WorldTour Team Katusha won the team time trial prologue of the 2.HC stage race the Tour of Austria. Katusha was the fastest team in the 5,4 km race, stopping the clock at 5 minutes and 45,38 seconds with 56,28 km/h average speed.

"I am very happy with our team – the guys did an ideal race from the start until the finish line. Katusha was really fast today. Every rider did his best in the race; we did not have any weak moment and did not lose any rider. We finished all together and it proves all riders are prepared at  100%. Indeed we hoped to fight for a good result, and I am glad we won this race. It was a prologue only and all the main things are still ahead, but we are ready," said Team Katusha sports director Gennady Mikhaylov.

Second place, 1 second behind, went to MTN-Qhubeka; the daily podium was completed by BMC Racing, 5 seconds behind Katusha.

Rudi Selig was the first rider of Team Katusha to cross the finish line, so he became the overall leader taking the first yellow jersey of the Tour of Austria 2015.