Linda Indergand (UCI No. 7) wins the women's elite race with a 1:52 minute lead over Yana Belomonia from Ukraine (UCI No. 9). Poland's Maja Wloszczowska, two-time Olympic silver medalist and fifth in the world rankings, finished third. For Indergand it is an unchallenged start-to-finish victory, although five top 10 riders in the UCI ranking and the reigning world champion Annika Langvad (UCI no. 2) are at the start. Sina Frei takes over the leader's jersey with 129 points.

In sixth to eighth place, Alessandra Keller, Sina Frei and Kathrin Stirnemann are three more Swiss riders in the top ten and still have well-known riders such as Annika Langvad and Irina Kalentieva behind them.

Julian Absalon takes the lead in the Cup

Julien Absalon (UCI no. 2) is also a clear and unsurprising winner in the men's elite race. The runner-up from the first Swiss Bike Cup stage in Rivera wins the race with a 40-second lead over Florian Vogel (UCI no. 9). Vogel, however, had a lot of problems, suffering a puncture on the second lap and later struggling with chain problems. Nevertheless, he was still able to pull away decisively from Anton Sintsov (UCI no. 12) on the last lap.

The two Swiss riders Thomas Litscher and Mathias Flückiger also have to deal with defects. Both ride at the front at the beginning, pick up defects in unfavorable places and then have nothing to do with the outcome of the race. On the other hand, Martin Fanger, in eighth place, showed signs of his improved form for the first time under his new sponsor.

Due to the absence of Nino Schurter, Julien Absalon takes over the leader's jersey with 180 points. There is no overall leader change in the U23 category, where the talented Ticino rider Filippo Colombo also wins the second race of the Proffix Swiss Bike Cup and thus defends his overall lead.

Proffix Swiss Bike Cup as guest at the Ötztal Mountain Bike Festival

The Ötztal Mountain Bike Festival doubles its number of participants thanks to the cooperation with the Swiss Bike Cup. Almost 900 participants from 29 countries will find their way to the Ötztal in Haiming this weekend. CEO Amrin Meier comments on the Proffix Swiss Bike Cup's first trip abroad as follows: "It was a success. The cooperation with the local organizers worked well and there is great potential for expansion."

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