Team Vorarlberg () is a

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based in Austria. The team was founded in 1999 by the twin brothers

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and Johannes Kofler and previously known as Team Volksbank. In 2009, the Austrian federal state of

Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the ...

replaced Volksbank as title sponsor. In 2006 it became the first ever Austrian professional cycling team and was registered as a

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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

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-winner

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announced to join the team in an official function after having been suspended by his

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due to his involvement in the

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. 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

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, 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

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(winning the sprint classification both with

Florian Stalder Florian Stalder (born 13 September 1982 in Lenk) is a Swiss former racing cyclist who last rode for . Major Results ;2003 :3rd Overall GP Tell :5th Giro del Canavese ;2004 :4th Overall GP Tell ;2005 :9th Overall Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt ;200 ...

in 2007 and with René Weissinger in 2008) as well as joining the

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. Other notable results besides several national champion titles include the overall victory at the

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Team roster

Major wins

;2002 : Time Trial Championship, David McCann :

Poreč Trophy Poreč Trophy (through history held under names Trofej Plava Laguna, G. P. Istria, Trophy Riviera and G.P. Umag) is a road bicycle race held annually near the town of Poreč, in the Istrian peninsula. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI E ...

Fraser MacMaster Fraser MacMaster (born 14 November 1978) is a retired New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . MacMaster competed in the 4000m Individual Pursuit at the 1998 Commonwealth Games where he came 6th. Macmas ...

:Stage 3 International Tour of Rhodes,

Vasilis Anastopoulos Vasilis Anastopoulos (born 20 December 1975) is a Greek former cyclist and a cyclist trainer. Since 2019 he works for Quick-Step Cycling Team, training Mark Cavendish among others. Major results ;1995 :1st Stage 2 Tour of Rhodes :3rd Nationa ...

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, David McCann ;2003 :Prologue

Istrian Spring Trophy Istrian Spring Trophy ( hr, Istarsko proljeće) is a stage road bicycle race held annually in the Croatian part of the Istria peninsula. The race was first organized in 1961 as a small competition reserved to local cyclists. In 2000, it was opened ...

, Jean Nuttli :

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, Philippe Schnyder :Overall Tour of Greece,

::Stage 2,

:Stage 5,

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Jure Golčer Jure Golčer (born July 12, 1977 in Maribor) is a Slovenian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2018 for the Corratec World MTB Team, , , , , , , (three spells), , and Major results ;2001 : ...

:Overall Brandenburg–Rundfahrt, Jean Nuttli ::Stage 1b, Jean Nuttli : Duo Normand, Jean Nuttli & Philippe Schnyder ;2004 : Road Race Championship,

: Road Race Championship,

Harald Morscher Harald Morscher (born 22 June 1972) is an Austrian former professional cyclist. He competed in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2004. Major results ;1994 ...

: Köln-Bonn,

Pascal Hungerbühler Pascal Hungerbühler (born 22 February 1977) is a Swiss former professional road cyclist. Major results ;2003 : 8th Tour du Jura : 10th Overall UNIQA Classic ;2004 : 1st Rund um den Flughafen Köln-Bonn : 6th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt ;2005 : ...

;2005 : Road Race Championship,

: Tour de Berne, René Weissinger ;2007 :Stage 6

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, Gerrit Glomser ;2008 :Stage 2 Bayern–Rundfahrt, Olaf Pollack ;2009 :Stage 8

Tour of Turkey The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963. In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, UCI race classificat ...

Sebastian Siedler Sebastian Siedler (born 18 January 1978 in Leipzig) is a former racing cyclist from Germany, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He had a successful track career prior to turning to road bicycle racing, winning Team Pursuit at the 2000 U ...

:Stage 6

Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as Post ...

;2010 :Stage 2 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt,

Josef Benetseder Josef Benetseder (born 10 February 1983 in Ried im Innkreis) is an Austrian former professional cyclist, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . Major results ;2003 : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Champi ...

