Filippo Fortin with top speed on fifth place at the prologue of the Istrian Spring Trophy in Croatia!

 

Team Vorarlberg had a very good start at the 18th edition of the Istrian Spring Trophy UCI 2.2 in Croatia. With only one second behind and a speed of almost 50 km/h Filippo Fortin raced to fifth place in Umag.

 

On the good one kilometer long “lactate party” also the other Vorarlberg professionals came through well. Schinnagel was only 3 seconds behind in 32nd place at the finish. The entire field of riders with 174 starters from 17 nations of course all close together. The Dutchman Lars Boven (Jumbo-Visma Devo) won ahead of Lars Uhlig (GER/Rad-net).

 

Tomorrow the first stage with a terrain for a possible sprint. In any case a good starting position for the fast Team Vorarlberg sprinter Fortin.

 

Stage overview:

11.03. Prolog Umag – 1 km

12.03. Funtana – Porec – 168 km

13.03. Vizinada – Motovun – 165 km

14.03. Marcana – Umag – 143 km

 

Result: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/istarsko-proljece-istrian-spring-trophy/2021/stage-1 

 

Squad 18th Istrian Spring Trophy UCI 2.2: Alexis Guerin, Johannes Schinnagel, Roland Thalmann, Colin Stüssi, Filippo Fortin, Adria Moreno;