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Kirschblütenrennen

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Kirschblütenrennen
The 2011 edition of the race
Race details
DateApril
RegionWels, Austria
English nameCherry Blossom Race
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeOne day race
OrganiserRadclub Arbö Felbermayr Wels
History
First edition1965 (1965)
Editions62 (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 race..[2]

The start of the 1982 edition
Riders climbing the Mistelbacherberg in 1977

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1965 Austria Roman Humenberger
1966 Austria Johann Wiesinger
1967 No race
1968 Austria Herbert Kiscina
1969 Austria Rolf Eberl
1970 Austria Franz Wiesinger
1971 Austria Franz Bachmaier
1972 Austria Hans Oberndorfer
1973 Austria Ludwig Kretz
1974 No race
1975 Austria Siegfried Denk
1976 Austria Ludwig Kretz
1977 Austria Wolfgang Priglhofer
1978 Austria Herbert Spindler
1979 Austria Reinhard Waltenberger
1980 Austria Hermann Mandler
1981 Austria Johann Lienhart
1982 Austria Christian Majnaric
1983 Austria Kurt Zellhofer
1984 Austria Andreas Blümel
1985 Austria Arno Wohlfahrter
1986 Austria Arno Wohlfahrter
1987 Austria Johann Traxler
1988 Austria Dietmar Hauer
1989 Austria Mario Traxl
1990 Czech Republic Richard Koberna
1991 Austria Heinz Marchel
1992 Czech Republic Jozef Regec
1993 Austria Armin Purner
1994 Austria Armin Purner
1995 Austria Josef Lontscharitsch
1996 Austria Franz Stocher
1997 Austria Peter Pichler [de]
1998 Czech Republic Vladimír Sádlo
1999 Austria Florian Wiesinger
2000 Austria Friedrich Berein
2001 Austria Friedrich Berein
2002 Austria Stefan Rucker
2003 Austria Jochen Summer Austria Harald Morscher Austria Ralph Scherzer
2004 Austria Paul Kasis Australia Adam Hansen Czech Republic Adam Homolka [de]
2005 Austria Jochen Summer Czech Republic Petr Herman Slovakia Róbert Nagy
2006 Austria Peter Pichler [de] Czech Republic Martin Hebík Slovakia Ján Valach
2007 Austria Peter Pichler [de] Austria Mario Höller Austria Matthias Schröger
2008 Ukraine Sergiy Lagkuti Ukraine Vitaliy Popkov Austria Jochen Summer
2009 Austria Werner Riebenbauer Czech Republic Petr Lechner Germany Tobias Erler
2010 Czech Republic Milan Kadlec Germany Tobias Erler Czech Republic Adam Homolka [de]
2011 Slovenia Dejan Bajt Germany Florian Bissinger Hungary Péter Kusztor
2012 Austria Stefan Rucker Czech Republic Vojtěch Hačecký Austria Riccardo Zoidl
2013 Austria Riccardo Zoidl Czech Republic Alois Kaňkovský Austria Jan Sokol
2014 Germany Christopher Hatz Germany Alexander Grad Germany Florenz Knauer
2015 Slovenia Jan Tratnik Slovakia Marek Čanecký Slovenia Andi Bajc
2016 Austria Daniel Schorn Austria Patrick Gamper Austria Maximilian Kuen
2017 Slovenia Matej Mugerli Austria Riccardo Zoidl Slovenia Andi Bajc
2018 Germany Jannik Steimle Slovenia Rok Korošec Germany Timon Loderer
2019 Serbia Dušan Rajović Slovenia Andi Bajc Austria Maximilian Kuen
2020 Cancelled
2021 Slovenia Matevž Govekar Germany Felix Groß Germany Leslie Lührs
2022 Austria Rainer Kepplinger Switzerland Matthias Reutimann Austria Florian Kierner
2023 Slovenia Jaka Primožič Austria Daniel Federspiel Switzerland Lukas Rüegg
2024 Slovakia Lukáš Kubiš Austria Emanuel Zangerle Germany Roger Kluge

References

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