Bernhard Eisel

Bernhard Eisel (born 17 February 1981 in Voitsberg) is an Austrian professional road bicycling racer who currently rides for . He won his first race when he was 11 years old, since then he has won many races. When he was 17, he moved to Italy to race for the team Rinascita Ormelle, based in Treviso. After that he moved to Gli Amici Piave, the team of Moreno Argentin. In 2001 he joined the team and became a professional cyclist, from 2003 on he joined .In 2007, Eisel changed to . He is considered to the right hand man of sprinter and team mate Mark Cavendish, protecting him throughout the flats and mountain stages.

Important Victories

2002

1st Radclassic-Gleisdorf

2nd Overall Paris–Corrèze

2003

1st Stage 2 GP Erik Breukink

1st Stage 4 Tour du Limousin

3rd Stage 4 Giro d'Italia

3rd Stage 5 Giro d'Italia

2004

1st Stage 3, Criterium des Espoirs

1st Bad Ischl

2005

1st Stage 1 Volta ao Algarve

1st Stage 4 Volta ao Algarve

1st Stage 1 Tour de Suisse

1st Stage 4 Gran Prémio Internacional da Costa Azul

2006

1st Stage 4 Tour of Qatar

1st Stage 2 Volta ao Algarve

1st Grazer Altstadt Kriterium

1st Mayrhofen Europa-Kriterium

2nd Overall Three Days of De Panne

:1st Stage 2a

5th Paris–Roubaix

2007

1st Stage 2 Volta ao Algarve

1st Lancaster Classic

1st Reading Classic

1st Linz criterium

3rd Philadelphia International Championship

2008

1st Stage 5 Volta ao Algarve

1st Paris–Bourges

3rd Reading Classic

2009

1st Stage 2, Tour de Suisse

1st Welser Sparkassen Innenstadt-Kriterium

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