Racer Bikes Cup / Swiss National Series - Lugano/Tesseret 2010: Results

Olympic champion and Frenchman Julien Absalon (Orbea) and World Champion Irina Kalentieva (Topeak-Ergon Racing Team) of Russia won the elite races at the Racer Bikes Cup in Tesserete. A total of 639 racers competed in round two of the national series.

The men raced in cool, dry conditions, and the favorites soon emerged at the front on the first lap. Absalon, Italian champion Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannondale Factory Racing), Tony Longo (Full-Dynamix) and Alexis Vuillermoz (Lapierre International) dominated in the beginning.

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Elite men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea	1:55:55
2	Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Lapierre International	0:01:16
3	Lukas Flückiger (Swi) 23 degrees/Trek	0:01:23
4	Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing	0:01:57
5	Francois Bailly Maitre (Fra) Scott Les Saisies	0:02:22
6	Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Spa) GIANT Italia Team	0:03:00
7	Cédric Ravanel (Fra) Lapierre International	0:03:18
8	Patrik Gallati (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	0:03:45
9	Umberto Corti (Ita) CBE Merida	0:04:06
10	Cristian Cominelli (Ita) TX-Active Bianchi	0:04:14
11	Gerhard Kerschbaumer (Ita) Gruppo Sportivo Forestale	0:04:21
12	Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	0:04:21
13	Martin Fanger (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:04:47
14	Moritz Milatz (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team	0:06:17
15	Silvio Bundi (Swi) ewz-Giant MTB-Team	0:06:40
16	Fabian Giger (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:06:58
17	Olof Jonsson (Swi) O2 Orbea	0:07:08
18	Matthias Rupp (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	0:07:11
19	Andreas Kugler (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking Team	0:07:20
20	Wolfram Kurschat (Ger) Topeak-Ergon Racing Team	0:08:16
21	Samuele Porro (Ita) A.S.D. Lissone MTB	0:08:29
22	Johann Pallhuber (Ita) Silmax Cannondale Racing Team	0:08:31
23	Christof Bischof (Swi) Team Bischibikes	0:08:40
24	Jeremy Huguenin (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:08:55
25	Shlomi Haimy (Isr) Infotre LeeCougan	0:09:09
26	Thomas Zahnd (Swi) Stöckli-Craft	0:09:18
27	Nicola Rohrbach (Swi) SRM Stevens	0:10:42
28	Nicolas Lüthi (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen	0:10:46
29	Lukas Buchli (Swi) Bixs-ixs Pro Team	0:10:48
30	Alessandro Gambino (Ita) GT Brondello Team	0:11:53
31	Severin Disch (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:12:14
32	Martin Loo (Est) Infotre Lee Cougan	0:12:40
33	Mirco Widmer (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:12:48
34	Giancarlo Sax (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:13:36
35	Patrick Tresch (Swi) GU Plus/Thomyk/VMC Silenen	0:13:55
36	Urs Huber (Swi) Stöckli-Craft	0:13:58
37	Felix Euteneuer (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team	0:14:26
38	Daniel Eymann (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:14:30
39	Florian Thie (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team	0:15:32
40	Heiko Gutmann (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team	0:15:34
41	Michael Hutter (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss	0:15:35
