Quickstep and Tinkoff to Tour of Austria

The Österreich-Rundfahrt (Tour of Austria) will start off this Sunday. Belgian ProTour team Quick Step has announced two top stars of cycling to participate: World Champion Paolo Bettini and sprinter Tom Boonen. They will be supported on the mountainous course by Alexander Efimkin, Dmytro Grabowskyy, Kevin Seeldraeyers, Andrea Tonti, Davide Viganò and Maarten Wynants.

Professional Continental team Tinkoff has also made known its roster for the week-long stage race: Pavel Brutt, Nikita Eskov, Alexander Khatuntsev, Alexander Serov, Ricardo Serrano, Alexander Gottfried, Walter Pedraza and Yuahen Sobal will be at the start line in Klausen, South Tyrol.