2015 Tour of Austria

Cycling race
2015 Tour of Austria
2015 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates4–12 July
Stages8 + Prologue
Distance1,452.9 km (902.8 mi)
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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]

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 Grieskirchen 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) General classification 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

Stage 1

5 July 2015 – Mörbisch to Scheibbs, 206.6 km (128.4 mi)
Stage 1 results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) IAM Cycling 5h 02' 07"
2  Paolo Simion (ITA) Bardiani–CSF s.t.
3  Gerald Ciolek (GER) MTN–Qhubeka s.t.
4  Grischa Janorschke (GER) Team Vorarlberg s.t.
5  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Amplatz–BMC s.t.
6  Sjoerd van Ginneken (NED) Team Roompot s.t.
7  Marco Marcato (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
8  Rüdiger Selig (GER) Team Katusha s.t.
9  Clément Koretzky (FRA) Team Vorarlberg s.t.
10  Troels Vinther (DEN) Cult Energy Pro Cycling s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
Cyclist Team Time
1  Gerald Ciolek (GER) General classification MTN–Qhubeka 5h 07' 49"
2  Rüdiger Selig (GER) Team Katusha +0"
3  Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) Points classification IAM Cycling +1"
4  Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) Team Katusha +1"
5  Ángel Vicioso (ESP) Team Katusha +2"
6  Eduard Vorganov (RUS) Team Katusha +3"
7  Egor Silin (RUS) Team Katusha +3"
8  Daniel Moreno (ESP) Team Katusha +3"
9  Natnael Berhane (ERI) MTN–Qhubeka +4"
10  Youcef Reguigui (ALG) MTN–Qhubeka +4"

Stage 2

6 July 2015 – Litschau to Grieskirchen, 196.2 km (121.9 mi)
Stage 2 results
Cyclist Team Time
1  David Tanner (AUS) IAM Cycling 4h 53' 45"
2  Clément Venturini (FRA) Cofidis +1"
3  Péter Kusztor (HUN) Amplatz–BMC +2"
4  Troels Vinther (DEN) Cult Energy Pro Cycling +2"
5  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Amplatz–BMC +2"
6  Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) Tinkoff–Saxo +2"
7  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team +2"
8  Rudy Molard (FRA) Cofidis +2"
9  Gerald Ciolek (GER) MTN–Qhubeka +2"
10  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team +2"
General Classification after Stage 2
Cyclist Team Time
1  Gerald Ciolek (GER) General classification Points classification MTN–Qhubeka 10h 01' 33"
2  David Tanner (AUS) IAM Cycling +2"
3  Ángel Vicioso (ESP) Team Katusha +5"
4  Eduard Vorganov (RUS) Team Katusha +6"
5  Clément Venturini (FRA) Cofidis +7"
6  Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) Team Katusha +9"
7  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team +11"
8  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team +11"
9  Egor Silin (RUS) Team Katusha +11"
10  Daniel Moreno (ESP) Team Katusha +11"

Stage 3

7 July 2015 – Windischgarsten to Judendorf-Straßengel, 181.1 km (112.5 mi)
Stage 3 results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Rick Zabel (GER) BMC Racing Team 4h 23' 06"
2  Ángel Vicioso (ESP) Team Katusha s.t.
3  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Amplatz–BMC s.t.
4  Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) MTN–Qhubeka s.t.
5  Romain Hardy (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
6  Marco Marcato (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert s.t.
7  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team s.t.
8  Andi Bajc (SLO) Amplatz–BMC s.t.
9  Troels Vinther (DEN) Cult Energy Pro Cycling s.t.
10  Clément Koretzky (FRA) Team Vorarlberg s.t.
General Classification after Stage 3
Cyclist Team Time
1  Ángel Vicioso (ESP) General classification Team Katusha 14h 24' 36"
2  Gerald Ciolek (GER) MTN–Qhubeka +1"
3  Rick Zabel (GER) BMC Racing Team +2"
4  David Tanner (AUS) IAM Cycling +5"
5  Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) Team Katusha +5"
6  Eduard Vorganov (RUS) Team Katusha +7"
7  Egor Silin (RUS) Team Katusha +7"
8  Natnael Berhane (ERI) MTN–Qhubeka +8"
9  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team +12"
10  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team +12"

Stage 4

8 July 2015 – Stift Rein/Gratwein to Dobratsch, 181.1 km (112.5 mi)
Stage 4 results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) Team Vorarlberg 5h 43' 50"
2  Jan Hirt (CZE) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice s.t.
3  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team +9"
4  Paweł Poljański (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo +14"
5  Pierre Latour (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +14"
6  Natnael Berhane (ERI) MTN–Qhubeka +22"
7  Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) Cofidis +32"
8  Egor Silin (RUS) Team Katusha +46"
9  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels +46"
10  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team +50"
General Classification after Stage 4
Cyclist Team Time
1  Jan Hirt (CZE) General classification CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice 20h 08' 41"
2  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team +2"
3  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) Mountains classification Team Vorarlberg +3"
4  Natnael Berhane (ERI) MTN–Qhubeka +15"
5  Pierre Latour (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +17"
6  Paweł Poljański (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo +23"
7  Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) Cofidis +32"
8  Egor Silin (RUS) Team Katusha +38"
9  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team +47"
10  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels +48"

