The 2016 Tour of Austria (German: Österreich-Rundfahrt) was the 68th edition of the Tour of Austria cycling stage race. The 1287.3 km (799.9 mi)-long race started in Vienna on 2 July with an individual time trial prologue, and concluded in Vienna on 9 July. This was the first time in several years that the race consisted of 7 stages plus a prologue. The race is part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour, and is rated as a 2.1 event.[1]
| 2016 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 2–9 July | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,287.3 km (799.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 30hr 52' 09" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| P | 2 July | Kitzbüheler Horn | 700 m (2,296.6 ft) | 
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Mountain time trial |  Will Clarke (AUS)
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| 1 | 3 July | Innsbruck to Salzburg | 186.2 km (116 mi) | 
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Intermediate stage |  Nicola Ruffoni (ITA)
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| 2 | 4 July | Mondsee to Steyr | 205.5 km (128 mi) |
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Intermediate stage |  Clément Venturini (FRA)
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| 3 | 5 July | Ardagger to Sonntagberg | 181.3 km (113 mi) | 
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Hilly stage | Brendan Canty (AUS)
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| 4 | 6 July | Rottenmann to Edelweißspitze | 182.2 km (113 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Jan Hirt (CZE)
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| 5 | 7 July | Millstatt to Dobratsch | 147.3 km (92 mi) |
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Mountain stage | Simone Sterbini (ITA)
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| 6 | 8 July | Graz to Stegersbach | 203.9 km (127 mi) |
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Intermediate stage | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA)
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| 7 | 9 July | Bad Tatzmannsdorf to Vienna | 179.8 km (112 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Frederik Backaert (BEL)
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| Total | 1,286.9 km (799.6 mi) | ||||||
Participating teams
editNineteen (19) team participated in the 2016 edition of the Tour of Austria.[3]
UCI WorldTeams (18/1)
Stages
editPrologue
edit- 2 July 2016 — Kitzbüheler Horn, 700 m (2,296.6 ft), individual time trial (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Will Clarke (AUS) 
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Drapac Professional Cycling | 1' 10" |
| 2 |  Lukas Schlemmer (AUT) 
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WSA–Greenlife | + 1" |
| 3 |  Sylwester Janiszewski (POL)
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Wibatech–Fuji | + 2" |
| 4 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | + 3" |
| 5 |  Arman Kamyshev (KAZ)
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Astana | + 4" |
| 6 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA)
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Team Roth | + 4" |
| 7 |  Jan Tratnik (SLO)
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Amplatz–BMC | + 4" |
| 8 | Adrian Honkisz (POL)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 4" |
| 9 | Luca Chirico (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | + 4" |
| 10 | Clemens Fankhauser (AUT)
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Tirol Cycling Team | + 4" |
Stage 1
editStage 2
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Stage 3
edit- 5 July 2016 — Ardagger Markt to Sonntagberg, 181.1 km (112.5 mi)
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Stage 4
edit- 6 July 2016 — Rottenmann to Edelweißspitze, 182.2 km (113.2 mi)
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Stage 5
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Stage 6
edit- 8 July 2016 — Graz to Stegersbach, 204.3 km (126.9 mi)
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Stage 7
edit- 9 July 2016 — Bad Tatzmannsdorf to Vienna (Kahlenberg), 179.8 km (111.7 mi)
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Classification leadership
edit| Stage | Winner | General classification Führungstrikot |
Mountains classification Bergtrikot |
Points classification Punktetrikot |
Best Austrian rider bester Österreicher |
Team classification |
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| P | Will Clarke | Will Clarke | Will Clarke | not awarded | Lukas Schlemmer | Astana |
| 1 | Nicola Ruffoni | Nicola Ruffoni | Alessandro Vanotti | Nicola Ruffoni | ||
| 2 | Clément Venturini | Andrea Pasqualon | Jacek Morajko | Andrea Pasqualon | Clemens Fankhauser | |
| 3 | Brendan Canty | Markus Eibegger | Alessandro Vanotti | Markus Eibegger | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | |
| 4 | Jan Hirt | Jan Hirt | Hermann Pernsteiner | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | ||
| 5 | Simone Sterbini | Jan Hirt | Matthias Krizek | |||
| 6 | Nicola Ruffoni | Alessandro Vanotti | Andrea Pasqualon | |||
| 7 | Frederik Backaert | Frederik Backaert | ||||
| Final | Jan Hirt | Alessandro Vanotti | Frederik Backaert | Hermann Pernsteiner | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | |
Final standings
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Denotes the leader of the General classification | 
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Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification |
