Great match between Nino Schurter and Julien Absalon with yet another close finish between the two. In the women's race win for Esther Suss, great runner but this year also good cross countrista. Marcel Wildhaber wins the eliminator XCE the previous day.
(google translate)Third round of the BMC Racing Cup and still great contest between the two champions of the Mountain Bike World, namely Schurter Nino and Absalon Julien. In the duel also Florian Vogel, who only last round has lost touch finishing in 3rd place, and Christoph Sauser, who until after the first half had held the lead group but then was forced to retire with a broken chain.
The track appeared muddy and in many technical climbs the athletes were forced to walk up. On a positive note was the audience that has literally invaded the town of Solothurn. In the final Julien Absalon took his head, trying to deal with the last curves in the head but Nino Schurter has managed to overcome the French in the penultimate straight, going to take the last corner in the lead and winning the race: "Today I struggled, I was a little 'tired, but I managed to win the final sprint. Another good test for the World Cup", said Schurter.
"It was not easy against the two pilots Scott," said Julien Absalon, "2 being constantly had to be careful not to get ahead in the single track and in various parts of the route very difficult parts". Florian Vogel finished with an excellent 3rd place: "In so short climbs are not very explosive but the feelings were good".
In the women's race victory for Suss Ester (Wheeler iXS). Suss has dominated since the beginning of winning the race with a lead of 1'17" on Katrin Stirnemann. Third place for Katrin Leumann.
"This track was tough being alone saw the presence of many features to push, even in the plains. But today I was fine and I was able to go fast with a slight margin of energy in the case were covered from behind," said Esther.
Results, MAN:
1. Nino SCHURTER SUI 27 1:43:53
2. Julien ABSALON FRA 33 1:43:58
3. Florian VOGEL SUI 31 1:44:23
4. Lukas FLÜCKIGER SUI 29 1:45:10
5. Moritz MILATZ GER 31 1:46:04
6. Lukas FLÜCKIGER SUI 29 1:46:05
7. Daniel MCCONNELL AUS 28 1:46:13
8. Kohei YAMAMOTO JPN 28 1:47:06
9. Sepp FREIBURGHAUS SUI 26 1:47:37
10. Reto INDERGAND SUI 22 1:48:14
Results, WOMAN:
1. Esther SÜSS SUI 39 1:26:44
2. Kathrin STIRNEMANN SUI 24 1:28:02
3. Katrin LEUMANN SUI 31 1:28:05
4. Andrea WALDIS SUI 19 1:28:28
5. Adelheid MORATH GER 29 1:30:20
6. Nathalie SCHNEITTER SUI 27 1:31:08
7. Linda INDERGAND SUI 20 1:31:48
8. Rebecca HENDERSON AUS 22 1:33:43
9. Nina WROBEL GER 30 1:34:14
10. Hielke ELFERINK NED 27 1:35:30
