:48 |
6 | Patrick Lüthi (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen CCL | 0:03:21 |
7 | Jonas Loretz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:03:27 |
8 | Richard Anderson (NZl) Marlborough | 0:03:55 |
9 | Mathieu Chaussepied (Fra) Aix VTT Thrifty | 0:04:14 |
10 | Erik Jonsson (Swi) Jonsson Dom Cycle-Merida | 0:04:18 |
11 | Severin Sägesser (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:04:23 |
12 | Valentin Berset (Swi) ACBroye / Dom Cycle | 0:05:20 |
13 | Florian Boyer Resses (Fra) Aix VTT Thrifty | 0:06:40 |
14 | Philipp Hediger (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:07:00 |
15 | Bryan Allemann (Swi) BikePark.ch/Scott | 0:07:03 |
16 | Kevin Krieg (Swi) PBR-Matic Swiss MTB Team | 0:07:11 |
17 | Roger Jenny (Swi) Bike 4 Fun | 0:07:14 |
18 | Lucas Redois (Fra) Off Road | 0:07:22 |
19 | Dylan Page (Swi) Dom Cycle / VC Rennaz | 0:07:57 |
20 | Claude Koster (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | 0:08:18 |
21 | Marc Schärli (Swi) Fischer-BMC | 0:08:46 |
22 | Arnaud Fabre (Fra) Aix VTT Thrifty | 0:09:32 |
23 | Lars Forster (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach | 0:09:41 |
24 | Youri Fetas (Fra) Aix VTT Thrifty | 0:09:50 |
25 | Silvan Kälin (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/RV Einsiedeln | 0:10:06 |
26 | Charles Planet (Fra) | 0:10:36 |
27 | Dominik Risi (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/RMC Kerns | 0:11:03 |
28 | Rico Von Burg (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:11:19 |
29 | Nick Albrecht (Swi) Race Team - RV Stadt Winterthur | 0:12:20 |
30 | Florian Chenaux (Swi) Vélo-Club Fribourg/Cycles Pache | 0:13:46 |
31 | Pierre Dubois Dit Laroy (Fra) Giromagny VTT | 0:15:34 |
32 | Yann Rausis (Swi) | 0:18:55 |
33 | Brian Brog (Swi) Free-Mountain-Koba-Team | 0:19:56 |
-1lap | Johannes Gujan (Swi) VC Surselva | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Pascal Stettler (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Suter (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicola Conrad (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tobias Spescha (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jolanda Neff (Swi) ewz-Giant MTB-Team | 1:01:31 |
2 | Vania Schumacher (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | 0:01:05 |
3 | Linda Indergand (Swi) FRM TG Zentralschweiz/IG-RS Uri | 0:01:21 |
4 | Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) BikePark.ch/Scott | 0:02:20 |
5 | Laura Munizaga (Chi) Scott Agricom Movistar | 0:05:57 |
6 | Jil Saxer (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:08:58 |
7 | Lena Wehrle (Ger) RSV St. Märgen / Rothaus-Cube U21 | 0:13:12 |
8 | Romaine Wenger (Swi) Thömus/ Bergsportcenter | 0:13:56 |
9 | Alicia Rose Pastore (USA) US Junior Team | 0:17:26 |
10 | Elisa Bruhat (Fra) Aix VTT Thrifty | 0:17:57 |
11 | Wesley Erin Geer (USA) US Junior Team | 0:19:05 |
12 | Linnea Dixson (USA) US Junior Team | 0:19:33 |
13 | Janine Hanselmann (Swi) RV Wetzikon | 0:22:28 |
14 | Megan Kane (USA) US Junior Team | 0:22:43 |
15 | Ellen Patton (USA) US Junior Team | 0:23:47 |
-1lap | Carmen Gehriger (Swi) Team Brander | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Ellie Atkins (USA) US Junior Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fabienne Andres (Swi) Cannondale Küttel Team/VMC Hägglingen | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michelle Vollenweider (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team | 1:07:21 |
2 | Reto Indergand (Swi) FRM TG Zentralschweiz/ IG-RS Uri | 0:01:42 |
3 | Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team | 0:02:17 |
4 | Xavier Dafflon (Swi) Team PRO Cycles-Scott-NewWork | 0:03:31 |
5 | Mike Schuler (Swi) FRM TG Zentralschweiz | 0:03:39 |
6 | Emilien Barben (Swi) Zeta cycling club | 0:04:13 |
7 | Matthias Lauk (Swi) Energie MTB Team | 0:04:50 |
8 | Marc Stutzmann (Swi) Free Mountain-Koba/RSC Aaretal | 0:06:03 |
9 | Amotz Nehoray (Isr) C.C.C / Team Israel | 0:07:18 |
10 | Yannick Sarret (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen | 0:07:26 |
11 | Martin Strebel (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team | 0:07:26 |
12 | Mirco Zürcher (Swi) BSK Graf/VC Volketswil | 0:08:03 |
13 | Harold Flandre (Fra) Velotop Race Tribe | 0:08:41 |
14 | Thomas Corvaisier (Fra) Aix VTT Thrifty | 0:09:40 |
15 | Anthony Grand (Swi) DOM Cycle / VC Rennaz | 0:09:53 |
16 | Cyril Batiston (Fra) Aix VTT Thrifty | 0:09:53 |
17 | Rick Reimann (Swi) PBR Matic Swiss MTB Team | 0:10:19 |
18 | Michael Frei (Swi) Velo Franz-Univega | 0:10:50 |
19 | Fabian Obrist (Swi) RV Winterthur/ Stevens | 0:12:39 |
20 | Simon Fankhauser (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team | 0:13:12 |
21 | Valentin Wendel (Swi) Bike Zone Baden | 0:13:44 |
22 | Pim Heinrich (Swi) FRM TG Zentralschweiz | 0:13:52 |
23 | Patrick Hediger (Swi) RV Merishausen/Russenberger Velo | 0:15:11 |
24 | Benedikt Mündle (Lie) Merida Liechtenstein | 0:16:13 |
25 | Maxime Schmid (Swi) BikePark.ch/Scott | 0:17:08 |
26 | Julien Oppliger (Swi) Zeta Cycling Club | 0:17:35 |
27 | Jeremias Marti (Swi) TG-Zentralschweiz | 0:18:08 |
28 | Marc Flury (Swi) Thömus Racing Team | 0:18:53 |
-1lap | Virgile Stiedel (Fra) Evolution VTT Saint Dié | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Yves Albrecht Race Team - RV Stadt Winterthur | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Luca Formoso Cycle-Shop / RV Winterthur | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michel Woerner VC Reinach Goldwurst-power Pete's Bike Shop | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cyril Aebischer Race Team - RV Stadt Winterthur | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Kaufmann Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
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