Eisel named Austrian Cyclist of the Year
Team Sky rider takes honour for third time
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Bernhard Eisel has been named Austrian Cyclist of the Year for the second consecutive year. Eisel, now with Team Sky, beat Stefen Denifl (Vacansoleil) and Marco Halle�🤪�r of Katusha.
It was Eisel's third title, as he had also won it in 2006.This year's selection was made by an expert panel sponsored by the Austrian Cyc🎶ling Federation.
The Classics and sprint specialist had no wins in 2010 with HTC-Highroad, devoting much of his time to helping star sprinter 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mark Cavendish. The Austrian was the only HTC teammate to trans💝fer to Team Sky with Cavendish for the 2012 season.
Eisel will open his campaign at the Tour of Qatar, again at Cavendish's side. But the 30-year-old also figures to have his own chances thi🦋s year, perhaps even in Qatar. “At the Classics I will also be able to ride some for myself, but will act as a leader for our irons in the fire, Juan Flec💙ha and Boasson Hagen," he said.
“At the races in Belgium we want to play a role too, of course. The Giro is marked in red on my calendar, perhaps I will have a ෴chance there in an escape group.&rd⛎quo;
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