In the women's race, the top 10 are together at the start with French rider Loana Lecomte (Canyon CLLCTV) in the lead, but halfway through the race the European champion breaks away and Swiss champion Alessandra Keller (Thömus Maxon) leads the field.

However, Lecomte and world champion Ferrand-Prevot attacked Keller and took the lead again. This trio and Anne Terpstra (Ghost Factory Racing) fought until the last two laps. Nove Mesto winner Puck Pieterse (Alpecin Deceunik) is in the leading group at the start, but gradually falls back as the high pace increases.

On the final lap, the gap between the four leaders widens, with Ferrand-Prevot at the front and Lecomte close behind, while Terpstra and Keller lose time. But it is Lecomte who finds the strength to crack the world champion and pull away. Terpstra also manages to get past Ferrand-Prevot, who is also caught by Keller just a few meters before the finish line.

"To be honest, I don't know how I did it today. I had a lot of questions over the last few weeks and it was hard for me. I had a bad feeling after the short track, but Jolanda Neff helped me a lot. So I just wanted to have fun on the bike today and I won the race, I can't believe it," said a delighted Lecomte about her surprising victory.

Anne Terpstra: "The whole race was so fast. I definitely had fun, and I prefer races like this when it's hectic. I really enjoyed it. On the last lap I didn't really try to dig deeper but tried to recover where I could without losing ground to the front. I didn't expect to overtake Pauline on that climb, but I think she had a hard time. It was a long way to the finish from that point and I was certainly struggling."

"The crowd was definitely into it and I was in fourth place until the last corner. I tried to give it my all and finally managed to get past Pauline. Third place after a sprint is great. Thanks to everyone who cheered me on, it was fantastic," enthuses Alessandra Keller about the inspiring atmosphere.

Results women

The big home game for Schurter

Reigning world champion Nino Schurter (SCOTT-SRAM MTB RACING TEAM) controls the men's race from the start. In tow and a group with the world champion, Sarrou, Matthias Fluckiger (Thömus Maxon), Daniele Braidot (CS Carabinieri - Cicli Olympia Vittoria), Hatherly (Cannondale) and Vital Albin (Thömus Maxon).

At the start of the fourth lap, a mistake by Braidot, who collided with Hatherly and Frenchman Sarrou, allowed the two Swiss riders to pull out a few seconds' lead. And it doesn't take long for Schurter to launch a big attack and open up a gap to a chasing group with Sarrou and Hatherly and Braidot behind, while Flückiger and the Kiwi Sam Gaze (Alpecin Deceunik) fall back.

In the last two laps, the flying Schurter has opened up a lead of almost 30 seconds over Sarrou and Hatherly, and the chorus of cowbells seems to inspire the Swiss star more and more every second. In the end, Schurter won a cross-country World Cup race for the 34th time and made history on home soil. For over a year he shared the record of 33 victories with Julien Absalon, now Schurter is the sole record holder. Third place went to Jordan Sarrou (TEAM BMC), who beat his compatriot Thomas Griot in the sprint.

"There is definitely no better place to get the record than here. It took me a long time to get to 34 wins. I was really looking forward to this race, riding in Lenzerheide for the last time. It was emotional to know that we might not be riding here again. That's another reason why I wanted to give it my all and hopefully win here. The crowd was amazing, they definitely cheered me on today. Feeling the people, feeling the energy, that gave me a lot. I'd like to thank everyone who came to cheer me on, the fans and in Lenzerheide," says Schurter.

Results men