Forchini and Püntener win the overall standings of the Škoda Swiss Bike Cup

Ramona Forchini in second place at the finale in Gränichen and Fabio Püntener with his third Swiss Bike Cup victory defend their lead in the overall standings and win this year's Škoda Swiss Bike Cup.

For the first time, the winner of the overall standings of the Škoda Swiss Bike Cup is Fabio Püntener. In the middle of the week, it was announced that the rider from Uri was switching to the Scott-Sram team. On Saturday, he rode for his new team for the first time at the race in Gränichen and won straight away.
"Of course it's great that it worked out right away," says Püntener. "The processes have already gone well and I've also been able to get used to the new bike." Püntener's victory was only in danger at the start of the race. His only remaining rival in the battle for overall victory, Luca Schätti (Bixs Performance Race Team), was no longer able to keep up with Püntener's pace after a third of the race.

In the end, Püntener relegated his new team colleague, the American Bjorn Riley (Scott-Sram MTB Racing), to second place half a minute behind and Schätti to third place.

Forchini defends her lead

Ramona Forchini (Bixs Performance Race Team) wins the overall standings of the Škoda Swiss Bike Cup for the second time since 2019. After Alessandra Keller canceled her participation in Gränichen in the middle of the week, the overall victory was almost out of Forchini's reach. The 31-year-old nevertheless put in a strong race and was only beaten by Brifn Isla Short. "That was the best I could do today, but I'm happy to have won the overall classification." Emilly Johnston (Scott-Sram MTB Racing) rode to third place on the podium.

L'Homme outsprints Püntener, Schibler remains in command

Maxime L'Homme put in a dominant race in the U23 category. The French-Swiss rider dictated the race from the front and not only took the day's victory in the final sprint, but also overtook Romano Püntener (Thömus Akros - Youngstars) in the overall standings, who finished eighth. Felix Sprenger (Wenaweser Racing/RV Schaan) narrowly secured second place ahead of Italian Fabio Bassignana (KTM Protek Elettrosystem).

Fiona Schibler (Bike Team Solothurn) once again dominated the U23 women's race, securing her third win of the day as well as overall victory. Katrin Embacher (Trek Future Racing) and Finja Lipp (Ghost Factory Racing) rode to second and third place respectively.

Iten and De Almeida win the U19 overall classification

In the U19 men's category, Frenchman Noa Filippi (Canyon CLLCTV) rode to a start-to-finish victory. He relegated Lewin Iten (RVW Pasolino Racing), who won the overall standings, to second place and Levin Näf (KA-Boom Raceteam) to third. In the women's race, Adina Daubner (Singer Racing Team) took the day's victory ahead of team colleague Paulina Lange. Third place went to Tess De Almeida (Thömus young - équipe dubraquet), who overtook Lea Bösch (Ägeri Cycle Race Team) by one point in the overall standings.