The fourth race of the 2018 German Cycling League took place as part of the St. Pölten Cycling Marathon. The start and finish was directly in front of the state government building, but in between were 165 sweaty and demanding race kilometres for the drivers.
The race of the elite offered an extremely exciting competition in sultry weather in Ötscherland and the Mariazell area. The course was packed with many meters of altitude and demanding descents and demanded everything from the drivers. At the front Riccardo Zoidl of Felbermayr Wels won the race, behind him Chase team rider Manfred crossed the finish line with the main field after a driving time of 4 h and 30 min. The Chase Up wheels again did a great job and passed the endurance test both uphill and downhill with flying colours.
Chase Technical Manager Felix was also at the start in St. Pölten – he started a few minutes after the elite riders in the much larger field of amateurs. However, it was the same demanding and challenging course for the participants as for the elite riders. Felix found himself after the first mountain of the second group. The many animating attempts to keep up the pace to avoid a grouping of the rear drivers cost grains. On the penultimate climb he had to let his competitors go, and in the second half of the race he had cramps. Nevertheless, he finished the race in the front half of the field.
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