William Clarke a remporté ce samedi le prologue du Tour d’Autriche 2016 qui se déroulait autour de Kitzbühler Horn. L’Australien, membre de la formation Drapac a devancé d’1 seconde le coureur local Lukas Schlemmer (WSA-Greenlife) et le Polonais Sylwester Janiszewski (Wibatech Fuji). Clarke est devenu grâce à sa victoire, le premier leader de l’édition 2016. Le coureur de 31 ans a déjà remporté deux victoires cette saison dont le prologue du Herald Sun Tour.
Tour d’Autriche – Prologue – Top 20
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Team | Age* | Result | PaR | PcR |
| 1 | William CLARKE | AUS | DPC | 31 | 1:10 | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Lukas SCHLEMMER | AUT | WSA | 21 | +1 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Sylwester JANISZEWSKI | POL | WIB | 28 | +2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Nicola RUFFONI | ITA | BAR | 26 | +3 | ||
| 5 | Arman KAMYSHEV | KAZ | AST | 25 | +4 | ||
| 6 | Andrea PASQUALON | ITA | ROT | 28 | +4 | ||
| 7 | Jan TRATNIK | SLO | AMP | 26 | +4 | ||
| 8 | Adrian HONKISZ | POL | CCC | 28 | +4 | ||
| 9 | Luca CHIRICO | ITA | BAR | 24 | +4 | ||
| 10 | Clemens FANKHAUSER | AUT | TIR | 31 | +4 | ||
| 11 | Quentin PACHER | FRA | DMP | 24 | +5 | ||
| 12 | Domen NOVAK | SLO | ADR | 21 | +6 | ||
| 13 | Gerald CIOLEK | GER | SSG | 30 | +6 | ||
| 14 | Jannik STEIMLE | GER | RSW | 20 | +6 | ||
| 15 | Clément VENTURINI | FRA | COF | 23 | +6 | ||
| 16 | Artyom ZAKHAROV | KAZ | AST | 25 | +7 | ||
| 17 | Markus EIBEGGER | AUT | RSW | 32 | +7 | ||
| 18 | David BELDA GARCIA | ESP | ROT | 33 | +7 | ||
| 19 | Clément KORETZKY | FRA | VOL | 26 | +8 | ||
| 20 | Thomas DEGAND | BEL | WGG | 30 | +8 |
Tour d’Autriche – Classement Général Provisoire – Top 20
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Team | Age* | Result | PaR | PcR |
| 1 | William CLARKE | Australia | DPC | 31 | 1:10 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Lukas SCHLEMMER | Austria | WSA | 21 | +1 | ||
| 3 | Sylwester JANISZEWSKI | Poland | WIB | 28 | +2 | ||
| 4 | Nicola RUFFONI | Italy | BAR | 26 | +3 | ||
| 5 | Arman KAMYSHEV | Kazakhstan | AST | 25 | +4 | ||
| 6 | Andrea PASQUALON | Italy | ROT | 28 | +4 | ||
| 7 | Jan TRATNIK | Slovenia | AMP | 26 | +4 | ||
| 8 | Adrian HONKISZ | Poland | CCC | 28 | +4 | ||
| 9 | Luca CHIRICO | Italy | BAR | 24 | +4 | ||
| 10 | Clemens FANKHAUSER | Austria | TIR | 31 | +4 | ||
| 11 | Quentin PACHER | France | DMP | 24 | +5 | ||
| 12 | Domen NOVAK | Slovenia | ADR | 21 | +6 | ||
| 13 | Gerald CIOLEK | Germany | SSG | 30 | +6 | ||
| 14 | Jannik STEIMLE | Germany | RSW | 20 | +6 | ||
| 15 | Clément VENTURINI | France | COF | 23 | +6 | ||
| 16 | Artyom ZAKHAROV | Kazakhstan | AST | 25 | +7 | ||
| 17 | Markus EIBEGGER | Austria | RSW | 32 | +7 | ||
| 18 | David BELDA GARCIA | Spain | ROT | 33 | +7 | ||
| 19 | Clément KORETZKY | France | VOL | 26 | +8 | ||
| 20 | Thomas DEGAND | Belgium | WGG | 30 | +8 |
VIDEO CYCLISME
La victoire de William Clarke sur le prologue du Tour d’Autriche 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-SqS4ZNWhs
