Finally to the Olympics

The cycling Alaba now wants to step out of the shadows

Cycling ace Marco Haller at his finest hour at the Hamburg Cyclassics.(Bild: GEPA pictures)

Last part of the "Krone" series about Carinthia's Olympic athletes: after the end of the Tour de France, the next highlight awaits professional cyclist Marco Haller with the Olympic Games in France - he has been waiting a long time for this debut. After a serious accident in 2018, the 33-year-old quickly fought his way back, and his buddy and sports director Bernie Eisel is confident that Haller can achieve something in Paris. .

After almost 3,500 kilometers and 52,230 meters of climbing, Klagenfurt-based professional cyclist Marco Haller reached the finish line of the Tour de France for the ninth time yesterday with the time trial in Nice. And his next adventure in France will not be long in coming. Because the road race at the Olympic Games in Paris is coming up on August 3 - with Haller and Felix Großschartner (Upper Austria). "I've been waiting for this moment my whole career. I wasn't nominated in London 2012, then in Rio and Tokyo the course was too difficult," says Haller.