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Cycling race
2018 Tour of Austria
2018 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates7–14 July 2018
Stages8
Distance1,163.7 km (723.1 mi)
Winning time29h 11' 51"
Results
Winner  Ben Hermans (BEL) (Israel Cycling Academy)
  Second  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) (Bahrain–Merida)
  Third  Dario Cataldo (ITA) (Astana)
Points  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) (Bahrain–Merida)
Mountains  Aaron Gate (NZL) (Aqua Blue Sport)
  Team Bahrain–Merida
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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.

Teams

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.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 7 July Feldkirch to Feldkirch 152.8 km (94.9 mi) Medium mountain stage  Matej Mohorič (SLO)
2 8 July Feldkirch to Fulpmes/Telfes 181.5 km (112.8 mi) Medium mountain stage  Giovanni Visconti (ITA)
3 9 July Kufstein to Kitzbüheler Horn 133.6 km (83.0 mi) Mountain stage  Ben Hermans (BEL)
4 10 July Kitzbühel to Prägraten 143 km (88.9 mi) Mountain stage  Giovanni Visconti (ITA)
5 11 July Matrei to Grossglockner 92.9 km (57.7 mi) Mountain stage  Pieter Weening (NED)
6 12 July Knittelfeld to Wenigzell 167.4 km (104.0 mi) Medium mountain stage  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
7 13 July Waidhofen/Ybbs to Sonntagberg 129.3 km (80.3 mi) Medium mountain stage  Antonio Nibali (ITA)
8 14 July Scheibbs to Wels 163.2 km (101.4 mi) Flat stage  Giovanni Visconti (ITA)

Stages

Stage 1

7 July 2018 – Feldkirch to Feldkirch, 152.8 km (94.9 mi)
Stage 1 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Bahrain–Merida 3h 26' 02"
2  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 00"
3  Huub Duijn (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 00"
4  Floris Gerts (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 00"
5  Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 00"
6  Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida + 00"
7  Frederik Backaert (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 00"
8  Mark Christian (GBR) Aqua Blue Sport + 00"
9  Roland Thalmann (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 00"
10  Georg Zimmermann (GER) Tirol Cycling Team + 00"
General classification after Stage 1
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Bahrain–Merida 3h 25' 52"
2  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 04"
3  Mark Christian (GBR) Aqua Blue Sport + 05"
4  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 05"
5  Huub Duijn (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 06"
6  Floris Gerts (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 10"
7  Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 10"
8  Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida + 10"
9  Frederik Backaert (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 10"
10  Roland Thalmann (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 10"

Stage 2

8 July 2018 – Feldkirch to Fulpmes/Telfes, 181.5 km (112.8 mi)
Stage 2 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 4h 30' 32"
2  Michel Kreder (NED) Aqua Blue Sport + 00"
3  Huub Duijn (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 00"
4  Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 00"
5  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana + 03"
6  Frederik Backaert (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 03"
7  Žiga Grošelj (SLO) Adria Mobil + 03"
8  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 03"
9  Nick van der Lijke (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 03"
10  Pieter Weening (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 03"
General classification after Stage 2
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 7h 56' 18"
2  Huub Duijn (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 08"
3  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Bahrain–Merida + 09"
4  Michel Kreder (NED) Aqua Blue Sport + 10"
5  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 14"
6  Mark Christian (GBR) Aqua Blue Sport + 14"
7  Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 16"
8  Frederik Backaert (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 19"
9  Georg Zimmermann (GER) Tirol Cycling Team + 19"
10  Floris Gerts (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 19"

Stage 3

9 July 2018 – Kufstein to Kitzbüheler Horn, 133.6 km (83.0 mi)
Stage 3 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 3h 30' 11"
2  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida + 09"
3  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana + 15"
4  Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 25"
5  Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 25"
6  Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida + 35"
7  Mark Christian (GBR) Aqua Blue Sport + 37"
8  Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 43"
9  Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana + 45"
10  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 50"
General classification after Stage 3
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 11h 26' 33"
2  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida + 18"
3  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana + 26"
4  Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 40"
5  Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 40"
6  Mark Christian (GBR) Aqua Blue Sport + 47"
7  Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida + 50"
8  Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 58"
9  Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana + 1' 00"
10  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 1' 05"

Stage 4

10 July 2018 – Kitzbühel to Prägraten, 143 km (88.9 mi)
Stage 4 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 3h 14' 28"
2  Wout van Aert (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 00"
3  Michael Bresciani (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 00"
4  Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida + 00"
5  Nick van der Lijke (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 00"
6  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana + 00"
7  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana + 00"
8  Michel Kreder (NED) Aqua Blue Sport + 00"
9  Floris Gerts (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 00"
10  Daniel Geismayr (AUT) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 00"
General classification after Stage 4
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 14h 41' 01"
2  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida + 18"
3  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana + 26"
4  Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 40"
5  Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 40"
6  Mark Christian (GBR) Aqua Blue Sport + 47"
7  Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida + 50"
8  Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 58"
9  Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana + 1' 00"
10  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 1' 05"

