Racer Bikes Cup / Swiss National Series - Chur 2011: Results

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Andri Frischknecht (Scott Swisspower) podiumed in the junior men's race (Image credit: Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing)

Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing) and Sarah Koba (Giant Swiss SR-Suntour) won round six of the Racer Bikes Cup in Chur, Switzerland, on Sunday. A total of 571 racers from 17 nations participated.

In the men's race, two national champions, Schurter of Switzerland and Moritz Milatz (BMC) of Germany, did battle. From the beginning, they established their dominance, getting away on the second of nine total laps.

Almost all of the top racers were fresh from an altitude training camp in Engadin and they seemed to have little trouble with the heat.

Schurter, who did much of the pace-making, made his decisive attack on the last long climb. Racing in front of a home crowd in Chur, spectators celebrated wildly as the former world champion raced to the victory. Milatz was second.

Engelberg-winner Lukas Flückiger (Trek World Racing) was more than two minutes behind in third. The best U23 rider Thomas Litscher (Felt Öztal X-Bionic) finished in eighth ahead of other U23 racers Matthias Stirnemann (Thömus Racing Team) and Frenchman Fabien Canal (GT/Skoda/Chamonix).

In the women's race, Sarah Koba took her first victory since 2006. She was with the leaders from the start of the race and that group included Kathrin Leumann (Ghost Factory Racing Team), Cécile Ravanel (GT Skoda Chamonix) and Alexandra Engen (Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes).

On the third lap, Koba and Leumann were at the front and with three laps to go, Koba got away for the solo victory while Leumann hung on for second at 1:59. Engen was third ahead of Ravenel in fourth.

"I'm a little surprised that that I won on such a fast course," said Koba. She will skip the upcoming World Cups and prepare for the Swiss Championships.

"The dream is the national jersey, and my goal is the podium," she said.

Frenchman Maxime Urruty (Scott les Saisies) won the junior race by narrrowly defeating Andri Frischknecht and Dominic Zumstein (both Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing).

In the junior women's race German Johanna Techt (Ghost Factory Racing Team) celebrated a solo victory. Her lap times during her five-lap race were faster than those of the elite women who did seven laps total. Last year's Swiss U17 champion Andrea Waldis (GU plus/ thomy k/ VC Gersau) was second by over seven minutes.

Matthias Allenspach (Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach) celebrated his first victory among the Amateurs & Masters.

