2019 Tour of Austria
2019 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates6-12 July 2019
Stages6 + Prologue
Distance876.5[1] km (544.6 mi)
Winning time22h 31' 22"[2]
Results
Winner  Ben Hermans (BEL) (Israel Cycling Academy)
  Second  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) (Movistar Team)
  Third  Stefan De Bod (RSA) (Team Dimension Data)
Points  Jonas Koch (GER) (Wanty–Gobert)
Mountains  Georg Zimmermann (GER) (Tirol KTM Cycling Team)
Youth  Vadim Pronskiy (KAZ) (Vino–Astana Motors)
Team Team Dimension Data

The 2019 Tour of Austria (German: Österreich-Rundfahrt 2019) was the 71st edition of the Tour of Austria cycling stage race. It began with a prologue in Wels and finished atop the Kitzbüheler Horn after six road stages, covering 876.5 kilometres (544.6 mi). The race was ranked 2.1 in the 2019 UCI Europe Tour.[3]

Ben Hermans, of Belgium and the Israel Cycling Academy team, won the race overall for the second consecutive year. Argentine rider Eduardo Sepúlveda, on Movistar Team, finished second ahead of Team Dimension Data's Stefan De Bod, of South Africa, in third. Jonas Koch, of Germany and EF Education First, won the points classification, while his countryman riding for Tirol KTM Cycling Team, Georg Zimmermann, won the mountains classification. Unlike previous editions, the 2019 Tour of Austria included a youth classification for the under-23 rider placed highest in the general classification.[4] Kazakh rider Vadim Pronskiy, riding for Vino–Astana Motors, won the youth classification. The team classification was won by Team Dimension Data.

Teams

Eighteen teams competed in the 2019 Tour of Austria, including three UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI Professional Continental Teams, and eight UCI Continental Teams. Most teams started with seven riders, except Wanty–Gobert, Arkéa–Samsic, and Wibatech Merx 7R, who started with six, and Vino–Astana Motors, starting with five riders.[5][6] The list of teams competing is as follows.[7]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[1][8]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 6 July Wels 2.5 km (1.6 mi) Individual Time Trial  Jannik Steimle (GER)
1 7 July Grieskirchen to Freistadt 138.8 km (86.2 mi) Medium mountain stage  Carlos Barbero (ESP)
2 8 July Zwettl to Wiener Neustadt 176.9 km (109.9 mi) Medium mountain stage  Tom Devriendt (BEL)
3 9 July Kirchschlag to Frohnleiten 176.2 km (109.5 mi) Mountain stage  Giovanni Visconti (ITA)
4 10 July Radstadt to Fuscher Törl 103.5 km (64.3 mi) Mountain stage  Ben Hermans (BEL)
5 11 July Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße to Kitzbühel 161.9 km (100.6 mi) Mountain stage  Jannik Steimle (GER)
6 12 July Kitzbühel to Kitzbüheler Horn 116.7 km (72.5 mi) Mountain stage  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS)

Stages

Prologue

6 July 2019 – Wels, 2.5 km (1.6 mi), Individual Time Trial (ITT)
Prologue results[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jannik Steimle (GER) Team Vorarlberg Santic 2' 50"
2  Matthias Brändle (AUT) Israel Cycling Academy + 01"
3  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Gobert + 03"
4  Tom Wirtgen (LUX) Wallonie Bruxelles + 04"
5  Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) Wallonie Bruxelles + 04"
6  Josef Černý (CZE) CCC Team + 05"
7  Tom Devriendt (BEL) Wanty–Gobert + 05"
8  Patrick Gamper (AUT) Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 06"
9  Łukasz Owsian (POL) CCC Team + 06"
10  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) Team Dimension Data + 06"

