The 2016 Tour of Austria (german: Österreich-Rundfahrt) was the 68th edition of the

Tour of Austria The Tour of Austria (german: Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2 ...

cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages ...

. The 1287.3 km (799.9 mi)-long race started in

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on 2 July with an

individual time trial An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also track-b ...

prologue, and concluded in

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on 9 July. This was the first time in several years that the race consisted of 7 stages plus a prologue. The race is part of the

2016 UCI Europe Tour The 2016 UCI Europe Tour was the twelfth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2016 season began on 28 January 2016 with the Vuelta a Mallorca, Trofeo Santanyí-Ses Salines-Campos and ended on 23 October 2016 with the Chrono des Nations. French rid ...

, and is rated as a 2.1 event.

Schedule

Participating teams

Nineteen (19) team participated in the 2016 edition of the

Stages

Prologue

;2 July 2016 —

Kitzbüheler Horn The Kitzbüheler Horn (also spelt Kitzbühler Horn) is a mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps in Tyrol, Austria, whose western flank lies near the smart ski resort of Kitzbühel. With a height of it only just misses being a 'two-thousander'. At the ...

, ,

(ITT)

Stage 1

;3 July 2016 —

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

Stage 2

;4 July 2016 — Mondsee to

Steyr Steyr (; Central Bavarian: ''Steia'') is a statutory city, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. It is the administrative capital, though not part of Steyr-Land District. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and the 3rd l ...

Stage 3

;5 July 2016 —

Ardagger Ardagger is a town in the district of Amstetten (district), Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria. Geography Ardagger lies in southwest Lower Austria, between the Danube and the hills of the Mostviertel. References

Cities and towns in ...

Markt to

Sonntagberg Sonntagberg is a town in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria. It is an important Catholic pilgrimage center. Geography Sonntagberg lies in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria. About 29 percent of the municipality is forested. Sig ...

Stage 4

;6 July 2016 —

Rottenmann Rottenmann (Central Bavarian: ''Rottnmau'') is a town in Styria in Austria, near the Rottenmanner Tauern. Rottenmann was first referred to in a document in 927. It received its town charter in 1279 from King Rudolf von Habsburg. Name The name '' ...

to Edelweißspitze,

Stage 5

;7 July 2016 —

Millstatt Millstatt am See is a market town of the Spittal an der Drau District in Carinthia, Austria. The traditional health resort and spa town on Lake Millstatt is known for former Benedictine Millstatt Abbey, founded about 1070. Geography It is situate ...

to Dobratsch,

Stage 6

;8 July 2016 —

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

Stegersbach Stegersbach ( hr, Santalek, hu, Szentelek) is a town in the district of Güssing in the Austrian state of Burgenland. Population International relations Its twin town is Northampton, Pennsylvania Northampton is a borough in Northampton Count ...

Stage 7

;9 July 2016 — Bad Tatzmannsdorf to

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(

Kahlenberg The Kahlenberg () is a mountain () located in the 19th District of Vienna, Austria (Döbling). General The Kahlenberg lies in the Vienna Woods and is one of the most popular destinations for day-trips from Vienna, offering a view over the entire ...

Schedule

Participating teams

Stages

Prologue

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

Stage 7

Classification leadership

Final standings

General classification

Mountains classification

Points classification

Best Austrian rider classification

Team classification

References

External links