Stefan Küng absent from Swiss Championships due to a training crash
CyclingFriday, 27 June 2025 at 09:00
Stefan Küng's reputation of the unlucky man of the peloton was once underlined earlier this week. While the Swissman was preparing to defend his time trial title on a 19-kilometer course in Steinmaur, Küng crashed and the consequences of his fall make it impossible for the Groupama - FDJ star to attend both time trial and road race later this weekend.
"After a fall during training yesterday, Stefan Küng will not be able to defend his Swiss time trial title this Thursday. He is also out of Sunday's road race," his team informed in a brief press release without going much into detail.
In the defending champion's absence, the time trial was won by Mauro Schmid ahead of Stefan Bissegger and Yannis Voisard on Thursday.
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