At the second round of the Argovia Cup in Lostorf, German Maximilian Brandl takes victory in a sprint against Martin Fanger. Matthias Stirnemann follows in third place. The third Swiss rider in the UCI C2 race is Joel Roth in fifth place. The women's podium is completely in foreign hands with Annie Last (GBR), Ronja Eibl (GER) and Hélène Clauzel (FRA).

At the opening race of this year's EKZ Cup in Schwändi, which was characterized by capricious weather conditions, there was a duel in the main category between World Cup rider Fabian Giger and marathon specialist Konny Looser, which Giger won. There was also a two-man sprint in the women's race, which Lara Krähemann won ahead of Vera Adrian.

The 3rd race of the "XCO internationali d'Italia Series" in San Marino's Montecchio Park turns into a veritable mud fight due to the pouring rain. Lars Forster once again proves himself to be a refined mud rider and wins his third race in a row. Nino Schurter takes third place behind the Italian Nadir Colledani. Eva Lechner wins the elite women's race ahead of Martina Berta and Marika Tovo.