Lukas Pöstlberger
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.jpg) Pöstlberger in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Pösti |
| Born | 10 January 1992 Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria, Austria |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Rouleur |
| Amateur team | |
| 2015 | Bora–Argon 18 (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011–2013 | RC Arbö–Gourmetfein–Wels |
| 2014–2015 | Tirol Cycling Team |
| 2016–2022 | Bora–Argon 18[2][3][4] |
| 2023 | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Lukas Pöstlberger (born 10 January 1992) is an Austrian cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[5] He won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2012.[6]
Career
[edit]Born in Vöcklabruck, Pöstlberger was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia[7] and won the opening stage,[8] becoming the first Austrian rider to win a stage of the Giro[9] and the first Austrian to lead the race.[10] In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France.[11]
Major results
[edit]- 2011
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2012
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 4th Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Avenir
- 2013
- 1st GP Kranj
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Tour of Al Zubarah
- 6th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 9th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 9th Gran Premio San Giuseppe
- 2014
- 1st Tour Bohemia
- 2015
- 1st
Overall An Post Rás - 1st Stage 7 Tour of Austria
- 1st
Mountains classification, Oberösterreich Rundfahrt - 2nd Belgrade Banjaluka II
- 3rd Trofeo Edil C
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 10th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
- 1st Prologue
Combativity award Overall Tour Alsace- 2016
- 1st Stage 4 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt
- 10th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2017
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 1
- Held
& 
after Stage 1 - Held after Stages 1–2
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 5th E3 Harelbeke
- 2018
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 4th Time trial
- 1st
- 2019
- 4th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 8th Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 2021
- 1st Stage 2 Critérium du Dauphiné
- 2022
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2023
- 1st Hong Kong Challenge
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 10th Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
114 | — | — | — | — | — | 95 |
 Tour de France
|
— | 132 | DNF | DNF | 116 | — | |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "BORA - hansgrohe". Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "With Christoph Pfingsten, BORA – hansgrohe completes its roster for 2019". Bora–Hansgrohe. Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Barry (28 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bora-Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Bora - Hansgrohe". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Team Jayco–AlUla". UCI. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Austria (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia 2017: Lukas Postlberger wins first stage on debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ MacLeary, John (5 May 2017). "Giro d'Italia: Lukas Postlberger causes huge upset on stage one to take maglia rosa on grand tour debut". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
Not only was this the biggest win of Pöstlberger's career, but also the first ever stage win at the Giro d'Italia for an Austrian rider.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (5 May 2017). "Destiny steps in to give Postlberger his moment of Giro d'Italia glory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lukas Pöstlberger.
- Lukas Pöstlberger at Bora–Hansgrohe
- Lukas Pöstlberger at UCI
- Lukas Pöstlberger at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Lukas Pöstlberger at ProCyclingStats
- Lukas Pöstlberger at CQ Ranking
- Lukas Pöstlberger at CycleBase