Full Results

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Elite men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	1:42:38
2	Moritz Milatz (Ger) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	0:00:17
3	Lukas Flückiger (Swi) Trek World Racing Team	0:02:21
4	Florian Vogel (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	0:02:31
5	Fabian Giger (Swi) Rabobank-Giant Offroad	0:02:45
6	Patrik Gallati (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	0:03:35
7	Martin Gujan (Swi) Cannondale Factory Racing	0:05:42
8	Thomas Litscher (Swi) Felt Öztal X-Bionic	0:06:15
9	Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:06:34
10	Cédric Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix	0:06:46
11	Fabien Canal (Fra) GT/Skoda/Chamonix	0:08:09
12	Jérémy Huguenin (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour	0:08:30
13	Severin Disch (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:09:10
14	Balz Weber (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	0:10:01
15	Reto Indergand (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz/IG RS Uri	0:10:55
16	Martino Fruet (Ita) L'Arcobaleno Carraro	0:11:23
17	Sepp Freiburghaus (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:12:07
18	Dirk Peters (NZl) Santacruz Bicycles NZ	0:13:35
19	Pierre Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Lapierre International	0:14:45
-1lap	Giancarlo Sax (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	Row 19 - Cell 2
-1lap	Thibaut Bellanger (Fra) Team Veloroc Lapierre	Row 20 - Cell 2
-1lap	Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	Row 21 - Cell 2
-1lap	Matthias Rupp (Swi) Firebike-Drössiger	Row 22 - Cell 2
-1lap	Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour	Row 23 - Cell 2
-1lap	Tony Longo (Ita) TX-Active Bianchi	Row 24 - Cell 2
-1lap	Michael Wildhaber (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	Row 25 - Cell 2
-1lap	Marc Stutzmann (Swi) FreeMountain Scott/RSC Aaretal	Row 26 - Cell 2
-1lap	Silvio Büsser (Swi) BiXS - iXS Swiss Team	Row 27 - Cell 2
-1lap	Fabian Strecker (Ger) Lexware Racing Team	Row 28 - Cell 2
-1lap	Michael Crosbie (Aus)	Row 29 - Cell 2
-1lap	Cristian Cominelli (Ita) TX-Active Bianchi	Row 30 - Cell 2
-1lap	Samuel Shaw (NZl) Wildland Consultants	Row 31 - Cell 2
-1lap	Daniel Kaufmann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB	Row 32 - Cell 2
-1lap	Tobias Hollenstein (Swi) bischibikes/internetstore.ch	Row 33 - Cell 2
-1lap	Benjamin Büchi (Swi) GS Domaine du Frigoulet	Row 34 - Cell 2
-1lap	Skyler Trujillo (USA) USA National MTB Team	Row 35 - Cell 2
-1lap	Christian Bickel (Swi) Soltop / RV Winterthur	Row 36 - Cell 2
-1lap	Rick Reimann (Swi) JB Felt Team	Row 37 - Cell 2
-1lap	Carl Jones (NZl) Bergamont NZ	Row 38 - Cell 2
-1lap	Nicolas Samparisi (Ita) Garda Sport ASD	Row 39 - Cell 2
-1lap	Mike Schuler (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz	Row 40 - Cell 2
-2laps	Kevin Kane (USA) USA National MTB Team	Row 41 - Cell 2
-2laps	Matthias Lauk (Swi) Zollinger Sport - BH Bike	Row 42 - Cell 2
-2laps	Zachary Keller (USA) USA National MTB Team	Row 43 - Cell 2
-2laps	Kyle Ward (Aus) Australian National Team	Row 44 - Cell 2
DNF	Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Focus MIG Team	Row 45 - Cell 2
DNF	Emilien Barben (Swi) Zeta cycling club	Row 46 - Cell 2
DNF	Julien Trarieux (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix	Row 47 - Cell 2
DNF	Pascal Meyer (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	Row 48 - Cell 2
DNF	Trenton Day (Aus) DiscoverTasmania.com	Row 49 - Cell 2
DNF	Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	Row 50 - Cell 2
DNF	Patrick Tresch (Swi) GU plus/thomik/VMC Silenen	Row 51 - Cell 2
DNF	Fabian Obrist (Swi) Stevens/Zweiradsport.ch	Row 52 - Cell 2
DNF	Pascal Schmutz (Swi) Goldwurst-Power-Trek	Row 53 - Cell 2
DNF	Tobias Reiser (Ger) Team Aktiv3/ Centurion	Row 54 - Cell 2
DNF	Dumeni Vincenz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	Row 55 - Cell 2
DNF	Daniel Mcconnell (Aus) Anytime Fitness / Torq Nutrition	Row 56 - Cell 2
DNF	Cameron Ivory (Aus) DiscoverTasmania.com	Row 57 - Cell 2
DNF	Bryan Falaschi (Ita) Prof Raiffeisen	Row 58 - Cell 2
DNF	Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour	Row 59 - Cell 2
DNF	Paul Van Der Ploeg (Aus) Felt Öztal X-Bionic	Row 60 - Cell 2
DNF	Julien Taramarcaz (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	Row 61 - Cell 2
DNF	Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour	Row 62 - Cell 2
DNF	Lucien Besancon (Swi) Zollinger Sport/BH Bikes	Row 63 - Cell 2
DNF	Peter O'donnell (USA) USA National MTB Team	Row 64 - Cell 2
DNF	Marc Metzler (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss RV	Row 65 - Cell 2
DNF	Samuel Reichen (Swi) RC Gränichen	Row 66 - Cell 2

