2012 Tour of Austria explained

2012 Tour of Austria
Date:	1–8 July
Series:	2012 UCI Europe Tour
Stages:	8
Distance:	1153.90
Unit:	km
Time:	28h 13' 09"
Speed:	40.89
First:	Jakob Fuglsang
First Nat:	Denmark
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Steve Morabito
Second Nat:	Switzerland
Third:	Robert Vrečer
Third Nat:	Slovenia
Points:	Alessandro Bazzana
Points Nat:	Italy
Points Color:	red
Mountains:	Georg Preidler
Mountains Nat:	Austria
Mountains Color:	polkadot
Youth:	Angelo Pagani
Youth Nat:	Italy
Youth Color:	white
Team Nat:	Luxembourg
Previous:	2011
Next:	2013

The 2012 Tour of Austria (de|2012 Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) was the 64th edition of the Tour of Austria, an annual bicycle race. Departing from Innsbruck on July 1, it concluded in Vienna on July 8. The 1153.9 km-long stage race was part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event. The winner was the Dane Jakob Fuglsang of the squad.^[1]

Teams

18 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 6 UCI ProTeams, 8 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 4 UCI Continental Teams.^[2]

UCI ProTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

- - - WSA-Viperbike

Stages

Stage 1

1 July 2012 – Innsbruck to Innsbruck, 153km (95miles)

Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 4"
3			+ 6"
4			+ 10"
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Stage 2

2 July 2012 – Innsbruck to Kitzbüheler Horn, 157.4km (97.8miles)

Stage 2 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 7"
3			+ 10"
4			+ 21"
5			+ 23"
6			+ 27"
7			+ 40"
8			+ 50"
9			+ 59"
10			+ 1' 17"

General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 11"
3			+ 16"
4			+ 31"
5			+ 37"
6			+ 44"
7			+ 50"
8			+ 1' 00"
9			+ 1' 09"
10			+ 1' 27"

Stage 3

3 July 2012 – Kitzbühel to Lienz, 141.8km (88.1miles)

Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 11"
3			+ 16"
4			+ 31"
5			+ 37"
6			+ 44"
7			+ 50"
8			+ 1' 00"
9			+ 1' 09"
10			+ 1' 27"

Stage 4

4 July 2012 – Lienz to Sankt Johann im Pongau/Alpendorf, 141.3km (87.8miles)

Stage 4 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 14"
3			+ 2' 35"
4			+ 2' 47"
5			+ 2' 47"
6			+ 2' 47"
7			+ 2' 47"
8			+ 2' 47"
9			+ 2' 51"
10			+ 2' 51"

General Classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 12"
3			+ 1' 21"
4			+ 1' 28"
5			+ 1' 31"
6			+ 1' 43"
7			+ 2' 02"
8			+ 2' 08"
9			+ 2' 24"
10			+ 2' 39"

Stage 5

5 July 2012 – Sankt Johann im Pongau/Alpendorf to Sonntagberg, 228.3km (141.9miles)

Stage 5 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 5"
3			+ 5"
4			+ 5"
5			+ 7"
6			+ 14"
7			+ 31"
8			+ 32"
9			+ 49"
10			+ 1' 04"

General Classification after Stage 5

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 04"
3			+ 1' 16"
4			+ 1' 48"
5			+ 1' 51"
6			+ 1' 53"
7			+ 1' 53"
8			+ 2' 16"
9			+ 2' 39"
10			+ 2' 41"

Stage 6

6 July 2012 – Waidhofen an der Ybbs to Melk, 185.2km (115.1miles)

Stage 6 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 6

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 04"
3			+ 1' 16"
4			+ 1' 48"
5			+ 1' 51"
6			+ 1' 53"
7			+ 1' 53"
8			+ 2' 16"
9			+ 2' 39"
10			+ 2' 41"

Stage 7

7 July 2012 – Podersdorf am See to Podersdorf am See, 24.1km (15miles)

Stage 7 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 32"
3			+ 52"
4			+ 53"
5			+ 53"
6			+ 57"
7			+ 57"
8			+ 59"
9			+ 1' 01"
10			+ 1' 09"

General Classification after Stage 7

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 24"
3			+ 1' 52"
4			+ 2' 15"
5			+ 2' 16"
6			+ 2' 41"
7			+ 2' 42"
8			+ 2' 53"
9			+ 2' 55"
10			+ 3' 04"

Stage 8

8 July 2012 – Podersdorf am See to Vienna, 122.8km (76.3miles)

Stage 8 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 8

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 24"
3			+ 1' 52"
4			+ 2' 15"
5			+ 2' 16"
6			+ 2' 41"
7			+ 2' 42"
8			+ 2' 53"
9			+ 2' 55"
10			+ 3' 04"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification
1	Alessandro Bazzana	Alessandro Bazzana	Alessandro Bazzana	Yohan Bagot	Georg Preidler
2	Danilo Di Luca	Danilo Di Luca	Danilo Di Luca	Angelo Pagani
3	Sacha Modolo	Georg Preidler
4	Jakob Fuglsang	Jakob Fuglsang	Jakob Fuglsang
5	Fabio Taborre
6	Sacha Modolo	Georg Preidler
7	Marco Pinotti
8	Daniele Colli
Final		Jakob Fuglsang	Alessandro Bazzana	Georg Preidler	Angelo Pagani

Final standings

General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 24"
3			+ 1' 52"
4			+ 2' 15"
5			+ 2' 16"
6			+ 2' 41"
7			+ 2' 42"
8			+ 2' 53"
9			+ 2' 55"
10			+ 3' 04"

Points classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1			46
2			35
3			34
4			27
5			22
6			22
7			21
8			20
9			19
10			19

Mountains classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1			51
2			33
3			25
4			20
5			19
6			18
7			16
8			12
9			11
10			9

Young rider classification

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 9' 39"
3		+ 28' 35"
4	WSA-Viperbike	+ 37' 42"
5		+ 39' 00"
6		+ 39' 43"
7		+ 44' 49"
8		+ 45' 24"
9		+ 48' 55"
10		+ 49' 30"

Team classification

Pos.	Team	Time
1		84h 43' 55"
2		+ 5' 59"
3		+ 16' 38"
4		+ 32' 53"
5		+ 37' 06"
6		+ 59' 10"
7		+ 1h 05' 10"
8		+ 1h 10' 38"
9		+ 1h 14' 27"
10		+ 1h 31' 32"

References

General

Web site: 64th Tour of Austria – Results . ÖRV Management GmbH . 4 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093737/http://www.oesterreich-rundfahrt.at/en/index08_en.htm . 2011-07-06 .

Specific

Notes and References

News: Fuglsang celebrating Tour of Austria win, Colli takes emotional victory. VeloNation. 8 July 2012. 8 July 2012. Shane. Stokes.
Web site: Starting list of the Tour of Austria . ÖRV Management GmbH . 4 July 2012 .