In muddy and slippery conditions that challenged both equipment and rider, 31-year-old Lars Forster put in an impressive performance. He took the lead shortly after the start and maintained his lead to the finish. "A perfect day," said Lars Forster after the award ceremony, visibly satisfied. "After an intensive training camp, I didn't expect to feel so good. I didn't want to lead the race so early on. But once I was in front, I just kept up my pace," Forster recapped after his first win of the season.

Just under seven seconds behind Forster, Briton Charlie Aldridge took second place, with Victor Koretzky 19 seconds behind in third. Two more Swiss riders, Dario Lillo and Vital Albin, finished in the top 10 in sixth and tenth place respectively. The best German was Leon Kaiser in twelfth place, while his compatriot Luca Schwarzbauer finished in 20th place.

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Neff overcomes

Jolanda Neff also coped very well with the sticky conditions. She already pulled away clearly on the start lap and extended her lead lap by lap. Neff crossed the finish line 4:41 minutes ahead of her team colleague from Portugal, Ana Santos. She in turn had to fend off France's Flavie Guille, who was just one second off second place. Fourth place goes to Kira Böhm from Germany, Tamara Wiedmann from Austria takes sixth place. Sina Frei was the second Swiss woman to ride to tenth place.

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