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Tour of Austria
Tour of Austria #9: Natnael Berhane ends 5th overall in Austria
The final stage of the Tour of Austria ran its course today with Moreno Moser (Cannondale-Garmin) winning the final bunch sprint. David Tanner (IAM Cycling) was 2nd and Clement Venturini (Cofidis) finished in 3rd. The two category 1 climbs on route today created an attacking platform and the riders obliged with constant attacks all stage. […]
Tour of Austria #8: Jaco Venter just misses top 10 finish
The Tour of Austria’s 7th stage would only be a short one at 124km in length but the racing would be fast and furious. In the end it was a big 21 rider break that would decide the day with Lukas Pöstlberger (Tirol) taking the stage win ahead of Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) and Moreno Moser […]
Tour of Austria #7: Natnael Berhane finished 5th on Austrian Queen stage
The Queen stage of the Tour of Austria took riders over the Grossglockner before eventually finishing atop the famed Kitzbuheler Horn. Victor De la Parte (Vorarlberg) would be the rider to climb his way to the stage victory and also into the race leader’s jersey. There would be a fair sized group of 8 riders […]
Tour of Austria #6: Johann van Zyl wins 5th stage solo
An incredible ride by Johann van Zyl during the 5th Tour of Austria stage saw the young South African pick up his first ever professional win, crossing the line alone and just a handful of seconds ahead of a fast charging peloton. After an initial break of 6 riders were caught with around 60km to […]
Tour of Austria #5: Natnael Berhane climbs to 3rd on GC
The 4th stage of the Tour of Austria would be the first stage for the General Classification riders. Victor De la Parte (Vorarlberg) would be the stage victor, Jan Hirt ( CCC Sprandi) was 2nd and Ben Hermans (BMC Racing) claimed 3rd place. At 210km in length, it would be a long day out on […]
Tour of Austria #4: Kristian Sbaragli nets 4th place in sprint
The 3rd stage of the Tour of Austria saw another bunch sprint for the 3rd day in a row. Today’s victor was Rick Zabel (BMC Racing), he crossed the line just ahead of Angel Vicioso (Katusha) and Jan Tratnik (Amplatz-BMC). Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung were once again part of the finale as Kristian Sbaragli finished […]
Tour of Austria #3: Gerald Ciolek holds on to yellow jersey
The 2nd stage of the Tour of Austria saw another bunch sprint with David Tanner (IAM Cycling) securing the stage win. Clement Venturini (Cofidis) was 2nd and Peter Kusztor (Amplatz – BMC) was in 3rd place. The day saw Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung out to defend the yellow leader’s jersey of Gerald Ciolek as two […]
Tour of Austria #2: Gerald Ciolek sprints to 3rd
The first road stage of the Tour of Austria came down to the expected bunch sprint with our Gerald Ciolek right in the thick of things, sprinting to 3rd place at the finish. Sonder Holst Enger (IAM Cycling) took 1st place ahead of Paolo Simion (Bardiani). http://oesterreich-rundfahrt.at The stage was animated by 5 breakaway riders […]
Tour of Austria #1: 2nd place for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung in Austrian TTT opener
The Tour of Austria got underway today with a short 5.4km team time trial prologue today. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung put in a stunning ride to finish in 2nd place, less than 1 second behind Team Katusha. Being the 10th team to start today, our African team went all out to post a fast time. […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Tour of Austria
While the Tour de France gets underway on Saturday, so does the prestigious UCI 2.HC Tour of Austria. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will again take part in Austria’s premier 9 day stage race. Although most cycling fans will be glued to the Tour de France coverage over the coming week, some hotly contested racing will […]