July 25, 2010 (Champery, Switzerland) - The men's race is underway and officials announced that the race was being shortened to six laps from seven including a start loop. It's a big field with 175 riders on the start line with six Canadians led by Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain)...
Start loop
At the front is Florian Vogel (Sui) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing followed by RSA's Burry Stander (Specialized) with Switzerland's Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing) close behind.
Lap 1
It's Vogel and Stander with about 10s on Schurter - Kabush is in the mid 20s. Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea is moving up through the field.
Absalon has caught the leaders and the four are now out front extending their lead...
Lap 2
Absalon is at the front ... behind is Vogel followed by Stander - Schurter dropped back to almost 20s. Canada's Kabush is in the high 20s.
Lap 3
The leaders come thru again with Absalon out front in 40:52 followed by Vogel... Kabush is in 31st behind the USA's Adam Craig (Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team) in 29th.
Absalon has a gap of about 10s on Vogel thru lap 3 with Stander about 8s back followed by Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Rubena-Birell-Specialized Cycling Team now in 4th as Schurter is in 5th.
Lap 4
Absalon is still leading and comes thru in 56:22 but Vogel has made up some ground and is not far back as Absalon was having some problems (mechanical?). Stander is in third at 41s with Kulhavy in 4th and 5th is Schurter...
Absalon has regained his form and is extending his lead on Vogel. Mathias Flückiger (Trek World Racing) has overtaken Schurter in 5th.
Lap 5
Vogel has caught Absalon as the two come thru together to start lap 5... in 3rd and fourth are Kulhavy and Schurter with Flückiger not far back as Stander is now in 6th.
Vogel attacks and has a gap on Absalon... he has a 10-15s lead. And now Kulhavy, Schurter and Flückiger are gaining on Absalon.
Kulhavy has taken over second place with Schurter in third and Flückiger in fourth as Absalon is overtaken.
Lap 6 Final
Vogel is out front but Kulhavy is making up ground on him - Schurter and Flückiger are close behind at 10s.
Kulhavy has taken the lead but Vogel is on his wheel. Vogel attacks and is now gaining a lead. Schurter has gapped Flückiger... Stander in 6th and is gaining on Absalon in 5th with Christof Sauser (Sui) Specialized in 7th.
Kulhavy has caught Vogel and has regained the lead... now Vogel has gone to front as the two play cat and mouse with the finish approaching.
Vogel attacks on the final climb and has gapped Kulhavy...
Vogel takes it...
Results
1. Florian Vogel (Sui) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing 1:44:08
2. Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Rubena-Birell-Specialized Cycling Team 0:11
3. Nino Schurter (Sui) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing 0:35
4. Mathias Flückiger* (Sui) Trek World Racing 0:48
5. Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea 1:03
6. Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized Factory Racing 1:24
7. Christoph Sauser (Sui) Specialized Factory Racing 2:20
8. Maxime Marotte (Fra) BH-Suntour 2:34
9. Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Esp) MSC Bikes 3:29
10. José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Esp) Multivan Merida Biking Team 4:00
11. Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Esp) Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo 4:19
12. Todd Wells (USA) Specialized Factory Racing 4:27
13. Martin Fanger* (Sui) Giant Swiss Team 4:29
14. Adam Craig (USA) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team 4:33
15. Thomas Litscher* (Sui) M.I.G. Team 5:00
16. Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 5:17
17. Stéphane Tempier (Fra) TX Active Bianchi 5:30
18. Emil Lindgren (Swe) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team 6:13
19. Rudi Van Houts (Ned) Multivan Merida Biking Team 6:38
20. Martin Gujan (Sui) Cannondale Factory Racing 6:43
21. Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain 6:44
22. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Trek 7:03
23. Marek Konwa* (Pol) Elettroveneta-Corratec 7:17
