Kirschblütenrennen Explained

Kirschblütenrennen
Date:April
Region:Wels, Austria
English:Cherry Blossom Race
Discipline:Road
Competition:UCI Europe Tour
Type:One day race
Organiser:Radclub Arbö Felbermayr Wels
Number:62 (as of 2024)

The Kirschblütenrennen (en|Cherry Blossom Race) is a one-day road cycling race held annually in Austria since 1965. In 2024, it joined the UCI Europe Tour calendar as a category 1.2 event.[1] The race starts and ends in Wels, and also has junior, amateur and women's categories in addition to the elite race..[2]

Winners

YearWinnerSecondThird
1965 Roman Humenberger
1966 Johann Wiesinger
No race
1968 Herbert Kiscina
1969 Rolf Eberl
1970 Franz Wiesinger
1971 Franz Bachmaier
1972 Hans Oberndorfer
1973 Ludwig Kretz
No race
1975 Siegfried Denk
1976 Ludwig Kretz
1977 Wolfgang Priglhofer
1978 Herbert Spindler
1979 Reinhard Waltenberger
1980 Hermann Mandler
1981 Johann Lienhart
1982 Christian Majnaric
1983 Kurt Zellhofer
1984 Andreas Blümel
1985 Arno Wohlfahrter
1986 Arno Wohlfahrter
1987 Johann Traxler
1988 Dietmar Hauer
1989 Mario Traxl
1990 Richard Koberna
1991 Heinz Marchel
1992 Jozef Regec
1993 Armin Purner
1994 Armin Purner
1995 Josef Lontscharitsch
1996 Franz Stocher
1997
1998 Vladimír Sádlo
1999 Florian Wiesinger
2000 Friedrich Berein
2001 Friedrich Berein
2002 Stefan Rucker
2003 Jochen Summer Harald Morscher Ralph Scherzer
2004 Paul Kasis
2005 Jochen Summer Petr Herman Róbert Nagy
2006 Martin Hebík Ján Valach
2007 Mario Höller Matthias Schröger
2008 Sergiy Lagkuti Vitaliy Popkov Jochen Summer
2009 Werner Riebenbauer Petr Lechner Tobias Erler
2010 Milan Kadlec Tobias Erler
2011 Dejan Bajt Florian Bissinger Péter Kusztor
2012 Stefan Rucker Vojtěch Hačecký Riccardo Zoidl
2013 Riccardo Zoidl Alois Kaňkovský Jan Sokol
2014 Christopher Hatz Alexander Grad Florenz Knauer
2015 Jan Tratnik Marek Čanecký Andi Bajc
2016 Daniel Schorn Patrick Gamper Maximilian Kuen
2017 Matej Mugerli Riccardo Zoidl Andi Bajc
2018 Jannik Steimle Rok Korošec Timon Loderer
2019 Dušan Rajović Andi Bajc Maximilian Kuen
Cancelled
2021 Matevž Govekar Felix Groß Leslie Lührs
2022 Rainer Kepplinger Matthias Reutimann Florian Kierner
2023 Jaka Primožič Daniel Federspiel Lukas Rüegg
2024 Lukáš Kubiš Emanuel Zangerle

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Int. Raffeisenbank Kirschblütenrennen . ProCyclingStats . 20 September 2024.
  2. Web site: 50. Kirschblüten-Rennen, aber nur einmal stand ein Welser ganz oben . OÖNachrichten 2011 . 7 April 2011.