 Preidler after winning the 2011 Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Georg Preidler |
| Born | 17 June 1990 Graz, Austria |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010 | RC Arbö–Gourmetfein–Wels |
| 2011 | Tyrol Team |
| 2012 | Team Type 1–Sanofi |
| 2013–2017 | Argos–Shimano |
| 2018–2019 | FDJ[1][2] |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
| |
Georg Preidler (born 17 June 1990) is an Austrian cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2019. He won the Austrian National Time Trial Championships in 2015 and 2017, and was stripped of a third title won in 2018.
In 2019, Preidler was implicated in the Operation Aderlass doping scandal,[3] and was given a four-year suspension.
- ^ "FDJ sign Sinkeldam to bolster Demare's sprint train". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
The French WorldTour team also confirmed the signing of experienced Grand Tour rider Georg Preidler, also from Team Sunweb.
- ^ "Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Ballinger, Alex (16 January 2020). "Georg Preidler says he became involved in blood doping 'out of pure curiosity'". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 24 May 2020.