Roland Thalmann in tenth place overall after mountain time trial – Team Vorarlberg in second place in team classification before second half stage
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Roland Thalmann in tenth place overall after mountain time trial – Team Vorarlberg in second place in team classification before second half stage
Swiss Pro Roland Thalmann was the best Team Vorarlberg rider in today’s mountain time trial with rank 13. He was 1 minute and 27 seconds behind stage winner and Tour leader Giovanni Aleotti (ITA/BORA-hansgrohe) after 12.5 kilometers. Alexis Guerin finished 19th (+1min 57sec), Riccardo Zoidl 27th (+ 2min 9sec).
In team ranking still on podium course!
In the team classification the World Tour Team Israel-Premier Tech took the lead today, but with second place Team Vorarlberg continues to shine ahead of five World Tour teams!
Lukas Meiler is currently third in the mountain classification.
Result: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/sibiu-cycling-tour/2022/stage-3a-teams
Werner Salmen – Sports Director: “Not super perfect, but something would have been possible today. That’s how I bring it to the point. We almost risked too much today. Like many others, we made a partial bike change under the race, as the finale tended to flatten out again. Everyone couldn’t quite find their rhythm then, but the guys are still delivering a super job here against big top teams in Tour form!”
Thalmann in tenth place before final decision at evening hour in Sibiu
Tonight around 8 p.m. the final siren of this year’s Sibiu Cycling Tour will sound. The second half stage over 98 kilometers ends in the historic Transylvanian city of Sibiu. Italian Giovanni Aleotti (BORA-hansgrohe) continues to lead the overall standings after today’s stage. Second Stefan de Bod (RSA/Team Astana), ahead of Harm Vanhoucke (Lotto-Soudal).
Roland Thalmann is tenth overall. Riccardo Zoidl and Alexis Guerin follow in 16th and 17th!
The result of the last stage as of approx. 9 p.m.: https://firstcycling.com/race.php?y=2022&t=2
Stage schedule
- July / prologue: Sibiu old town / 2,3 km
- July / 1st stage: Brezoi – Jina – Sibiu / 206,9 KM
- July / 2nd stage: Sibiu – Mediasch – Avrig – Bâlea Lac / 179,4 KM
- July / 3rd stage: Curmatura Stezii – Platoş Păltiniş Arena / 12,5 KM (mountain time trial)
- July / 4th stage: Sibiu – Poiana Sibiului – Sibiu / 98,4 KM
All stages live at: https://livestream.com/romania-live-events/ts2022
Race info: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/sibiu-cycling-tour/2022/gc/overview
Squad: Alexis Guerin, Colin Stüssi, Lukas Rüegg, Roland Thalmann, Lukas Meiler, Riccardo Zoidl;
Press Service Team Vorarlberg