The 2012 Tour of Austria (German: 2012 Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) was the 64th edition of the Tour of Austria, an annual bicycle race. Departing from Innsbruck on July 1, it concluded in Vienna on July 8. The 1153.9 km-long stage race was part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event. The winner was the Dane Jakob Fuglsang of the RadioShack–Nissan squad.[1]
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 Map of the Tour of Austria 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 1–8 July | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,153.90 km (717.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 28h 13' 09" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
edit18 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 6 UCI ProTeams, 8 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 4 UCI Continental Teams.[2]
| UCI ProTeams | UCI Professional Continental Teams | UCI Continental Teams |
Stages
editStage 1
edit1 July 2012 – Innsbruck to Innsbruck, 153.0 km (95.1 mi)
Stage 1 Result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
edit2 July 2012 – Innsbruck to Kitzbüheler Horn, 157.4 km (97.8 mi)
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
edit3 July 2012 – Kitzbühel to Lienz, 141.8 km (88.1 mi)
Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
edit4 July 2012 – Lienz to Sankt Johann im Pongau/Alpendorf, 141.3 km (87.8 mi)
Stage 5
edit5 July 2012 – Sankt Johann im Pongau/Alpendorf to Sonntagberg, 228.3 km (141.9 mi)
Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
edit6 July 2012 – Waidhofen an der Ybbs to Melk, 185.2 km (115.1 mi)
Stage 6 Result
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7
edit7 July 2012 – Podersdorf am See to Podersdorf am See, 24.1 km (15.0 mi)
Stage 7 Result
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General Classification after Stage 7
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Stage 8
edit8 July 2012 – Podersdorf am See to Vienna, 122.8 km (76.3 mi)
Stage 8 Result
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General Classification after Stage 8
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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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Young rider classification
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Team classification |
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| 1 | Alessandro Bazzana | Alessandro Bazzana | Alessandro Bazzana | Yohan Bagot | Georg Preidler | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 2 | Danilo Di Luca | Danilo Di Luca | Danilo Di Luca | Angelo Pagani | ||
| 3 | Sacha Modolo | Georg Preidler | ||||
| 4 | Jakob Fuglsang | Jakob Fuglsang | Jakob Fuglsang | |||
| 5 | Fabio Taborre | |||||
| 6 | Sacha Modolo | Georg Preidler | ||||
| 7 | Marco Pinotti | |||||
| 8 | Daniele Colli | |||||
| Final | Jakob Fuglsang | Alessandro Bazzana | Georg Preidler | Angelo Pagani | RadioShack–Nissan | |
Final standings
editGeneral classification
edit| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 |  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
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RadioShack–Nissan | 28h 13' 09" |
| 2 |  Steve Morabito (SUI)
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BMC Racing Team | + 1' 24" |
| 3 |  Robert Vrečer (SLO)
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Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 52" |
| 4 |  Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
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Acqua & Sapone | + 2' 15" |
| 5 |  Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ)
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Astana | + 2' 16" |
| 6 | Marco Pinotti (ITA)
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BMC Racing Team | + 2' 41" |
| 7 |  Thomas Rohregger (AUT)
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RadioShack–Nissan | + 2' 42" |
| 8 | Marcel Wyss (SUI)
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Team NetApp | + 2' 53" |
| 9 |  Petr Ignatenko (RUS)
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Team Katusha | + 2' 55" |
| 10 |  Sergio Pardilla (ESP)
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Movistar Team | + 3' 04" |
Points classification
edit| Rider | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Alessandro Bazzana (ITA)
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Team Type 1–Sanofi | 46 |
| 2 | Daniele Colli (ITA)
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Team Type 1–Sanofi | 35 |
| 3 | Sacha Modolo (ITA)
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Colnago–CSF Bardiani | 34 |
| 4 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
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RadioShack–Nissan | 27 |
| 5 | Fabio Taborre (ITA)
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Acqua & Sapone | 22 |
| 6 | Robert Vrečer (SLO)
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Team Vorarlberg | 22 |
| 7 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
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Acqua & Sapone | 21 |
| 8 |  Kristof Vandewalle (BEL)
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Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 20 |
| 9 | Georg Preidler (AUT)
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Team Type 1–Sanofi | 19 |
| 10 | Steve Morabito (SUI)
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BMC Racing Team | 19 |
Mountains classification
edit| Rider | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Georg Preidler (AUT)
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Team Type 1–Sanofi | 51 |
| 2 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
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RadioShack–Nissan | 33 |
| 3 |  Leopold König (CZE)
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Team NetApp | 25 |
| 4 | Markus Eibegger (AUT)
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RC Arbö–Wels–Gourmetfein | 20 |
| 5 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
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Acqua & Sapone | 19 |
| 6 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT)
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RadioShack–Nissan | 18 |
| 7 | Beñat Intxausti (ESP)
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Movistar Team | 16 |
| 8 |  Laurent Didier (LUX)
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RadioShack–Nissan | 12 |
| 9 | Steve Morabito (SUI)
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BMC Racing Team | 11 |
| 10 |  Yohan Bagot (FRA)
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Cofidis | 9 |
Young rider classification
edit| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Angelo Pagani (ITA)
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Colnago–CSF Bardiani | 28h 16' 53" |
| 2 |  Carlos Betancur (COL)
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Acqua & Sapone | + 9' 39" |
| 3 | Georg Preidler (AUT)
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Team Type 1–Sanofi | + 28' 35" |
| 4 | Paul Lang (AUT)
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WSA-Viperbike | + 37' 42" |
| 5 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT)
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RC Arbö–Wels–Gourmetfein | + 39' 00" |
| 6 | David Woehrer (AUT)
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Tirol Cycling Team | + 39' 43" |
| 7 | Julien Vermote (BEL)
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Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 44' 49" |
| 8 | Yannick Eijssen (BEL)
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BMC Racing Team | + 45' 24" |
| 9 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA)
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Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 48' 55" |
| 10 | Florian Gaugl (AUT)
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Team Vorarlberg | + 49' 30" |
Team classification
edit| Pos. | Team | Time |
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| 1 | RadioShack–Nissan | 84h 43' 55" |
| 2 | Movistar Team | + 5' 59" |
| 3 | BMC Racing Team | + 16' 38" |
| 4 | Team NetApp | + 32' 53" |
| 5 | Acqua & Sapone | + 37' 06" |
| 6 | Team Katusha | + 59' 10" |
| 7 | Team Type 1–Sanofi | + 1h 05' 10" |
| 8 | Astana | + 1h 10' 38" |
| 9 | Tirol Cycling Team | + 1h 14' 27" |
| 10 | Team Vorarlberg | + 1h 31' 32" |
References
edit- General
- "64th Tour of Austria – Results". ÖRV Management GmbH. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 4 July 2012.;Specific
- ^ Stokes, Shane (8 July 2012). "Fuglsang celebrating Tour of Austria win, Colli takes emotional victory". VeloNation. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Starting list of the Tour of Austria" (PDF). ÖRV Management GmbH. Retrieved 4 July 2012.[permanent dead link]