In the women's race, all eyes are on defending champion Lisa Baumann, but even more so on locals Anita and Carolin Gehrig. The latter made a brilliant start to the race and led Baumann after the first stage, albeit narrowly. On stages two and three, the two alternate again. But Anita Gehrig is also not far behind in third position.

It comes down to the last of four stages, where Carolin Gehrig takes a small lead of three seconds over Baumann. And there is another changeover. Lisa Baumann regains the lead on the long final stage to Laax and becomes Swiss Enduro Champion once again, just five seconds ahead of Carolin and a good 20 seconds ahead of Anita Gehrig. "It was a tough race to race against the Gehrig twins on their home trails. It was extremely close and I'm happy that it was still enough for me to win," said Baumann, delighted with her new title win.

The fact that she was still in the lead shortly before the end, but around five seconds behind Baumann at the finish, is something Carolin Gehrig takes in her stride: "I didn't want to overcook it on the last descent and then rode too cleanly, probably a little too slowly. But the joy of being here at all outweighs everything else. The last two weeks with the opening of the hotel have been such a strain on our strength and nerves that today is a great success for Anita and me."

Weber with the almost perfect home race

Flims resident Basil Weber takes the lead right at the start. But that was not quite enough to beat Gusti Wildhaber on the first downhill stage. On the second stage, however, Weber is faster and takes the lead, which he extends on the third descent and brings the lead into the bag on the last descent. Basil Weber becomes Swiss Enduro Champion for the first time. "It's unbelievable. I had set myself the goal of a medal, but the fact that I was able to win at home in front of my friends is awesome," says a delighted Weber, who incidentally belongs to the Laax trail crew.