Bernhard Eisel

Bernhard Eisel
Personal information
Full nameBernhard Eisel
NicknameBernie
Born (1981-02-17) 17 February 1981 (age 43)
Voitsberg, Austria
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Road captain
Amateur teams
-Rinascita Ormelle
-Gli Amici Piave
Professional teams
2001–2002Mapei–Quick-Step
2003–2006FDJeux.com
2007–2011T-Mobile Team
2012–2015Team Sky[1][2]
2016–2019Team Dimension Data[3]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 TTT stage (2010)

One-day races and Classics

Gent–Wevelgem (2010)
Paris–Bourges (2008)

Bernhard Eisel (born 17 February 1981) is an Austrian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2019 for the Mapei–Quick-Step, Française des Jeux, HTC–Highroad, Team Sky and Team Dimension Data teams. Following his retirement, he worked as an analyst and presenter for Eurosport and the Global Cycling Network (GCN),[4] before joining Bora–Hansgrohe as a directeur sportif in 2022.[5]

  1. ^ "Cavendish, Eisel join Team Sky". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Team Sky (SKY) – GBR". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Global Cycling Network announces former road racer Bernie Eisel as new presenter". Eurosport. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference bora was invoked but never defined (see the help page).