Immediately after the start, Jolanda Neff reveals her intentions. After two laps, the World Cup leader is already well ahead. Meanwhile, defending champion Katrin Leumann is caught by Kathrin Stirnemann. Even after the fourth lap, the change is only reflected on the clock: Neff now leads Stirnemann and Leumann by over two minutes.

Jolanda Neff makes no attempt to slow down. She extends her lead even further and goes into the final lap with a lead of well over three minutes. In fact, nothing changes at the top. Neff confidently takes her first Swiss championship title in the elite class ahead of Kathrin Stirnemann. "It was a cool race on a great course with technically demanding sections. The rain and the subsequent drying made the surface very slippery. I was able to pull away after half a lap and continuously extend my lead. Now I'm happy about my first gold medal in the elite class," says Neff. Kathrin Stirnemann is not entirely satisfied with her performance: "I felt good, but I rode technically poorly by my standards and that annoys me. Apart from that, it's no disgrace to come second behind Neff. But now I'm looking forward to the overseas World Cups, because my form is right after three weeks of altitude training." Katrin Leumann is ousted from bronze place by Esther Süss two laps before the end.

Indergand and Koller as expected
Linda Indergand takes the title in the U23 category. In very good form, she comes within one-two of Neff, who is still in the U23 age group but already competing in the elite class. Her team colleague Ramona Forchini finishes in second place. Andrea Waldis wins the bronze medal. "I had three minor crashes on the first lap, but I was still able to quickly pull out a small lead. On the second lap, the front derailleur broke down and I had to ride the whole race on the big blade. Thanks to the many Uri fans who were there and created a great atmosphere. They really spurred me on to keep going," said the newly crowned Swiss champion happily.

Although the starting position in the juniors is a little more exciting, Nicole Koller is considered to have the best maps. With top performances in international mountain bike and road races, the young biker is in brilliant form. Koller makes use of this once again and wins the championship title with superiority. Cyclo-cross champion Sina Frei came second, with junior world champion Alessandra Keller in third place.

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