The race leader Joel Koller, Marcel Guerrini and Patrick Tresch formed the race-defining lead group early on. "On the second lap, I tested my opponents for the first time with an attack, but didn't get away decisively and let them catch me again," says Guerrini, describing the second of five laps.

In fact, the group stayed together until the last lap. But then Guerrini attacked again, but this time more courageously. "Guerrini pulled away, Koller and I could no longer follow," said Tresch, describing the situation from his point of view. Koller and Tresch battled it out until the very last climb. "I attacked Tresch there and was able to open up a small gap, which I was able to manage on the descent to the finish", Koller recorded at the finish.

With his second place in Egg, Zurich, Koller has scored so many points that he has an unassailable number of points ahead of the final race. Behind him, however, things are getting very exciting: Manuel Boog in second place with 196 points is only marginally ahead of Matthias Allenspach with 193 and Patrick Tresch with 191 points.

Schönthal with victory on the day and overall lead
In the women's race, Joana Schönthal put pressure on her rivals early on. "We were all still together on the first climb. Before the first descent, I went to the front and from then on I had a small lead," explains the rider from VC Meilen. She then left nothing to chance and rode confidently to the end of the race in the lead. Joanna Schönthal thus takes over the leader's jersey from Rahel Signer, who tragically has to miss out on the race. She crashed heavily during the warm-up before the race.
Maja Rothweiler finishes second in Egg, just ahead of Daniela Wäfler.

The event in Egg is once again superbly organized and can benefit from the good weather. OC boss Klaus Kiessling is delighted with the 400 participants. "Once again, everything went smoothly. The well-coordinated team knows what it has to do," says Kiessling, complimenting his helpers.

Since the Swiss Cycling scouting day for the youth will take place next Saturday at the final in Fischenthal, the award ceremony for the Hard category will be brought forward slightly, while the award ceremony for the Mega and Soft categories will be held later in the afternoon. Detailed information will be posted on www.ekz-cup.ch.

TV summary after the race
The six-minute EKZ Cup magazine will now be broadcast on Tuesday evening via YouTube and then on Thursday on Sport Szene Fernsehen SSF at 8.00 pm and 9.05 pm. On Tele Züri on Saturdays and Sundays at 12.30 pm.

www.ekz-cup.ch