Stage 1

7 July 2019 – Grieskirchen to Freistadt, 138.8 km (86.2 mi)
Stage 1 results[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Carlos Barbero (ESP) Movistar Team 3h 16' 00"
2  Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) Wallonie Bruxelles + 00"
3  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Gobert + 00"
4  Jonas Koch (GER) CCC Team + 00"
5  Jannik Steimle (GER) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 00"
6  Romain Hardy (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 00"
7  Franck Bonnamour (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 00"
8  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) Team Dimension Data + 00"
9  Daniel Auer (AUT) Maloja Pushbikers + 00"
10  Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 00"
General classification after stage 1[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) Wallonie Bruxelles 3h 18' 48"
2  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Gobert + 01"
3  Jannik Steimle (GER) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 02"
4  Carlos Barbero (ESP) Movistar Team + 04"
5  Tom Wirtgen (LUX) Wallonie Bruxelles + 06"
6  Tom Devriendt (BEL) Wanty–Gobert + 07"
7  Patrick Gamper (AUT) Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 08"
8  Łukasz Owsian (POL) CCC Team + 08"
9  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) Team Dimension Data + 08"
10  Jonas Koch (GER) CCC Team + 08"

Stage 2

8 July 2019 – Zwettl to Wiener Neustadt, 176.9 km (109.9 mi)
Stage 2 results[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tom Devriendt (BEL) Wanty–Gobert 4h 18' 35"
2  Jannik Steimle (GER) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 00"
3  Jonas Koch (GER) CCC Team + 00"
4  Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) Wallonie Bruxelles + 00"
5  August Jensen (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy + 00"
6  Daniel Auer (AUT) Maloja Pushbikers + 00"
7  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Gobert + 00"
8  Romain Hardy (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 00"
9  Florian Gamper (AUT) Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 00"
10  Tom Wirtgen (LUX) Wallonie Bruxelles + 00"
General classification after stage 2[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jannik Steimle (GER) Team Vorarlberg Santic 7h 37' 19"
2  Tom Devriendt (BEL) Wanty–Gobert + 01"
3  Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) Wallonie Bruxelles + 04"
4  Matthias Krizek (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 05"
5  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Gobert + 05"
6  Carlos Barbero (ESP) Movistar Team + 08"
7  Jonas Koch (GER) CCC Team + 08"
8  Tom Wirtgen (LUX) Wallonie Bruxelles + 10"
9  Sebastian Schönberger (AUT) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 11"
10  Patrick Gamper (AUT) Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 12"

Stage 3

9 July 2019 – Kirchschlag to Frohnleiten, 176.2 km (109.5 mi)
Stage 3 results[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 4h 53' 26"
2  Colin Stüssi (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 00"
3  Jonas Koch (GER) CCC Team + 00"
4  Ivan Rovny (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 00"
5  Georg Zimmermann (GER) Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 00"
6  Dimitri Peyskens (BEL) Wallonie Bruxelles + 00"
7  Romain Combaud (FRA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 00"
8  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 00"
9  Franck Bonnamour (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 00"
10  Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 00"
General classification after Stage 3[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jonas Koch (GER) CCC Team 12h 30' 49"
2  Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) Delko–Marseille Provence + 01"
3  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 01"
4  Sebastian Schönberger (AUT) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 07"
5  Łukasz Owsian (POL) CCC Team + 08"
6  Colin Stüssi (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 08"
7  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Movistar Team + 09"
8  Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED) Team Dimension Data + 09"
9  Connor Swift (GBR) Arkéa–Samsic + 09"
10  Eliot Lietaer (BEL) Wallonie Bruxelles + 09"

Stage 4

10 July 2019 – Radstadt to Fuscher Törl, 103.5 km (64.3 mi)
Stage 4 results[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 3h 31' 32"
2  Ben O'Connor (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 06"
3  Winner Anacona (COL) Movistar Team + 09"
4  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Movistar Team + 23"
5  Stefan De Bod (RSA) Team Dimension Data + 38"
6  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) CCC Team + 1' 02"
7  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) CCC Team + 1' 19"
8  Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 1' 25"
9  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 1' 25"
10  José Manuel Díaz (ESP) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 1' 39"
General classification after Stage 4[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 15h 32' 23"
2  Ben O'Connor (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 08"
3  Winner Anacona (COL) Movistar Team + 13"
4  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Movistar Team + 34"
5  Stefan De Bod (RSA) Team Dimension Data + 47"
6  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) CCC Team + 1' 10"
7  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) CCC Team + 1' 33"
8  Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 1' 35"
9  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 1' 40"
10  José Manuel Díaz (ESP) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 1' 56"

