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2018 Tour of Austria

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]

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.[4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stages

Stage 1

7 July 2018 – Feldkirch to Feldkirch, 152.8 km (94.9 mi)

Stage 2

8 July 2018 – Feldkirch to Fulpmes/Telfes, 181.5 km (112.8 mi)

Stage 3

9 July 2018 – Kufstein to Kitzbüheler Horn, 133.6 km (83.0 mi)

Stage 4

10 July 2018 – Kitzbühel to Prägraten, 143 km (88.9 mi)

Stage 5

11 July 2018 – Matrei to Grossglockner, 92.9 km (57.7 mi)

Stage 6

12 July 2018 – Knittelfeld to Wenigzell, 167.4 km (104.0 mi)

Stage 7

13 July 2018 – Waidhofen/Ybbs to Sonntagberg, 129.3 km (80.3 mi)

Stage 8

14 July 2018 – Scheibbs to Wels, 163.2 km (101.4 mi)

Classification leadership

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Team classification

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

  1. ^ "Preview". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Final GC". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Maurer, Peter. "Hermans strahlender Sieger der Österreich-Rundfahrt". Radsport-news.com (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Startliste/Startlist" (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Leaders and Winners". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 1. Etappe Feldkirch-Feldkirch" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 2. Etappe Feldkirch - Fulpmes" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 3. Etappe Kufstein – Kitzbüheler Horn" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 4. Etappe Kitzbühel - Prägraten" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 5. Etappe Matrei - Fuscher Törl" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 6. Etappe Knittelfeld - Wenigzell" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 7. Etappe Waidhofen an der Ybbs - Sonntagberg" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Stage 8 Results". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Points classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Mountains classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Teams classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

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