Will Clarke Takes Tour Of Austria Opener

Last updated : 03 July 2016 By CNS Sport

Will Clarke of Drapac has taken the win on the opening stage of the Tour Of Austria.

The race started with a 600m climb up the Kitzbüheler Horn with an average gradient of more than 10%.

Sylwester Janiszewski of Wibstech Fiji set an early time to beat of 1.12 and that proved good enough for third place as he was beaten Lukas Schlemmer who went a second quicker and Will Clarke who went two seconds quicker with a time of 1.10.63

Clarke said about his win - "This was my shortest race yet.

“I was fortunate with the weather. This was my shortest race yet and I hope I get more opportunities this week to score at mass sprints."

Second placed Lukas Shlemmer said: “I knew a short prologue would work in my favour, but I never expected to place second.