42	Michael Pesse (Ita) CBE Merida	0:15:40
43	Benjamin Büchi (Swi) GS Domaine du Frigoulet	0:15:47
44	Daniel Geismayr (Aut) Vaude Simplon	0:15:48
45	Marcel Bartholet (Swi) Wheeler IXS Swiss Team	0:15:59
46	Luca Ronchi (Ita) A.S.D. Lissone MTB	0:16:03
47	Roberto Crisi (Ita) Hard Rock FRW	0:16:04
48	Tobias Hollenstein (Swi) Giant - Micarna	0:16:33
49	Pascal Schmutz (Swi) Corratec World Team	0:16:40
50	Giovanni Gatti (Ita) AS Roma Ciclismo	0:17:47
51	Markus Bless (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	0:17:57
52	Dumeni Vincenz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:18:04
53	Joel Graf (Swi) Fehr Velos Erlen	0:18:05
54	Florian Meyer (Swi) Freemountain - Koba	0:18:43
55	Marcel Lommers (Ned) WV De Jonge Renner	0:19:21
56	Christophe Geiser (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen CCL	0:19:56
-1lap	Mathias Krähemann (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna	Row 56 - Cell 2
-1lap	Marco Arnold (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team	Row 57 - Cell 2
-1lap	Ueli Schädler (Swi) Energie MTB Team	Row 58 - Cell 2
-1lap	Christian Bickel (Swi) Total Sport/Steda	Row 59 - Cell 2
-1lap	Samuel Reichen (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB	Row 60 - Cell 2
-1lap	Maurizio Tasca (Ita) A.S.D. Lissone MTB	Row 61 - Cell 2
-1lap	Matthias Allenspach (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	Row 62 - Cell 2
-1lap	Alex Lupato (Ita) GEBI Sistemi	Row 63 - Cell 2
-1lap	Lucien Peterhans (Swi) Velo Franz/Univega	Row 64 - Cell 2
-1lap	Joel Niederberger (Swi) Stöckli-Craft	Row 65 - Cell 2
-1lap	Oliver Schär (Swi) GU Plus/thomyk	Row 66 - Cell 2
-1lap	Marc Metzler (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss	Row 67 - Cell 2
-1lap	Benoit Beaud (Swi) P.E.V Genève	Row 68 - Cell 2
-1lap	Davide Coato (Ita) Silmax Cannondale Racing Team	Row 69 - Cell 2
-1lap	Jonas Baumann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB	Row 70 - Cell 2
DNF	Silvio Büsser (Swi) BiXS - iXS Swiss Team	Row 71 - Cell 2
DNF	Roberto Giacobazzi (Ita) CBE Merida	Row 72 - Cell 2
DNF	Torsten Marx (Ger) DS-Rennsport	Row 73 - Cell 2
DNF	Bryan Falaschi (Swi) Giant Italia Team	Row 74 - Cell 2
DNF	Giuseppe Lamastra (Ita) Hard Rock FRW	Row 75 - Cell 2
DNF	Johannes Schweiggl (Ita) Silmax Cannondale Racing Team	Row 76 - Cell 2
DNF	Davide Di Marco (Ita) AS Roma Ciclismo	Row 77 - Cell 2
DNF	Martin Haugo (Nor) Hard Rocx Racing Team	Row 78 - Cell 2
DNF	Tony Longo (Ita) Full-Dynamix	Row 79 - Cell 2
DNF	Oliver Beckingsale (GBR) Giant-Swiss-Team	Row 80 - Cell 2
DNF	Lucien Besançon (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team	Row 81 - Cell 2
DNF	David Guzzardi (Ita) Novagli Team Bike	Row 82 - Cell 2
DNF	Lars Granberg (Nor) Vindafjord Sk	Row 83 - Cell 2
DNF	Yves Corminboeuf (Swi)	Row 84 - Cell 2
DNF	Diego Rosa (Ita) GIANT Italia Team	Row 85 - Cell 2

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Elite women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak-Ergon Racing Team	1:38:48
2	Cécile Ravanel (Fra) Lapierre International	0:00:03
3	Eva Lechner (Ita) Colnago Arreghini Südtirol	0:00:20
4	Esther Süss (Swi) Wheeler-IXS Pro Team	0:00:34
5	Elisabeth Osl (Aut) central Pro Team	0:02:47
6	Katrin Leumann (Swi) goldwurst-power / Sputnik	0:03:35
7	Nathalie Schneitter (Swi) Colnago Arreghini Südtirol	0:04:28
8	Marielle Saner-Guinchard (Swi) BikePark.ch/Scott	0:04:38
