Lukas Pöstlberger (born 10 January 1992) is an Austrian cyclist, who most recently rode for

UCI WorldTeam A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road bicycle racing, road cycling, the UCI World Tou ...

. He won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2012.

Career

Born in

Vöcklabruck Vöcklabruck () is the administrative center of the Vöcklabruck District, Vöcklabruck district, Austria. It is located in the western part of Upper Austria, close to the A1 Autobahn as well as the B1 highway. Vöcklabruck's name derives from th ...

, Pöstlberger was named in the start list for the

2017 Giro d'Italia The 2017 Giro d'Italia was the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The race started on 5 May in Alghero on the island of Sardinia, and ended on 28 May in Milan. The race was won by Tom Dumoulin, who became the ...

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 The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 race stage, stages, starting on 7 July in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, in western France, and ...

Major results

;2011 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Sibiu Cycling Tour : 5th

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

, National Road Championships ;2012 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotAustria

Road race ::4th

: 1st Stage 3

Tour de l'Avenir Tour de l'Avenir () is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Felice Gimondi, Joo ...

;2013 : 1st GP Kranj : 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 5th Overall Tour of Al Zubarah : 6th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour ::1st Jersey white

Young rider classification : 9th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 9th Gran Premio San Giuseppe ;2014 : 1st Tour Bohemia ;2015 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall An Post Rás : 1st Stage 7

Tour of Austria The Tour of Austria () is a stage race, stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour ...

: 1st

Mountains classification,

Oberösterreich Rundfahrt The Oberösterreichrundfahrt is a cycling race held annually in the Austrian state Upper Austria. It was created in 2010 and is part of the UCI Europe Tour as a category 2.2 race. Winners References External links

* Cycl ...

: 2nd Belgrade Banjaluka II : 3rd Trofeo Edil C : 4th

, National Road Championships : 10th Overall

Istrian Spring Trophy The Istrian Spring Tour, formerly known as the Istrian Spring Trophy (), is a multi-day road bicycle race held annually in the Croatian part of the Istria peninsula. The race was first organized in 1961 as a small competition reserved to local cy ...

::1st Prologue :

Combativity award The combativity award is a prize given in road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, ...

Overall

Tour Alsace The Tour Alsace (or Tour d'Alsace) is a five-day road bicycle race held annually in Alsace, France. It was first held in 2004 and it is a 2.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing co ...

;2016 : 1st Stage 4

* Cycl ...

: 10th

Druivenkoers Overijse Druivenkoers Overijse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Overijse, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing compet ...

;2017 :

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

::1st Stage 1 ::Held Jersey pink

after Stage 1 ::Held Jersey white

after Stages 1–2 : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::3rd

: 5th

E3 Harelbeke E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 ki ...

;2018 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotAustria

Road race ::4th

;2019 : 4th

Dwars door Vlaanderen ''Dwars door Vlaanderen'' ('Across Flanders') is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI Wor ...

: 8th Overall

Okolo Slovenska Okolo Slovenska (; ) is an annual road cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2017 it has been rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes five or more stages. History Okolo Slovenska ...

;2021 : 1st Stage 2

Critérium du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycle sport, cycling road bicycle racing, road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during ...

;2022 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2023 : 1st Hong Kong Challenge : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 10th

Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 The Trofeo Luis Puig is a single-day road bicycle race held in Valencian Community, Spain. Originally named the Gran Premio Valencia, it was held annually (except for 1980) from the first edition in 1969 until 2005, in which year it was promoted ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

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Lukas Pöstlberger
at Bora–Hansgrohe * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Postlberger, Lukas 1992 births Living people Austrian male cyclists Austrian Giro d'Italia stage winners Rás Tailteann winners Sportspeople from Vöcklabruck Cyclists from Upper Austria 21st-century Austrian sportsmen