It's a tough elimination race that the athletes are taking on the physically demanding course in Montsevelier in the Jura. The steep climbs and slippery descents caused by the previous day's rain are accompanied by hot and humid summer weather and tired legs from the training camps that most of the top riders are currently attending in preparation for the upcoming title fights in the second half of the season. Including the Australians, who are currently preparing for the Commonwealth Games. The two winners of Montsevelier, Daniel McConnell and Rebecca Henderson, have set up their training base in Gränichen. Meanwhile, the Swiss national team riders are currently staying with the national team at an altitude training camp in the Engadine.

Daniel McConnell coped best with the difficult conditions and - like his compatriot and girlfriend - achieved a start-to-finish victory. "I didn't have any tactics, I just rode my pace - and was amazed at how well it went. I didn't really expect that," admitted McConnell in the winner's interview. The course was fantastic but also very demanding. That's why he was particularly pleased to win against such top-class opponents as Absalon and Giger, explains the Australian.

Fabian Giger had nothing but words of praise for McConnell: "I was able to keep up with his pace for three of the eight laps." McConnell rode strongly, especially on the technically difficult descents. "I was able to close the gap on the climbs at first, but then the gap got bigger and bigger. On the last two laps, I concentrated on holding on to second place." Nevertheless, he is very satisfied with his form, explains Giger. He is now looking forward to the next BMC race in Lenzerheide in a week's time. This will be the final test of form for the Swiss Championships taking place a week later in Lostorf.

Even Julien Absalon (BMC), who is used to success, was satisfied with his third place: "After three weeks without a race and a week off due to my knee injury, it went well," said the European champion confidently. However, he cannot yet say whether he will ride in Lenzerheide next Sunday. He will decide that in the course of the week.Start-to-finish victory for Henderson
"The humid weather and the challenging course made the race tough," said Rebecca Henderson after her start-finish victory. The steep ramp just a few hundred meters after the start was particularly tough. Andrea Waldis reached the finish line in second place and best U23 rider. "Rebecca is one level higher than me. That's why I'm super happy about this second place," says Waldis. Due to her final apprenticeship exam, she hasn't had as many good results this year. That's why she is particularly pleased with this second place.Jürg Graf can confidently defend his leader's jersey in the amateurs and masters with his fourth victory in a row. The two remaining podium places were secured by U23 riders Simon Vitzthum and Manuel Fasnacht. The latter won in a tight sprint against Marcel Bartholet, who finished fourth.

Filippo Colombo secures his second win in a row in the juniors, further extending his position as leader. Noah Blöchlinger finished second ahead of Robin Gemperle.

In the juniors, European and world champion Alessandra Keller secured her first victory in this year's BMC Racing Cup in the sprint ahead of Sina Frei. Rebecca Rudolf von Rohr achieved third place.

Cup organizer Andi Seeli's assessment of the event was very positive: "Not only I, but also the riders were amazed at the incredible commitment of the people of Jura to this race. The organizing committee put in months of hard work to create a sensational course and when the weather tried to put a spanner in the works on Saturday, they put a lot of effort into getting the course ready again. But it wasn't just the course builders who did an exceptional job, the entire OC with around 200 helpers put on a worthy BMC Racing Cup with around 700 participants. Hopefully this event will become a permanent fixture in the Cup."

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Results BMC Racing Cup, Montsevelier
Men
1.	Daniel McConnell (AUS)	Trek Factory Racing Team	1:32:.44,0
2.	Fabian Giger (SUI)	Giant Pro XC Team	+0:01.08,4
3.	Julien Absalon (SUI)	BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	+0:02.01,5
4.	Martin Fanger (SUI)	BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	+0:05.57,6
5.	Martin Gujan (SUI)	Orange Monkey Pro Team	+0:07.51.0
6.	Cameron Ivory (AUS)	Swell-Specialized Racing Team	+0:08.16,4
7.	Andreas Moser (SUI)	Zaunteam Mittelland	+0:08.22,7
8.	Reto Indergand (SUI)	BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	+0:08.31,4
9.	Emilien Barben (SUI)	Zimmermann-BMC-Mathieu SA	+0:08.35,8
10.	Giuseppe Lamastra (ITA)	Arcobaleno Carraro Trentino Mtb	+0:10.16,6
Women
1.	Rebecca Henderson (AUS)	Trek Factory Racing Team	1:37.34,5
2.	Andrea Waldis (SUI)	Colnago South Tyrol	+0:01.17,7
3.	Nina Wrobel (GER)	Team Merida-Schulte	+0:03.01,2
4.	Ramona Forchini (SUI)	Strüby-Bixs Team	+0.03.24,1
5.	Hielke Elferink (NED)	WHEELER-iXS-Team	+0:06.41,6
Juniors
1.	Filippo Collombo (SUI)	Velo Club Monte Tamaro - BMC	1:11.59,4
2.	Noah Blöchlinger (SUI)	bischibikes / kopierpapier.ch	+0:00.49,6
3.	Robin Gemperle (SUI)	Scott-Odlo-Racing-Team	+0:01.00,4
4.	Sandor Trevisani (SUI)	Dom Cycle Merida	+0:01.13,9
5.	Timon Rüegg (SUI)	Walter Meier Orbea Factory Team	+0:01.16,9
Junior girls
1.	Alessandra Keller (SUI)	Strüby-Bixs Team	51:53.3
2.	Sina Frei (SUI)	JB Felt Team	+00.00,0
3.	Rebecca Rudolf von Rohr (SUI)	Tropical Solothurn	+04.06,5
Amateurs/Masters
1.	Jürg Graf (SUI)	bskGraf-ROLLMAT-KOBA MTB Team	1:10.21,0
2.	Simon Vitzthum (SUI)	bischibikes/kopierpapier.ch	+0:01.24,8
3.	Manuel Fasnacht (SUI)	Fischer Junior MTB Team	+0:03.03,5