Gregor Mühlberger wins the first stage. A stage is a part of a long race. The race goes from Graz to Gamlitz. The race is 188 kilometers long. Mühlberger rides for Team Austria. He attacks 11 kilometers before the finish. He rides alone to the finish. He is 11 seconds faster than others.
Mühlberger leads the race now. He wears the Red Trikot. This is a special shirt for the best rider. Kevin Vermaerke from the USA is second. Michael Gogl finishes in 6th place. He is the second best rider from Austria. Patrick Konrad finishes in 14th place.
The Queen Stage follows on Thursday. This is the hardest part of the race. The riders go up the Groß-Glockner mountain. The finish is at the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe. The race starts in Bad Kleinkirchheim. It has almost 3000 height meters. Height meters measure how steep the road is.