Stage 5

11 July 2018 – Matrei to Grossglockner, 92.9 km (57.7 mi)
Stage 5 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Pieter Weening (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 2h 50' 32"
2  Alexander Foliforov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 49"
3  Simone Sterbini (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 1' 11"
4  Antonio Nibali (ITA) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 26"
5  Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 1' 36"
6  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 1' 36"
7  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 1' 40"
8  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 40"
9  Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 51"
10  Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 1' 53"
General classification after Stage 5
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 17h 33' 13"
2  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida + 18"
3  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana + 48"
4  Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 53"
5  Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 54"
6  Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 01"
7  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 1' 14"
8  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 1' 45"
9  Ildar Arslanov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 1' 49"
10  Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 2' 02"

Stage 6

12 July 2018 – Knittelfeld to Wenigzell, 167.4 km (104.0 mi)
Stage 6 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana 4h 19' 25"
2  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Bahrain–Merida + 07"
3  Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) Wanty–Groupe Gobert + 50"
4  Lachlan Morton (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 54"
5  Simone Sterbini (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 59"
6  Ángel Madrazo (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 1' 03"
7  Wout van Aert (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 1' 38"
8  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 2' 12"
9  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana + 2' 14"
10  Paweł Cieślik (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 2' 14"
General classification after Stage 6
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 21h 54' 52"
2  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida + 18"
3  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana + 48"
4  Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 53"
5  Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 54"
6  Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 01"
7  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 1' 12"
8  Ángel Madrazo (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 1' 33"
9  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 1' 45"
10  Ildar Arslanov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 1' 49"

Stage 7

13 July 2018 – Waidhofen/Ybbs to Sonntagberg, 129.3 km (80.3 mi)
Stage 7 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Antonio Nibali (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 3h 38' 57"
2  Paweł Cieślik (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 03"
3  Artem Nych (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 15"
4  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Bahrain–Merida + 35"
5  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana + 1' 08"
6  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 1' 12"
7  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 12"
8  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 1' 12"
9  Louis Meintjes (RSA) Team Dimension Data + 1' 12"
10  Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 1' 20"
General classification after Stage 7
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 25h 35' 01"
2  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida + 18"
3  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana + 44"
4  Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 1' 01"
5  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 1' 12"
6  Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 1' 21"
7  Ángel Madrazo (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 1' 41"
8  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 1' 58"
9  Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 2' 13"
10  Artem Nych (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 2' 18"

Stage 8

14 July 2018 – Scheibbs to Wels, 163.2 km (101.4 mi)
Stage 8 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 3h 36' 01"
2  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana + 00"
3  Nick van der Lijke (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij + 00"
4  Nikolay Mihaylov (BUL) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 00"
5  Lachlan Morton (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 00"
6  Wout van Aert (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan + 49"
7  Marco Maronese (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 49"
8  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana + 49"
9  Manuel Porzner (GER) Tirol Cycling Team + 49"
10  Shane Archbold (NZL) Aqua Blue Sport + 49"
General classification after Stage 8
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 29h 11' 51"
2  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida + 18"
3  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana + 44"
4  Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 1' 01"
5  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 1' 12"
6  Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 1' 21"
7  Ángel Madrazo (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 1' 41"
8  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 1' 58"
9  Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 2' 13"
10  Artem Nych (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 2' 18"

Classification leadership

Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Austrian rider classification
 Team classification
1 Matej Mohorič Matej Mohorič Matej Mohorič Aaron Gate Stephan Rabitsch Israel Cycling Academy
2 Giovanni Visconti Giovanni Visconti Giovanni Visconti Aqua Blue Sport
3 Ben Hermans Ben Hermans Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain–Merida
4 Giovanni Visconti
5 Pieter Weening
6 Alexey Lutsenko
7 Antonio Nibali Matej Mohorič
8 Giovanni Visconti Giovanni Visconti
Final Ben Hermans Giovanni Visconti Aaron Gate Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain–Merida

Final classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the Austrian rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1-10)
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 29h 11' 51"
2  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida + 18"
3  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana + 44"
4  Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 1' 01"
5  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 1' 12"
6  Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 1' 21"
7  Ángel Madrazo (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 1' 41"
8  Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 1' 58"
9  Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 2' 13"
10  Artem Nych (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 2' 18"

Points classification

Final points classification (1-10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 68
2  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Bahrain–Merida 65
3  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana 47
4  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 27
5  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana 26
6  Nick van der Lijke (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 25
7  Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 25
8  Antonio Nibali (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 23
9  Wout van Aert (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan 23
10  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida 21

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1-10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Aaron Gate (AUS) Aqua Blue Sport 81
2  Davide Orrico (ITA) Team Vorarlberg Santic 53
3  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana 40
4  Matej Mohorič (SLO) Bahrain–Merida 30
5  Marcel Neuhäuser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team 21
6  Antonio Nibali (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 18
7  Pieter Weening (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 16
8  Matthias Krizek (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 16
9  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 15
10  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 14

Team classification

Final team classification (1-10)
Rank Team Time
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"

Notes

  1. On stage 2, Giovanni Visconti wore the green jersey as second in the points classification, as Matej Mohorič wore the overall race leader's jersey.
  2. On stage 3, Huub Duijn wore the green jersey as second in the points competition, as Giovanni Visconti wore the general classification leader's jersey.

References

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  10. ^ "Etappenklassement 5. Etappe Matrei - Fuscher Törl" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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External links

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