9	Hanna Klein (Ger) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team	0:05:40
10	Sarah Koba (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:06:30
11	Maria Osl (Aut) Fischer-BMC	0:07:56
12	Fanny Bourdon (Fra) Look Beaume de Venise	0:07:57
13	Kathrin Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team	0:08:48
14	Alexandra Engen (Swe) Rothaus-Cube MTB Team	0:09:29
15	Fabienne Niederberger (Swi) Team Felt	0:10:15
16	Monique Zeldenrust (Ned) Giant-Swiss-Team	0:10:29
17	Daniela Veronesi (SMr) San Marino Cycling Team	0:11:07
18	Anna Oberparleiter (Ita) Hard Rock FRW	0:11:35
19	Tatjana Dold (Ger) Team Easton Rockets	0:12:18
20	Serena Calvetti (Ita) Team GebiSistemi	0:12:23
21	Virginie Pointet (Swi) BikePark.ch/Scott	0:12:48
22	Sofia Pezzatti (Swi) Team Wittwer	0:13:11
23	Nicole Hanselmann (Swi) team-bike-import.ch	0:14:02
24	Corina Gantenbein (Swi) Fischer-BMC	0:14:31
25	Alexa Hüni (Ger) Vaude Simplon Team	0:16:49
26	Deborah Motsch (Fra) ASPTT VTT Mulhouse	0:17:42
27	Martina Giovanniello (Ita) CBE Merida	0:18:01
28	Tanja Starkermann (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:18:11
29	Marina Giger (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	0:19:05
-1lap	Chiara Pastore (Ita) Team GebiSistemi	Row 29 - Cell 2
-1lap	Sabrina Di Lorenzo (Ita) AS Roma Ciclismo	Row 30 - Cell 2
-1lap	Céline Ernst (Swi) Stöckli Racing Team	Row 31 - Cell 2
-1lap	Deborah Spescha (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	Row 32 - Cell 2
-1lap	Céline Farner (Swi) Velo Franz/Univega	Row 33 - Cell 2
-1lap	Andrea Wilhelm (Swi) Tröhler / VC Hittnau	Row 34 - Cell 2
-1lap	Roberta Monaldini (SMr) San Marino Cycling Team	Row 35 - Cell 2
DNF	Lorraine Truong (Swi) Prof Raffeisen / CCL	Row 36 - Cell 2
DNF	Renata Bucher (Swi) Stöckli - Craft	Row 37 - Cell 2
DNF	Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Trek Lorca Taller del Tiempo	Row 38 - Cell 2
DNF	Marta Pastore (Ita) Team GebiSistemi	Row 39 - Cell 2
DNF	Gabrielle Mosset (Swi) Alouettes.ch/C.C.Moutier	Row 40 - Cell 2

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Junior men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Roger Walder (Swi) Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing	1:30:05
2	Julian Schelb (Ger) Lexware Racing Team - SV Kirchzarten	0:00:07
3	Denny Lupato (Ita) GIANT Italia Team	0:00:56
4	Maxime Salmone (Fra) Keops ITWO	0:01:18
5	Patrick Lüthi (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen CCL	0:01:57
6	Fabian Paumann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team	0:01:59
7	Claude Koster (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team	0:02:52
8	Tobias Spescha (Swi) Merida Suisse Team	0:03:11
9	Janos Ruch (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:03:19
10	Kevin Krieg (Swi) PBR-Matic Swiss MTB Team	0:03:24
11	Stefan Peter (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz	0:03:25
12	Bryan Allemann (Swi) BikePark.ch/Scott	0:04:28
13	Valentin Berset (Swi) DOM Cycles	0:04:38
14	Florian Chenaux (Swi) Vélo-Club Fribourg/ Cycles Pache	0:04:40
15	Lars Forster (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	0:05:04
16	Jonas Loretz (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:05:47
17	Severin Sägesser (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:06:13
18	Pieter Geluykens (Bel) Trek KMC Trade Team	0:06:55
19	Elia Omodei (Swi) VC Wohlen / SCOTT Radsport Stutz	0:07:20
