The Buffalo Sprint is held in the starting round of the elite race. Forster is already in the lead here and takes the special prize ahead of Ralph Näf and Matthias Allenspach. "After that it went as I had hoped," explains an extremely strong Forster. "I was able to pull out a small lead on Näf early on and finally pulled away on my own in time trial style."

Multiple world champion Ralph Näf paid tribute to Forster at the finish: "He was simply too fast. I decided to ride my own pace and not let anyone come up behind me". Three-time junior Näf is also riding in the junior categories. "A nice thing, but it was a bit stressful for dad, as they were riding right in front of my own race," smiles the rider from eastern Switzerland.

Joel Koller, last year's overall winner, finishes in third place and once again establishes himself as a hot contender for this year's Cup victory. VC Eschenbach has seven of the top eight riders.

World champion leaves nothing to be desired
In the women's event, junior world champion Nicole Koller will face Ramona Forchini, who has already enjoyed international success. Koller shows off her incredible talent and leaves her competitors without a chance. Ramona Forchini finishes second, while Céline Farner also grabs a place on the podium in third place.

With blue skies and temperatures of around 15 degrees, the Glarus sun terrace welcomes the riders in perfect conditions. The great route in Schwändi always makes the bikers happy anyway. In the end, the OC boss is also happy: "We had the ambulance on site twice in the morning, but as far as I know, there were no serious injuries," says Hansruedi Marti, thanking all the volunteers, landowners and sponsors.

The six-minute EKZ Cup magazines will now be broadcast on two channels: Tuesdays at 5.50 pm on Tele Top and Wednesdays at 7.05 pm on S1. In addition, further exciting video and photo reports will be available on the social media channels from Monday.