Official press release:

Zermatt hosted the Swiss Championships for the second time last weekend after 2008 and the iXS Swiss Downhill Cup came to the Matterhorn for the first time. 173 participants were on the start list for the race on what is probably the most difficult course of the season. Nick Beer left the race course as the winner and thus Swiss champion

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There was a lot of discussion about the course in the run-up to the race and the extremely long and consistently difficult track also provided plenty to talk about on the race weekend. It can definitely be considered the most challenging course on this year's iXS race calendar and at the very least, it ensured constant communication between the riders. Despite the changeable weather, the conditions on the course were consistent and many participants were visibly happy that the surface absorbed the rain well on Saturday and the conditions did not become even more difficult. As was to be expected, Nick Beer, 10th in the world rankings to date, coped best. With a time of 5:08 min, he cemented his claim to the Swiss championship title. Despite crashing, he was able to pull out a lead of 7 seconds and showed that he is in a different league. He thus secured his fourth consecutive triumph at the national championships. Dominik Gspan finished in second place, followed by Ludovic May.

Lutz Weber was already able to prove his form on Saturday by setting the fastest time of the day. However, he crashed heavily on the final day, meaning that Basil Weber came out on top and now holds the title of Swiss Junior Champion.

In the elite women's category, Emilie Siegenthaler won the title of Swiss champion for the third time. With a time of 6:13 minutes, she secured victory on her birthday and outclassed Martina Brühlmann by almost 14 seconds. Third place went to co-favorite Miriam Ruchti, who lost a lot of time due to a fall. Kim Schauff once again managed to secure the title of Swiss junior champion.

The fastest Master was Thomas Ryser, who was the first to take to the track in his category due to a flat tire in the seeding run and was then able to stay in the Red Bull Hot Seat until the end. Samuel Aklin took second place ahead of Heinz Hostettler.

The podium of the iXS Cup classification corresponds to the results of the Swiss championships, as no foreign participant rode in the top three. As always, further results can be found at ixsdownhillcup.com.

Downhill Swiss Championships 2010, Men's Elite:
1st Nick Beer
2. Dominik Gspan
3rd Ludovic May

Downhill Swiss Championships 2010, women's elite:
1st Emilie Siegenthaler
2. Martina Brühlmann
3rd Miriam Ruchti

Swiss Downhill Championships 2010, Juniors:
1st Basil Weber
2nd Freddy Hunziker
3rd Christoph Fässler

Four Cross Swiss Championships 2010, Men's Elite:
1st Seydoux Pascal
2nd Weiss Adrian
3rd Niederberger Noel
4th Waldburger Simon

Four Cross Swiss Championships 2010, Women Elite:
1st Siegenthaler Emilie
2nd Seydoux Rachel
3rd Vollenweider Michel
4th Oetjen Lucia