Stage 5

9 July 2015 – Faaker See/Drobollach to Matrei in Osttirol, 175.0 km (108.7 mi)
Stage 5 results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Johann van Zyl (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka 3h 42' 33"
2  David Tanner (AUS) IAM Cycling +6"
3  Rick Zabel (GER) BMC Racing Team +6"
4  Ángel Vicioso (ESP) Team Katusha +6"
5  Marco Marcato (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert +6"
6  Clément Venturini (FRA) Cofidis +6"
7  Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam +6"
8  Maciej Paterski (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice +6"
9  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team +6"
10  Andrea Piechele (ITA) Bardiani–CSF +6"
General Classification after Stage 5
Cyclist Team Time
1  Jan Hirt (CZE) General classification CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice 23h 51' 20"
2  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team +2"
3  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) Mountains classification Team Vorarlberg +3"
4  Natnael Berhane (ERI) MTN–Qhubeka +15"
5  Pierre Latour (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +17"
6  Paweł Poljański (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo +23"
7  Egor Silin (RUS) Team Katusha +38"
8  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team +47"
9  Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels +48"
10  Thomas Degand (BEL) IAM Cycling +52"

Stage 6

10 July 2015 – Lienz to Kitzbüheler Horn, 164.7 km (102.3 mi)
Stage 6 results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) Team Vorarlberg 4h 54' 46"
2  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team +1' 18"
3  Jan Hirt (CZE) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice +1' 29"
4  Hubert Dupont (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +1' 51"
5  Natnael Berhane (ERI) MTN–Qhubeka +1' 54"
6  Dylan Teuns (BEL) BMC Racing Team +2' 15"
7  Thomas Degand (BEL) IAM Cycling +2' 17"
8  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team +2' 17"
9  Egor Silin (RUS) Team Katusha +2' 17"
10  Stefan Denifl (AUT) IAM Cycling +2' 24"
11  Jure Golčer (SLO) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels +2' 40"
General Classification after Stage 6
Cyclist Team Time
1  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) General classification Team Vorarlberg 28h 45' 59"
2  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team +1' 21"
3  Jan Hirt (CZE) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice +1' 32"
4  Natnael Berhane (ERI) MTN–Qhubeka +2' 16"
5  Egor Silin (RUS) Team Katusha +3' 02"
6  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team +3' 11"
7  Thomas Degand (BEL) IAM Cycling +3' 16"
8  Pierre Latour (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +3' 18"
9  Paweł Poljański (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo +3' 20"
10  Stefan Denifl (AUT) IAM Cycling +3' 34"
11  Dylan Teuns (BEL) BMC Racing Team +4' 11"

Stage 7

11 July 2015 – Kitzbühel to Innsbruck, 124.7 km (77.5 mi)
Stage 7 results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team 2h 34' 09"
2  Eduard Vorganov (RUS) Team Katusha +13"
3  Moreno Moser (ITA) Cannondale–Garmin +13"
4  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team +13"
5  Gert Jõeäär (EST) Cofidis +13"
6  Sebastian Baldauf (GER) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam +13"
7  Troels Vinther (DEN) Cult Energy Pro Cycling +13"
8  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Amplatz–BMC +13"
9  Marco Marcato (ITA) Wanty–Groupe Gobert +13"
10  Michael Gogl (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team +13"
General Classification after Stage 7
Cyclist Team Time
1  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) General classification Team Vorarlberg 31h 21' 18"
2  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team +1' 21"
3  Jan Hirt (CZE) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice +1' 32"
4  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team +2' 13"
5  Natnael Berhane (ERI) MTN–Qhubeka +2' 16"
6  Egor Silin (RUS) Team Katusha +3' 02"
7  Thomas Degand (BEL) IAM Cycling +3' 16"
8  Pierre Latour (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +3' 18"
9  Paweł Poljański (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo +3' 20"
10  Stefan Denifl (AUT) IAM Cycling +3' 34"
11  Dylan Teuns (BEL) BMC Racing Team +4' 11"

Stage 8

12 July 2015 – Innsbruck to Bregenz, 184.3 km (114.5 mi)
Stage 8 results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Moreno Moser (ITA) Cannondale–Garmin 4h 44' 36"
2  David Tanner (AUS) IAM Cycling s.t.
3  Clément Venturini (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
4  Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) Team Marseille 13 KTM s.t.
5  Romain Hardy (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
6  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Amplatz–BMC s.t.
7  Davide Villella (ITA) Cannondale–Garmin s.t.
8  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team s.t.
9  Ángel Vicioso (ESP) Team Katusha s.t.
10  Florian Bissinger (GER) WSA–Greenlife s.t.
General Classification after Stage 8
Cyclist Team Time
1  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) General classification Team Vorarlberg 36h 05' 54"
2  Ben Hermans (BEL) BMC Racing Team +1' 21"
3  Jan Hirt (CZE) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice +1' 32"
4  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team +2' 13"
5  Natnael Berhane (ERI) MTN–Qhubeka +2' 16"
6  Egor Silin (RUS) Team Katusha +3' 00"
7  Pierre Latour (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +3' 12"
8  Thomas Degand (BEL) IAM Cycling +3' 16"
9  Paweł Poljański (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo +3' 20"
10  Stefan Denifl (AUT) IAM Cycling +3' 34"
11  Dylan Teuns (BEL) BMC Racing Team +4' 11"

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

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  2. ^ (Deutsch) "Österreich Rundfahrt 2015 – Rennen" Archived 30 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Österreich Rundfahrt – Official Website, 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015
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  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" Archived 30 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Österreich Rundfahrt – Official Website, 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015
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