Gebrüder Weiss Supports the Tour of Austria Cycling Race Electrically

The Austrian logistics provider Gebrüder Weiss is supporting the ongoing Tour of Austria (July 9-13, 2025) as a logistics partner for the first time with a fully electric truck. The Tour of Austria is an international cycling race that was first held in 1949. Since 2020, the Tour has been part of the UCI Pro Series. Until 2022, the stage race was known as the Österreich-Rundfahrt.

(Lauterach) Gebrüder Weiss is deploying a fully electric truck for the first time as the official logistics partner of the Tour of Austria. The Mercedes eActros 600 is part of a new fleet of electric trucks with which the company is gradually decarbonizing its transport operations in Austria. “The Tour is a stage for athletic excellence – and for innovative logistics. The use of the electric truck is a concrete contribution to the climate-friendly future of our industry,” says Klaus Bannwarth, branch manager in Wels at Gebrüder Weiss. Additionally, the company is using four trucks powered by the alternative fuel HVO 100 in the tour logistics, which emits up to 90 percent less CO₂ than diesel.

Best Austrian Rider Wears the Gebrüder Weiss Jersey

Since 2018, Gebrüder Weiss has been supporting the race with its logistical infrastructure – from setting up the route to transporting materials across Austria. “We ensure that everything runs smoothly – and increasingly with fewer emissions. Sustainability has long been part of our core business,” says Bannwarth. By the way: As a visible sign of the partnership with the Tour, the best Austrian rider will again wear the Gebrüder Weiss jersey this year.

Photo: © Gebrüder Weiss/Raphael Sturm / Image caption (l. to r.): Klaus Bannwarth (Branch Manager Gebrüder Weiss Wels), Kilian Feurstein (Professional Cyclist from Team Vorarlberg), and Karl-Heinz Raab (Sales Manager Gebrüder Weiss Wels)