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Hermann Pernsteiner almost met expectations and narrowly missed the victory at Kitzbüheler Horn. Lower Austria's still dominant Bahrain team finished ninth behind Ben Hermans on Monday in the third leg of the Austrian cycling tour. In the general clbadification, he is the first hunter of the Belgian after the first big exchange of blows.
16.30, 09. July 2018
The 27-year-old misses 18 seconds on Hermans before the next mountain stage Tuesday after Prägraten in East Tyrol. "It was a very good match, I felt good today, my team was great, my colleagues brought me to the 2km mark," said Pernsteiner, who had been during a long final climb of the leader Giovanni Visconti.
The gap after the decisive attack of Hermans one kilometer before the arrival at the Alpenhaus at 1670 m altitude, he could unfortunately no longer close. But I'm happy with second place, "said the 55-kg lightweight climbing specialist from Bucklige Welt
.Herans had been, however, the veteran since this year for the team. Israel's second division Cycling Academy is looking forward to a perfect time with cool temperatures during its first win of the season. "I was counting on the top 10, but I was surprised at the victory, "said the 32-year-old, who completed the driveway with 29:23 minutes in the third best time of history.
2015 was the ex-BMC pro was second at the horn and at the final standings of the Tour. "The knowledge of the road had been an advantage, so he had attacked unlike the other unsuccessful attempts late, explained Hermans.He does not want to address the subject of the overall victory for the moment. "We'll see, I wanted my first win of the season, the Kitzb Heler Horn is a great success. "
Hermans still see the cast of Bahrain strongly occupied with Pernsteiner, who won the first two steps in a better position. "We do not have a good team like Bahrain, but you also need experience and the necessary luck." Pernsteiner also knows the importance of a strong team. "It certainly can make a difference, but let's see how the next few days unfold," said the Grand Prix Lugano winner
. At eight seconds of the Pernsteiner, the Italian Dario Cataldo (Astana) is in the overall standings. three. Behind them, Matteo Badilatti and Patrick Schelling, 40th of the Swiss team Vorarlberg
Riccardo Zoidl lost more than a minute as the 12th and 2nd best Austrian. "It's not great, but it's okay, I'm really happy after finishing 25th with more than four minutes in the previous year," said the winner in 2013 about his unfortunate rise. "The next mountains are more mine and I can fight anyway," said the 30-year-old Felbermayr.
More time than Zoidl, South African Louis Meintjes (Dimension Data) lost 15. a. The third best Austrian is ranked 21st Daniel Geismayr (Team Vorarlberg) in 20th place. However, the mountain biker has almost three minutes to catch up in the overall standings.
With the tight time of 50 seconds among the top ten, the Horn, which already served stage for the 19th time in a row, continued to fight for the red jersey. no preliminary decision. Because after the Tuesday stage from Kitzbühel to Prägraten, there are three more mountain arrivals, such as the Grossglockner (5th stage) and the Sonntagberg (7th).
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