Ralph Näf had his patented fast start, and a sizable group of contenders formed at the front of the race by the midpoint of theshow more first lap. At the front, the lead group was being rapidly whittled down, and by the third lap it was just Absalon and Näf in front. Absalon steadily reeled Näf in, and then dropped the tiring Swiss rider to solo in by over a minute for his 19th World Cup victory. Näf's team mate Moritz Milatz took the third place.show less