Swiss National Championships 2009: Results

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Florian Vogel shows off his medal.(Image credit: Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing)

Florian Vogel (Scott Swisspower) won the Swiss cross country championship this weekend. Vogel succesfully defended his title in Chur.

Four favorites competed for three places on the podium. World Champion Christoph Sauser (Specialized Factory Racing) found a track with a long climb and rough descent that suited his skills. Nino Schurter (Scott Swisspower) lives only meters away from the start/finish and wanted to put on a good show in front of the home crowd. With his good World Cup results thus far in 2009, Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida) was the man to beat, but of course, Vogel wanted to keep the national title.

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Elite men
1	Florian Vogel (Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing)	1:40:34
2	Martin Gujan (Cannondale Factory Racing)	0:01:53
3	Lukas Flückiger (23 deegres/Trek)	0:02:05
4	Christoph Sauser (Specialized)	0:02:21
5	Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida Biking Team)	0:05:01
6	Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing)	0:06:52
7	Nicola Rohrbach (central GHOST Pro Team)	0:07:34
8	Christof Bischof (ISD Sportsclub)	0:09:35
9	Balz Weber (DS-Rennsport)	0:10:41
10	Joris Boillat (Frenetic-Bernasconi)	0:12:03
11	Patrick Tresch (GU Plus/Thomyk/VMC Silenen)	0:13:03
-1lap	Ueli Schädler (Energie MTB Team)	Row 11 - Cell 2
-1lap	Markus Bless (Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach)	Row 12 - Cell 2
-1lap	Silvio Bundi (Giant-Swiss-Team)	Row 13 - Cell 2
-1lap	Jonas Baumann (Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB)	Row 14 - Cell 2
-1lap	Manuel Scheidegger (Velobern Racing Team)	Row 15 - Cell 2
-1lap	Silvio Büsser (BiXS - iXS Swiss Team)	Row 16 - Cell 2
-1lap	Ivan Planzer (Giant-Swiss-Team)	Row 17 - Cell 2
-1lap	Michael Hutter (Pink Gili Swiss)	Row 18 - Cell 2
-1lap	Lucien Peterhans (Velo Franz/Univega)	Row 19 - Cell 2
-1lap	Florian Meyer (MTB Cycletech Racing Team)	Row 20 - Cell 2
-1lap	Tobias Hollenstein (Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna)	Row 21 - Cell 2
-1lap	Joel Graf (Fehr Velos Erlen)	Row 22 - Cell 2
-1lap	Klemens Bont (Gaetzi.com/RMC Gossau)	Row 23 - Cell 2
DNF	Marcel Wildhaber (Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing)	Row 24 - Cell 2
DNF	Rudolf Biedermann (Team Mahu)	Row 25 - Cell 2
DNF	Alexandre Moos (BMC)	Row 26 - Cell 2

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Elite women
1	Katrin Leumann (goldwurst-power / Sputnik)	1:35:50
2	Esther Süss (Wheeler-IXS Pro Team)	0:00:08
3	Petra Henzi (Fischer-BMC)	0:01:53
4	Marielle Saner-Guinchard (BikePark.ch)	0:03:44
5	Nathalie Schneitter (Colnago Cap Arreghini)	0:04:44
6	Fabienne Heinzmann (BikePark.ch)	0:08:18
7	Sarah Koba (Giant-Swiss-Team)	0:10:03
8	Lilian Huwyler (Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna)	0:12:25
9	Corina Gantenbein (ewz.biketeam.gr)	0:14:45
-1lap	Catherine Lohri (Free Mountain/Koba)	Row 9 - Cell 2
-1lap	Silvia Mölk (Bike4Fun)	Row 10 - Cell 2
DNF	Fabienne Niederberger (X.O.-Felt)	Row 11 - Cell 2

