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Team Vorarlberg

Austrian cycling team

Team Vorarlberg
Summary

Austrian cycling team

FieldValue
nameTeam Vorarlberg
code
registeredAustria
founded
generalmanagerThomas Kofler
teammanager
disciplineRoad
statusContinental
season1999–2000
2001
2002–2003
2004–2005
2005–2008
2009–2010
2011–2017
2018–2020
2021–
oldnameÖAMTC Volksbank–Colnago
Volksbank–Schwinn
Volksbank–Ideal (VOL)
Volksbank–Ideal Leingruber (VOL)
Volksbank–Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg–Corratec (VBG)
Team Vorarlberg
Team Vorarlberg Santic
Team Vorarlberg (VBG)

2001 2002–2003 2004–2005 2005–2008 2009–2010 2011–2017 2018–2020 2021– Volksbank–Schwinn Volksbank–Ideal (VOL) Volksbank–Ideal Leingruber (VOL) Volksbank–Vorarlberg Vorarlberg–Corratec (VBG) Team Vorarlberg Team Vorarlberg Santic Team Vorarlberg (VBG) Team Vorarlberg () is a cycling team based in Austria. The team was founded in 1999 by the twin brothers Thomas Kofler and Johannes Kofler and previously known as Team Volksbank. In 2009, the Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg replaced Volksbank as title sponsor. In 2006 it became the first ever Austrian professional cycling team and was registered as a UCI Professional Continental team until June 2010, when their UCI license was suspended due to financial insecurity. The team was later re-registered as a UCI Continental team, and retained that status in 2011.

In 2007, the team received international attention when former German Tour de France-winner Jan Ullrich announced to join the team in an official function after having been suspended by his T-Mobile Team due to his involvement in the Operación Puerto doping case. After pressure from the team's sponsors, the plan was discarded.

Team Vorarlberg was the first Austrian cycling team to participate in events of the UCI ProTour, the top tier racing league in professional cycling. It did so by receiving a wild card for the 2007 Deutschland Tour, also returning in 2008 with Daniel Musiol winning the mountains classification. From 2007 to 2009 it also raced three times at the Tour de Suisse (winning the sprint classification both with Florian Stalder in 2007 and with René Weissinger in 2008) as well as joining the 2009 Tour of Flanders. Other notable results besides several national champion titles include the overall victory at the 2015 Tour of Austria by Victor de la Parte and the 2023 Volta a Portugal by Colin Stüssi.

Team roster

The team at the 2015 [[Grand Prix des Marbriers]].

Major wins

;2002 : Time Trial Championship, David McCann :Poreč Trophy 6, Fraser MacMaster :Stage 3 International Tour of Rhodes, Vasilis Anastopoulos :Manx International, David McCann ;2003 :Prologue Istrian Spring Trophy, Jean Nuttli :Sacrifice Cup, Philippe Schnyder :Overall Tour of Greece, Vasilis Anastopoulos

:Stage 5, Tour of Slovenia, Jure Golčer :Overall Brandenburg–Rundfahrt, Jean Nuttli

:Duo Normand, Jean Nuttli & Philippe Schnyder ;2004 : Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos : Road Race Championship, Harald Morscher :Köln-Bonn, Pascal Hungerbühler ;2005 : Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos :Tour de Berne, René Weissinger ;2007 :Stage 6 Tour of Austria, Gerrit Glomser ;2008 :Stage 2 Bayern–Rundfahrt, Olaf Pollack ;2009 :Stage 8 Tour of Turkey, Sebastian Siedler :Stage 6 Danmark Rundt, Sebastian Siedler ;2010 :Stage 2 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Josef Benetseder ;2012 : Time Trial Championship, Robert Vrečer :Stage 3 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Robert Vrečer :Overall Tour of Greece, Robert Vrečer

:Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Robert Vrečer

:Stage 1 Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Robert Vrečer ;2013 :Stage 1 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Florian Bissinger ;2014 :Stage 5 Tour de Taiwan, Fabian Schnaidt :Stage 2 Paris–Arras Tour, Fabian Schnaidt :Stages 1 & 6 Tour of Iran, Fabian Schnaidt :Stage 5 Tour of China I, Grischa Janorschke ;2015 :Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines, Nicolas Baldo :Overall Flèche du Sud, Víctor de la Parte :Stage 1 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Víctor de la Parte :[[Image:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|alt=A jersey with a yellow design]] Overall Tour of Austria, Víctor de la Parte

;2018 : U23 National Time Trial Championships, Lukas Rüegg :Stages 3 (ITT) & 4 Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, Patrick Schelling :Stage 2 Kreiz Breizh Elites, Jannik Steimle :Prologue Tour de Hongrie, Patrick Schelling :Stage 3 (ITT) Okolo Jižních Čech, Patrick Schelling :Stage 5 Okolo Jižních Čech, Jannik Steimle ;2019 :Stage 1a (ITT) Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, Jannik Steimle :Stage 4 Flèche du Sud, Jannik Steimle :Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Jannik Steimle

:Stage 2 Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, Colin Stüssi :Prologue & Stage 5 Tour of Austria, Jannik Steimle ;2021 :Stage 1 Istrian Spring Trophy, Filippo Fortin :[[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Alexis Guérin

:Stage 4 Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, Alexis Guérin ;2022 :Prologue International Tour of Rhodes, Lukas Meiler ;2023 :[[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall Volta a Portugal, Colin Stüssi

National Champions

;2002 :[[File:MaillotIrlanda.PNG|20px]] Ireland Time Trial Championship, David McCann ;2004 :[[File:Maillot Greece.png|20px]] Greece Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos :[[File:MaillotAustria.PNG|20px]] Austria Road Race Championship, Harald Morscher ;2005 :[[File:Maillot Greece.png|20px]] Greece Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos ;2012 :[[File:MaillotEslovenia.PNG|20px]] Slovenia Time Trial Championship, Robert Vrečer

Known former riders

  • Denmark Michael Rasmussen (1999)
  • USA Tyson Apostol (2005-2007)
  • Austria Stefan Denifl (2006)
  • Austria Harald Morscher (2006–2009)
  • Austria Gerrit Glomser (2006–2008)
  • Germany Sven Teutenberg (2006–2007)
  • Germany Olaf Pollack (2008)
  • Switzerland Reto Hollenstein (2009-2011)
  • Austria René Haselbacher (2009–2010)
  • Germany Sebastian Siedler (2009–2010)
  • Switzerland Silvan Dillier (2011)
  • Germany René Weissinger (2004–2005 and 2007–2012)
  • Slovenia Robert Vrečer (2012 and 2014)
  • Spain Victor de la Parte (2015)

Notes

References

References

  1. "UCI suspends Vorarlberg-Corratec's licence". Cyclingnews.com.
  2. "Vorarlberg-Corratec confirms first two riders for 2011". Cyclingnews.com.
  3. "Volksbank and Ullrich: "The sensation is perfect!"". Cyclingnews.com.
  4. "Volta a Portugal 2023".
  5. "Team Vorarlberg". [[Union Cycliste Internationale]].
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