The excitement of the men's elite race is hard to beat. From the very first meter, the riders ride at full speed and take no chances. The first to give it a go is Swiss rider Nicola Rohrbach. He pushes hard from the start and is able to open up a nice gap. Meanwhile at the back, Frenchman Steve Chainel organizes the chase and ensures that gaps open up time and again with his increased pace.

In the end, Nicola Rohrbach, Steve Chainel, Fabien Canal and Wietse Bosmans are at the front for a long time. While many believe that the winner will now come from this group, the German Marcel Meisen starts the turbo further back. After a technical problem at the start of the race, he was more than half a minute behind, but then really got going. He secured the fastest lap time on each of the last four laps and caught up with the leaders half a lap before the end. He then launched his attack on the castle hill and was able to put the decisive meters between himself and his pursuers.

"My season hasn't been very successful so far and I'm naturally pleased with this success here in Hittnau." Frenchman Fabien Canal rode to second place and Swiss rider Nicola Rohrbach finished a strong third after a very active ride. Marcel Wildhaber, who started in the green leader's jersey, did not make it past tenth place in Hittnau. But there is a good reason for this: Wildhaber is starting with a significant sleep deficit, but has been able to call himself a happy and new dad since the night before the race.

French rider Lucie Chainel wins the women's elite race. Together with leader Pavla Havlikova, she was able to pull away from the rest of the field early on. Swiss champion Jasmin Egger-Achermann is initially still within striking distance, but then has to let the two of them pull away more and more. Nevertheless, it is enough for Egger-Achermann after Aigle for her second podium finish in a row at the EKZ-CrossTour.

Czech rider Pavla Havlikova also continues her streak. She finishes second for the fourth time in the fourth race. Only the winner is different each time. After Annemarie Worst in Baden, Jolanda Neff in Bern and Helen Wyman in Aigle, Lucie Chainel is now the fastest in Hittnau. Havlikova takes it sportingly: "Second place is obviously mine," she says with a laugh at the finish. As a consolation, she can once again wear the green leader's jersey and can even extend her lead in Hittnau.