#Clemens Frankhauser in yellow. Photo: At Post Rás
Cycling: Austrian Clemens Fankhauser (Tirol Cycling Team) secured the overall victory on Sunday at the 8-day An Post Ras tour in Ireland.
Fankhauser and his teammates had to work hard for days to achieve the greatest success in the Austrian's career so far. After the 28-year-old was part of the decisive breakaway group on the fifth stage and was able to win the yellow jersey, the lead had to be defended for three days. Strong performances by Fankhauser and an excellent team performance by everyone involved in the Tirol Cycling Team made the sensation perfect. On the final stage in Skerries, Fankhauser finished 13th with the peloton and was able to maintain a 25-second lead over Briton Alex Peters (Madison Genesis) in the overall standings.
At the finish line, Fankhauser was overjoyed and grateful. "I owe my teammates so much, I can't even put it into words. Since I won the yellow jersey, they've protected me and fended off all attacks. Many thanks to my guys at Tirol Cycling ," said the overall winner.
The best German was Christoph Schweizer (Synergy Baku), who finished the tour in fifth place overall. His team colleague Markus Eibegger from Austria secured the mountain jersey and a day's win.