2018 Tour of Austria
| 2018 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 7–14 July 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,163.7[1] km (723.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 11' 51"[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Tour of Austria (German: Österreich-Rundfahrt 2018) was the 70th edition of the Tour of Austria cycling stage race. It began in Feldkirch and finished in Fels, covering a course of 1,163.7 kilometres (723.1 mi) over eight stages. The race was ranked 2.1 as part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour.
Belgian cyclist Ben Hermans, of the Israel Cycling Academy team, won the race overall. He finished eighteen seconds ahead of second-place Hermann Pernsteiner, of Austria and Bahrain–Merida, and forty-four seconds ahead of Italian Dario Cataldo, riding for Astana, in third. Pernsteiner's teammate, Giovanni Visconti, won the points classification, while Australian rider Aaron Gate, of the Aqua Blue Sport team, took home the mountains classification jersey. The teams classification was won by Bahrain–Merida.[3]
Teams[edit]
Twenty teams competed in the 2018 Tour of Austria, among them four UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI Professional Continental teams, and seven UCI Continental teams. Most teams started with seven riders; however, Vérandas Willems–Crelan and Adria Mobil started with only six.[4]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
UCI Continental Teams
Route[edit]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 7 July | Feldkirch to Feldkirch | 152.8 km (94.9 mi) | 
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Medium mountain stage |  Matej Mohorič (SLO)
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| 2 | 8 July | Feldkirch to Fulpmes/Telfes | 181.5 km (112.8 mi) |
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Medium mountain stage |  Giovanni Visconti (ITA)
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| 3 | 9 July | Kufstein to Kitzbüheler Horn | 133.6 km (83.0 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Ben Hermans (BEL)
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| 4 | 10 July | Kitzbühel to Prägraten | 143 km (88.9 mi) |
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Mountain stage | Giovanni Visconti (ITA)
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| 5 | 11 July | Matrei to Grossglockner | 92.9 km (57.7 mi) |
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Mountain stage |  Pieter Weening (NED)
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| 6 | 12 July | Knittelfeld to Wenigzell | 167.4 km (104.0 mi) |
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Medium mountain stage |  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
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| 7 | 13 July | Waidhofen/Ybbs to Sonntagberg | 129.3 km (80.3 mi) |
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Medium mountain stage | Antonio Nibali (ITA)
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| 8 | 14 July | Scheibbs to Wels | 163.2 km (101.4 mi) | 
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Flat stage | Giovanni Visconti (ITA)
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Stages[edit]
Stage 1[edit]
- 7 July 2018 – Feldkirch to Feldkirch, 152.8 km (94.9 mi)
Stage 2[edit]
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Stage 3[edit]
- 9 July 2018 – Kufstein to Kitzbüheler Horn, 133.6 km (83.0 mi)
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Stage 4[edit]
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Stage 5[edit]
- 11 July 2018 – Matrei to Grossglockner, 92.9 km (57.7 mi)
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Stage 6[edit]
- 12 July 2018 – Knittelfeld to Wenigzell, 167.4 km (104.0 mi)
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Stage 7[edit]
- 13 July 2018 – Waidhofen/Ybbs to Sonntagberg, 129.3 km (80.3 mi)
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Stage 8[edit]
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Classification leadership[edit]
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Austrian rider classification
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Team classification
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| 1[6] | Matej Mohorič | Matej Mohorič | Matej Mohorič[a] | Aaron Gate | Stephan Rabitsch | Israel Cycling Academy |
| 2[7] | Giovanni Visconti | Giovanni Visconti | Giovanni Visconti[b] | Aqua Blue Sport | ||
| 3[8] | Ben Hermans | Ben Hermans | Hermann Pernsteiner | Bahrain–Merida | ||
| 4[9] | Giovanni Visconti | |||||
| 5[10] | Pieter Weening | |||||
| 6[11] | Alexey Lutsenko | |||||
| 7[12] | Antonio Nibali | Matej Mohorič | ||||
| 8[2][13] | Giovanni Visconti | Giovanni Visconti | ||||
| Final[3] | Ben Hermans | Giovanni Visconti | Aaron Gate | Hermann Pernsteiner | Bahrain–Merida | |
Final classification standings[edit]
| Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification |
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification |
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Denotes the winner of the Austrian rider classification |
General classification[edit]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Ben Hermans (BEL)
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Israel Cycling Academy | 29h 11' 51" |
| 2 |  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT)
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Bahrain–Merida | + 18" |
| 3 | Dario Cataldo (ITA)
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Astana | + 44" |
| 4 |  Patrick Schelling (SUI)
