He won the queen stage of the Tour de France this year and now he has even been crowned king of Austria’s sport – cycling hero Felix Gall is the “Sportsman of the Year” 2023!
The East Tyrolean, who finished the Tour of France in 8th place overall, was clearly ranked by Austria’s sports journalists ahead of the climber Jakob Schubert and the Nordic combined athlete Johannes Lamparter. Golfer Sepp Straka, who according to social media posts many would have liked to see further ahead, ended up in 4th place…Gall: “I’m incredibly proud!” “This is the crowning achievement of an outstanding season, I’m incredibly proud,” beamed Gall competes with the golden “NIKI”. It wasn’t his only one: the award in the “Rising Star of the Year” category also went to the 26-year-old Tyrolean. He conquered the hearts of the local sports fans. He came to the honor in the Wiener Stadthalle with Herzblatt Alexandra and had conquered the hearts of the local sports fans in the summer : He was only the fourth cyclist from Austria to win a stage in the Tour de France – and the queen stage at that! With his successes, Gall triggered a new cycling boom. Gall is only the 4th cyclist to receive the honor of “Sportsman of the Year” – previously only Richard Menapace (1949), Adolf Christian (1957) and Georg Totschnig (2005) achieved this. The top 10 for men :1. Gall Felix (bike) 789 votes2. Schubert Jakob (climbing) 5433. Lamparter Johannes (Nordic combination) 5134. Straka Sepp (golf) 4615. Alaba David (football) 3516. Kraft Stefan (ski jumping) 2497. Pöltl Jakob (basketball) 2138. Kriechmayr Vincent (alpine skiing) 1919 .Prommegger Andreas (snowboard) 14810. Raimann Bernhard (American football) 145Jacob Schubert, who landed in second place, in the krone.tv interview:The top three among athletes with disabilities:1. Thomas Frühwirth (cycling) 80 votes2. Johannes Aigner (alpine skiing) 723. Markus Salcher (alpine skiing) 43The top 3 athletes with disabilities:1. Veronika Aigner (alpine skiing) 130 votes2. Carina Edlinger (cross-country skiing/biathlon) 553. Jasmin Plank (climbing) 12The top 3 among Special Olympics athletes:1. Hans-Peter Fleck (cycling) 111 votes2. Erik-Marc Schirmer (Boccia) 883. Sascha Maikl (Powerlifter) 18The top 3 Special Olympics athletes:1. Cornelia Zehner (cycling) 127 votes2. Sandra Zirbisegger (Judo) 733. Kerstin Holzer (Cycling) 14Other category winners:Rising Star of the Year: Felix Gall (Cycling)Trainer Personality of the Year: Albena Mladenova (Synchronized Swimming)Special Award: Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Franz Klemm, Hans KranklSports Moment of the Year : Sepp Straka (Golf/Ryder Cup) Athlete with heart: Michael Strasser
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