Eröffnungsrennen Leonding 2024 [FULL RACE] (german)

March 24, 2024

Eröffnungsrennen Leonding 2024 🇦🇹 – Leonding – Leonding : 153,2 km

With the 63rd Opening race in Leonding starts on Sunday, the 24th. March 2024 the cycling season in Austria. The traditional classic leads to the first test of strength of all Austrian teams on domestic soil. Last year, Hrinkow Adcvarics from Steyr won the race by a victory of Riccardo Verza, he won by only one second ahead of Riccardo Zoidl. The people of Stey want to defend the title this year, but have extremely strong competition. Above all, the team Felt Felbermayr, which has strengthened with other top drivers, wants to participate this year at the 1st Race in Upper Austria bring victory to Wels, but the other Conti teams from Austria also want to be at the top of the podium. The race, which is one of the Upper Austria CLASSICS, is also the start of the 7-race ÖRV Radliga – road cycling league Austria 2024. The women start at 11 a.m., the men at 12 p.m. “We are looking forward to a thrilling race at the highest level. The teams are particularly motivated at the beginning of the season,” emphasizes Upper Austria. Cycling President Paul Resch. The selective course leads over 153.2 kilometers, the decision will most likely be made at the mountain rating Aichberg.

At temperatures of only 6 degrees Celsius, the road cycling league Austria 2024 was launched today in Leonding. With a total of 414 entries in all competitions – elite races for men, women, juniors and amateurs – the largest number of entries in the history of the race, which is one of the Upper Austrian Classics, was recorded. After an exciting final sprint, Jaka Primozic from Team Hrinkow Advarics was able to secure the victory after 3:40:05 hours. At the same time behind, Felt Felbermayr professional cyclist Sebastian Schönberger took the 2nd Place, the podium was completed by Marco Schrettl from the Tirol KTM Cycling Team. Corinna Lechner could not be beaten with the women. She distanced Petra Zsanko in the sprint.

With a total of 63. Opening race of the men over 153.2 kilometers, the first encounter of all Austrian top teams on domestic soil was eagerly awaited. Already after about 20 kilometers, Paul Buschek from the Tirol KTM Cycling Team and Stefan Kovar (Team Hrinkow Advarics) attacked. The two were able to drive out a lead of up to 1:20 minutes before the outliers could be set halfway through the race distance. Subsequently, the team Felt Felbermayr took the booklet in their hands and made sure that the main field was significantly decimated up to 40 kilometers before the finish.

This was followed by an attack on attack with changing top groups, before on the last climb to the “Scharfrichter” Aichberg – a 500-meter-long steep hollow path – just before the finish with Sebastian Putz von Tirol, Sebastian Schönberger and Jaka Primozic, only three men remained at the top. Heavy rain starting 6 kilometers before the end of the race made the race even more difficult. On the last kilometer, the trio tacted, and so Marco Schrettl was still able to catch up to the top and also drew the finish sprint right away. On the last few meters, Primozic had the best legs and won at the same time ahead of Schönberger and Schrettl. “We have set ourselves the goal of repeating the previous year’s success. A dream that we have succeeded,” says the winner at the finish. Felt Felbermayr professional cyclist Sebastian Schönberger took his first podium place in 2024 today. “We determined the race from the beginning. All in all, a strong achievement of our team again,” says the Innviertler.

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