"I had to do it with this template," said Nino Schurter at the finish line after being celebrated by his four colleagues Jolanda Neff, Filippo Colombo, Joel Roth and Sina Frei. "They made it really easy for me," said Schurter.

The fact that the final rider only has the Canadian U23 rider Anne Julie Tremblay ahead of him and can overtake her before the climb makes it easy for him. Schurter has already made up 50 seconds on the young rider and is lucky that he doesn't have to pass her on the climb. Because many riders complain that overtaking is hardly possible on the long, technical climb. Where there are two lines, they are so short that it is virtually impossible to pass.

Jolanda Neff also has reason to complain. She started the race in seventh place, one minute behind the Canadian former world champion Catharine Pendrel, but then got stuck behind the French U23 rider Lena Gerault on the climb. "I tried five times, called out, but she didn't get onside," Neff recounts. It was only on the descent that she managed to pass her with a bold overtaking move and set off in pursuit of Pendrel.

"That was a cool maneuver," said Malene Degn from Denmark, watching from behind and patting Neff on the back. Speaking of shoulders. It no longer seems to be causing the 24-year-old any problems.
Sina Frei also played a big part in the submission mentioned by Schurter. The U23 European champion is taking her permanent rival Evie Richards by storm and is also faster than former world champion Pauline Ferrand Prevot. "It's very difficult to judge when you have no direct opponents and only ride one lap at full throttle. But I think I made few mistakes and can be satisfied with my performance," says Sina Frei.

U23 rider Filippo Colombo was up against some elite riders and crossed the line in sixth place. "It wasn't bad," says Colombo. "It's great that it was enough for the title."
Junior Joel Roth is a little critical of himself. "I thought I was faster. But I probably made the same mistake as at the European Championships and started too fast," says Roth, who can still put on a smile as Schurter crosses the finish line and secures the first Swiss team world championship title since 2010.