Kugler becomes Swiss marathon champion
Süss earns women's title
At the Swiss national marathon championships, the Multivan Merida Biking Team scored a double: Andreas Kugler won the race held in Medrisio with Ralph Näf finishing in second after an excellent display of teamwork. Kugler led for a huge portion of the race, riding all alone up front pretty often.
"When Ralph caught up with me on the descent from the Monte Generoso, I knew that he could back me up in case of any mechanical problem. That's when I started to believe in my chances to win," said Kugler at the finish. When Näf finally could not follow another acceleration, Kugler pulled away and built up a two-minute lead.
Esther Süss won the women's title ahead of Petra Henzi and Fabienne Heinzmann.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Andreas Kugler (Swi) | 4:34:47 |
2 | Ralph Naef (Swi) | 0:01:53 |
3 | Thomas Stoll (Swi) | 0:02:28 |
4 | Lukas Buchli (Swi) | 0:07:23 |
5 | Urs Huber (Swi) | 0:14:58 |
6 | Max Knox (RSA) | 0:20:14 |
7 | Roger Beuchat (Swi) | 0:25:05 |
8 | Stefan Roffler (Swi) | 0:26:27 |
9 | Christof Bischof (Swi) | 0:26:53 |
10 | Silvio Bundi (Swi) | 0:27:28 |
11 | Marco Lang (Swi) | 0:27:44 |
12 | Norbert Wyss (Swi) | 0:28:28 |
13 | Damian Perrin (Swi) | 0:30:00 |
14 | Silvio Busser (Swi) | 0:34:05 |
15 | Lucien Peterhans (Swi) | 0:34:27 |
16 | Jakob Oswald (Swi) | 0:34:30 |
17 | Vincent Bader (Swi) | 0:36:32 |
18 | Maurizio Solagna (Ita) | 0:37:12 |
19 | Philipp Gerber (Swi) | 0:37:32 |
20 | Neal Crampton (GBr) | 0:38:00 |
21 | Cyril Calame (Swi) | 0:39:13 |
22 | Michel Montadon (Swi) | 0:40:04 |
23 | Daniel Zucconi (Swi) | 0:43:05 |
24 | Tobias Paul Bosshart (Swi) | 0:49:33 |
25 | Fabrice Clement (Swi) | 0:52:28 |
26 | Tristan Blanchard (Swi) | 0:55:51 |
27 | Luca Ruffa (Ita) | 0:58:48 |
28 | Gratien Mayor (Swi) | 1:02:35 |
29 | Michel Van Dijk (Ned) | 1:12:04 |
30 | Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) | 1:15:10 |
31 | Thomas Heitland (Ger) | 1:15:11 |
32 | Ramon Krebs (Swi) | 1:27:26 |
33 | Jean-Philippe Hirsinger (Fra) | 1:33:26 |
34 | Toni Pizzichemi (Ita) | 1:40:16 |
35 | Suardi Giordano (Ita) | 2:00:03 |
36 | Richard Wiss (Fra) | 2:09:43 |
37 | Luigi Montagnoli (Ita) | 2:43:26 |
38 | Domenico Carminati (Ita) | 3:38:17 |
39 | Frank Florsch (Ger) | 3:57:00 |
40 | Bruno Colombi (Ita) | 3:58:22 |
DNF | Brandon Stewart (RSA) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simone Diviggiano (Ita) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Friedrich Dalher (Swi) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Baumann (Swi) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sjoerd Tilstra (Ned) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Alexandre Moos (Swi) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Konny Looser (Swi) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Marcel Bartholet (Swi) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Markus Bless (Swi) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Marcus Derungs (Swi) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Hansueli Stauffer (Swi) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Andreas Schwarzer (Ger) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Esther Süss (Swi) | 5:15:05 |
2 | Petra Henzi (Swi) | 0:34:52 |
3 | Fabienne Heinzmann (Swi) | 0:38:11 |
4 | Sofia Pezzatti (Swi) | 0:52:31 |
5 | Andrea Kuster (Swi) | 1:03:29 |
6 | Fanny Martinet (Swi) | 1:24:54 |
7 | Giuliana Vitali Frei (Swi) | 1:26:22 |
8 | Chiara Novelli (Ita) | 2:52:44 |
DNF | Cecilia Saaiman (RSA) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jane Nussli (GBr) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
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