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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]
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
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 7 July | Feldkirch to Feldkirch | 152.8 km (94.9 mi) | ![]() |
Medium mountain stage | ![]() |
2 | 8 July | Feldkirch to Fulpmes/Telfes | 181.5 km (112.8 mi) | ![]() |
Medium mountain stage | ![]() |
3 | 9 July | Kufstein to Kitzbüheler Horn | 133.6 km (83.0 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() |
4 | 10 July | Kitzbühel to Prägraten | 143 km (88.9 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() |
5 | 11 July | Matrei to Grossglockner | 92.9 km (57.7 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() |
6 | 12 July | Knittelfeld to Wenigzell | 167.4 km (104.0 mi) | ![]() |
Medium mountain stage | ![]() |
7 | 13 July | Waidhofen/Ybbs to Sonntagberg | 129.3 km (80.3 mi) | ![]() |
Medium mountain stage | ![]() |
8 | 14 July | Scheibbs to Wels | 163.2 km (101.4 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() |
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Stage | Winner | General classification![]() |
Points classification![]() |
Mountains classification![]() |
Austrian rider classification![]() |
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 |
Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | ![]() |
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification | ![]() |
Denotes the winner of the Austrian rider classification |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Israel Cycling Academy | 29h 11' 51" |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
Bahrain–Merida | + 18" |
3 | ![]() |
Astana | + 44" |
4 | ![]() |
Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 1' 01" |
5 | ![]() |
Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 1' 12" |
6 | ![]() |
Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 1' 21" |
7 | ![]() |
Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 1' 41" |
8 | ![]() |
Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 58" |
9 | ![]() |
Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 2' 13" |
10 | ![]() |
Gazprom–RusVelo | + 2' 18" |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Bahrain–Merida | 68 |
2 | ![]() |
Bahrain–Merida | 65 |
3 | ![]() |
Astana | 47 |
4 | ![]() ![]() |
Israel Cycling Academy | 27 |
5 | ![]() |
Astana | 26 |
6 | ![]() |
Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 25 |
7 | ![]() |
Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 25 |
8 | ![]() |
Bahrain–Merida | 23 |
9 | ![]() |
Vérandas Willems–Crelan | 23 |
10 | ![]() ![]() |
Bahrain–Merida | 21 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Aqua Blue Sport | 81 |
2 | ![]() |
Team Vorarlberg Santic | 53 |
3 | ![]() |
Astana | 40 |
4 | ![]() |
Bahrain–Merida | 30 |
5 | ![]() |
Tirol Cycling Team | 21 |
6 | ![]() |
Bahrain–Merida | 18 |
7 | ![]() |
Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij | 16 |
8 | ![]() |
Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | 16 |
9 | ![]() ![]() |
Israel Cycling Academy | 15 |
10 | ![]() ![]() |
Bahrain–Merida | 14 |
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" |