In the penultimate stage of the most important Swiss running series, the 28th in the Edition of the Basel City Run was built to guard Jerome heaved definitely in pole position in the struggle and the post-Cup crown. The economics student from St. Ursanne distanced Belz on the 10 km around eight seconds remaining, as in bull before the EM-sixth and extend his lead in the overall championship to six points. Schaffner, created for the finals in two weeks at the Zurich New Year's run a comfortable starting position. To get the prize of 7000 francs total victory in the Dry, it reaches a ranking just behind Belz.
Schaffner gave a simple explanation for his exploit: "I am a good athlete, but often injured. Currently, I am healthy. "Now he lives in Neuchâtel Jurassian has a laced season. The 32-year-old was in the spring pretty sure he would make on the 5000-meter distance of qualifying for the European Championships in Barcelona. "I had a time of 13:45 in the legs," he said. It turned out differently. An inflammation of the Achilles tendon forced him to inaction.
Slippery road
"I like to treat Jérôme, if he can show his training results now and in competition," said Belz. "But I would have rather won himself," he added. The veteran was able to convince as in bull not fully understood. Though he risked on the wet, slippery road sometimes not everything and took out some passages pace. But this was hardly the only reason why it lost for a period of 30 minutes 60 seconds compared to the previous year.
Sabine Fischer, the third victory in Basel in 2007 and 2008 barely missed her left, this time the bull-winner Patricia Morceli no chance. The residue of the marathon runner was after 7.8 km 16 seconds. The two were the only specialists before Nicola Spirig, the European champion and World Cup runner-up in the triathlon. Spirig lost half a minute to fishermen.
28. Basel City Run
Post Cup. Men (10 km): 1 (6th City Run) Jérôme Schaffner (FSG Basseçourt) 29:52. 2. (7) Christian Belz (ST Bern) 30:00. 3. (16) Tarcis Ançay (CA Sion) 31:16. 4. Michael Brügger (TV Bösingen) 31:19. 5. Lukas Stähli (LC miles) 31:27. 6. Jan van Berkel (Regensdorf LC) 31:30.
Women (7.8km): 1st (2nd City Run) Sabine Fischer (Rapperswil-Jona LC) 22:58. 2. (3) Patricia Morceli (TV Cham) 12:16. 3. (4) Nicola Spirig (LC Zurich) 12:29. 4. Maja Neuenschwander (Bern ST) 00:36. 5. Christina Carruzzo (Sion CA) 1:03. 6. Evelyne Jeitziner (All Blacks Thun) 1:05.
Post Cup. Intermediate level. Men (5 / 6): 1st Schaffner and Ançay, the 34th 3. Lukas Stähli (LC miles) 31 4. Belz 28th - Women (6 / 7): 1st Fischer 58th 2. Ursula Spielmann-Jeitziner (All Blacks tuna) 35 3. Martina Strähl (LV Langenthal) 30 - Furthermore: 8 Morceli 22nd - Final on 12 December at the Zurich New Year's Eve run.
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