Team Vorarlberg

Team Vorarlberg (UCI team code: VBG) is a cycling team based in Austria. The team was founded in 1999 by the twin brothers Thomas Kofler and Johannes Kofler and previously known as Team Volksbank. In 2009, the Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg replaced Volksbank as title sponsor. In 2006 it became the first ever Austrian professional cycling team and was registered as a UCI Professional Continental team until June 2010, when their UCI license was suspended due to financial insecurity.[1] The team was later re-registered as a UCI Continental team, and retained that status in 2011.[2]

Team Vorarlberg
Team information
UCI code
  • VOL (2002–2005, 2016–2018)
  • VBG (2006–2015, 2019–)
RegisteredAustria
Founded1999 (1999)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusContinental
Key personnel
General managerThomas Kofler
Team manager(s)
  • Florent Horeau
  • Cornel Enzler
  • Johann Innerhofer
  • Johannes Kofler
  • Jürgen Schatzmann
  • René Stüssi
Team name history
1999–2000
2001
2002–2003
2004–2005
2005–2008
2009–2010
2011–2017
2018–2020
2021–
ÖAMTC Volksbank–Colnago
Volksbank–Schwinn
Volksbank–Ideal (VOL)
Volksbank–Ideal Leingruber (VOL)
Volksbank–Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg–Corratec (VBG)
Team Vorarlberg
Team Vorarlberg Santic
Team Vorarlberg (VBG)

In 2007, the team received international attention when former German Tour de France-winner Jan Ullrich announced to join the team in an official function after having been suspended by his T-Mobile Team due to his involvement in the Operación Puerto doping case.[3] After pressure from the team's sponsors, the plan was discarded.

Team Vorarlberg was the first Austrian cycling team to participate in events of the UCI ProTour, the top tier racing league in professional cycling. It did so by receiving a wild card for the 2007 Deutschland Tour, also returning in 2008 with Daniel Musiol winning the mountains classification. From 2007 to 2009 it also raced three times at the Tour de Suisse (winning the sprint classification both with Florian Stalder in 2007 and with René Weissinger in 2008) as well as joining the 2009 Tour of Flanders. Other notable results besides several national champion titles include the overall victory at the 2015 Tour of Austria by Victor de la Parte and the 2023 Volta a Portugal by Colin Stüssi.[4]

Team roster

The team at the 2015 Grand Prix des Marbriers.
As of 23 May 2023.[5]
Rider Date of birth
 Dominik Amann (AUT) (1999-02-12) 12 February 1999
 Pirmin Benz (GER) (2000-11-26) 26 November 2000
 Antoine Berlin (MON) (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989
 Óscar Cabedo (ESP) (1994-11-12) 12 November 1994
 Peter Inauen (SUI) (1996-07-28) 28 July 1996
 Jon Knolle (GER) (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999
 Lukas Meiler (GER) (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995
Rider Date of birth
 Laurin Nenning (AUT) (2004-09-25) 25 September 2004
 Nikolas Riegler (AUT) (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001
 Lukas Rüegg (SUI) (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996
 Linus Stari (AUT) (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998
 Colin Stüssi (SUI) (1993-06-04) 4 June 1993
 Moran Vermeulen (AUT) (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997

Major wins

2002
 Ireland Time Trial Championship, David McCann
Poreč Trophy 6, Fraser MacMaster
Stage 3 International Tour of Rhodes, Vasilis Anastopoulos
Manx International, David McCann
2003
Prologue Istrian Spring Trophy, Jean Nuttli
Sacrifice Cup, Philippe Schnyder
Overall Tour of Greece, Vasilis Anastopoulos
Stage 2, Vasilis Anastopoulos
Stage 5, Tour of Slovenia, Jure Golčer
Overall Brandenburg–Rundfahrt, Jean Nuttli
Stage 1b, Jean Nuttli
Duo Normand, Jean Nuttli & Philippe Schnyder
2004
 Greece Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos
 Austria Road Race Championship, Harald Morscher
Köln-Bonn, Pascal Hungerbühler
2005
 Greece Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos
Tour de Berne, René Weissinger
2007
Stage 6 Tour of Austria, Gerrit Glomser
2008
Stage 2 Bayern–Rundfahrt, Olaf Pollack
2009
Stage 8 Tour of Turkey, Sebastian Siedler
Stage 6 Danmark Rundt, Sebastian Siedler
2010
Stage 2 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Josef Benetseder
2012
 Slovenia Time Trial Championship, Robert Vrečer
Stage 3 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Robert Vrečer
Overall Tour of Greece, Robert Vrečer
Stage 1, Robert Vrečer
Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Robert Vrečer
Stage 1, Robert Vrečer
Stage 1 Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Robert Vrečer
2013
Stage 1 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Florian Bissinger
2014
Stage 5 Tour de Taiwan, Fabian Schnaidt
Stage 2 Paris–Arras Tour, Fabian Schnaidt
Stages 1 & 6 Tour of Iran, Fabian Schnaidt
Stage 5 Tour of China I, Grischa Janorschke
2015
Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines, Nicolas Baldo
Overall Flèche du Sud, Víctor de la Parte
Stage 1 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Víctor de la Parte
A jersey with a yellow design Overall Tour of Austria, Víctor de la Parte
Stages 4 & 6 Tour of Austria, Víctor de la Parte
2018
  Switzerland U23 National Time Trial Championships, Lukas Rüegg
Stages 3 (ITT) & 4 Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, Patrick Schelling
Stage 2 Kreiz Breizh Elites, Jannik Steimle
Prologue Tour de Hongrie, Patrick Schelling
Stage 3 (ITT) Okolo Jižních Čech, Patrick Schelling
Stage 5 Okolo Jižních Čech, Jannik Steimle
2019
Stage 1a (ITT) Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, Jannik Steimle
Stage 4 Flèche du Sud, Jannik Steimle
Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Jannik Steimle
Stage 1, Jannik Steimle
Stage 2 Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, Colin Stüssi
Prologue & Stage 5 Tour of Austria, Jannik Steimle
2021
Stage 1 Istrian Spring Trophy, Filippo Fortin
Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Alexis Guérin
Stage 3, Alexis Guérin
Stage 4 Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, Alexis Guérin
2022
Prologue International Tour of Rhodes, Lukas Meiler
2023
Overall Volta a Portugal, Colin Stüssi
Stage 7, Colin Stüssi

National Champions

2002
Ireland Time Trial Championship, David McCann
2004
Greece Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos
Austria Road Race Championship, Harald Morscher
2005
Greece Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos
2012
Slovenia Time Trial Championship, Robert Vrečer

Known former riders

Notes

    References

    1. "UCI suspends Vorarlberg-Corratec's licence". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
    2. "Vorarlberg-Corratec confirms first two riders for 2011". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
    3. "Volksbank and Ullrich: "The sensation is perfect!"". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
    4. "Volta a Portugal 2023". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
    5. "Team Vorarlberg". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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