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Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 1' 01" |
| 5 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT)
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Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 1' 12" |
| 6 |  Javier Moreno (ESP)
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Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 1' 21" |
| 7 | Ángel Madrazo (ESP)
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Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 1' 41" |
| 8 | Giovanni Carboni (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 58" |
| 9 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI)
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Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 2' 13" |
| 10 |  Artem Nych (RUS)
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Gazprom–RusVelo | + 2' 18" |
Points classification[edit]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA)
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Bahrain–Merida | 68 |
| 2 | Matej Mohorič (SLO)
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Bahrain–Merida | 65 |
| 3 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
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Astana | 47 |
| 4 | Ben Hermans (BEL)
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Israel Cycling Academy | 27 |
| 5 | Dario Cataldo (ITA)
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Astana | 26 |
| 6 | Nick van der Lijke (NED)
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Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 25 |
| 7 |  Odd Christian Eiking (NOR)
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Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 25 |
| 8 | Antonio Nibali (ITA)
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Bahrain–Merida | 23 |
| 9 | Wout van Aert (BEL)
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Vérandas Willems–Crelan | 23 |
| 10 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT)
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Bahrain–Merida | 21 |
Mountains classification[edit]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 |  Aaron Gate (AUS)
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Aqua Blue Sport | 81 |
| 2 | Davide Orrico (ITA)
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Team Vorarlberg Santic | 53 |
| 3 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
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Astana | 40 |
| 4 | Matej Mohorič (SLO)
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Bahrain–Merida | 30 |
| 5 | Marcel Neuhäuser (AUT)
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Tirol Cycling Team | 21 |
| 6 | Antonio Nibali (ITA)
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Bahrain–Merida | 18 |
| 7 | Pieter Weening (NED)
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Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 16 |
| 8 | Matthias Krizek (AUT)
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Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | 16 |
| 9 | Ben Hermans (BEL)
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Israel Cycling Academy | 15 |
| 10 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA)
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Bahrain–Merida | 14 |
Team classification[edit]
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Bahrain–Merida | 87h 34' 14" |
| 2 | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 10' 47" |
| 3 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 12' 05" |
| 4 | Astana | + 17' 15" |
| 5 | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 29' 09" |
| 6 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 33' 48" |
| 7 | Team Dimension Data | + 35' 25" |
| 8 | Israel Cycling Academy | + 41' 27" |
| 9 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 43' 14" |
| 10 | Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | + 51' 16" |
Notes[edit]
- ^ On stage 2, Giovanni Visconti wore the green jersey as second in the points classification, as Matej Mohorič wore the overall race leader's jersey.
- ^ On stage 3, Huub Duijn wore the green jersey as second in the points competition, as Giovanni Visconti wore the general classification leader's jersey.
References[edit]
- ^ "Preview". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Final GC". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b Maurer, Peter. "Hermans strahlender Sieger der Österreich-Rundfahrt". Radsport-news.com (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Startliste/Startlist" (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Leaders and Winners". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 1. Etappe Feldkirch-Feldkirch" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 2. Etappe Feldkirch - Fulpmes" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 3. Etappe Kufstein – Kitzbüheler Horn" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 4. Etappe Kitzbühel - Prägraten" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 5. Etappe Matrei - Fuscher Törl" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 6. Etappe Knittelfeld - Wenigzell" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 7. Etappe Waidhofen an der Ybbs - Sonntagberg" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Stage 8 Results". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Points classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Mountains classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Teams classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.