Cold temperatures - it was only four degrees at the start early in the morning in Kirchzarten - but dry weather led to a fast first hour of racing, in which a ten-strong leading group with all the favorites formed. By the middle of the race, a quartet of Huber, Felderer, Kugler and Stoll were still in front. "Felderer demonstrated with his attacks that he had good legs. But he wasn't able to pull away decisively," said Huber, recapping the race from his perspective.

However, the increase in speed meant that the South Tyrolean soon led the race alone with Huber on his wheel. The rider from Aargau deliberately went for a sprint, which he won with aplomb. "I've lost too many sprints in the last few months and finished second. This victory gives me new self-confidence for the European Championships next week in Italy," commented Huber.Huber, who had already won the competition in Kirchzarten in 2008, did not want to make any predictions for the European Championships. He did not know the course in Montebelluna, nor did he know whether all his competitors had already revealed their maps. In addition, Alban Lakata and Lukas Buchli were missing in Kirchzarten.

Results Black Forest Ultra Bike Marathon

Men (115 km):
1st Urs Huber (Jonen) 4:24:38.
2nd Mike Felderer (It) gl. time
3rd Andreas Kugler (Frasnacht) 0:19.
4th Thomas Stoll (Osterfingen) 3:34.
5th Thomas Dietsch (Fr) 6:39. 6th Ramses Bekkenk (Ho) 8:54.
7th Uwe Hardter (De) 11:46. 8th Friedrich Dähler (Ettingen) 12:45.
9th Roland Golderer (De) 13:49.
10th Marco Lang (Rosshäusern) 13:52.

Women (115 km):
1st Pia Sundstedt (Fi) 4:59: 35.
2nd Sabine Spitz (Germany) 21:03.
3rd Anette Griner (Germany) 27:01.
4th Tamara Horn (Rosshäusern) 40:45.
5th Danièle Troesch (Fr) 42:24.

Source: Press release, Martin Platter