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Junior men
1	Matthias Stirnemann (Merida Suisse Team)	1:25:08
2	Reto Indergand (TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri)	0:00:44
3	Roger Walder (Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing)	0:02:50
4	Patrick Lüthi (Prof - Raiffeisen)	0:04:20
5	Fabian Paumann (Merida Suisse Team)	0:04:23
6	Emilien Barben (Zeta Cycling Club)	0:04:37
7	Michael Stünzi (Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB)	0:04:49
8	Marc Stutzmann (MTB Cycletech Racing Team)	0:05:28
9	Stefan Peter (TG Zentralschweiz)	0:05:29
10	Janos Ruch (Fischer Junior MTB Team)	0:07:03
11	Martin Strebel (Fischer Junior MTB Team)	0:07:43
12	Claude Koster (MTB Cycletech Racing Team)	0:07:45
13	Kevin Krieg (RRC Diessenhofen)	0:08:20
14	Lukas Loretz (Giant-Swiss-Team)	0:09:09
15	Fabian Obrist (Stevens)	0:09:43
16	Rick Reimann (PBR-Matic Swiss Team)	0:10:00
17	Anthony Grand (DOM Cycle / VC Rennaz)	0:10:01
18	Florian Kaufmann (Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon)	0:11:42
19	Johannes Gujan (VC Surselva)	0:11:59
20	Severin Sägesser (Thömus Racing Team)	0:13:24
21	Lukas Wick (Yeti Ullmann/RRC Diessenhoffen)	0:13:31
22	Mike Schuler (TG Zentralschweiz)	0:14:08
23	Ralph Federer (Bike Team Ramsauer-Micarna)	0:14:42
-1lap	Simon Faust (Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon)	Row 23 - Cell 2
-1lap	Rafael Haubensak (Sherpa Tensing Pedalerie)	Row 24 - Cell 2
-1lap	Marco Wildhaber (Suso Bike Walenstadt)	Row 25 - Cell 2
-1lap	Marc Flury (Thömus Racing Team)	Row 26 - Cell 2
-1lap	Tobias Fedier (VC Horgen)	Row 27 - Cell 2
-1lap	Samuel Bieri (Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach)	Row 28 - Cell 2
-1lap	Marc Hermann (ewz.biketeam.gr)	Row 29 - Cell 2
-1lap	Robin Böhi (Velothek-Baloise)	Row 30 - Cell 2
-1lap	Pascal Stettler (Fischer Junior MTB Team)	Row 31 - Cell 2
-1lap	Remo Bislin (Bike 4 Fun)	Row 32 - Cell 2
-1lap	Christoph Fässler (thomyk / VC Gersau)	Row 33 - Cell 2
-1lap	Daniel Humm (VC Wädenswil/Radnroll Bike Team)	Row 34 - Cell 2
-1lap	Nico Tambarikas (RT-Bike/RV Buchs)	Row 35 - Cell 2
-1lap	Fabian Aschwanden (VMC Silenen/IG Radsport Uri)	Row 36 - Cell 2
-2laps	Benedikt (Lie) Mündle (Merida Liechtenstein)	Row 37 - Cell 2
-2laps	Daniel Hagmann (Koba.ch)	Row 38 - Cell 2
-6laps	Ronny Koller (RSS Rheintal)	Row 39 - Cell 2
DNF	Marc Schärli (RC Gränichen)	Row 40 - Cell 2
DNF	Basil Fanti (RRZ Goldwurst.ch Nordwest)	Row 41 - Cell 2
DNF	Maxime Schmid (BikePark.ch)	Row 42 - Cell 2

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Junior women
1	Michelle Hediger (Fischer-BMC)	1:16:00
2	Vania Schumacher (Top Cycle)	0:01:33
3	Nicole Hanselmann (bike-import.ch/RV Wetzikon)	0:02:10
4	Tanja Starkermann (Fischer Junior MTB Team)	0:07:46
5	Céline Ernst (Stöckli Racing Team)	0:10:34
6	Aurelia Sonderegger (PBR-Matic Swiss MTB Team)	0:10:41
7	Seraina Gasser (Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach)	0:14:28
8	Carmen Gehriger (Team-Brander.ch)	0:15:40