;2012 : Time Trial Championship, Robert Vrečer :Stage 3

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, Robert Vrečer :Overall Tour of Greece, Robert Vrečer ::Stage 1, Robert Vrečer :Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Robert Vrečer ::Stage 1, Robert Vrečer :Stage 1 Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Robert Vrečer ;2013 :Stage 1 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt,

Florian Bissinger Florian Bissinger (born 30 January 1988 in Munich) is a German former cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2017 for the , and teams. Major results ;2011 : 1st Overall Tour of Szeklerland ::1st Stage 2 : 6th Raiffeisen Grand Prix ...

;2014 :Stage 5

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Fabian Schnaidt Fabian Schnaidt (born 27 October 1990) is a German former road bicycle racer, who rode competitively between 2010 and 2014 for Team Bergstrasse, Team Specialized Concept Store, , and . Major results Source: ;2006 : 2nd National Novice Team Pu ...

:Stage 2 Paris–Arras Tour,

:Stages 1 & 6

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:Stage 5 Tour of China I, Grischa Janorschke ;2015 : Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines, Nicolas Baldo :Overall

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, Víctor de la Parte :Stage 1 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Víctor de la Parte : Overall

, Víctor de la Parte ::Stages 4 & 6

, Víctor de la Parte ;2018 : U23 National Time Trial Championships, Lukas Rüegg :Stages 3 ( ITT) & 4 Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc,

Patrick Schelling Patrick Schelling (born 1 May 1990 in Hemberg) is a Swiss cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam . It was revealed in September 2020 that Schelling had tested positive for use of terbutaline, an unauthorised asthma drug, on stage 2 of ...

:Stage 2

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, Jannik Steimle :Prologue

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:Stage 3 ( ITT) Okolo Jižních Čech,

:Stage 5 Okolo Jižních Čech, Jannik Steimle ;2019 :Stage 1a ( ITT)

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, Jannik Steimle :Stage 4

, Jannik Steimle :Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Jannik Steimle ::Stage 1, Jannik Steimle :Stage 2 Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc,

Colin Stüssi Colin Chris Stüssi (born 4 June 1993) is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Major results ;2013 : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2014 : 8th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano ;2015 : 3rd Giro ...

:Prologue & Stage 5

, Jannik Steimle ;2021 :Stage 1

, Filippo Fortin : Jersey yellow

Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Alexis Guérin ::Stage 3, Alexis Guérin :Stage 4 Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, Alexis Guérin ;2022 :Prologue International Tour of Rhodes, Lukas Meiler

National Champions

;2002 :

Ireland Time Trial Championship, David McCann ;2004 : Maillot Greece

Greece Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos : MaillotAustria

Austria Road Race Championship, Harald Morscher ;2005 : Maillot Greece

Greece Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos ;2012 : MaillotEslovenia

Slovenia Time Trial Championship, Robert Vrečer

Known former riders

* Michael Rasmussen (1999) * Tyson Apostol (2005-2007) *

Stefan Denifl Stefan Denifl (born 22 September 1987) is an Austrian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2018 for seven different professional teams. In 2019, Denifl confessed to doping during a five-year period in his career, ...

(2006) *

(2006–2009) * Gerrit Glomser (2006–2008) * Sven Teutenberg (2006–2007) * Olaf Pollack (2008) *

Reto Hollenstein Reto Hollenstein (born 22 August 1985) is a former Swiss bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . He has competed in five editions of the Tour de France. Major results Source: ;2010 : 8th Giro del ...

(2009-2011) * René Haselbacher (2009–2010) *

(2009–2010) *

Silvan Dillier Silvan Dillier (born 3 August 1990) is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career Amateur career Dillier was born in Baden, Switzerland. In 2008, he was the Swiss national junior time trial champion, Under-23 road champion in ...

(2011) * René Weissinger (2004–2005 and 2007–2012) * Robert Vrečer (2012 and 2014) *

(2015)

Notes

References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.team-vorarlberg.com/ UCI Continental Teams (Europe) Cycling teams based in Austria Cycling teams established in 1999 1999 establishments in Austria