The women deliver a great and above all varied race to the many thousands of spectators. Yana Belomoina and Gunn-Rita Dahle dominate the action right from the start, even though Jolanda Neff and her Kross team-mate Maja Wloszczowska are not far behind. The Polish rider later falls back. She complains of stomach problems and Jolanda Neff struggles to catch up. However, it was not the European champion who made it, but Annie Last.

The British rider, who has not ridden in the top five since 2012, comes from behind and passes Neff on the fourth of six laps. This distance was shortened during the race. This is also a first, as is Annie Last's World Cup victory. She leaves Jolanda Neff behind and closes the gap to Belomoina and Dahle-Flesjaa. On lap four, Yana Belomoina has an advantage at first, but the Ukrainian is unable to keep up her pace. This allowed Annie Last to ride out a small lead, but Dahle-Flesjaa never let up. Annie Last stays focused and takes her completely surprising premiere victory. "I knew she was in good shape, we were hoping for a podium. But we never thought she would win," says her team manager Paul Beales.

Jolanda Neff shows great improvement on the previous week and puts on a great show for her home crowd. However, she was never able to catch up with the front runners. In the end, she even had to defend her fourth place (+1:03) against the strong German Helen Grobert (+1:08). Nevertheless, Neff is not unhappy with her result. "I am very satisfied. I got through my semester exams and the timetable is right. Next week are the Swiss Championships and in three weeks I want to defend my title at the European Championships," explains Neff. It was brilliant today with all the people, it was great fun."

The race did not go as hoped for Linda Indergand and Alessandra Keller. Indergand, who has always been in the top five this season, is unable to succeed in her home race of all places. Indergand is in tenth position, but still has a good chance of making the podium, when she falls sideways in the new rock passage. "I fell on my head," Indergand complains at the finish, still pretty shaken up. After that, she found it difficult to really get back into the race. In the end, she managed to finish in ninth place (+2:08), moving up to third place in the overall standings behind Belomoina and Wloszczowska. Alessandra Keller finished twelfth (+2:38). She was unable to build on her recent performances. "It wasn't my day today," she admits. "It went well at the start, but I lost a bit in the middle and then I couldn't find my speed."

World champion Annika Langvad gives up the race after one lap. She fell ill during the week.