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Under 23 men
1	Fabian Giger (SKS M.I.G. Team)	1:30:58
2	Sepp Freiburghaus (Thömus Racing Team)	0:02:00
3	Pascal Meyer (SKS M.I.G. Team)	0:02:33
4	Thomas Litscher (SKS M.I.G. Team)	0:03:50
5	Martin Fanger (Giant-Swiss-Team)	0:04:03
6	Jeremy Huguenin (Giant-Swiss-Team)	0:05:05
7	Severin Disch (Giant-Swiss-Team)	0:05:48
8	Lukas Kaufmann (Rothaus-Cube MTB Team)	0:06:09
9	Patrik Gallati (Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing)	0:06:44
10	Marco Arnold (Gisler-Craft)	0:09:50
11	Daniel Eymann (Thömus Racing Team)	0:11:28
12	Konny Looser (BiXS - iXS Swiss Team)	0:12:27
-1lap	Simon Weber (Merida Suisse Team)	Row 12 - Cell 2
-1lap	Benjamin Büchi (Scott RV Winterthur)	Row 13 - Cell 2
-1lap	Giancarlo Sax (Thömus Racing Team)	Row 14 - Cell 2
-1lap	Philipp Gerber (Thömus Racing Team)	Row 15 - Cell 2
-1lap	Valentin Scherz (Pro Cycles - Scott - Newwork)	Row 16 - Cell 2
-1lap	Arian Berger (Schötz go-in.ch)	Row 17 - Cell 2
-1lap	Matthias Allenspach (Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach)	Row 18 - Cell 2
-1lap	Christian Bickel (Total Sport/Steda)	Row 19 - Cell 2
-1lap	Lucien Besancon (Velocenter Wangen a.A.)	Row 20 - Cell 2
-1lap	Daniel Kaufmann (Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB)	Row 21 - Cell 2
-1lap	Benoit Beaud (BikePark.ch)	Row 22 - Cell 2
-1lap	Michael Wildhaber (Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach)	Row 23 - Cell 2
-1lap	Sandro Hediger (Fischer Junior MTB Team)	Row 24 - Cell 2
-1lap	Jeremias Marti (TG-Zentralschweiz.ch)	Row 25 - Cell 2
-1lap	Marc Metzler (Pink Gili Swiss)	Row 26 - Cell 2
-1lap	Patrick Hediger (RV Merishausen/Russenberger)	Row 27 - Cell 2
-1lap	Oliver Windler (Ullmann Yeti)	Row 28 - Cell 2
2laps	Benjamin Walker (VMC Erstfeld/IG RS Uri)	Row 29 - Cell 2
2laps	Luca Formoso (Cycle Shop/RV Winterthur)	Row 30 - Cell 2
DNF	Matthias Rupp (Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing)	Row 31 - Cell 2
DNF	Mirco Widmer (Fischer Junior MTB Team)	Row 32 - Cell 2
DNF	Sandro Kessler (ewz.biketeam.gr)	Row 33 - Cell 2
DNF	Mathias Flückiger (23 deegres/Trek)	Row 34 - Cell 2
DNF	Arnaud Grand (Thömus Racing Team)	Row 35 - Cell 2
DNF	Mirco Zürcher (BSK Graf/VC Volketswil)	Row 36 - Cell 2
DNF	David Bieri (Krapf Bike Wave)	Row 37 - Cell 2
DNF	Jörg Egli (Wheeler-IXS Swiss Team)	Row 38 - Cell 2
DNF	Manuel Ritter (MTB Cycletech Racing Team)	Row 39 - Cell 2
DNF	Dumeni Vincenz (Thömus Racing Team)	Row 40 - Cell 2
DNF	Florian Thie (MTB Cycletech Racing Team)	Row 41 - Cell 2
DNF	Pascal Schmutz (Corratec World Team)	Row 42 - Cell 2

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Under 23 women
1	Vivienne Meyer (Colnago Cap Arreghini)	1:27:47
2	Kathrin Stirnemann (Merida Suisse Team)	0:02:18
3	Virginie Pointet (BikePark.ch)	0:03:24
4	Joelle Schmutz (Corratec Worl Team)	0:05:44
5	Marina Giger (Tower Sports-VC Eschenbach)	0:06:43
6	Jennifer Sägesser (Thömus Racing Team)	0:11:05
7	Deborah Spescha (ewz.biketeam.gr)	0:11:08
8	Karin Rappo (Mahu)	0:15:49
-1lap	Céline Farner (Velo Franz/Univega)	Row 8 - Cell 2
-1lap	Andrea Wilhelm (Stevens Tröhler/VC Hittnau)	Row 9 - Cell 2
-1lap	Daniela Stünzi (Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB)	Row 10 - Cell 2
DNF	Lorraine Truong (Prof Flühlmann / CCL)	Row 11 - Cell 2

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Master men
1	René Wildhaber (Schwinn OBG)	1:30:03
2	David Baumann (Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB)	0:00:51
3	Roland Häfeli (Fischer-BMC)	0:01:51
4	Beat Morf (Chälbli Bikes & Service)	0:02:33
5	Stefan Huber (Alptours/Pneu Egger)	0:03:05
6	Marcel Knecht (CSI Group MTB Team)	0:04:30
7	Daniel Huber (ewz.biketeam.gr)	0:05:09
8	Roger Dittli (Stöckli-Craft)	0:06:47
9	Andreas Bruder (Bike4Fun)	0:06:48
10	Marco Hinrichs (Stöckli)	0:08:06
11	Claudius Thommen (Merida Suisse Team)	0:11:39
12	Lee Mazzoleni (VC Industrie Zürich)	0:11:47
-3laps	50083 N.N.	Row 12 - Cell 2
-5laps	Alain Bischofberger (veloschöpfli.ch)	Row 13 - Cell 2
-5laps	Martin Steiert (Kraftstoff Bike-Werkstatt)	Row 14 - Cell 2

