Tour of Austria

Tour of Austria

Race details
Date	Early July
Region	Austria
Local name(s)	Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt (German)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Stage-race
History
First edition	1949 (1949)
Editions	63 (as of 2011)
First winner	Richard Menapace (AUT)
Most wins	Wolfgang Steinmayr (AUT) (4 wins)
Most recent	Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE)

The 60th Tour of Austria in 2008

Victory podium at the 2009 Tour of Austria

Riccardo Riccò, winner at the 2010 Tour of Austria

The Tour of Austria (German: Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, becoming a 2.HC event in 2007. Since 2005 it has usually been held in July. Before that, it was seen as an ideal preparation race for the Tour de France.

Winners

		Rider	Team
1949	AUT !	Menapace, RichardRichard Menapace (AUT)
1950	AUT !	Menapace, RichardRichard Menapace (AUT)
1951	AUT !	Deutsch, FranzFranz Deutsch (AUT)
1952	AUT !	Deutsch, FranzFranz Deutsch (AUT)
1953	LUX !	Gelhausen, FrancisFrancis Gelhausen (LUX)
1954	AUT !	Christian, AdolfAdolf Christian (AUT)
1955	SWE !	Nordvall, LasseLasse Nordvall (SWE)
1956	SWE !	Strohm, RolandRoland Ströhm (SWE)
1957	SWE !	Goransson, GunnarGunnar Göransson (SWE)
1958	AUT !	Durlacher, RichardRichard Durlacher (AUT)
1959	AUT !	Mascha, StefanStefan Mascha (AUT)
1960	NED !	Lotz, ReneRené Lotz (NED)
1961	AUT !	Mascha, StefanStefan Mascha (AUT)
1962	AUT !	Muller, WalterWalter Müller (AUT)
1963	NED !	Pieterse, JanJan Pieterse (NED)
1964	LUX !	Schutz, EdyEdy Schütz (LUX)
1965	AUT !	Furian, HansHans Furian (AUT)
1966	AUT !	Furian, HansHans Furian (AUT)
1967	NED !	Wagtmans, RiniRini Wagtmans (NED)
1968	NED !	Krekels, JanJan Krekels (NED)
1969	NED !	Koning, Matthijs deMatthijs de Koning (NED)
1970	AUT !	Mitteregger, RudolfRudolf Mitteregger (AUT)
1971	AUT !	Humenberger, RomanRoman Humenberger (AUT)
1972	AUT !	Steinmayr, WolfgangWolfgang Steinmayr (AUT)
1973	AUT !	Steinmayr, WolfgangWolfgang Steinmayr (AUT)
1974	AUT !	Mitteregger, RudolfRudolf Mitteregger (AUT)
1975	AUT !	Steinmayr, WolfgangWolfgang Steinmayr (AUT)
1976	AUT !	Steinmayr, WolfgangWolfgang Steinmayr (AUT)
1977	AUT !	Mitteregger, RudolfRudolf Mitteregger (AUT)
1978	NOR !	Wilmann, JosteinJostein Wilmann (NOR)
1979	AUT !	Spindler, HerbertHerbert Spindler (AUT)
1980	NOR !	Digerud, GeirGeir Digerud (NOR)
1981	AUT !	Zadrobilek, GerhardGerhard Zadrobilek (AUT)
1982	AUT !	Wechselberger, HelmutHelmut Wechselberger (AUT)
1983	AUT !	Zellhofer, KurtKurt Zellhofer (AUT)
1984	SUI !	Maurer, StefanStefan Maurer (SUI)
1985	DDR !	Jentzsch, OlafOlaf Jentzsch (DDR)
1986	AUT !	Wechselberger, HelmutHelmut Wechselberger (AUT)
1987	URS !	Konychev, DimitriDimitri Konychev (URS)
1988	AUT !	Hauer, DietmarDietmar Hauer (AUT)
1989	YUG !	Bonca, ValterValter Bonca (YUG)
1990	AUT !	Hauer, DietmarDietmar Hauer (AUT)
1991	TCH !	Kreuziger, RomanRoman Kreuziger (TCH)
1992	YUG !	Bonca, ValterValter Bonca (YUG)
1993	AUT !	Totschnig, GeorgGeorg Totschnig (AUT)
1994	AUT !	Morscher, HaraldHarald Morscher (AUT)
1995	NOR !	Kjaergaard, SteffenSteffen Kjærgaard (NOR)
1996	BEL !	Vandenbroucke, FrankFrank Vandenbroucke (BEL)	Mapei-GB
1997	ITA !	Nardello, DanieleDaniele Nardello (ITA)	Mapei-GB
1998	SUI !	Zberg, BeatBeat Zberg (SUI)	Rabobank
1999	ITA !	Vandelli, MaurizioMaurizio Vandelli (ITA)	Stabil Graz
2000	AUT !	Totschnig, GeorgGeorg Totschnig (AUT)	Team Telekom
2001	AUS !	Evans, CadelCadel Evans (AUS)	Saeco Macchine per Caffè
2002	AUT !	Glomser, GerritGerrit Glomser (AUT)	Saeco Macchine per Caffè-Longoni Sport
2003	AUT !	Glomser, GerritGerrit Glomser (AUT)	Saeco Macchine per Caffè
2004	AUS !	Evans, CadelCadel Evans (AUS)	T-Mobile Team
2005	ESP !	Mercado, Juan MiguelJuan Miguel Mercado (ESP)	Quick Step-Innergetic
2006	USA !	Danielson, TomTom Danielson (USA)	Discovery Channel
2007	BEL !	Devolder, StijnStijn Devolder (BEL)	Discovery Channel
2008	AUT !	Rohregger, ThomasThomas Rohregger (AUT)	Elk Haus-Simplon
2009	SUI !	Albasini, MichaelMichael Albasini (SUI)	Team Columbia-HTC
2010	ITA !	Riccò, RiccardoRiccardo Riccò (ITA)	Ceramica Flaminia
2011	SWE !	Kessiakoff, FredrikFredrik Kessiakoff (SWE)	Astana

External links

• Official website