The 196 kilometer second stage of Tour of Austria between Litschau and Grieskirschen counting 1800 meters of elevation was dominated by a breakaway trio. But just like yesterday, the day was concluded in a bunch sprint decision where CULT Energy’s Troels Vinther finished 4th.

At first, the stage seemed a textbook stage with a morning breakaway stealing the attention in the first part of day but already with 61 kilometers to go,  Matthias Krizek (Felbermayr Simplon Wels) went solo. As he was caught in due time, several breaks including both CULT Energy’s Christian Mager and Romain Lemarchand escaped from the field but no one was allowed to go.

In the bunch sprint, CULT Energy’s Troels Vinther made another strong impression by finishing 4th. First across the finish line was David Tanner (IAM Cycling).

DS André Steensen says:

“It was another thrilling stage finale where we had first Christian Mager in an attack and when he was caught, Romain Lemarchxnd launched the counter-move and he worked very hard to stay out there but was brought back with two kilometers to go. The finale was so technical that the bunch split up and Linus [Gerdemann] put Troels in a perfect position for the sprint while Romain was able to maintain a spot in the raging train to finish 10th while Troels finished 4th. Tomorrow’s stage is a bit more complicated due to a number of climbs and an uphill finish but I believe we have the strength to finish among the best again."