Cycling race
2019 Tour of Austria 2019 UCI Europe Tour Dates 6–12 July 2019 Stages 6 + Prologue Distance 876.5[ 1] Winning time 22h 31' 22"[ 2]
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] 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] [ 7]
UCI Professional Continental teams
Route
Stages
Prologue
6 July 2019 – Wels , 2.5 km (1.6 mi), Individual Time Trial (ITT)
Stage 1
7 July 2019 – Grieskirchen to Freistadt , 138.8 km (86.2 mi)
Stage 2
8 July 2019 – Zwettl to Wiener Neustadt , 176.9 km (109.9 mi)
Stage 3
9 July 2019 – Kirchschlag to Frohnleiten , 176.2 km (109.5 mi)
Stage 4
10 July 2019 – Radstadt to Fuscher Törl , 103.5 km (64.3 mi)
Stage 5
11 July 2019 – Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße to Kitzbühel , 161.9 km (100.6 mi)
Stage 6
12 July 2019 – Kitzbühel to Kitzbüheler Horn , 116.7 km (72.5 mi)
Classification leadership
Final classification standings
General classification
Young rider classification
Austrian riders classification
Team classification
Notes
^ 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]
^ 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]
^ 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.
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