Kirschblütenrennen
The 2011 edition of the race | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | April |
| Region | Wels, Austria |
| English name | Cherry Blossom Race |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | One day race |
| Organiser | Radclub Arbö Felbermayr Wels |
| History | |
| First edition | 1965 |
| Editions | 62 (as of 2024) |
| First winner | Roman Humenberger (AUT) |
| Most recent | Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) |
The Kirschblütenrennen (English: 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 men's race..[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Roman Humenberger | ||
| 1966 | Johann Wiesinger | ||
| 1967 | No race | ||
| 1968 | Herbert Kiscina | ||
| 1969 | Rolf Eberl | ||
| 1970 | Franz Wiesinger | ||
| 1971 | Franz Bachmaier | ||
| 1972 | Hans Oberndorfer | ||
| 1973 | Ludwig Kretz | ||
| 1974 | 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 | Peter Pichler | ||
| 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 | Adam Hansen | Adam Homolka |
| 2005 | Jochen Summer | Petr Herman | Róbert Nagy |
| 2006 | Peter Pichler | Martin Hebík | Ján Valach |
| 2007 | Peter Pichler | Mario Höller | Matthias Schröger |
| 2008 | Sergiy Lagkuti | Vitaliy Popkov | Jochen Summer |
| 2009 | Werner Riebenbauer | Petr Lechner | Tobias Erler |
| 2010 | Milan Kadlec | Tobias Erler | Adam Homolka |
| 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 |
| 2020 | 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 | Roger Kluge |
References
- ^ "Int. Raffeisenbank Kirschblütenrennen". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "50. Kirschblüten-Rennen, aber nur einmal stand ein Welser ganz oben". OÖNachrichten 2011. 7 April 2011.