Elk Haus (cycling team)
Elk Haus was an Austrian cycling team .
The team was founded in 1996 and had the status of Professional Continental Team from 2006 onwards . Team manager was Bernhard Rassinger , who was supported by the sporting director Harald Wisiak . The team was sponsored by the Austrian prefabricated house company Elk-Fertighaus AG and the bicycle manufacturer Fuji . After the 2009 season the team was disbanded.
Germany tour 2007
Elk Haus-Simplon received one of four wildcards for the Germany Tour from August 10th to 18th, 2007. For the Lower Austrian team it would have been the first ProTour race in team history, but it was unloaded three days before the tour began. The reasons given were missing signatures on the UCI declaration of honor and incorrect registration. On August 9, 2007, the team announced in a press release that they had obtained an injunction from the Hamburg district court to force the team to start.
Successes in 2007
date | run | winner |
---|---|---|
April 23 | 46th International Cherry Blossom Race Wels | Peter Pichler |
April 29 | Thermenland GP, Bad Waltersdorf | Markus Eibegger |
5th of May | 54th Hungerburg - Classic Hill Climb, Innsbruck | Harald Totschnig |
May 6th | ² 17th Raiffeisen bike classics Vienna Laßnitzhöhe, Vienna | Markus Eibegger |
May 20th | ² SELECT - Tour 2007, Styria | Markus Eibegger |
May 25-28 | ² Giro di Festina, Salzkammergut | Markus Eibegger |
3rd of June | ² 20th International Grand Prix South Carinthia Völkermarkt | Markus Eibegger |
June 16-17 | Braunau Cycling Days, Braunau | Clemens Fankhauser |
June 30th | Austrian Time Trial Championship (U23) | Stefan Denifl |
July 1 | Austrian Road Championship (U23) | Stefan Denifl |
July 1 | Austrian road championship | Christian Pfannberger |
10th of July | 3rd stage ( Kitzbüheler Horn ) Tour of Austria | Thomas Rohrgger |
18th of August | 5th city criterion Oberwart | Peter Pichler |
August 19th | ² 47th Burgenland tour | Markus Eibegger |
August 25 | 3rd stage Grand Prix Tell , (U23) | Clemens Fankhauser |
August 16 | ² 8th Grand Prix Traismauer | Robert Lauscha |
October 6th | ELK Heurigen GP | Christian Pfannberger |
October 24th | 2nd stage Crocodile Trophy | Stefan Rucker |
October 26th | 4th stage Crocodile Trophy | Stefan Rucker |
30th of October | 8th stage Crocodile Trophy | Stefan Rucker |
Achievements in 2008
date | run | driver |
---|---|---|
March 12th | 5th stage Tour Ivoirien de la Paix | Stefan Rucker |
May 3rd | State champion Berg | Markus Eibegger |
May 4th | State champion criterion | Peter Pichler |
May 11th | 5th stage Szlakiem Grodòw Piastowskich | Steffen Radochla |
12th of May | Neuseen Classics - all about brown coal | Steffen Radochla |
May 21 | 1st stage Select Tour | Peter Pichler |
23. May | 3rd stage Select Tour | Markus Eibegger |
May 24th | 4. Ettape Select Tour | Markus Eibegger |
25. May | 5th stage Select Tour | Markus Eibegger |
May 24th | Overall Select Tour | Markus Eibegger |
July 6-13 | Overall ranking of the Tour of Austria | Thomas Rohrgger |
18th of August | 48th Burgenland tour | Markus Eibegger |
September 19th | Austrian state champion individual time trial (U23) | Stefan Denifl |
September 19th | Austrian state champion individual time trial elite | Stefan Denifl |
2009 season
successes
date | run | driver |
---|---|---|
March 29 | ²49.Int. Cycling opening race Leonding | Clemens Fankhauser |
April 5th | Thermenland Grande Prix | Markus Eibegger |
May 24th | ²19. Bike classic Vienna Laßnitzhöhe | Markus Eibegger |
28th of May | 2nd stage Bavaria Tour | Markus Eibegger |
26.-31. May | Overall victory U23 Bayern Rundfahrt | Stefan Denifl |
6th of June | State champion Berg | Markus Eibegger |
June 21st | ² Raiffeisen GP Judendorf-Strassengel | Markus Eibegger |
June 28th | Austrian state champion | Markus Eibegger |
June 28th | Austrian national champion (U23) | Martin Schöffmann |
September 19th | Austrian national champion - individual time trial | Matthias Brändle |
The race is part of the Austrian Tchibo Top Bike League
Additions Disposals
Accesses | Team 2008 | Departures | Team 2009 |
---|---|---|---|
Martin Schöffmann | RC Arbö Resch & Frisch Wels | Thomas Rohrgger | Team Milram |
Matthias Brändle | Team Ista | Robert Lauscha | Unknown |
Georg Lauscha | Ex-professional ( Swiag 2007) | Peter Pichler | Unknown |
Jochen Summer | End of career (July) |
team
Surname | Date of birth | nationality | Team 2010 |
---|---|---|---|
Matthias Brändle | December 7, 1989 | Austria | Footon Servetto |
Stefan Denifl | 20th September 1987 | Austria | Cervélo TestTeam |
Markus Eibegger | October 16, 1984 | Austria | Footon Servetto |
Clemens Fankhauser | 2nd September 1985 | Austria | Vorarlberg-Corratec |
Georg Lauscha | September 1, 1987 | Austria | |
Wolfgang Murer | December 22, 1979 | Austria | |
Steffen Radochla | October 19, 1978 | Germany | Team Nutrixxion |
Stefan Rucker | 20th January 1980 | Austria | |
Daniel Schorn | October 21, 1988 | Austria | Team NetApp |
Martin Schöffmann | March 31, 1987 | Austria | Vorarlberg-Corratec |
Harald Starzengruber | April 11, 1981 | Austria | Union Raiffeisen Cycling Team Tirol |
Jochen Summer | May 28, 1977 | Austria | |
Bjorn Thurau | July 23, 1988 | Germany | Team Bergstrasse |
Harald Totschnig | September 6, 1974 | Austria | Tyrol-Team Radland Tirol |
Gerhard Trampusch | August 11, 1978 | Austria | ARBÖ Gourmetfein catfish |
Jan Valach | 19th August 1973 | Slovakia | Dukla Trenčín Merida |
Placements in UCI rankings
UCI world rankings
season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
---|---|---|
2002 | 11. (GSIII) | Bernhard Kohl (610.) |
2003 | 41. (GSIII) | Harald Morscher (1153.) |
2004 | 20. (GSII) | Stefan Rucker (830.) |
UCI Africa Tour
season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
---|---|---|
2008 | 12. | |
2009 | - | - |
UCI America Tour
season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
---|---|---|
2009 | 21st | Harald Starzengruber (96th) |
UCI Europe Tour
season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
---|---|---|
2005 | 80. | Jochen Summer (287.) |
2006 | 55. | Christian Pfannberger (109th) |
2007 | 20th | Christian Pfannberger (20th) |
2008 | 36. | Thomas Rohrgger (46.) |
2009 | 27. | Markus Eibegger (75th) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ sportnet.at: Elk team too strong? , accessed July 13, 2008