.jpg) Pöstlberger in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Pösti |
| Born | (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32) Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria, Austria |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Rouleur |
| Amateur team | |
| 2015 | Bora–Argon 18 (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011–2013 | RC Arbö–Gourmetfein–Wels |
| 2014–2015 | Tirol Cycling Team |
| 2016–2022 | Bora–Argon 18 |
| 2023 | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Lukas Pöstlberger (born 10 January 1992) is an Austrian cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. He won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2012.
Career
Born in Vöcklabruck, Pöstlberger was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia and won the opening stage, becoming the first Austrian rider to win a stage of the Giro and the first Austrian to lead the race. In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France.
Major results
- 2011
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2012
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 4th Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Avenir
- 2013
- 1st GP Kranj
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Tour of Al Zubarah
- 6th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 9th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 9th Gran Premio San Giuseppe
- 2014
- 1st Tour Bohemia
- 2015
- 1st
Overall An Post Rás - 1st Stage 7 Tour of Austria
- 1st
Mountains classification, Oberösterreich Rundfahrt - 2nd Belgrade Banjaluka II
- 3rd Trofeo Edil C
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 10th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
- 1st Prologue
Combativity award Overall Tour Alsace- 2016
- 1st Stage 4 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt
- 10th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2017
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 1
- Held
& 
after Stage 1 - Held after Stages 1–2
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 5th E3 Harelbeke
- 2018
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 4th Time trial
- 1st
- 2019
- 4th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 8th Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 2021
- 1st Stage 2 Critérium du Dauphiné
- 2022
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2023
- 1st Hong Kong Challenge
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 10th Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia
|
114 | — | — | — | — | — | 95 |
| Tour de France
|
— | 132 | DNF | DNF | 116 | — | |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ "BORA - hansgrohe". Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- "With Christoph Pfingsten, BORA – hansgrohe completes its roster for 2019". Bora–Hansgrohe. Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- Ryan, Barry (28 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bora-Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- "Bora - Hansgrohe". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "Team Jayco–AlUla". UCI. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- "National Championship, Road, Elite, Austria (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- "Giro d'Italia 2017: Lukas Postlberger wins first stage on debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- MacLeary, John (5 May 2017). "Giro d'Italia: Lukas Postlberger causes huge upset on stage one to take maglia rosa on grand tour debut". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
Not only was this the biggest win of Pöstlberger's career, but also the first ever stage win at the Giro d'Italia for an Austrian rider.
- Farrand, Stephen (5 May 2017). "Destiny steps in to give Postlberger his moment of Giro d'Italia glory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
External links
- Lukas Pöstlberger at Bora–Hansgrohe
- Lukas Pöstlberger at UCI
- Lukas Pöstlberger at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Lukas Pöstlberger at ProCyclingStats
- Lukas Pöstlberger at CQ Ranking
- Lukas Pöstlberger at CycleBase