Stage 5

11 July 2019 – Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße to Kitzbühel, 161.9 km (100.6 mi)
Stage 5 results[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jannik Steimle (GER) Team Vorarlberg Santic 4h 04' 09"
2  Jonas Koch (GER) CCC Team + 00"
3  Patrick Gamper (AUT) Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 00"
4  August Jensen (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy + 00"
5  Dayer Quintana (COL) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 00"
6  Laurent Pichon (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 00"
7  Matthias Krizek (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 00"
8  Johannes Schinnagel (GER) Maloja Pushbikers + 00"
9  Colin Stüssi (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 00"
10  Eliot Lietaer (BEL) Wallonie Bruxelles + 00"
General classification after Stage 5[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 19h 36' 32"
2  Ben O'Connor (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 08"
3  Winner Anacona (COL) Movistar Team + 13"
4  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Movistar Team + 34"
5  Stefan De Bod (RSA) Team Dimension Data + 47"
6  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) CCC Team + 1' 10"
7  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) CCC Team + 1' 33"
8  Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 1' 35"
9  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 1' 40"
10  José Manuel Díaz (ESP) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 1' 56"

Stage 6

12 July 2019 – Kitzbühel to Kitzbüheler Horn, 116.7 km (72.5 mi)
Stage 6 result[2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 2h 54' 12"
2  Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 02"
3  Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 20"
4  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Movistar Team + 24"
5  Stefan De Bod (RSA) Team Dimension Data + 29"
6  José Manuel Díaz (ESP) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 38"
7  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 38"
8  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) CCC Team + 38"
9  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) CCC Team + 53"
10  Eliot Lietaer (BEL) Wallonie Bruxelles + 59"
General classification after Stage 6[2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 22h 31' 22"
2  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Movistar Team + 20"
3  Stefan De Bod (RSA) Team Dimension Data + 38"
4  Winner Anacona (COL) Movistar Team + 41"
5  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 52"
6  Ben O'Connor (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 1' 08"
7  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) CCC Team + 1' 10"
8  Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 1' 13"
9  Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 2' 29"
10  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) CCC Team + 1' 48"

Classification leadership

Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
 Austrian rider classification
 Team classification
P[9] Jannik Steimle Jannik Steimle Not awarded[lower-alpha 1] Not awarded[lower-alpha 2] Patrick Gamper Matthias Brändle Wallonie Bruxelles
1[10] Carlos Barbero Emīls Liepiņš Carlos Barbero Scott Davies Patrick Gamper
2[11] Tom Devriendt Jannik Steimle Emīls Liepiņš Matthias Krizek
3[12] Giovanni Visconti Jonas Koch Jonas Koch[lower-alpha 3] Georg Zimmermann Georg Zimmermann Sebastian Schönberger Wanty–Gobert
4[13] Ben Hermans Ben Hermans Vadim Pronskiy Riccardo Zoidl Team Dimension Data
5[14] Jannik Steimle
6[2] Aleksandr Vlasov
Final[2] Ben Hermans Jonas Koch Georg Zimmermann Vadim Pronskiy Riccardo Zoidl Team Dimension Data

Final classification standings

Legend
Denotes winner of the general classification Denotes winner of the young rider classification
Denotes winner of the points classification Denotes winner of the Austrian riders classification
Denotes winner of the mountains classification Denotes winner of the team classification

General classification

Final general classification (1-10)[2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 22h 31' 22"
2  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Movistar Team + 20"
3  Stefan De Bod (RSA) Team Dimension Data + 38"
4  Winner Anacona (COL) Movistar Team + 41"
5  Alexander Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 52"
6  Ben O'Connor (AUS) Team Dimension Data + 1' 08"
7  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) CCC Team + 1' 10"
8  Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 1' 13"
9  Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic + 2' 29"
10  Víctor de la Parte (ESP) CCC Team + 1' 48"

Points classification

Final points classification (1-10)[2]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Jonas Koch (GER) CCC Team 42
2  Jannik Steimle (GER) Team Vorarlberg Santic 35
3  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 22
4  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 20
5  August Jensen (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy 19
6  Matthias Krizek (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 17
7  Georg Zimmermann (GER) Tirol KTM Cycling Team 16
8  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Movistar Team 16
9  Colin Stüssi (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 15
10  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Gobert 15

