Josef Lontscharitsch (born 11 April 1970 in

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) is a retired

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n male

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. He won the

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in 1995 and 1998.

Career

;1987 :3rd in World Championships, Road, Juniors, Bergamo (ITA) ;1989 :3rd in National Championships, Road, Amateurs, Austria (AUT) :3rd in National Championships, Road, Elite, Austria (AUT) ;1994 :1st in Bad Radkersberg (GER) :3rd in Linz (AUT) ;1995 :3rd in Memorial Peter Dittrich (AUT) :1st in National Championships, Road, Amateurs, Austria (AUT) :1st in National Championships, Road, Elite, Austria (AUT) :1st in Stage 1 Niederoesterreich Rundfahrt, Wolkendorf (AUT) :3rd in Stage 3 Niederoesterreich Rundfahrt, Gars/Kamp (AUT) :3rd in General Classification Niederoesterreich Rundfahrt (AUT) :2nd in Stage 1 Österreich-Rundfahrt, Linz (AUT) :3rd in Stage 5 Österreich-Rundfahrt, Lienz (AUT) :2nd in Stage 11 Österreich-Rundfahrt, Illmitz (AUT) ;1996 :1st in Altheim (AUT) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Chiriquí (PAN) ;1997 :1st in Altheim (AUT) ;1998 :1st in National Championships, Road, Elite, Austria (AUT) :1st in Stage 2

Vuelta a Colombia The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ...

, Cáqueza (COL) :3rd in Stage 10

, Barrancabermeja (COL) ;1999 :3rd in National Championships, Road, ITT, Elite, Austria (AUT) :2nd in Prologue Tour de Slovénie (SLO) :3rd in Stage 1 Tour de Slovénie, Nova Gorica (SLO) :1st in Stage 2 Tour de Slovénie, Rogaska Slatina (SLO) :2nd in Stage 6 Tour de Slovénie, Novo Mesto (SLO) :1st in Stage 6 Österreich-Rundfahrt, Kaltenbach im Zillertal (AUT) ;2000 :1st in GP Judendorf Straßenengel (AUT) :2nd in National Championships, Road, ITT, Elite, Austria (AUT) :1st in Raiffeisen Grand Prix (AUT) :3rd in Stage 9

Vuelta a Cuba The Vuelta a Cuba (''English'': Tour of Cuba) was a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each February in Cuba. It was held from 1964 to 2010. When the UCI Continental Circuits were created in 2005, the Vuelta a Cuba was added ...

, Santa Clara (CUB) :2nd in Stage 6 Österreich-Rundfahrt, Bad Hofgastein (AUT) :2nd in Stage 7 Österreich-Rundfahrt, Saalbach Hinterglemm (AUT) ;2001 :3rd in Stage 3

Vuelta al Táchira The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira (''English'': Tour of Táchira) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January since 1966 in the state of Táchira in western Venezuela. The Vuelta al Táchira is part of the UCI America To ...

, Sabaneta (VEN) :3rd in Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt (GER)

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* 1970 births Living people Austrian male cyclists Vuelta a Colombia stage winners Cyclists from Madrid {{Austria-cycling-bio-stub