Cycling: Jonas Koch (CCC) took the red jersey from Jannik Steimle (Vorarlberg – Santic) at the Tour of Austria. The new overall leader took third place on today's third stage. He finished behind stage winner Giovanni Visconti (Neri Sottoli – Selle Italia – KTM) and Swiss Colin Stüssi (Vorarlberg Santic).
Jonas Koch takes over the overall leadership
From Kirchschlag to Frohnleiten, the third stage of the Tour of Austria featured a truly challenging 176,2-kilometer route. Thibault Guernalec (Arkéa – Samsic), Georg Zimmermann (Tirol KTM Cycling Team), Lucas De Rossi (Delko Marseille Provence), and Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Neri Sottoli – Selle Italia – KTM) formed the day's breakaway group. During the chase, the peloton split before the final categorized climb. Meanwhile, Georg Zimmermann broke away from his companions. However, in the final kilometers, the peloton managed to catch him. Numerous attacks also saw the overall leader, Jannik Steimle (Vorarlberg – Santic), drop back. But Team CCC kept the peloton together. This led to a sprint finish among a group of approximately 60 riders, which Giovanni Visconti (Neri Sottoli – Selle Italia – KTM) won. The new wearer of the red jersey is the German Jonas Koch (CCC), who finished third today.