In the elite women's race, a leading quartet forms right after the start with the favorites Neff, Keller, Frei and Indergand. On the second lap, Alessandra Keller stepped up the pace and split the group. Only world champion Jolanda Neff is able to follow the pace dictated by the young Central Swiss rider. But then comes the shock. A riding field causes Keller to fall and she promptly loses a few seconds to Neff. But the rider from Nidwalden doesn't let this upset her and catches up with Neff before the end of the lap.

She took the lead on the third lap and never relinquished it. She rode the best lap time on each of the last three laps. But Alessandra Keller can only really pull away on the last climb, where she attacks and pulls away decisively. Neff's resistance is broken and so the Swiss Bike Cup leader can enjoy the descent to the finish. "I'm very happy with today. After a rather slow start, I was first able to break up the group with two bursts of speed and later distance Jolanda," said the beaming winner, summarizing the key moments of the race.

Victory after the break

At his first start in Europe this season, Nino Schurter celebrates a superior victory. Incidentally, it is the world champion's first race after the break he took after the Cape Epic. Not far from Nino Schurter's front door, it's dominance from the start. He crosses the finish line in first place after the first lap. Schurter then gradually extended his initially narrow lead and crossed the finish line 38 seconds ahead of Lars Forster, who also secured the overall lead. Reto Indergand has to fend off the approaching Lukas Flückiger at the end. In the end, however, the rider from Uri was able to keep Flückiger at bay by 13 seconds and secure third place.

Balmer in second place

In the junior race, Alexandre Balmer rides to his second win of the season. He once again relegated Luca Schätti to second place. The decision was made on the third lap, where Balmer was able to break away from Schätti. Nils Brun took third place. In the junior women's race, Tina Züger and Ronja Blöchlinger pull away on the first lap. However, Züger then set off alone on her way to victory. Jaqueline Schneebeli came third. The winner in the U23 category is Joel Roth, who finished third in the first race. Roth wins ahead of Joris Ryf and Vital Albin.

RV Schaan shines with junior victory and top organization

The early summer temperatures made for difficult, super dry conditions on the course. In the Mega category (U15), local Romano Püntener knew how to make the most of his home advantage. He not only celebrated a home win for RV Schaan, but also secured the leader's jersey. "Romano's victory, together with the start of the world champions, was the highlight of the weekend for the local organizers. They did an excellent job and the stage in Schaan can be taken as a model for other races," said Simon von Allmen, responsible for the PROFFIX Swiss Bike Cup, drawing a very positive conclusion.