Engelberg in central Switzerland was the venue for the third race of this year's ÖKK BIKE REVOLUTION. And the new mountain bike course offered spectacular mountain bike sport.

In the elite women's race, Sina Frei, the Olympic silver medalist from Tokyo, took the lead in the third of seven laps. She coped well with the circuit and was able to extend her lead lap by lap. In the end, she gained almost 2 minutes on second-placed Alessandra Keller. The large crowd of fan club members consoled Keller for missing out on her "home victory". Paula Gorycka from Poland came third.

The men's race was dominated by the trio of Nino Schurter, Vital Albin and Lars Forster. Schurter and Albin were in the spotlight first. They were able to break away from the field and alternated the lead. It was not until the fourth of eight laps that Schurter was able to break away slightly from his Grisons compatriot. While Albin subsequently fell further and further behind, his team-mate Lars Forster turned up the pace in the second half of the race. Forster was over 30 seconds behind Schurter at the halfway point of the race, but in the end the world champion still managed to finish 9th, Forster came second, while Vital Albin had to settle for third place.

The organizers in Engelberg also drew very positive initial feedback. Several thousand mountain bike fans lined the race course at the weekend and enjoyed the great atmosphere in the Event Village. While top-class sport was on the agenda on Sunday, over 600 children and amateur athletes were able to compete in various races and competitions on Saturday.

Ranking list elite men

1. Nino Schurter, SUI, 1:18.35

2. Lars Forster, SUI, + 0.08

3rd Vital Albin, SUI, + 1.07

4. Joel Roth, SUI, + 2.52

5th Simon Walter, SUI, + 3.10

Ranking list elite women

1. Sina Frei, SUI, 1:21.23

2nd Alessandra Keller, SUI, + 1.53

3. Paula Gorycka, POL, + 3.04

4. Seraina Leugger, SUI, + 3.31

5th Ginia Caluori, SUI, 4.33

 

The fourth run will take place on July 8 and 9 in Davos.

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