Schurter defends his championship title
The final BMC Racing Cup race in Lenzerheide brought fresh excitement to the championship race after the duel between Mathias Flückiger and Nino Schurter. After the starting lap, Schurter and Vogel are joined by Emilien Barben, Mathias and Lukas Flückiger and Reto Indergand in the lead. After a mediocre start, Giger joins them on the first big lap, while Barben drops back. Lukas Flückiger soon leaves the leading group due to a double tire defect and falls far behind.
On the second lap, a smaller group with Schurter, Giger and Vogel breaks away from their rivals. Indergand is between the front and a chasing group and fights valiantly on his own to catch up with the leading group. Mathias Flückiger falls back completely and abandons the race after the third lap. The leading group makes its way together until the second last lap. After his defect, Lukas Flückiger fights his way back to the front, catches Indergand two laps before the end and finishes fourth. "It went very well for me. I tried to stay at the front for as long as possible. I managed that until the third lap. After that I fought on alone. I hoped that the group behind wouldn't catch me. But in the end only Lukas Flückiger overtook me. That was a surprise for me," said a delighted Indergand.Schurter and Giger also continue two laps without Florian Vogel. The latter, however, remains close behind. Shortly before the end of the penultimate lap, world champion Schurter sets off on his own and maintains his lead of around ten seconds to the finish.Note: This content has been automatically translated from German. Please report any incorrect translations.