2015 Tour of Austria

2015 Tour of Austria
2015 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates 4–12 July
Stages 8 + Prologue
Distance 1,452.9 km (902.8 mi)
Results

The 2015 Tour of Austria will be the 67th edition of the Tour of Austria cycling stage race. It's scheduled to start in Wien on 4 July with a team time trial prologue, and will conclude in Bregenz on 12 July. This will be the first time in several years that the race will consist of 8 stages plus a prologue. The is part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, and is rated as a 2.HC event.[1]

Schedule

[2]

Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner Ref
P 4 July Wien 5.3 km (3.3 mi) Team time trial Team Katusha [3][4]
1 5 July Mörbisch to Scheibbs 206.6 km (128.4 mi) Flat stage  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) [5]
2 6 July Litschau to Griesskirchen 196.1 km (121.9 mi) Intermediate stage  David Tanner (AUS) [6]
3 7 July Windischgarsten to Gratwein-Straßengel 181.1 km (112.5 mi) Intermediate stage  Rick Zabel (GER)
4 8 July Stift Rein/Gratwein to Villacher Alpe/Dobratsch 207.4 km (128.9 mi) Mountain stage  Víctor de la Parte (ESP)
5 9 July Villach/Dobrollach to Matrei in Osttirol 175 km (108.7 mi) Flat stage  Johann Van Zyl (RSA)
6 10 July Lienz to Kitzbühler Horn Alpenhaus 164.7 km (102.3 mi) Mountain stage  Víctor de la Parte (ESP)
7 11 July Kitzbühel to Innsbruck 124.7 km (77.5 mi) Flat stage  Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT)
8 12 July Innsbruck-Völs to Bregenz 192 km (119.3 mi) Mountain stage  Moreno Moser (ITA)
Total 1,452.9 km (902.8 mi)

Teams

20 teams were invited to the 2015 Tour of Austria: 6 UCI ProTeams, 7 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 7 UCI Continental Teams.[7]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Continental teams

Stages

Prologue

4 July 2015 — Wien, 5.3 km (3.3 mi) team time trial (TTT)
Result of prologue
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Team Katusha 5' 45"
2 MTN–Qhubeka +1"
3 BMC Racing Team +5"
4 Cofidis +8"
5 IAM Cycling +8"
6 Cannondale–Garmin +8"
7 Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels +10"
8 AG2R La Mondiale +11"
9 Amplatz - BMC +13"
10 Team Roompot +14"
Source: ProCyclingStats
General classification after prologue
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Rüdiger Selig (GER) Team Katusha 5' 45"
2  Vladimir Isaychev (RUS) Team Katusha +0"
3  Gatis Smukulis (LAT) Team Katusha +0"
4  Daniel Moreno (ESP) Team Katusha +0"
5  Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) Team Katusha +0"
6  Egor Silin (RUS) Team Katusha +0"
7  Ángel Vicioso (ESP) Team Katusha +0"
8  Eduard Vorganov (RUS) Team Katusha +0"
9  Youcef Reguigui (ALG) MTN–Qhubeka +1"
10  Natnael Berhane (ERI) MTN–Qhubeka +1"
Source: ProCyclingStats

Classification leadership table

Stage Winner General classification
A jersey with a yellow design		 Points classification
A jersey with a red design		 Mountains classification
A jersey with a red polkadot design		 Best Austrian Rider classification
A jersey with a rosa design		 Team classification
P Team Katusha Rüdiger Selig not awarded not awarded Matthias Krizek Team Katusha
1 Sondre Holst Enger Gerald Ciolek Sondre Holst Enger Daniel Lehner
2 David Tanner Gerald Ciolek Matthias Krizek
3 Rick Zabel Ángel Vicioso Jan Tratnik Stephan Rabitsch
4 Víctor de la Parte Jan Hirt Víctor de la Parte Gregor Mühlberger BMC Racing Team
5 Johann Van Zyl
6 Víctor de la Parte Víctor de la Parte Felix Großschartner Stefan Denifl
7 Lukas Pöstlberger
8 Moreno Moser
Final Víctor de la Parte Jan Tratnik Felix Großschartner Stefan Denifl BMC Racing Team

References

  1. ↑ (Deutsch) "Österreich Rundfahrt 2015", Österreich Rundfahrt – Official Website, 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015
  2. ↑ (Deutsch) "Österreich Rundfahrt 2015 – Rennen", Österreich Rundfahrt – Official Website, 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015
  3. ↑ "Katusha win Tour of Austria team time trial". CyclingNews. Future plc. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tour of Austria - Prologue results". ProCyclingStats. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "IAM Cycling's Holst Enger wins stage 1". CyclingNews. Future plc. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tour of Austria: Tanner wins stage 2 in Grieskirchen". CyclingNews. Future plc. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  7. ↑ (Deutsch) "Österreich Rundfahrt 2015 – Teams", Österreich Rundfahrt – Official Website, 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015
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