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Elite women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Sarah Koba (Swi) Giant Swiss SR-Suntour	1:39:19
2	Katrin Leumann (Swi) Ghost Factory Racing Team	0:01:59
3	Alexandra Engen (Swe) Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes / Hochschwarzwald	0:02:28
4	Cécile Ravanel (Fra) GT Skoda Chamonix	0:02:40
5	Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Swi) BikePark.ch/Scott	0:02:54
6	Hanna Klein (Ger) Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes / Hochschwarzwald	0:02:59
7	Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Felt Öztal X-Bionic	0:03:49
8	Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) Scott	0:08:13
9	Maria Osl (Aut) Fischer-BMC	0:08:41
10	Samara Sheppard (NZl) Wheeler iXS Pro Team	0:09:06
11	Åsa Erlandsson (Swe) Cube-Biketoyz	0:11:08
12	Sabrina Maurer (Swi) bsk Graf	0:12:02
13	Mona Eiberweiser (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team	0:13:20
14	Tanja Starkermann (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:13:42
15	Katherine O'neill (NZl) Bergamont NZ	0:14:22
16	Mélanie Gay (Swi) Zeta Cycling Club	0:16:16
17	Marina Giger (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	0:17:08
-1lap	Franziska Ebinger (Swi) Radsport Lafranchi Madiswil	Row 17 - Cell 2
-1lap	Caitlin De Wet (RSA) Bizhub Ladies Team	Row 18 - Cell 2
-1lap	Déborah Motsch (Fra) Véloroc Lapierre	Row 19 - Cell 2
-1lap	Celine Ernst (Swi) Stöckli Shop Team Kloten	Row 20 - Cell 2
DNF	Rebecca Henderson (Aus) Crowne Plaza/bechenderson.com.au	Row 21 - Cell 2
DNF	Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Central Haibike ProTeam	Row 22 - Cell 2
DNF	Lorraine Truong (Swi) Team Prof Raiffeisen/ccl	Row 23 - Cell 2

