Team Vorarlberg challenged! World-class starting field at the 15th GP Vorarlberg on May 1st in Nenzing – Hot dance for victory!
15th International Grand Prix Vorarlberg UCI 1.2: Top-class cycling spectacle attracts top pros to Nenzing!
On Labor Day, May 1, 2026, the market town of Nenzing will be transformed into the epicenter of international cycling for the 15th time in a row. The prestigious Grand Prix Vorarlberg, held for the fourth time as Austria’s only UCI one-day World Cup race, promises a thrilling duel for valuable UCI world ranking points and points for the Austrian Cycling League. Around 160 pros from over 20 nations and 23 teams will be battling it out for victory on the challenging course.
The unchanged route initially leads the riders over eight laps with start and finish in Nenzing via the Rönserberg. The spectacular finale then consists of three difficult final laps up to Alpencamping Nenzing and back to the finish via Beschling. A selective course on which there will only be one deserving winner.
World-class team VISMA | Lease a Bike challenges Team Vorarlberg!
After several years of absence, the Dutch top team VISMA | Lease a Bike, an absolute reference in professional cycling, is returning to the Grand Prix Vorarlberg this year. With a 5-star line-up, this team goes into the race as the clear favorite to win the day. But the local Team Vorarlberg accepts the challenge and will start in the best possible formation. The final selection will be made by Wednesday, but it can already be assumed that local hero Kilian Feurstein (Dornbirn), as well as leader Colin Stüssi, Emanuel Zangerle, Dominik Röber and Tobias Nolde as a fixed starter.
Sports Director Paul Renger is looking forward to the showdown with confidence: “The Vorarlberg Grand Prix is our first goal for this season. We are aware of the strength of the competition, especially Visma | Lease a Bike, ATT Investements, etc., but we will do everything we can with our current best line-up to compete for victory in front of our home crowd!”
Strong competition and top-class line-up
In addition to the Visma | Lease a Bike team and the Team Vorarlberg, the battle for victory will be characterized by an armada of another 22 teams. Among them last year’s winner Jaka Marolt from Slovenia with his Factor team. All other Austrian professional teams will also be at the start. The international participation underlines the high status that the GP Vorarlberg enjoys in the cycling world. Strong UCI Pro teams such as the Italian Solution Tech Nippo Ralli, Kasper Crypto4me (CZE), ATT Investments (CZE), Rember ad-net (GER), Maxsolar-Raymon (GER), RunRace-Solarpur (GER) and Benotti-Berthold (GER), as well as Birchmaier-Superior (SUI) and Team Q36,5 Amacx (SUI) will form the front of the field.
Most of the teams will be at their best, which will guarantee excitement and a thrilling race.
Team Vorarlberg invites you to dance!
The past few weeks have been extremely intense for Pro Team Vorarlberg. Coming straight from the demanding Tour of the Alps, the team celebrated an impressive victory on Sunday at the Cherry Blossom Race in Wels through Tobias Nolde. Sports Director Paul Renger will be fielding the strongest possible line-up in order to have a say in the battle for victory.
Thomas Kofler (OC manager) and Jürgen Schatzmann (ORGA manager of the GP Vorarlberg) in unison: “We are ready for Friday. Vorarlberg can look forward to an exciting cycling festival. It is also pleasing that we can once again count on so many helpers. And that the sponsors remain loyal to us. This is the basis for making such top-class cycling events possible. The authorities have given the green light. Almost 200 kids have already registered for the Käferle Cup starting at 9 am. This is also an indication that cycling is more than popular. See you soon in Nenzing on the day of RADSPORTS!”
Provisional start list: https://www.team-vorarlberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/entrylist.pdf
Roadbook: https://www.proevent-cycling.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Roadbook_GP-Vorarlberg_26.pdf
Widespread medialization guaranteed
Cycling fans can follow the action up close: The race will be available as a live stream from 12:30 p.m., produced by Martin Böckle and his team from Studio K19. The GP Vorarlberg will also be broadcast live on numerous platforms, and reports can be seen on channels such as ORF and Servus TV.
15th GP Vorarlberg May 1st – Program highlights:
- 07.45 – 8.45 am: Käferle Cup registration
- 09.00 – 10.15: Käferle Cup races in the various age categories
- 09.30 – 14.30: Cycling course on the sports field of the sports middle school in Nenzing
- From 10.15 am: Presentation of the teams in the start/finish area
- 11.30 am: Start GP Vorarlberg – powered by Radhaus Rankweil
- approx. 15.20 hrs: Arrival at the finish
- Afterwards: Award ceremony
Catering and musical entertainment as part of the May festival with the Bürgermusik Nenzing round off the supporting program.
Organizing manager Jürgen Schatzmann has once again done a great job in cooperation with the traffic authorities and the market town of Nenzing to ensure the best possible conditions. The riders will first complete the familiar route (eight times) via Nenzing – Schlins – Rönsberg (with refreshments provided by the local fire department in Röns) – Satteins – Frastanz – Nenzing. In the exciting finale, the ascent to Alpencamping Nenzing to Latz awaits three times, followed by a narrow and rapid descent to Beschling, back to the finish. A total of 163.1 kilometers and 2,392 vertical meters have to be mastered. All information can also be found at www.gp-vorarlberg.at.
Cover picture Hauptfeld_Climb_Rönserberg@R_Eisenbauer
Picture 1 Peloton at finishline@R_Eisenbauer
Picture 2 Colin Stüssi finished 2nd place 2025@R_Eisenbauer
Picture 3 Käferle Kids Cup@R_Eisenbauer
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