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Under 17 men
1	Tobias Spescha (VC Surselva)	0:51:09
2	Andri Frischknecht (VC Eschenbach Hakle)	0:00:12
3	Erik Jonsson (Corratec World Team)	0:00:33
4	Lars Forster (VC Eschenbach Hakle)	0:00:45
5	Florian Chenaux (VC Fribourg/Cycles Pache)	0:01:53
6	Valentin Berset (Procycle/Scott/New York)	0:02:14
7	Jan Gafner (Ski-Velo-Center.ch)	0:02:14
8	Dominik Risi (TG Zentralschweiz)	0:02:50
9	Philipp Hediger (Fischer Junior MTB Team)	0:03:01
10	Marcel Guerrini (Energie MTB Team)	0:03:19
11	Isak Jonsson (Corratec World Team)	0:03:24
12	Roger Jenny (Bike 4 Fun)	0:03:35
13	Jonas Loretz (Tropical Solothurn)	0:03:43
14	Silvan Kälin (TG-Zentralschweiz/RV Einsiedeln)	0:04:12
15	Dominic Zumstein (VC Eschenbach Hakle)	0:04:29
16	Nick Albrecht (bikebrothers.ch/RV Winterthur)	0:04:43
17	Manuel Boog (Hobi-Bau)	0:05:16
18	Dylan Page (Dom Cycle / VC Rennaz)	0:05:18
19	Nicola Conrad (Fischer Junior MTB Team)	0:06:22
20	Rico Von Burg (Tropical Solothurn)	0:06:27
21	Maurus Dürr (Koba.ch)	0:06:56
22	Ciril Spescha (VC Surselva)	0:08:11
23	Joel Haubensak (Sherpa Tensing Pedalerie)	0:08:13
24	Kilian Motzer (RV Altenrhein)	0:08:14
25	Roman Gisler (TG Zentralschweiz /IG RS Uri)	0:08:58
26	Gabriel Senn (Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon)	0:09:21
27	Patrik Koller	0:09:28
28	Joel Koller (VC Eschenbach Hakle)	0:10:04
29	Ismael Müller (Felt Cycles Centre)	0:10:21
30	Fabian Kiser (TG Zentralschweiz)	0:10:29
31	Pascal Dieterich (Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon)	0:11:19
32	Fabian Bucher (Merida Rookies Team)	0:11:26
33	Kilian Oertli (Radteam Degersheim)	0:11:28
34	Samuel Schwendener (Koba.ch)	0:11:43
35	Silvan Gisler (VMC Silenen/IG Radsport Uri)	0:12:47
36	Thomas Eymann (Thömus Factory Team)	0:13:43
37	Kilian Badrutt	0:14:46
38	Albin Gehriger	0:15:07
-1lap	Nicolas Allenspach (Koba.ch)	Row 38 - Cell 2
-2laps	Florian Suter (Fischer Junior MTB Team)	Row 39 - Cell 2

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Under 17 women
1	Andrea Waldis (thomyk/VC Gersau/TG Zentral)	0:56:55
2	Linda Indergand (TG Zentralschweiz/IG RS-Uri)	0:02:25
3	Jolanda Neff (RV Altenrhein)	0:03:37
4	Eliane Müggler (RV Altenrhein)	0:09:34
5	Julia Vontobel (RV Wetzikon)	0:09:42
6	Fabienne Andres (Cannondale Küttel)	0:10:47
7	Deborah Inauen (Danis Bike/RMC Appenzell)	0:11:54
8	Jil Saxer (MTB Racing Team Hägglingen)	0:11:54
9	Ramona * Forchini (Velothek-Baloise)	0:13:31
10	Laura Fedier (VC Horgen)	0:14:09
11	Michelle Vollenweider (Haibike-Swiss IT Repair MTB)	0:20:24
-1lap	Larissa Zimmermann (RBT Glarnerland Oel Hauser)	Row 11 - Cell 2
-3laps	Janine Hanselmann (Hobi-Bau/MF.Hügler Wetzikon)	Row 12 - Cell 2

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews. She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.