From the start of the race, the men's championship race will be led by a front three of Julien Taramarcaz, Arnaud Grand and Simon Zahner. Taramarcaz, who achieved an excellent fourth place in the last World Cup race, was therefore considered to have the best chance of winning the title. The pace is high and Simon Zahner soon drops out of the leading group. Grand is able to cling on to the man in front until halfway through the race, but then he too is finished.

In the second half of the race, Taramarcaz continuously extends his lead and ultimately wins his third Swiss championship title in the elite class by 55 seconds. Grand was able to finish ahead of Lukas Flückiger, who was coming on strong. The latter is not in the leading group due to his poor start at the beginning.

Simon Zahner is able to overtake Grand again towards the end. However, a crash on the last lap ruins his chances of a medal. Zahner crosses the finish line in fifth place behind Florian Vogel, who also catches him.Free for second
In the women's race, 17-year-old mountain biker Sina Frei takes off and wins the championship title for the second time. Olivia Hottinger comes second. Lise-Marie Henzelin rides at the front with Frei and Hottinger for a long time. Towards the end of the race, however, she crashes and abandons the race. This benefits marathon specialist Milena Landtwing, who immediately wins a medal in her first cross-country season. Katrin Leumann and Nathalie Schneitter finish fourth and fifth respectively.

In the U23 category, Fabian Lienhard takes his second title. The 21-year-old Lienhard, who is already the reigning Swiss champion on the road, defeated Andri Frischknecht and his club colleague from Veloclub Steinmaur, Timon Rüegg.

Johan Jacobs also came from the same club and won the Swiss junior title. Jacobs was already considered the top favorite before the race, as he had already won a victory in the World Cup. He also defended his title in outstanding style with a lead of well over two minutes.

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