Jonas Verest

Simon Flury

Luis Gautschi

Thomas Schlatter

Jacob Tipplet

Luca Bernasconi

Rémy Girardin

Nils Hilligardt

Manuel Schmid

Francesco Corona

Edgar Haldimann

Rudi Bracher

patrick luchsinger

Tom Peacey

Philipp Kneubuehler

Norman Kneubuehler

Henning Sydow

Dominik Bokstaller

Jeremy Blanchard

Beat Hausmann

Sébastien Melchior

Cyril Neyret

Yannik Pankrath

Mathias Jaeger

Adolfo Prieto

Athos Fenacci

Urs Arnold Kutschera

Jan Hobi

Andy Signer

Andrea Seiermann

Michael Hoffmann

Stefan Tschudin

Linus Capaul

Marc Ciolino

Charlotte Brandt

Frédéric Rehfisch

Jochen Czabaun

Daniel Hesse

Rolf Däppen

Piper Fowler-Wright

Samuel Fresard

Thomas Summ

Evelyn Weiss

Franziska Schöni

Julien Bouille

Andreas Westphal

Sibylle Mumenthaler

Christopher Fusulier

Stephan Deininger

Boris Lachat

Alain Freddi

Guilhem Coussanes

Gabriella Antal

Alessandro Haenggli

Jonas Götte

Alexandre Fumeaux

Vincent Fontaine

Adrien Thuillard

Christopher Simone (Duperrut)

Joel Karolin

Maxime Holdener

Jürgen Schwahn

Dominik Hafner

Thomas Oberhauser

Eric Weber

Jan Christe

Marlis Schweizer

Francois Van Autreve

Sebastien Glauser

Adrian Moser

Photography - Jonas

Photography - David

Crew 2

Cristina Dähler & Valentin Ruiz

Flurin Giger & Dominik Joho

Dominik Süsstrunk & Remo Flückiger

Cédric Hofer & Julien Zurfluh

Maëlle Minnig & Fabian Grossmann

Pierre Gasparotto & Samuel Prati

Nathalie Monnier & Fabien Monnier

Sara Ottiger & Severin Cathomas

David Odermatt & Matteo Calcio-Gandino

Sabrina Neyret & Olivier Lonneux

Dominic Tinner & Zino von Blarer

Thierry Langenberger & Pascal Fauconnet

Kevin Naegeli & Xavier Münger

Jeremie Vernoit & Pierre Alain Ory

Owen Davies & Alyn Davies

Flavian Tschurr & Emanuel Kopp

Christophe Perrier-Cornet & Karine Lizotte

Runa Kinitz & Paula Sophie Grüner

Karsten Morisse & Kathrin Loer

Mike Macdonald & Gregory Jourdan

Svenja Hölzl & Bastian Cambrésy

Martin Lehmann & Christian Trenkle

After three previous editions, Jonas Verest wins. 

Previous winner Dominik Bokstaller suffered from stomach issues and dropped down the leaderboard whilst Simon Flury and Luis Gautschi came in in second and third respectively!

Well done to these strong riders.


JONAS WINS!

It has only been 1 day, 5 hours and 16 minutes but Jonas Verest and Dominik Bokstaller have already cracked 800km. This looks like an evening finish for this race is more than likely!

The best part, Dominik and Jonas have taken almost identical routes in an anticlockwise route around Switzerland. They're making their way South on the Eastern border towards CP2, they'll then have to spiral back into to the finish in Berne.

Despite being a seemingly complicated setup, the riders are all working in spirals from in to out, catching the CPs which are tucked away at the edges of the borders. 

With only 2 DNFs so far, this race is a great show of how racers can either be racing for time or racing for seeing a country with new eyes! With some fantastic views en route, this is a race to take some photos at. With plenty of riders going for hike-a-bike stair climbs to avoid the mountain passes, you'll see some slow moving moments.

[Jonas Traber](https://www.instagram.com/tronasphotos) is out getting photos and worth following for more insights. 

We're all NORTH

SUCH is as much a game as it is an ultra-cycling race. A puzzle that appeals to those who want to challenge their mind as much as their endurance skills.

The riders must pass through all 26 Cantons (Swiss states) and catch 5 additional checkpoints with stamps scattered around Switzerland in ANY ORDER. The race starts at ANY train station in Switzerland at 10.10am local time and finishes in the Bundesplatz in Berne. This means that generally, a few tactical train stations are chosen by the riders at the start of the race.

This year, the riders look like they've been mostly departing from a station in the deep-SE of Switzerland called Melide, right by CP4. With both photographers there, it looks like the organisers knew this could be the most likely attack points.

Also picked were Pont Ceard near CP2 in the SW and just above (one stop away) in Tannay. One brave rider chose Olten in the mid-west and one chose Schaffhausen. These look more like local decisions rather than tactical ones, but who knows!

![Screenshot 2023-09-06 at 15.02.50](//images.ctfassets.net/6hyijb95boju/6NYJttHqP8FCbzxkTAi814/5273321d6902f03ea8fc657c25ab66d6/Screenshot_2023-09-06_at_15.02.50.png)

This year there is a unique twist, you can lose 2 of the cantons as long as you enter two foreign enclaves. This means that if you've planned your route solidly you could shave off a rather significant amount of distance, elevation or time.

More to come...


SUCH TWIST!

SUCH23 2023 Tracking + Commentary: The Swiss Ultra Cycling Challenge is a free-route ultra where riders have to pass through all 26 cantons (states) and additional checkpoints dotted around the country. The race always starts on a Wednesday at 10.10am at any train station in Switzerland and finishes at the Bundesplatz in Berne.

SUCH23 2023 Tracking

The Swiss Ultra Cycling Challenge is a free-route ultra where riders have to pass through all 26 cantons (states) and additional checkpoints dotted around the country. The race always starts at any train station in Switzerland and finishes at the Bundesplatz in Berne. But this year there's a yet-to-be released twist.

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