Gleich zwei Rundfahrtsiege für CENTURION VAUDE
Bei gleich zwei Mountainbike Etappenrennen in der Schweiz und in Österreich war das CENTURION VAUDE Team am Wochenende erfolgreich vertreten. Jochen Käß gewann den Engadin Bike Giro während Markus Kaufmann im Zillertal mit dem gelben Trikot nach Hause fuhr.
In den Alpen, genauer gesagt im Zillertal, war der andere Teil des CENTURION VAUDE Teams unterwegs. Kaufmann gewann das Rennen mit über 10.000 Höhenmetern verteilt auf drei Tage schon mehrmals und machte gleich auf der ersten Etappe klar, dass auch heuer der erste Platz nur über ihn gehen sollte. Am letzten Anstieg distanzierte er den Tschechen Kristian Hynek (Ergon-Topeak) und mit seinem Sieg sowie Rang vier durch Peter Hermann endete der ersten Abschnitt. Mit einem Doppelsieg setzten die beiden am zweiten Tag noch einen drauf – hier gewann Hermann zeitgleich vor Kaufmann.
Die letzte Etappe hinauf zum Hintertuxer Gletscher brachte das gleiche Bild, nur der Zieleinlauf in umgekehrter Reihenfolge. Somit gewinnt Kaufmann zum vierten mal die Zillertal Bike Challange und Hermann sicherte dem Team mit starker Leistung den Doppelerfolg. „Auch wenn die vielen Berge sehr fordernd waren, dank perfektem Teamwork hat es richtig Spaß gemacht“, so Kaufmann nach dem Rennen.
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