Cycling: The 103rd Giro d'Italia starts in Monreale on Saturday. Five Germans, four Austrians, and three Swiss will be among those competing in this Italian tour. We'll introduce you to their roles and goals in more detail. Germany: Volunteer services – or is there more to it? As the only German-speaking professional, Tony Martin will also be competing in the Tour de France… read more
Cycling: Filippo Ganna won the World Championship time trial in his home country of Italy. The 24-year-old confidently took gold ahead of Belgian Wout van Aert and Swiss Stefan Küng. World Championship time trial on the motorsport race track: 57 riders have registered for today's men's World Championship time trial, with the start and finish at the motorsport race track in Imola. The race started at 14:30 p.m. read more
Cycling: Matthias Brändle (Israel Start-Up Nation) narrowly missed a stage win at the Tour de La Provence. The Austrian lost the breakaway sprint to Briton Owain Doull (Ineos). Nairo Quintana (Arkéa – Samsic) held on to the overall victory. Brändle beaten by just a few centimeters. After three climbs and 170,5 kilometers... read more
Cycling: Georg Preidler (Groupama-FDJ) has proven that his championship title last year was no flash in the pan. He also outpaced time trial specialist Matthias Brändle (Trek-Segafredo) at the 2018 Austrian Time Trial Championships. Ritter and Kabas claim the championship jersey. The Austrian Cycling Federation announced this Friday... read more
News in brief: Bad news for the ÖRV shortly before the start of the Road World Championships in Qatar next Sunday. Matthias Brändle, perhaps the biggest medal hope, has had to withdraw due to illness. The 26-year-old has been suffering from a purulent tonsillitis for several days, making it impossible for him to participate in the competitions in Doha. A real shame... read more
