Tinkoff-Saxo’s Robert Kiserlovski took 6th place behind stage winner David Tanner in Tour of Austria after a dedicated effort from his teammates in an attempt to keep him safe in the final sprint. Sports Director Bruno Cenghialta takes the result as a sign of Kiserlovski’s shape ahead of the mountains.
 
Stage 2 of Tour of Austria was concluded in a bunch sprint decision, where Tinkoff-Saxo’s GC captain Robert Kiserlovski finished 6th. According to Bruno Cenghialta, team sports director, the team had done a good effort in keeping him safe.
 
“Today was a good day because Kiserlovski was sixth and stayed safe in the final 30 kilometers that were quite difficult. It was up and down with many turns on small roads and we also had wind in the last part. Chris Anker and the other guys supported Kiserlovski very well and they kept him out of the crash in the finale. I think that Robert’s sixth place in the sprint shows that he is in good shape as this is not his kind of terrain”, tells Bruno Cenghialta.
 
Stage 2 of Tour of Austria took the riders 196.2km from Litschau to Grieskirchen in hilly terrain. In the end, the stage was decided in a bunch sprint, where David Danner (IAM) proved the fastest on the line. Bruno Cenghialta adds that the team looks forward to the rapidly approaching mountains that emerge on stage 4.
 
“The team supported our ambitions well today, Robert showed good signs and I think it’s a good sign ahead of the difficult terrain that we will face from stage 4 and onwards. Tomorrow will probably be another day for the sprinters but already here we will face some climbs on the first part of the stage. We will take the race one day at a time and we remain poised ahead of the mountains”, finishes Bruno Cenghialta.