2015 Tour of Austria
Cycling race
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The 2015 Tour of Austria is the 67th edition of the Tour of Austria cycling stage race. It started in Wien on 4 July with a team time trial prologue, and concluded in Bregenz on 12 July. This was the first time in several years that the race consisted of 8 stages plus a prologue. It was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event.[1]
Dates4–12 July
Stages8 + Prologue
Distance1,452.9 km (902.8 mi)
| 2015 UCI Europe Tour | |
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| Race details | |
| Dates | 4–12 July |
| Stages | 8 + Prologue |
| Distance | 1,452.9 km (902.8 mi) |
Schedule
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | Ref | |
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| 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 | [5] | ||
| 2 | 6 July | Litschau to Grieskirchen | 196.1 km (121.9 mi) | Intermediate stage | [6] | ||
| 3 | 7 July | Windischgarsten to Gratwein-Straßengel | 181.1 km (112.5 mi) | Intermediate stage | |||
| 4 | 8 July | Stift Rein/Gratwein to Villacher Alpe/Dobratsch | 207.4 km (128.9 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
| 5 | 9 July | Villach/Dobrollach to Matrei in Osttirol | 175 km (108.7 mi) | Flat stage | |||
| 6 | 10 July | Lienz to Kitzbühler Horn Alpenhaus | 164.7 km (102.3 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
| 7 | 11 July | Kitzbühel to Innsbruck | 124.7 km (77.5 mi) | Flat stage | |||
| 8 | 12 July | Innsbruck-Völs to Bregenz | 192 km (119.3 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
| 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)
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Stage 1
Stage 1 results
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
- 6 July 2015 – Litschau to Grieskirchen, 196.2 km (121.9 mi)
Stage 2 results
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
- 7 July 2015 – Windischgarsten to Judendorf-Straßengel, 181.1 km (112.5 mi)
Stage 3 results
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 8 July 2015 – Stift Rein/Gratwein to Dobratsch, 181.1 km (112.5 mi)
Stage 4 results
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
- 9 July 2015 – Faaker See/Drobollach to Matrei in Osttirol, 175.0 km (108.7 mi)
Stage 5 results
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
- 10 July 2015 – Lienz to Kitzbüheler Horn, 164.7 km (102.3 mi)
Stage 7
Stage 7 results
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General Classification after Stage 7
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Stage 8
Stage 8 results
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General Classification after Stage 8
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Classification leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Best Austrian Rider classification |
Team classification |
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| 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 | |