Nothing came of a French victory at the legendary final race of the season on the Côte d'Azur, which for some French riders is almost more important than the world championships. World-class rider Jordan Sarrou does manage a podium finish in third place, but the coveted victory is snatched by Swiss rider Nicola Rohrbach. He pulls away from his rivals on the final stretch and crosses the finish line solo, 16 seconds ahead of Austrian Daniel Geismayr and 25 seconds ahead of Sarrou.

Rohrbach had already started the Roc Marathon in Fréjus on Friday. There he suffered a tire failure while leading together with Geismayr. The initially successful race to catch up ended again with a puncture and twelfth place. Reto Indergand missed the podium by just under 30 seconds, Lukas Flückiger and Lars Forster finished the big cross-country loop in a good sixth and ninth place.

In the women's race, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot wins the Roc d'Azur for the first time. Sabrina Enaux and Lena Gerault finish in the places of honor. Kathrin Stirnemann finishes eighth. With Chrystelle Baumann and Fabienne Niederberger, two more Swiss women ride into the top 15.

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