The women's championship race promises to be the most exciting in years. Although Linda Indergand was the best Swiss racer at the first two World Cups, her competitors were not far away and, above all, close together. However, a leading group of three formed on the first lap with Alessandra Keller, Jolanda Neff and Sina Frei, but without Indergand. The rider from Uri was at the front after the start, lost her chain and had to come off her bike and let the leaders go.

For a short time, however, the leading group increased around Nicole Koller. However, she soon lost her effort and fell back a little, but it still seemed as though the Swiss title would be decided between four riders. Indergand has fought her way back up to fourth place and is only 30 seconds behind on lap four.

However, it remains a three-way battle between Frei, Keller and Neff, as Indergand's deficit grows again. Alessandra Keller goes on the attack on the last lap. Frei drops off, only Neff can still keep up. Now the defending champion mobilizes her strength once again and attacks successfully. She defends her championship title on the airfield in Gstaad - her fifth in a row - 14 seconds ahead of Alessandra Keller. Sina Frei wins the bronze medal. Linda Indergand finishes the Swiss Championships in a thankless fourth place. Ramona Forchini takes fifth place.

The high-flyer from the Gstaad airfield

In the men's race, a certain someone doesn't even let it come down to a three-way battle. Mathias Flückiger pushes the pace on the first lap and leads a four-man lead group with Lars Forster, Nino Schurter and Marcel Guerrini.

Flückiger doesn't wait long and pushes the pace again on lap two in the main climb, which only Schurter can follow at first, but then also falls off the Bernese rider's rear wheel. Flückiger makes up 16 seconds by the end of the second lap, and it doesn't stop there, although Schurter sets off in pursuit again together with Forster and Guerrini. Surprisingly, Forster loses the connection on lap five.

Mathias Flückiger takes a lead of over a minute into the final lap. Surprise rider Marcel Guerrini was less comfortable, having to let Nino Schurter go on the main climb. After a good 1:20 hours, Mathias Flückiger takes his second elite championship title after 2018, ahead of Nino Schurter and Marcel Guerrini. "When I realized that I could open up a gap so early on, it was just full throttle for me. I wanted to have a lead for the flat sections," Flückiger commented on this key moment in the race and added: "I'm obviously super happy with today! I wanted this title. It's another important step on the road to Tokyo!"

Lars Forster had to make do with fourth place, Lukas Flückiger took fifth place

Balmer and Schneebeli

In the U23 category, the big duel between Alexandre Balmer and Joel Roth failed to materialize. Balmer took the title with a clear lead over Roth. Just behind him, Fabio Püntener took the bronze award. First-year U23 rider Janis Baumann surprises with fourth place, ahead of Luca Schätti.

In the U23 women's race, Jacqueline Schneebeli rides to the Swiss title with a clear lead. Ronja Blöchlinger takes silver, Noelle Buri bronze.

In the junior championship races, Monique Halter and Jan Christen take the titles. Christen is also a surprise, as he is more at home in cyclocross and road racing. However, he is no unknown quantity there. He is the reigning Swiss junior cyclo-cross champion.