Celebrating 20 years of racing, this weekend’s Challenge St. Polten featured a field of 1,100 athletes from 33 countries, who enjoyed picture-perfect race conditions at the event in the capital of lower Austria.
Tom Hug ran himself to the win, taking advantage of some bad luck for pre-race favourite Sebastian Kienle, who was given a drafting penalty early in the bike and pulled out of the race. Lotte Wilms, a late entrant, led the women’s race from start to finish.
Here are some great photos from photographer Jose Luis Hourcade, who captured some of the beauty of the course in following the pro race.
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