The Züritrails Jumppark opened four years ago with the Dirt Contest. Since then, a competition has been held on the first Saturday in October, which now has FMB Bronze status. Time and again, top riders came to Zurich, put on a spectacle and prevented Lucas Huppert from winning the competition. Yet "Huppi" is virtually at home on this course. Last year, Thomas Genon beat him by a wafer-thin margin. Three weeks later, he finished in fifth place at the Red Bull Rampage.
The Belgian skipped Zurich in 2019. "A lot of people have already left for the Rampage," sighs Dominik Bosshard on behalf of the organizers. "Genon is riding himself, others are in a participant's Dig Team or are going to watch and take a longer bike trip in the USA," says Bosshard. Those riders who ride the Swiss Dirt Series are sure to start. The Züritrails Jumppark Dirt Contest is the finale of the series and will produce both the overall winner and a Swiss Dirt Champion. Leading the overall standings is Cedric Hubacher, a seventeen-year-old from Steffisburg who is also working his way up the international slopestyle circuit. Last year, he was the best-ranked Swiss rider in Zurich after Huppert.

There is more to experience that afternoon at the edge of the Jumppark than flying professionals: bike-loving families can enjoy the Arosa TSG Nipper Race and the Arosa Family Race (children ride themselves or are carried along in a trailer or seat). More ambitious racers battle it out in the Biroma Master Of Uetliberg enduro race. From 4 p.m., the action will return to the kickers at the Jumppark - the official final will take place first, followed by cash for tricks: for every trick landed, the speaker will give cash on the hand. Parents can explain to their children how earning money works.Further details and program: www.zueritrails.ch