{"id":20757,"date":"2013-06-28T11:10:52","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T09:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/gerald-ciolek-leads-african-team-in-austrian-alps\/"},"modified":"2013-06-28T11:10:52","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T09:10:52","slug":"gerald-ciolek-leads-african-team-in-austrian-alps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/gerald-ciolek-leads-african-team-in-austrian-alps\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerald Ciolek leads African team in Austrian Alps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=6558\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6558\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6558 alignright\" alt=\"Austria-01-560x275\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/3d1fd_Austria-01-560x275.jpg\" width=\"374\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a>Milan-San Remo winner <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/ciolek-and-konovalovas-second-in-national-road-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gerald Ciolek<\/a> and Spanish climber <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/european-riders-start-in-three-national-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sergio Pardilla<\/a> will lead <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/documenting-an-african-bicycle-dream\/\" target=\"_blank\">Team MTN-Qhubeka<\/a> in the eight-day Tour of Austria, which starts this coming Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Ciolek won two stages and the points ranking at the 2007 race, while wearing the U23 world champion\u2019s jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Pardilla climbed to tenth overall last year, and finished in the runner-up spot in 2010. After his good results the last few weeks, the Spaniard looks set to challenge for stage wins this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Tour of Austria is one of our absolute highlights this year,\u201d said sport director Jens Zemke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a good line-up, and the right riders for every race situation,\u201d said Ciolek, who finished second behind Andre Griepel in the German championships last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are first-class teams at the start every year and we expect an exciting race, with the teams fighting it out on the flat as well as in the mountains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zemke, who knows the race through the Alpine republic from his days as a pro rider, will look to a strong line-up that includes newly-crowned Lithuanian time-trial champion Ignatas Konovalovas and former German champion Martin Reimer.<\/p>\n<p>The team includes four South Africans: Johann van Zyl, Martin Wesemann, Louis Meintjes and Dennis van Niekerk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGerald is our man for the flat stages, and in the mountains we have Sergio, Dennis and Louis as strong climbers. 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Ciolek won two stages and the points ranking at the 2007 race, while wearing the U23 world champion\u2019s jersey. 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