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Denotes the leader of the Points classification |
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Denotes the leader of the Best Austrian rider classification |
General classification
edit| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Jan Hirt (CZE)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 30h 52' 09" |
| 2 | Guillaume Martin (FRA)
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Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 17" |
| 3 |  Patrick Schelling (SUI)
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Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 29" |
| 4 |  Delio Fernández (ESP)
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Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 1' 31" |
| 5 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA)
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Cofidis | + 1' 49" |
| 6 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT)
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Amplatz–BMC | + 2' 21" |
| 7 | Markus Eibegger (AUT)
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Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 3' 21" |
| 8 | Brendan Canty (AUS)
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Drapac Professional Cycling | + 3' 28" |
| 9 | David Belda (ESP)
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Team Roth | + 3' 46" |
| 10 |  Marco Minnaard (NED)
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Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 4' 19" |
Mountains classification
edit| Rider | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Alessandro Vanotti (ITA)
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Astana | 34 |
| 2 | David Belda (ESP)
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Team Roth | 24 |
| 3 | Jan Hirt (CZE)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 23 |
| 4 | Maximilian Kuen (AUT)
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Amplatz–BMC | 18 |
| 5 | Marcin Mrożek (POL)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 14 |
| 6 | Simone Sterbini (ITA)
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Bardiani–CSF | 12 |
| 7 | Brendan Canty (AUS)
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Drapac Professional Cycling | 12 |
| 8 | Nick van der Lijke (NED)
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Roompot–Oranje Peloton | 11 |
| 9 | Patrick Schelling (SUI)
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Team Vorarlberg | 10 |
| 10 |  Aleksey Rybalkin (RUS)
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Gazprom–RusVelo | 10 |
Points classification
edit| Rider | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Frederik Backaert (BEL)
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Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 41 |
| 2 | Delio Fernández (ESP)
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Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 34 |
| 3 | Markus Eibegger (AUT)
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Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | 34 |
| 4 | David Belda (ESP)
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Team Roth | 34 |
| 5 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA)
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Team Roth | 32 |
| 6 | Guillaume Martin (FRA)
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Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 30 |
| 7 | Matthias Krizek (AUT)
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Team Roth | 27 |
| 8 | Jan Hirt (CZE)
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CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 26 |
| 9 | Clément Venturini (FRA)
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Cofidis | 23 |
| 10 | Sjoerd van Ginneken (NED)
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Roompot–Oranje Peloton | 23 |
Best Austrian rider classification
edit| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Hermann Pernsteiner
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Amplatz–BMC | 30h 54' 30" |
| 2 | Markus Eibegger | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 1' 00" |
| 3 | Clemens Fankhauser | Tirol Cycling Team | + 3' 49" |
| 4 | Stephan Rabitsch | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 13' 11" |
| 5 | Sebastian Schönberger | Tirol Cycling Team | + 20' 02" |
| 6 | Dominik Hrinkow | Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam | + 22' 27" |
| 7 | Matthias Krizek | Team Roth | + 23' 52" |
| 8 | Hans-Jörg Leopold | WSA–Greenlife | + 33' 45" |
| 9 | Patrick Bosman | Tirol Cycling Team | + 38' 45" |
| 10 | Stefan Pöll | WSA–Greenlife | + 42' 45" |
Team classification
edit| Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 92h 46' 16" |
| 2 | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 21' 13" |
| 3 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 23' 17" |
| 4 | Bardiani–CSF | + 27' 10" |
| 5 | Amplatz–BMC | + 29' 19" |
| 6 | Cofidis | + 33' 31" |
| 7 | Adria Mobil | + 34' 21" |
| 8 | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 36' 59" |
| 9 | Team Roth | + 37' 11" |
| 10 | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | + 44' 33" |
References
edit- ^ (Deutsch) "Österreich Rundfahrt 2016", Österreich Rundfahrt – Official Website, 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016
- ^ "Die Strecke von Österreich-Rundfahrt" (in German). oesterreich-rundfahrt.at. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Teams". Tour of Austria. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.