Lukas Kaufmann performed admirably in a world class field today. Kaufmann was riding in front with Nino Schurter and Julien Absalon among others, but had to drop in the final lap. The race was won by Florian Vogel, finishing before Nino Schurter and Ralph Näf. Kaufmann finished in 6th. "I felt strong again after my altitude training. My race was solid and I was able to compete in the front bunch up untill the last lap."