With two races one week apart, Stefan Riesen and Karin Thürig won two races in the Swiss Duathlon Cup. Both dominated in Lausanne as well as in Kölliken (close to Zofingen) from the beginning on. Riesen and Thürig are the favourites for the Swiss Duathlon Championships held Sunday June 16^th in Wald (near Zurich). In the Swiss Duathlon Cup Stefan Riesen has a clear lead after 3 stages, while Karin Thürig, with only 2 races, is classified behind Natalie Kuhn and her sister Andrea.

Swiss Duathlon Cup
Lausanne. Switzerland
June 2, 2002
7 k run /30 k bike/3,5 k run

Men:
1. Stefan Riesen (Rüschegg-Heubach) 1:21:36.
2. Jochen Müller (Biel) 1:23:39.
3. Andy Sutz (Schaffhausen) 1:23:51.
4. Stephane Heiniger (Yverdon) 1:24:32.
5. Christoph Hubacher (Utzenstorf) 1:24:51.
6. Michael Schläfli (Brittnau) 1:25:49.
7. Adrian Föhlich (Beinwil) 1:26:17.
8. Jan Bonga (Grens) 1:26:31.
9. Markus Hofmann (Wolfhausen) 1:26:40.
10. Thomas Rickenmann (Wattwil) 1:27:04.

Women
1. Karin Thürig (Retschwil) 1:31:04.
2. Natalie Kuhn (Boll) 1:39:28.
3. Nicole Klingler (LIE/Köniz) 1:39:53.
4. Ludivine Dufour (Les Bioux) 1:42:30.
5. Sandra B erchtold (Lavey-Village) 1:45:46.
6. Jesica Wirth (Ennetbürgen) 1:48:38.

Swiss Duathlon Cup
Kölliken, Switzerland
June 8, 2002
7 k run/40 k bike/5 k run

Men
1. Stefan Riesen (Rüschegg Heubach) 1:40:13.
2. Christoph Mauch (Sempach) 2:31.
3. Ronnie Schildknecht (Rüschlikon) 3:12.
4. Jochen Müller (Biel) 4:07.
5. Bruno Schertenleib (Rütihof) 4:44.
6. Christoph Hubacher (Utzenstorf) 4:58.
7. Jason Spong (RSA) 5:14.
8. Adrian Fröhlich (Beinwil am See) 5:25.
9. Michael Schläfli (Brittnau) 5:53.
10. Bruno Williseger (Zofingen) 6:09.

Women:
1. Karin Thürig (Retschwil) 1:53:21.
2. Gabriela Landolt (Mitlödi) 5:19.
3. Gabriela Büchel (Hochdorf) 7:06.
4. Natalie Kuhn (Boll) 7:48.
5. Maja Jacober (Ossingen) 9:35.
6. Sandra Becker (Stäfa) 10:59.

Standings in Swiss Duathlon Cup (3 of 5 races)
Men
1. Stefan Riesen (Rüschegg Heubach) 2996 points.
2. Jochen Müller (Biel) 2883.
3. Michael Schläfli (Brittnau) 2837.

Women:
1. Natalie Kuhn (Boll) 2802.
2. Andrea Thürig (Retschwil) 2568.
3. Karin Thürig (Retschwil) 2000. (2 races)