20	Philipp Hediger (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:07:28
21	Marc Schärli (Swi) Fischer-BMC	0:08:34
22	Dylan Page (Swi) Dom Cycle / VC Rennaz	0:09:03
23	Michael Stünzi (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB	0:09:44
24	Jan Gafner (Swi) Prof Raiffeisen CCL	0:09:46
25	Nico Tambarikas (Swi) RSS-Rheintal	0:09:56
26	Dominik Risi (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz / RMC Kerns-Kägiswil	0:10:16
27	Maxime Ebel (Swi) Frenetic Bernasconi HiRe	0:11:17
28	Florian Suter (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:11:29
29	Silvan Kälin (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/RV Einsiedeln	0:11:44
30	Maxi Maier (Ger) MTB Club München / Team Merida Schulte	0:12:08
31	Laurent Gampp (Ger) Lexware Racing Team - SV Kirchzarten	0:12:33
32	Pascal Stettler (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	0:13:01
33	Rico Von Burg (Swi) Thömus Racing Team	0:13:16
34	Roger Jenny (Swi) Bike 4 Fun	0:14:01
35	Nick Albrecht (Swi) Race Team - RV Stadt Winterthur	0:14:32
36	Simone Cibin (Ita) A.S.D. Lissone MTB	0:16:26
37	Daniel Humm (Swi) Tempo-Sport Cannondale Team/VC Wädenswil	0:17:13
38	Ronny Koller (Swi) RSSRheintal	0:17:19
39	Michele Marcellino (Ita) Rampi Club Brianza	0:17:23
40	Daniel Nientiedt (Ger) SC Rosenheim / Ghost Racing Team	0:18:47
41	Manuele Onofri (Swi) Rampi Club Brianza	0:20:39
42	Sylvain Engelmann (Swi) Alouettes.ch	0:20:40
43	Silvan Casutt (Swi) biketeam.gr	0:24:03
44	Michael Grod (Swi) VBT-Seetal	0:26:16
-1lap	Niculin Just (Swi) biketeam.gr	Row 44 - Cell 2
-1lap	Pascal Dieterich (Swi) Team Hobi-Bau AG-M.F.Hügler / Hittnau	Row 45 - Cell 2
-1lap	Nicola Conrad (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	Row 46 - Cell 2
-1lap	Michaël Ryter (Swi) Zeta Cycling Club	Row 47 - Cell 2
-1lap	Kilian Badrutt (Swi) biketeam.gr	Row 48 - Cell 2
DNF	Matthias Zink (Ger) Lexware Racing Team - SV Kirchzarten	Row 49 - Cell 2
DNF	Luigi Capasso (Ita) CBE Merida	Row 50 - Cell 2
DNF	Johannes Gujan (Swi) VC Surselva	Row 51 - Cell 2

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Junior women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jolanda Neff (Swi) ewz-Giant MTB-Team	1:23:46
2	Helen Grobert (Ger) Lexware Racing Team - SV Kirchzarten	0:00:55
3	Linda Indergand (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri	0:01:48
4	Johanna Techt (Ger) TSV Niederstaufen / GHOST Racing Team	0:02:10
5	Lisa Mitterbauer (Aut) BikePark.ch/Scott	0:03:53
6	Fabienne Andres (Swi) Cannondale Küttel Team/VMC Hägglingen	0:08:06
7	Miriam Corti (Ita) CBE Merida	0:09:01
8	Ingrid Jacobsen (Nor) Norges Cykleforbund	0:09:11
9	Torunn Stake Laengen (Nor) Norwegen	0:11:24
10	Carmen Gehriger (Swi) Team-Brander.ch	0:14:36
11	Romaine Wenger (Swi) Thömus/ Bergsportcenter	0:16:11
12	Janine Hanselmann (Swi) RV Wetzikon	0:16:38
13	Michelle Vollenweider (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB	0:23:06
DNF	Julie Berteaux (Fra) Keops	Row 13 - Cell 2
DNF	Vania Schumacher (Swi) Merida Suisse Team	Row 14 - Cell 2
DNF	Jil Saxer (Swi) Fischer Junior MTB Team	Row 15 - Cell 2

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Amateure & Masters
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Lukas Loretz (Swi) Giant-Swiss-Team	1:29:37
2	Matthias Stirnemann (Swi) Merida Suisse Team	0:00:02
3	Reto Indergand (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri	0:01:23
