Yodelahihi for the Irish in Austria!! Darren Rafferty in close contention leading the boys in green in today’s hilly stage (23rd August) of the International Radjugendtour Oststeiermark

Photo’s Copyright: Klaus Titzer and results thanks to https://www.radsportverband.at

Report from the Austrian Radsport Youth tour website >> In the “Regional Development Oststeiermark” overall ranking, Hajek extended his top position by eleven seconds to the Irishman Darren Rafferty. Third place went to the Swiss Robin Donzé, 14 seconds back. As the second-best Austrian, the Tyrolean Lukas Grießer is in 32nd place (plus 1:11 minutes). The new bearer of the “Wiesbauer” jersey is the German Matteo Groß. The Czech Marek Jelinek, who won both sprint scores, slipped into the “Mautner Markhof” point jersey. As the most active Austrian, Lukas Grießer will be wearing the “Gebrüder Weiss” jersey in tomorrow’s 2nd stage from Hartberg to VorauThe difficult 2nd stage of the 34th Int. Radjugendtour Oststeiermark runs tomorrow from Hartberg to Vorau over 66.8 kilometres and 1,376 altitude difference. The start is at 16: 30h at the main square in Hartberg. From the start, it goes uphill, after 21.3 kilometres at the Kreuzwirt for the first time driven to “Wiesbauer” -Bergwertungspunkte. After the “Mautner Markhof” sprint rating Wenigzell follows in Vorau the next sprint classification and after the mountain classification Puchegg and the following short descent it comes at the final climb to Vorau for the final showdown. From 18:20 o’clock the first youth rider should have reached the pen Vorau<<