Georg Totschnig

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Georg Totschnig
Personal information
Full name Georg Totschnig
Date of birth May 25, 1971
Country Austria
Team information
Current team Retired (2006)
Professional team(s)
1993-1994
1997-2000
2001-2006		 Polti
Deutsche Telekom
Gerolsteiner
Major wins
1 stage Tour de France

    Georg Totschnig (born May 25, 1971) is an Austrian professional cyclist who raced between 1993 and 2006.

    He was in the breakaway from which he eventually won the stage (2005 Tour de France - stage 14). He split open the breakaway on the 2nd last climb on the day the Port de Pailhères from fellow breakaway compatriots Stefano Garzelli (Liqigas-Bianchi) and Walter Beneteau (Bodygues Telecom). He held his own on the final climb Ax 3 Domaines and won the stage 56 seconds ahead of 2nd place Lance Armstrong. He is the first Austrian to win a stage since Max Bulla in 1931.

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    [edit] Results

    2006

    Retired at end of the 2006 UCI ProTour season.[1]

    • -
    2005
    2004
    2003
    2002
    2001
    2000
    • Overall and stage win – Tour of Austria (Österreich Rundfahrt)
    1999
    • 2nd overall – Tour of Austria (Österreich Rundfahrt)
    1998
    1997
    • Austria National Road Race Champion
    • Austria National Time Trial Champion
    1996
    1995
    • 9th overall – Giro d'Italia
    1994
    • -
    1993

    First year as a professional.

    [edit] References

    1. ^ http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/11036.0.html Velonews.com (October 17, 2006): Totschnig retires
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