4	Xavier Dafflon (Swi) PRO Cycles-SCOTT-NewWork	0:02:27
5	Daniel Kaufmann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB	0:02:38
6	Marc Stutzmann (Swi) Free Mountain - Koba / RSC Aaretal Münsingen	0:02:45
7	Adrien Buntschu (Swi) Texner-BMC-Groupe Mutuel	0:03:23
8	David Baumann (Swi) Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB	0:04:02
9	Florian Peiry (Swi) Texner BMC Groupe Mutuel	0:04:29
10	Michael Wildhaber (Swi) Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach	0:04:52
11	Danny Neumann (Ger) Merida-Schulte	0:04:59
12	Matthias Lauk (Swi) Energie MTB Team	0:05:04
13	Roger Winkler (Swi) BikeZone/VBC Rupperswil	0:05:07
14	Rick Reimann (Swi) PBR MATIC Swiss MTB Team	0:05:14
15	Sebastian Ostertag (Swi) VC Wädenswil/velo-reichmuth.ch	0:05:48
16	Benoît Grelier (Fra) Scott / P.B.	0:07:36
17	Yann Montavon (Swi) Alouettes.ch/C.C.Moutier	0:07:37
18	Fabian Obrist (Swi) RV Winterthur/ Stevens	0:07:58
19	Martin Knöpfle (Ger) Lexware Racing Team	0:08:04
20	Felix Schäfermeier (Ger) Merida-Schulte	0:08:20
21	Sandro Soncin (Swi) Goodsport-Giant	0:08:39
22	Adrian Amsler (Swi) Velo Franz-Univega	0:08:59
23	Michael Wicki (Swi) RSS Rheintal / Team Radsport Frei	0:09:04
24	Mike Schuler (Swi) TG Zentralschweiz	0:09:06
25	Mirco Zürcher (Swi) BSK Graf/VC Volketswil	0:09:06
26	Anthony Grand (Swi) DOM Cycle / VC Rennaz	0:09:31
27	Jakob Oswald (Swi) Lucky Star	0:09:38
28	Anselm Wüllner (Ger) Merida-Schulte/RB Grafschaft	0:09:49
29	Benedikt Mündle (Lie) Merida Liechtenstein	0:09:58
30	Johannes Közle (Ger) Team Cmtb	0:10:00
31	Florian Grafmüller (Ger) Lexware Racing Team	0:10:43
32	Frei Michael (Swi) Velo Franz-Univega	0:11:02
33	Tristan Blanchard (Swi) impuls'n'coaching.ch	0:11:08
34	Flemming Stadler (Swi)	0:11:18
35	Roger Dittli (Swi) Stoeckli-Craft	0:11:48
36	Gustav Wildhaber (Swi) Raiffeisen/Susobike	0:12:11
37	Sandro Kessler (Swi) biketeam.gr	0:12:26
38	Mario Waibel (Ger) Team Cmtb	0:13:00
39	Rafael Haubensak (Swi) fehr-velos.ch	0:13:26
40	Simon Fankhauser (Swi) MTB Cycletech Racing Team	0:13:32
41	Remy Bourdon (Fra) Adri Sport	0:13:38
42	Lukas Höllrigl (Aut) Bike and Run Imst/Futureteam Tirol	0:15:19
43	Marcel Bader (Swi) Bike Zone	0:15:24
44	Marcel Knecht (Swi) CSI Group MTB Team	0:17:47
45	Michel Woerner (Swi) VC Reinach	0:19:40
46	Jakob Breitwieser (Ger) TSV Niederstaufen	0:20:35
47	Mattia Bartesaghi (Swi) Rampi Club Brianza	0:21:12
48	Luca Formoso (Swi) Cycle-Shop/RV Winterthur	0:21:12
49	Ralph Federer (Swi) Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna	0:21:26
-1lap	Yves Albrecht (Swi) Race Team - RV Stadt Winterthur	Row 49 - Cell 2
-1lap	Patrick Gobat (Swi) Alouettes.ch/C.C.Moutier	Row 50 - Cell 2
-1lap	Thijs Geluykens (Bel) Trek KMC Trade Team	Row 51 - Cell 2
DNF	Simone Diviggiane (Ita) Paduano Martina Racing	Row 52 - Cell 2
DNF	Jeremias Marti (Swi) TG-Zentralschweiz	Row 53 - Cell 2
DNF	Andreas Kleiber (Ger) TSV Niederstaufen/Axima	Row 54 - Cell 2
DNF	Moreno Trabucchi (Ita) Paduano Martina Racing	Row 55 - Cell 2
DNF	Daniele Zucconi (Swi) Merida Suisse Team	Row 56 - Cell 2
DNF	Pim Heinrich (Swi) FRM TG Zentralschweiz	Row 57 - Cell 2
DNF	Robin Böhi (Swi) Ramsauer-Micarna	Row 58 - Cell 2
DNF	Andreas Zünd (Swi) Pink Gili Swiss	Row 59 - Cell 2
DNF	Cyril Aebischer (Swi) Race Team - RV Stadt Winterthur	Row 60 - Cell 2

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