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Junior men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Maxime Urruty (Fra) scott les saisies	1:15:01
2	Andri Frischknecht (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	0:00:04
3	Dominic Zumstein (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	0:00:32
4	Christian Pfäffle (Ger) Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes /Hochschwarzwald	0:01:49
5	Enea Vetsch (Swi) Rv Altenrhein/ Bsk-Graf	0:02:08
6	Tobias Spescha (Swi) Imholz Bike Racing	0:02:57
7	Bryan Allemann (Swi) CC Moutier / L'Alex Moos	0:03:39
8	Mathieu Chaussepied (Fra) Vélo Club La Pomme Marseille	0:03:43
9	Christopher Platt (Ger) AMC Rodheim Bieber	0:04:22
10	Yannik Brischle (Ger) JB Felt Team	0:04:46
11	Martin Frey (Ger) GHOST Racing Team	0:04:59
12	Dylan Page (Swi) Dom Cycle-Merida	0:05:14
13	Jonas Loretz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:05:29
14	Joel Koller (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	0:05:56
15	Lorenzo Samparisi (Ita) Garda Sport ASD	0:06:00
16	Simon Schilli (Ger) JB Felt Team	0:06:34
17	Marcel Guerrini (Swi) Focus MIG Team	0:06:41
18	Nick Albrecht (Swi) Race Team - RV Stadt Winterthur	0:07:00
19	Silvan Kälin (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz	0:07:07
20	Alessandro Giacomo Repetti (Ita) Infotre / Bi&Esse / Leecougan	0:07:23
21	Daniel Zugg (Aut) Intersport Racing Team	0:07:30
22	Maurus Dürr (Swi) RV Buchs - Merida Liechtenstein	0:07:46
23	Patrik Koller (Swi)	0:07:50
24	Dominik Risi (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz	0:07:53
25	Rico Von Burg (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:08:21
26	Niculin Just (Swi) biketeam.gr	0:08:28
27	Heiko Hog (Ger) Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes / Hochschwarzwald	0:08:51
28	Tobias Schraner (Swi) Fischer-BMC	0:08:54
29	Ulisse Fieschi (Swi) VC Bellinzona	0:08:57
30	Joël Haubensak (Swi) JB Felt Team	0:08:57
31	Yann Rausis (Swi) Happy sport Vallée du Trient	0:09:09
32	Stefano Giuseppe Valdrighi (Ita) Infotre / Bi&Esse / Leecougan	0:10:04
33	Jan Gafner (Swi) Raiffeisen/Bike Club Spiez	0:10:04
34	Sebastian Egger (Swi) Bike Sport Simplon/VC International	0:10:06
35	Sylvain Engelmann (Swi) Alouettes.ch/VCTramelan	0:10:45
36	Florian Suter (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:11:10
37	Manuel Boog (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	0:12:02
38	Henrik Grobert (Ger) SV Kirchzarten	0:12:13
39	Roman Gisler (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz/IG RS Uri	0:12:59
40	Kilian Oertli (Swi) Team Gaetzi/RMC Gossau	0:13:21
-1lap	Silvan Gisler (Swi) VMC Silenen/IG Radsport Uri	Row 40 - Cell 2
-1lap	Cirl Spescha (Swi) biketeam.gr	Row 41 - Cell 2
-1lap	Nicolas Allenspach (Swi) Koba Team / RV Buchs	Row 42 - Cell 2
-1lap	Kilian Badrutt (Swi) biketeam.gr	Row 43 - Cell 2
-1lap	Fabian Bucher (Swi) Merida-Suisse-Team	Row 44 - Cell 2
-1lap	Romain Corti (Swi) Texner BMC Groupe Mutuel	Row 45 - Cell 2
-1lap	Tobias Gees (Swi) Bergamont Swiss Team	Row 46 - Cell 2
-1lap	Dominik Marti (Swi) Bluecycle Racing/RC Gränichen	Row 47 - Cell 2
-1lap	Alex Stefanides (Swi) RC Gränichen	Row 48 - Cell 2
-1lap	Yannik Michel (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	Row 49 - Cell 2
-1lap	Samuel Schwendener (Swi) Koba	Row 50 - Cell 2
DNF	Roger Jenny (Swi) Merida-Suisse-Team	Row 51 - Cell 2
DNF	Romain Bannwart (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen CCL	Row 52 - Cell 2
DNF	Felix Huschle (Ger) RSV Staubwolke Haslach	Row 53 - Cell 2
DNF	Jan Fergg (Swi) Bluecycle Racing/VMC Hägglingen	Row 54 - Cell 2
DNF	Valentin Berset (Swi)	Row 55 - Cell 2
DNF	Isak Jonsson (Swe) DOM cycle- Merida	Row 56 - Cell 2
DNF	Tobias Bremser (Ger) Team Merida Schulte	Row 57 - Cell 2

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Junior women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Johanna Techt (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team	1:10:36
2	Andrea Waldis (Swi) GU plus/ thomy k/ VC Gersau	0:07:35
3	Ramona Forchini (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz	0:09:04
4	Eliane Müggler (Swi) Signer Felt / RV Altenrhein	0:10:08
5	Deborah Inauen (Swi) Danis Bike/RMC Appenzell	0:10:48
6	Romaine Wenger (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:11:36
7	Jil Saxer (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:14:18
8	Arianna Cusini (Ita) Melavì Tirano Bike	0:17:35
-1lap	Jennifer Kupferschmied (Swi) Bike Club Spiez / Velo Schneiter Thun	Row 8 - Cell 2
-1lap	Fabienne Andres (Swi) Cannondale Küttel Team/ VMC Hägglingen	Row 9 - Cell 2
DNF	Marine Strappazzon (Fra) Scott le Saises	Row 10 - Cell 2
DNF	Lena Wehrle (Ger) Team Rothaus Poison-Bikes / Hochschwarzwald	Row 11 - Cell 2

