At the third edition of the Flückiger Cross in Madiswil, the participants have to contend with plenty of mud. Seemingly the right surface for the Frenchman Arnaud Grand, who makes a break for it on the first lap. Grand pulls away through the mud and wins his very first UCI cyclo-cross race. Just under half a minute behind him, the winner of the first edition in 2012, Marcel Wildhaber, reaches the finish line in second place. Deep terrain does not suit him particularly well, which is why he is all the more satisfied with his second place.

In contrast to the first edition of the Flückiger Cross, the riders are usually riding individually in these muddy conditions and not in groups as usual. There is therefore no slipstreaming, pushing each other or tactics, which makes it particularly tough for the riders. Lukas Flückiger's race was a little different. After a bad start, he finds himself in 28th place. However, Flückiger then got into his stride and "ate" his way through the field of riders to the front. Almost at the last minute, the world-class rider was able to pass Lars Forster and Lukas Winterberg and move into third place. His brother Mathias Flückiger rode consistently in his home race and finished sixth.

One lap too long
In category B, the race for juniors, amateurs and masters, the jury expected the riders to ride one lap too long. Instead of 50 minutes, the fastest B rider, Jürg Graf, ripped through the deep soil for over eleven minutes longer. The Swiss and European champion in the Masters category took over three minutes off the two juniors Timon Rüegg and Kevin Kuhn.
With 47 riders, category B is the most crowded race at this year's Flückiger Cross.

In the women's race, 16-year-old Olivia Hottinger celebrated her second victory in the highest women's category in cyclo-cross. The schoolgirl beat mountain bike marathon specialist Milena Landtwing with a start-finish victory. Franziska Ebinger came third.