Stefan Peter wins Trek Bike Attack

For the 14th time, around 800 mountain bikers plunge down from the Parpaner Rothorn to Churwalden in the Trek Bike Attack. After an exciting race, Stefan Peter and Alba Wunderlin are the first to cross the finish line. OC President Marco Baselgia speaks of a successful event.

The legendary freeride race has been held since 1998 and attracts mountain bikers from nine nations to Lenzerheide this weekend. The route details of the race are remarkable: 20 kilometers in length, almost 2,000 meters of descent and 140 meters of ascent are a challenge for man and material. The spectacular mass start at the Rothorn summit at 2,861 meters above sea level is always a highlight for spectators and riders alike - and crucial for a good ranking.

If you can get ahead of the main field early on Sunday at the start in the open terrain, you have the best chance of maintaining your position on the rest of the course. After the rocky first section, the course rides over fast gravel tracks and sometimes steep meadow trails to the Scharmoin middle station, where it follows the PRIMEline of the Lenzerheide bike park. While the finish of the qualifying race on Saturday was at the Rothorn valley station, the race on Sunday is pedal-intensive all the way to Churwalden - fitness and pedal power are required.

Alba Wunderlin and Stefan Peter
In the women's race, Alba Wunderlin and Austria's Birgit Braumann went head-to-head in the final meters, with Alba Wunderlin coming out on top with a time of 39:21.8 minutes. Kristien Nelen from Belgium came third, followed by Elke Rabeder from Austria and Lisa Breckner from Germany.

The men's ranking was won by Stefan Peter with a time of 31:54.1 minutes, leaving Armin Beeli and former mountain bike pro Daniel Solèr in second and third place a good 40 seconds behind. Valbella resident Benjamin Ott, from the Lenzerheide bike school, came fourth. New Zealander Lee Hayden's race to catch up is remarkable: after finishing 121st in qualifying, he overtook over 100 riders to finish fifth.

Ronny Caduff received a special award. As "Rocket of the Day", the 17-year-old from Laax was honored by Perspactives - the Samsung platform for talents - as the fastest U20 rider.

Satisfied faces
But even apart from the times and results, one thing is certain: the Trek Bike Attack 2014 was a complete success. The great atmosphere and the exhausted but happy faces of the participants in the finish area clearly show this. OC President Marco Baselgia is also satisfied: "The organization worked very well and in terms of the weather, everything worked out perfectly in the end." The next Trek Bike Attack will take place on the weekend of August 8/9, 2015.