24. François Bailly Maitre (Fra) Scott Les Saisies 7:28
25. Jochen Kass (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team 7:53
26. Pierre-Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Team New Cycling 8:08
27. Fabian Giger (Sui) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team 8:19
28. Manuel Fumic (Ger) Cannondale Factory Racing 8:53
29. Gerhard Kerschbaumer* (Ita) 8:53
30. Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Esp) Orbea 9:03
31. Jan Skarnitzl (Cze) 9:23
32. Henk Jaap Moorlag* (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team 9:33
33. Marcel Wildhaber (Sui) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing 9:45
34. Milan Spesny (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team 10:11
35. Fabien Canal* (Fra) Keops ITWO 10:17
36. Jelmer Pietersma (Ned) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team 10:25
37. Derek Zandstra (Can) Team Canada 10:26
38. Jelmer Jubbega* (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team 10:34
39. Niels Wubben* (Ned) Team Merida Combee 10:35
40. Martino Fruet (Ita) 10:41
41. Alban Lakata (Aut) Topeak Ergon Racing Team 10:50
42. Michael Broderick (USA) Kenda/Seven/NoTubes 11:09
43. Karl Markt (Aut) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team 11:11
44. Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) 11:13
45. Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Esp) Orbea 11:18
46. Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team 11:20
47. Guillaume Vinit (Fra) BH-Suntour 11:34
48. Samuel Schultz (USA) Subaru-Trek 11:37
49. Hannes Metzler (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team 11:41
50. Magnus Darvell (Swe) 11:55
51. Pascal Meyer* (Sui) M.I.G. Team 12:20
52. Patrik Gallati* (Sui) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing 12:36
53. Bas Peters (Ned) Team Merida Combee 12:46
54. Robert Mennen (Ger) 12:54
55. Cédric Ravanel (Fra) Lapierre International 13:02
56. Frank Schotman (Ned) Stappenbelt Specialized MTB Team 13:25
57. Severin Disch* (Sui) Giant Swiss Team 13:31
58. Andrew Watson (Can) Team Canada 14:08
59. Thomas Lapeyrie* (Fra) Scott Les Saisies -1 Lap
60. Alexander Gehbauer* (Aut) -1 Lap
61. Robert Gehbauer (Aut) -1 Lap
62. Marco Minnaard* (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team -1 Lap
63. Marc Colom (Fra) -1 Lap
64. Pascal Hossay (Bel) G-Skin-Deforche MTB Racing Team -1 Lap
65. Jiri Hudecek (Cze) -2 Laps
66. Yader Zoli (Ita) Surfing Shop -2 Laps
67. Michele Casagrande (Ita) Elettroveneta-Corratec -2 Laps
68. Umberto Corti (Ita) Team CBE Tecnoimpianti A.S.D. -2 Laps
69. Fabian Strecker* (Ger) -2 Laps
70. Freddy Betremieux* (Fra) -2 Laps
71. Alexis Chenevier* (Fra) Scott Les Saisies -2 Laps
72. Jérémy Huguenin* (Sui) Giant Swiss Team -2 Laps
73. Oleksandr Gerashchenko (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team -2 Laps
74. Simon Scheiber* (Aut) Felt Oetztal X-Bionic Team -2 Laps
75. Sepp Freiburghaus (Sui) Thoemus Racing Team -2 Laps
76. Sergji Rysenko (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team -2 Laps
77. Martin Loo* (Est) Infotre-Leecougan -2 Laps
78. Gilles Sarrazin* (Fra) -2 Laps
79. Sebastien Carabin* (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team -2 Laps
80. Lukas Loretz* (Sui) Giant Swiss Team -2 Laps
81. Mattias Nilsson* (Swe) -2 Laps
82. Michal Lami (Svk) -2 Laps
83. Vivien Legastelois (Fra) Keops ITWO -2 Laps
84. Zsolt Juhasz* (Hun) Euro One-Cube MTB Team -2 Laps
85. Peter Glassford (Can) Team Canada -2 Laps
86. David Fletcher* (Gbr) -2 Laps
87. Matthias Rupp* (Sui) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing -2 Laps
88. Mykhaylo Batsutsa* (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team -2 Laps
89. Cristobal Silva Ibaceta (Chi) -2 Laps
90. Uwe Hochenwarter (Aut) Muskelkater Genesis Team -2 Laps
91. Christopher Maletz (Ger) -3 Laps
92. Thibaut Bellanger* (Fra) -3 Laps
93. Nicolas Jeantet* (Ita) ISD Cycling Team -3 Laps
94. Marc Stutzmann* (Sui) Swiss national Team -3 Laps
95. Marcus Schulte-Luenzum* (Ger) M.I.G. Team -3 Laps
96. Matej Nepustil* (Cze) Merida Biking Team -3 Laps
97. Ondrej Cink* (Cze) Merida Biking Team -3 Laps
98. Mirco Widmer* (Sui) Giant Swiss Team -3 Laps
99. Pierre Lebreton (Fra) BH-Suntour -3 Laps
100. Matthias Hoi* (Aut) -3 Laps
