Vorarlberg-Corratec Aims For Yellow Jersey In 2010 LTdL
17/02/2010, BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) - After securing 19th position in last year's individual classification, a team from Austria, Vorarlberg-Corratec is banking on its new rider, Sebastian Siedler to grab the yellow jersey in this year's Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) which will be held from March 1 to 7.

Team manager Thomas Kofler said in a statement that Vorarlberg-Corratec wanted to improve from its less encouraging performance last year, ranked 14th overall in the team classification, while Vorarlberg's best rider, Silvere Ackermann only made 19th in the overall individual classification.

Siedler from Germany had previously raced for professional teams such as Wiesenhof, Milram and Skil Shimano, and is the team's best bet in the pursuit for the yellow jersey, which is given to the top rider in the overall individual classification.

Throughout his career since 2004, Siedler had won the Ruud um die Nurberger Altstadt, was ranked third in 6th Stage of the Deutschland Tour, placed second in Stage 1 of Paris-Nice, won one stage in Tour de Picardie, won Stage 6 of Post Danmark Rundt and two stage victories in the Presidential Tour of Turkey 2009 where he ranked third overall.

Other riders for Voralberg-Corratec are four Austrians - Rene Haselbacher Josef Bennetseder, Christoph Sokoll, Phillip Ludesher and another German, Rene Weissinger.

The 2010 LTdL, which is the 15th edition, will feature 20 teams competing in seven stages, which will start in Kota Baharu, Kelantan before crossing to Terengganu, Pahang, Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Putrajaya.

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