The variety Velox was produced by crossing the old variety Vulpera with material from various other origins. 15 years after the approval of the variety Alopex, it is the first Swiss variety to be approved after a long time. However, this waiting period was worth it: in the official variety test from 2014 to 2016, Velox outperformed the already approved varieties in all criteria except overwintering capacity. The time of ear emergence of Velox is 5 days earlier than Alopex.