For the third year in a row, the Bikepark am Samerberg is hosting the Specialized SRAM Enduro Series. An approximately 24-kilometre circuit with five challenging special stages and a good 1,300 meters of climbing await the more than 300 registered participants. Former 4x world champion Michal Prokop from the Czech Republic has developed positively after a mediocre 2013 racing season and demonstrated this with victory in Saturday's prologue. In the five special stages on Sunday, the Czech increased his lead from the previous day by another three seconds to a good five seconds. Austria's Matthias Stonig finished second behind Prokop. Fabian Scholz from Germany finished third. Marco Arnold rides a strong race with consistent stage times, except in the third special stage. These put him in a good seventh place as the fastest Swiss in the Pro-Class.

In the women's race, there seems to be no match for Anneke Beerten from the Netherlands. A multiple 4x world champion, she is now specializing in enduro racing for the second year - with success. After winning the first two races of the Specialized SRAM Enduro Series, she also clearly wins the third. The flying Dutchwoman leaves nothing to be desired in the prologue. On Sunday, she continued her dominance into the fourth stage. Only the almost 17-year-old German Raphaela Richterin was able to snatch the fastest time from Beerten in the final stage. Richter finished third behind her compatriot Ines Thoma and Anneke Beerten. Anita Gehrig is back in the race with a good fourth place. After her elbow injury, she first has to find her racing rhythm again, which she does well with second place in the prologue. Damiana Gehrig - who is not related to Anita Gehrig - was the second Swiss woman to finish in a good sixth place.

In the Masters class, a Swiss rider comes out on top. Former downhill specialist Remo Heutschi took his second victory in the series on the Samerberg and leads the overall standings by a considerable margin. Two stage wins and less consistent competition helped Heutschi to success. Walter Martinschitz from Austria and the Croatian Nino Antic had to settle for the places of honor, just six and eight seconds behind respectively.

The Specialized SRAM Enduro Series will next stop in Willingen, Germany, on 14 and 15 June 2014.

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Results Specialized-Sram-Enduro-Series Samerberg/GER
Pro Class Men
1.	Michal Prokop (CZE)	0:12.47,15
2.	Matthias Stonig (AUT)	+0:00.05,59
3.	Fabian Scholz (GER)	+0:00.09,75
4.	Matej Vitko (SVK)	+0:00.16,00
5.	Petrik Brückner (GER)	+0:00.19,58
6.	Ludwig Döhl (GER)	+0:00.20,29
7.	Marco Arnold (SUI)	+0:00.25,04
8.	Premek Tejchman (CZE)	+0:00.25,96
9.	Markus Reiser (GER)	+0:00.31,08
10.	Tobias Reiser (GER)	+0:00.39,55
19.	Mike Schuler (SUI)	+0:01.01,89
45.	Beda Berchtold (SUI)	+0:01.48,39
49.	Lukas Pfiffner (SUI)	+0:01.57,59
Pro Class Women
1.	Anneke Beerten (NED)	0:14.28,47
2.	Ines Thoma (GER)	+0:00.32,89
3.	Raphaela Richter (GER)	+0:00.41,27
4.	Anita Gehrig (SUI)	+0:01.18,92
5.	Antje Kramer (GER)	+0:01.22,43
6.	Damiana Gehrig (SUI)	+0:01.59,74
7.	Laura Brethauer (GER)	+0:02.40,60
8.	Lisa Policzka (GER)	+0:02.52,16
9.	Laura Konikowski (GER)	+0:03.12,78
10.	Stefanie Rickfelder (GER)	+0:03.23,67
Masters Class
1.	Remo Heutschi (SUI)	0:13.16,19
2.	Walter Martinschitz (AUT)	+0:00.06,05
3.	Nino Antic-Mlader (CRO)	+0:00.08,58
4.	Benedikt Purner (AUT)	+0:00.09,45
5.	Rüdiger Jahnel (AUT)	+0:00.09,62
47.	Luc Auberson (SUI)	+0:03.15,05