In the main race, the Masters category starts two minutes before the elite. They manage to escape until the third of six laps, when the onrushing elite riders end the chase. Masters rider Patrick Tresch joins the fast train. "That went well until Lars Forster attacked and tried to keep up. I shouldn't have done that, because shortly afterwards I went into overdrive," says Tresch. Tresch's collapse gave Joel Koller, who had previously been left behind, the opportunity to catch up with Forster. The latter brings about the decision with a dry start. Despite his collapse, Tresch finished third behind Koller.

Fourth place went to Pascal Meyer from the organizing Veloclub Hittnau. As in the last few races, Meyer didn't have the best legs today, but was satisfied: "It went a lot better than in the last few races, so I'm happy with fourth place." This result is enough for the 26-year-old to take the lead in the overall standings. Joel Koller lurks just a few points behind.

Forchini lonely top
Eliminator specialist Ramona Forchini is untouchable in Hittnau. With lap times that are up to two minutes faster than her competitors, she rides unchallenged to victory. However, second place is hotly contested. This was snatched by Romaine Wenger just two seconds ahead of Nicole Hanselmann.

The overall leader Joana Schönthal finishes the race in fourth place, but remains ahead of her direct rival Rahel Signer. Schönthal will therefore also wear the leader's jersey in the upcoming EKZ Cup race. In the overall classification, she also has the same number of points and the same lead as Meyer in the men's race.

With almost 450 participants and numerous spectators who came to the course in the best summer weather, OC President Raphael Kocher was very satisfied: "Everything went very smoothly today and the volunteers once again did a great job. With almost 20 participants, the charity race in aid of the Palme Foundation was also a success!"The six-minute EKZ Cup magazines will be broadcast on Thursday after the races on SSF Sport-Szene television at 8.00 pm and 9.05 pm and on Tele Züri on Saturdays and Sundays at 12.30 pm. In addition, further exciting video and photo reports will be available on the social media channels from Monday.www.ekz-cup.ch
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