Marcel Wildhaber gets off to an excellent start in the race for the world championship title in Hoogerheide, Holland. However, he cannot benefit from his good starting position for long and loses a few places. Meanwhile, a duel for gold is emerging at the top. The Belgian defending champion Sven Nys and the former world champion Zdenek Stybar from the Czech Republic take it in turns to take the lead. In the end, the Czech rider came out on top and took his third Elite World Championship title in total.

The best Swiss rider, Julien Taramarcaz, reached the finish line in 14th place, a good result but just a few seconds outside the top 10. Marcel Wildhaber finished a good 17th shortly behind him, while Arnaud Grand and Simon Zahner finished the World Championships in 25th and 28th place respectively. The Swiss u23 riders cannot get past Fabian Lienhard's 25th place. This race is won by the Belgian Wourt van Aert.

A ray of hope for the Swiss cyclo-cross specialists is the sixth place of junior rider Johan Jacobs. The reigning Swiss champion was lucky to avoid a mass crash in the start phase. Jacobs is then able to tackle the first lap with the leading group. In the end, the Swiss rider is just 22 seconds off the medal positions. The second Swiss junior Timon Rüegg finished 20th, with Belgian riders Thijs Aerts, Yannick Peeters and Jelle Schuermans taking first to third place.

In the women's race, Dutch rider Marianne Vos snatched her sixth cyclo-cross world title in the highest category. She relegated Italian cross-country specialist Eva Lechner to silver in superior style. Britain's Helen Wyman came third. There are no Swiss women in the race.

Rankings Elite
Women's ranking
Ranking list U23
Ranking list juniors

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