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Amateurs & Masters
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Matthias Allenspach (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	1:15:22
2	Kevin Krieg (Swi) JB Felt Team	0:00:10
3	Andreas Zünd (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss	0:01:13
4	Claude Koster (Swi) Bergamont Swiss Team	0:01:55
5	Guillaume Payot (Swi) MACS Frenetic Bernasconi	0:02:28
6	Markus Bless (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	0:02:47
7	Adrian Sauer (Ger) SC Hausach Neumayer Tekfor	0:02:58
8	Sebastian Ostertag (Swi) VC Wädenswil/velo-reichmuth.ch	0:03:06
9	Gustav Wildhaber (Swi) Zaboo proteam/Raiffeisen	0:03:54
10	Sandro Soncin (Swi) Zollinger Sport - BH Bikes	0:03:56
11	Patrick Hediger (Swi) RV Merishausen/Russenberger Velosport	0:04:51
12	Sandro Kessler (Swi) biketeam.gr	0:05:14
13	Ronny Koller (Swi) bischibikes/internetstore.ch	0:05:30
14	Joel Graf (Swi) Team bischibikes/internetstore.ch	0:05:31
15	Adrian Berger (Swi) Rennshop.ch / Cannondale	0:05:35
16	Stefan Peter (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz	0:06:08
17	Stefan Braun (Ger) SC Hausach/ Neumayer Tekfor	0:06:08
18	Michael Frei (Swi) Velo Franz- Focus	0:06:10
19	Fabian Paumann (Swi) Merida-Suisse-Team	0:06:42
20	Marcel Knecht (Swi) zaboo pro team29	0:06:43
21	David Baumann (Swi) BH Bikes - Zollinger Sport	0:06:59
22	Jan Schär (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:07:05
23	Claudio Andenmatten (Swi) Merida-Suisse-Team	0:07:23
24	Severin Sägesser (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:07:36
25	Jeremias Marti (Swi) MTB Kader Zentralschweiz	0:07:57
26	Gerhard Kaufmann (Aut) Kraftstoff MP-Team	0:08:22
27	Thomas Weber (Swi) biketeam.gr	0:08:24
28	Thomas Schmid (Swi) bsk-graf	0:09:58
29	Mauro Carabotti (Swi) Alouettes.ch / C.C. Moutier	0:10:25
30	Nico Tambarikas (Swi) Lindi-Bike Race Team	0:10:41
31	Brian Brog (Swi) Free-Mountain Scott	0:10:56
32	Julien Oppliger (Swi) Bergamont Swiss Team	0:11:09
33	Virgile Stiedel (Fra) Evolution VTT Saint Dié	0:11:51
34	Ronny Riedel (Ger) RSG 52 Stollberg	0:13:00
35	Luca Formoso (Swi) Cycle-Shop / RV Winterthur	0:15:07
-1lap	Johannes Közle (Ger) Team Cmtb	Row 35 - Cell 2
-1lap	Mirco Zürcher (Swi) BSK-Graf	Row 36 - Cell 2
-1lap	Benno Heussi (Swi) GU - Plus / thomyk Team	Row 37 - Cell 2
-1lap	Silvan Casutt (Swi) biketeam.gr	Row 38 - Cell 2
DNF	Roger Walder (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	Row 39 - Cell 2
DNF	Benoît Grelier (Fra) Scott	Row 40 - Cell 2
DNF	Daniel Waibel (Ger) Team CMTB	Row 41 - Cell 2
DNF	Marc Schärli (Swi) Fischer BMC	Row 42 - Cell 2
DNF	Kevin Georges (Swi) Texner BMC Groupe Mutuel	Row 43 - Cell 2
DNF	Michael Wicki (Swi) Team bischibikes / internetstore.ch	Row 44 - Cell 2