Kirschblütenrennen
 The 2011 edition of the race | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | April |
| Region | Wels, Austria |
| English name | Cherry Blossom Race |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | One day race |
| Organiser | Radclub Arbö Felbermayr Wels |
| History | |
| First edition | 1965 |
| Editions | 62 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Roman Humenberger (AUT) |
| Most recent |  Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) |
The Kirschblütenrennen (English: Cherry Blossom Race) is a one-day road cycling race held annually in Austria since 1965. In 2024, it joined the UCI Europe Tour calendar as a category 1.2 event.[1] The race starts and ends in Wels, and also has junior, amateur and women's categories in addition to the elite men's race..[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Roman Humenberger
|
||
| 1966 | Johann Wiesinger
|
||
| 1967 | No race | ||
| 1968 | Herbert Kiscina
|
||
| 1969 | Rolf Eberl
|
||
| 1970 | Franz Wiesinger
|
||
| 1971 | Franz Bachmaier
|
||
| 1972 | Hans Oberndorfer
|
||
| 1973 | Ludwig Kretz
|
||
| 1974 | No race | ||
| 1975 | Siegfried Denk
|
||
| 1976 | Ludwig Kretz
|
||
| 1977 | Wolfgang Priglhofer
|
||
| 1978 | Herbert Spindler
|
||
| 1979 | Reinhard Waltenberger
|
||
| 1980 | Hermann Mandler
|
||
| 1981 | Johann Lienhart
|
||
| 1982 | Christian Majnaric
|
||
| 1983 | Kurt Zellhofer
|
||
| 1984 | Andreas Blümel
|
||
| 1985 | Arno Wohlfahrter
|
||
| 1986 | Arno Wohlfahrter
|
||
| 1987 | Johann Traxler
|
||
| 1988 | Dietmar Hauer
|
||
| 1989 | Mario Traxl
|
||
| 1990 |  Richard Koberna
|
||
| 1991 | Heinz Marchel
|
||
| 1992 | Jozef Regec
|
||
| 1993 | Armin Purner
|
||
| 1994 | Armin Purner
|
||
| 1995 | Josef Lontscharitsch
|
||
| 1996 | Franz Stocher
|
||
| 1997 | Peter Pichler
|
||
| 1998 | Vladimír Sádlo
|
||
| 1999 | Florian Wiesinger
|
||
| 2000 | Friedrich Berein
|
||
| 2001 | Friedrich Berein
|
||
| 2002 | Stefan Rucker
|
||
| 2003 | Jochen Summer
|
Harald Morscher
|
Ralph Scherzer
|
| 2004 | Paul Kasis
|
.svg.png){kind=small} Adam Hansen
|
Adam Homolka
|
| 2005 | Jochen Summer
|
Petr Herman
|
Róbert Nagy
|
| 2006 | Peter Pichler
|
Martin Hebík
|
Ján Valach
|
| 2007 | Peter Pichler
|
Mario Höller
|
Matthias Schröger
|
| 2008 |  Sergiy Lagkuti
|
Vitaliy Popkov
|
Jochen Summer
|
| 2009 | Werner Riebenbauer
|
Petr Lechner
|
 Tobias Erler
|
| 2010 | Milan Kadlec
|
Tobias Erler
|
Adam Homolka
|
| 2011 |  Dejan Bajt
|
Florian Bissinger
|
 Péter Kusztor
|
| 2012 | Stefan Rucker
|
Vojtěch Hačecký
|
Riccardo Zoidl
|
| 2013 | Riccardo Zoidl
|
Alois Kaňkovský
|
Jan Sokol
|
| 2014 | Christopher Hatz
|
Alexander Grad
|
Florenz Knauer
|
| 2015 | Jan Tratnik
|
Marek Čanecký
|
Andi Bajc
|
| 2016 | Daniel Schorn
|
Patrick Gamper
|
Maximilian Kuen
|
| 2017 | Matej Mugerli
|
Riccardo Zoidl
|
Andi Bajc
|
| 2018 | Jannik Steimle
|
Rok Korošec
|
Timon Loderer
|
| 2019 |  Dušan Rajović
|
Andi Bajc
|
Maximilian Kuen
|
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||
| 2021 | Matevž Govekar
|
Felix Groß
|
Leslie Lührs
|
| 2022 | Rainer Kepplinger
|
.svg.png){kind=small} Matthias Reutimann
|
Florian Kierner
|
| 2023 | Jaka Primožič
|
Daniel Federspiel
|
Lukas Rüegg
|
| 2024 | Lukáš Kubiš
|
Emanuel Zangerle
|
Roger Kluge
|
References
- ^ "Int. Raffeisenbank Kirschblütenrennen". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "50. Kirschblüten-Rennen, aber nur einmal stand ein Welser ganz oben". OÖNachrichten 2011. 7 April 2011.