101. Daniel Eymann* (Sui) Thoemus Racing Team -3 Laps
102. Dirk Peters* (Nzl) -3 Laps
103. Bjorn Brems (Bel) G-Skin-Deforche MTB Racing Team -3 Laps
104. Giancarlo Sax* (Sui) Thoemus Racing Team -3 Laps
105. Stephen Ettinger* (USA) -3 Laps
106. Simon Stiebjahn* (Ger) -3 Laps
107. Rourke Croeser* (RSA) -3 Laps
108. Kyosuke Takei (Jpn) -3 Laps
109. Russell Finsterwald* (USA) Subaru-Trek -3 Laps
110. Ruben Scheire* (Bel) Team Saeco -3 Laps
111. Rotem Ishai (Isr) -3 Laps
112. Marcus Nicolai* (Ger) -3 Laps
113. Kornel Osicki* (Pol) JBG-2 Professional MTB Team -3 Laps
114. Reto Indergand* (Sui) FRM TG Zentralschweiz -3 Laps
115. Adam Morka (Can) Team Canada -3 Laps
116. Andrew Blair (Aus) -3 Laps
117. David Joao Serralheiro Rosa (Por) Surfing Shop -3 Laps
118. Fabrice Leguevaques* (Fra) -3 Laps
119. Jack Hinkens* (USA) -3 Laps
120. Tim Lemmers* (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team -3 Laps
121. Sebastian Batchelor* (Gbr) Infotre-Leecougan -3 Laps
122. Matthias Leisling* (Ger) Muskelkater Genesis Team -3 Laps
123. Sebastian Szraucner (Ger) -3 Laps
124. Periklis Ilias (Gre) ISD Cycling Team -3 Laps
125. Rob Vangenechten* (Bel) Team Saeco -3 Laps
126. Joris Massaer (Bel) G-Skin-Deforche MTB Racing Team -3 Laps
127. Amaury Gernez Aurenge* (Fra) Keops ITWO -3 Laps
128. Benjamin Buchi* (Sui) -3 Laps
129. Robby De Bock* (Bel) -4 Laps
130. Joshua Carlson (Aus) -4 Laps
131. Benjamin Sonntag (Ger) -4 Laps
132. Christopher Schwab* (Aut) -4 Laps
133. Kristian Hynek (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team -4 Laps
134. Dana Weber (USA) -4 Laps
135. Kerry Werner* (USA) -4 Laps
136. Jakub Magnusek* (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team -4 Laps
137. Henrik Kippernes* (Nor) Team Fokus-Danica -4 Laps
138. Artyom Golovaschenko* (Kaz) -4 Laps
139. Cameron Jette (Can) Team Canada -4 Laps
140. Mark Csielka* (Hun) Euro One-Cube MTB Team -4 Laps
141. Gabor Bogar (Hun) Euro One-Cube MTB Team -4 Laps
142. Travis Frisby* (Aus) -4 Laps
143. Ernests Benhens* (Lat) -4 Laps
144. Andras Szatmary* (Hun) Euro One-Cube MTB Team -4 Laps
145. Kirill Kazantsev (Kaz) -4 Laps
146. Nikolay Zaitsev* (Kaz) -4 Laps
147. Florian Thie* (Sui) Swiss national Team -4 Laps
148. Oleksandr Kachanov* (Ukr) -4 Laps
149. James Peacock* (Aus) -4 Laps
DNF Lukas Flückiger (Sui) Trek World Racing
DNF Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) Cannondale Factory Racing
DNF Alexis Vuillermoz* (Fra) Lapierre International
DNF Christoph Soukup (Aut) Merida Biking Team
DNF Moritz Milatz (Ger) Multivan Merida Biking Team
DNF Matous Ulman (Cze) S&H Superior MTB Team
DNF Nicola Rohrbach (Sui) SRM Stevens
DNF Oliver Beckingsale (Gbr) Giant Factory Team
DNF Lukas Kaufmann (Sui) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team
DNF Giuseppe Lamastra (Ita) Hard Rock Frw A.S.D.
DNF Irjan Luttenberg* (Ned) Trek-Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team
DNF Catriel Andres Soto (Arg) Infotre-Leecougan
DNF Andrea Tiberi (Ita) Torq Performance Nutrition
DNF Ola Kjören (Nor) Team Fokus-Danica
DNF Dmytro Titarenko* (Ukr) ISD Cycling Team
DNF Olof Jonsson* (Swe) Eliza-Orbea Team
DNF Adrian Jackson (Aus)
DNF Rene Tann (Ger)
DNF Cal Britten* (Aus)
DNF Samuele Porro* (Ita)
DNF Felix Euteneuer* (Ger)
DNF Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa)
DNS Ralph Naef (Sui) Multivan Merida Biking Team
DNS Erik Groen* (Ned) Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team
DNS Matthias Stirnemann* (Sui) Swiss national Team
DSQ Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Esp) Giant Italia Team
*=U23
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Photo: Jan Nemec
Florian Vogel (Sui) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing takes the win.
Photo: Jan Nemec
Photo: Jan Nemec
Men's podium (l-r) Flückiger 4th, Kulhavy 2nd, Vogel 1st, Schurter 3rd, Absalon 5th.
Photo: Jan Nemec
Photo: Jan Nemec
Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) Rubena-Birell-Specialized Cycling Team
Photo: Jan Nemec
Photo: Jan Nemec
Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea
Photo: Jan Nemec
Photo: Jan Nemec
Elite men's start...
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Florian Vogel (Sui) Scott-Swisspower MTB-Racing
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