Jungstar del Toro: The first Mexican wins the Tour of Austria!

Jungstar del Toro: The first Mexican wins the Tour of Austria!

With an impressive appearance, 21-year-old Mexican cyclist Isaac del Toro won the 2025 tour of Austria. This marks a historical moment because he is the first Mexican to win overall victory in the long history of this renowned race. As Vienna.at took over the previous day before and controlled this during the final stage in Feldkirch Race confidently.

The last stage extended over 144 kilometers and ended with a day victory for the Luxembourg bike professional Bob Jungels. He set himself away from his persecutors 40 kilometers before the finish line and asserted himself as a runaway, while Felix Großschaftner as the best Austrian finished 22nd, which secured the 10th place in the overall ranking. Patrick Konrad, who supported Del Toro on the final day, took a solid 5th place in the sprint, even if he had to struggle with a cramp during the tour.

The performance of del Toro

Isaac del Toro secured the overall victory with a lead of 29 seconds to Archie Ryan from Ireland. In an impressive race, which consisted of a total of five stages and led over 700 kilometers and almost 14,000 meters of altitude, Del Toro won three of these stages. Previously, he had already made a name for himself at the Giro d’Italia in 2025, where he took second place, and in 2023 the Tour de L’Avenir could win. He has been going to the UAE team until 2029.

The tour of Austria has a long tradition and took place for the first time in 1955, which is documented in the history of the event tourofaustria.com . From the beginning, the race was a challenge for the participants, who were often confronted with long and difficult stages. In the early years, Swedish cyclists dominated, while the Austrian drivers had difficulties to join and be successful.

Review of the tour

In this year's edition, the overall classification remained largely stable, which shows how well del Toro and his team could control the situation. Emanuel Zangerle received second in the mountain ranking, behind Nikolas Winokurow, which underlines the strong performance of the entire team. Riccardo Zoidl remains the last overall home winner from 2013.

This edition of the tour ends with a liberation for del Toro and the team, which is looking forward to victory and future challenges. The tour of Austria continues to be an important race that attracts the best drivers worldwide and has a rich history.