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1-10)[2]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Georg Zimmermann (GER) Tirol KTM Cycling Team 45
2  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 24
3  Thibault Guernalec (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic 24
4  Scott Davies (GBR) Team Dimension Data 19
5  Alexander Vlasov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 15
6  Mario Gamper (AUT) Tirol KTM Cycling Team 15
7  Sebastian Schönberger (AUT) Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM 15
8  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Movistar Team 12
9  Ben O'Connor (AUS) Team Dimension Data 12
10  Brice Feillu (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic 10

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1-10)[2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Vadim Pronskiy (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors 22h 46' 56"
2  Omar El Gouzi (ITA) Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 1' 21"
3  Georg Zimmermann (GER) Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 14' 47"
4  Patrick Gamper (AUT) Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 24' 27"
5  Thibault Guernalec (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 28' 03"
6  Alexandr Ovsyannikov (KAZ) Vino–Astana Motors + 29' 25"
7  Samuele Rivi (ITA) Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 29' 49"
8  Mario Gamper (AUT) Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 33' 11"
9  Felix Engelhardt (GER) Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 37' 00"
10  Stefan Kolb (AUT) Maloja Pushbikers + 49' 07"

Austrian riders classification

Final Austrian riders classification (1-10)[2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Riccardo Zoidl CCC Team 22h 32' 32"
2 Daniel Geismayr Team Vorarlberg Santic + 4' 56"
3 Sebastian Schönberger Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 13' 08"
4 Hans-Jörg Leopold Maloja Pushbikers + 13' 44"
5 Stephan Rabitsch Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 13' 47"
6 Benjamin Brkic Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 19' 37"
7 Matthias Krizek Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels + 31' 14"
8 Patrick Gamper Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 38' 51"
9 Mario Gamper Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 47' 35"
10 Lukas Schlemmer Maloja Pushbikers + 50' 00"

Team classification

Final team classification (1-10)[2]
Rank Team Time
1 Team Dimension Data 67h 37' 09"
2 Team Vorarlberg Santic + 5' 29"
3 CCC Team + 6' 24"
4 Movistar Team + 8' 04"
5 Gazprom–RusVelo + 14' 31"
6 Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM + 20' 07"
7 Wanty–Gobert + 20' 57"
8 Delko–Marseille Provence + 22' 33"
9 Arkéa–Samsic + 27' 53"
10 Wibatech Merx 7R + 33' 43"

Notes

  1. ↑ Though no sprint points were awarded during the Prologue, the second-place rider in the general classification, Matthias Brändle, wore the points jersey on Stage 1.[15]
  2. ↑ Though no mountains points were awarded during the Prologue, the third-place rider in the general classification, Pieter Vanspeybrouck, wore the mountains jersey on Stage 1.[16]
  3. ↑ On Stage 4, the second-place rider in the points classification, Emīls Liepiņš, wore the points jersey, as Jonas Koch wore the red overall leader's jersey.

References

  1. 1 2 "Entscheidung über Toursieg 2019 fällt am Kitzbüheler Horn". Österreich-Rundfahrt (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Etappenklassement 6. Etappe Kitzbühel - Kitzbüheler Horn" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Int. Österreich-Rundfahrt–Tour of Austria". uci.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Trikots". Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Provisional Startlist" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Teams 2019". Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Stages and leaders". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Prolog Results" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 "Stage 1: Grieskirchen - Freistadt : STAGE RESULT" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 "Etappenklassement 2. Etappe Zwettl - Wiener Neustadt" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 "Etappenklassement 3. Etappe Kirchschlag i. d. b. W. - Frohnleiten" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  13. 1 2 3 "Etappenklassement 4. Etappe Radstadt - Fusch a. d. G." (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  14. 1 2 3 "Etappenklassement 5. Etappe Bruck a. d. G. - Kitzbühel" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Prolog : STAGE RESULT" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 23 July 2021. Blue Jersey: Sprint leader Matthias BRANDLE ICA ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
  16. ↑ "Prolog : STAGE RESULT" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 23 July 2021. Red-White-Chequered Jersey - Mountains Classification Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK WGG WANTY GROUPE GOBERT
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