The big favorite Nino Schurter shines in front of the Jura crowd. However, Mathias Flückiger stands up to him for a long time and it looks like a sprint finish. Flückiger stumbles in the rock garden at the end of the race, just manages to catch himself, but loses control on the following wave and crashes. The door to a possible Swiss championship title is thus closed for Flückiger and Schurter takes the title again. "That was a great battle," said the world champion happily after the race. "The course wasn't easy. Several sections were slippery. I watched my rivals before pulling away with Mathias. Unfortunately, he crashed right in front of me. Otherwise we would have had an exciting duel right to the end." Third place went to Florian Vogel, who is back on the podium after a one-year absence.

Thrilling women's race

In the women's race, the elite, U23 and U19 categories start just a few minutes apart. After two laps, the lightning-quick Sina Frei managed to close the gap to the elite category and, together with Jolanda Neff and Linda Indergand, managed to establish herself at the front. "I was lucky to have Sina in front of me during the race. When you have to attack, it's always more difficult on your own," explains Jolanda Neff after the race. And Sina Frei says: "The race pace was quite slow at the start, which is why I stepped up a gear. I quickly built up a lead and suddenly thought it was possible to catch up with the elite riders. And suddenly I was ahead of Jolanda." In the women's U19 category, Nadia Grod forced her pace on the field right from the start, reaching the finish line well ahead of her opponents.

Consolation after the World Cup

Filippo Colombo, who was in the leading group from the start, came out on top in the U23 men's race against Simon Vitzthum and Vital Albin. "The race in Lenzerheide was miserable for me. So I'm happy that I was able to give it my all today," said the Ticino rider happily after the race. "I started an attack to see who could follow me. And then I was alone on the road. I realized that I was the strongest today. So I kept pushing." In the U19 category, Joël Roth finally relegated Alexandre Balmer and Jordin Gabriel to the places of honor.