# Team Vorarlberg

Team Vorarlberg (UCI team code: VBG) is a cycling team based in Austria. The team was founded in 1999 by the twin brothers Thomas Kofler and Johannes Kofler and previously known as Team Volksbank. In 2009, the Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg replaced Volksbank as title sponsor. In 2006 it became the first ever Austrian professional cycling team and was registered as a UCI Professional Continental team until June 2010, when their UCI license was suspended due to financial insecurity. The team was later re-registered as a UCI Continental team, and retained that status in 2011.
In 2007, the team received international attention when former German Tour de France-winner Jan Ullrich announced to join the team in an official function after having been suspended by his T-Mobile Team due to his involvement in the Operación Puerto doping case. After pressure from the team's sponsors, the plan was discarded.
Team Vorarlberg was the first Austrian cycling team to participate in events of the UCI ProTour, the top tier racing league in professional cycling. It did so by receiving a wild card for the 2007 Deutschland Tour, also returning in 2008 with Daniel Musiol winning the mountains classification. From 2007 to 2009 it also raced three times at the Tour de Suisse (winning the sprint classification both with Florian Stalder in 2007 and with René Weissinger in 2008) as well as joining the 2009 Tour of Flanders. Other notable results besides several national champion titles include the overall victory at the 2015 Tour of Austria by Victor de la Parte and the 2023 Volta a Portugal by Colin Stüssi.

## Team roster

    As of 23 May 2023.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Dominik Amann (AUT) | Dominik Amann (AUT) | (1999-02-12) 12 February 1999 (age 25) |
| Pirmin Benz (GER) | Pirmin Benz (GER) | (2000-11-26) 26 November 2000 (age 23) |
| Antoine Berlin (MON) | Antoine Berlin (MON) | (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 35) |
| Óscar Cabedo (ESP) | Óscar Cabedo (ESP) | (1994-11-12) 12 November 1994 (age 29) |
| Peter Inauen (SUI) | Peter Inauen (SUI) | (1996-07-28) 28 July 1996 (age 28) |
| Jon Knolle (GER) | Jon Knolle (GER) | (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 25) |
| Lukas Meiler (GER) | Lukas Meiler (GER) | (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 (age 29) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Laurin Nenning (AUT) | Laurin Nenning (AUT) | (2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 20) |
| Nikolas Riegler (AUT) | Nikolas Riegler (AUT) | (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23) |
| Lukas Rüegg (SUI) | Lukas Rüegg (SUI) | (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28) |
| Linus Stari (AUT) | Linus Stari (AUT) | (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 (age 26) |
| Colin Stüssi (SUI) | Colin Stüssi (SUI) | (1993-06-04) 4 June 1993 (age 31) |
| Moran Vermeulen (AUT) | Moran Vermeulen (AUT) | (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997 (age 27) |

## Major wins
### 2002

    Ireland Time Trial Championship, David McCann
    Poreč Trophy 6, Fraser MacMaster
    Stage 3 International Tour of Rhodes, Vasilis Anastopoulos
    Manx International, David McCann

### 2003

    Prologue Istrian Spring Trophy, Jean Nuttli
    Sacrifice Cup, Philippe Schnyder
    Overall Tour of Greece, Vasilis Anastopoulos
       Stage 2, Vasilis Anastopoulos
    Stage 5, Tour of Slovenia, Jure Golčer
    Overall Brandenburg–Rundfahrt, Jean Nuttli
       Stage 1b, Jean Nuttli
    Duo Normand, Jean Nuttli & Philippe Schnyder

### 2004

    Greece Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos
    Austria Road Race Championship, Harald Morscher
    Köln-Bonn, Pascal Hungerbühler

### 2005

    Greece Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos
    Tour de Berne, René Weissinger

### 2007

    Stage 6 Tour of Austria, Gerrit Glomser

### 2008

    Stage 2 Bayern–Rundfahrt, Olaf Pollack

### 2009

    Stage 8 Tour of Turkey, Sebastian Siedler
    Stage 6 Danmark Rundt, Sebastian Siedler

### 2010

    Stage 2 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Josef Benetseder

### 2012

    Slovenia Time Trial Championship, Robert Vrečer
    Stage 3 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Robert Vrečer
    Overall Tour of Greece, Robert Vrečer
       Stage 1, Robert Vrečer
    Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Robert Vrečer
       Stage 1, Robert Vrečer
    Stage 1 Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon, Robert Vrečer

### 2013

    Stage 1 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Florian Bissinger

### 2014

    Stage 5 Tour de Taiwan, Fabian Schnaidt
    Stage 2 Paris–Arras Tour, Fabian Schnaidt
    Stages 1 & 6 Tour of Iran, Fabian Schnaidt
    Stage 5 Tour of China I, Grischa Janorschke

### 2015

    Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines, Nicolas Baldo
    Overall Flèche du Sud, Víctor de la Parte
    Stage 1 Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Víctor de la Parte
    Overall Tour of Austria, Víctor de la Parte
       Stages 4 & 6 Tour of Austria, Víctor de la Parte

### 2018

    Switzerland U23 National Time Trial Championships, Lukas Rüegg
    Stages 3 (ITT) & 4 Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, Patrick Schelling
    Stage 2 Kreiz Breizh Elites, Jannik Steimle
    Prologue Tour de Hongrie, Patrick Schelling
    Stage 3 (ITT) Okolo Jižních Čech, Patrick Schelling
    Stage 5 Okolo Jižních Čech, Jannik Steimle

### 2019

    Stage 1a (ITT) Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, Jannik Steimle
    Stage 4 Flèche du Sud, Jannik Steimle
    Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Jannik Steimle
       Stage 1, Jannik Steimle
    Stage 2 Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, Colin Stüssi
    Prologue & Stage 5 Tour of Austria, Jannik Steimle

### 2021

    Stage 1 Istrian Spring Trophy, Filippo Fortin
    Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, Alexis Guérin
       Stage 3, Alexis Guérin
    Stage 4 Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, Alexis Guérin

### 2022

    Prologue International Tour of Rhodes, Lukas Meiler

### 2023

    Overall Volta a Portugal, Colin Stüssi
       Stage 7, Colin Stüssi

## National Champions
### 2002

    Ireland Time Trial Championship, David McCann

### 2004

    Greece Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos
    Austria Road Race Championship, Harald Morscher

### 2005

    Greece Road Race Championship, Vasilis Anastopoulos

### 2012

    Slovenia Time Trial Championship, Robert Vrečer

## Known former riders

* Michael Rasmussen (1999)
* Tyson Apostol (2005-2007)
* Stefan Denifl (2006)
* Harald Morscher (2006–2009)
* Gerrit Glomser (2006–2008)
* Sven Teutenberg (2006–2007)
* Olaf Pollack (2008)
* Reto Hollenstein (2009-2011)
* René Haselbacher (2009–2010)
* Sebastian Siedler (2009–2010)
* Silvan Dillier (2011)
* René Weissinger (2004–2005 and 2007–2012)
* Robert Vrečer (2012 and 2014)
* Victor de la Parte (2015)