Starzengruber tops Totschnig for Austrian title

Harald Starzengruber of the elite team UNION Raffeisen Radteam Tirol took the Austrian road championship on Sunday in the Kalkalpen National Park. He won ahead of Harald Totschnig (Tyrol – Team Radland Tirol) and Josef Kugler (ARBO KTM Gebrüder Weiss).

On the very first of five laps of the circuit course, a lead group formed and went on to build a lead of seven and a half minutes. On the third lap a chase group including Starzengruber, Totschnig and Milram's Peter Wrolich attacked and eventually caught the leaders.

A six-man group formed on the final lap and went together into the final kilometre. Starzengruber attacked at the 500 meter mark and was able to win the sprint.

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