The enduro routes are sometimes uphill, but mainly downhill. As far as the popularity of the mountain bike discipline is concerned, however, things are going rapidly uphill. Last season, the discipline, which is extremely popular among amateur riders in particular, was integrated into the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. 

At national level, title fights are being held for the fourth time this year. The Swiss championships will be held as part of the Swiss Enduro Series on August 23 and 24 in Laax.

Five stages are planned, the course will ride over a mixture of trails and bike trails and will cover a wide range of requirements. The total length will be around 40 kilometers. The number of vertical meters (1200 to 1500) will be about half the number of Elevation losses. The official training on the course will take place on Friday and the national champion will be determined on Saturday.

Anita Gehrig and Patrick Lüthi are expected to be the defending champions at the start. Based in the canton of Grisons, the eastern Swiss and the man from Neuchâtel had the champion's jersey put on in the Aletsch Arena last September.

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