The 2012 Tour of Austria (german: 2012 Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) was the 64th 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 ...
, an annual bicycle race. Departing from
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 ...
on July 1, it concluded in
Vienna on July 8. The 1153.9 km-long
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 ...
was part of the
2012 UCI Europe Tour
The 2012 UCI Europe Tour was the eighth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2012 season began on 29 January 2012 with the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise and ended on 21 October 2012 with the Chrono des Nations.
The points leader, based on t ...
, and was
rated as a 2.HC event. The winner was the Dane
Jakob Fuglsang of the squad.
Teams
18 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 6
UCI ProTeams, 8
UCI Professional Continental Teams and 4
UCI Continental Teams.
Stages
Stage 1
1 July 2012 –
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 ...
to
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 ...
,
Stage 2
2 July 2012 –
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 ...
to
Kitzbüheler Horn,
Stage 3
3 July 2012 –
Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel (, also: ; ) is a medieval town situated in the Kitzbühel Alps along the river Kitzbüheler Ache in Tyrol, Austria, about east of the state capital Innsbruck and is the administrative centre of the Kitzbühel district (). Kitzbühel ...
to
Lienz,
Stage 4
4 July 2012 –
Lienz to
Sankt Johann im Pongau/
Alpendorf
Alpendorf (German for ''alpine village'') is a village and a part of the town St. Johann im Pongau. It is south of the Austrian city of Salzburg. It is at an altitude of above sea level.
It is away from the town centre of Sankt Johann im Pong ...
,
Stage 5
5 July 2012 –
Sankt Johann im Pongau/
Alpendorf
Alpendorf (German for ''alpine village'') is a village and a part of the town St. Johann im Pongau. It is south of the Austrian city of Salzburg. It is at an altitude of above sea level.
It is away from the town centre of Sankt Johann im Pong ...
to
Sonntagberg,
Stage 6
6 July 2012 –
Waidhofen an der Ybbs to
Melk,
Stage 7
7 July 2012 –
Podersdorf am See to
Podersdorf am See,
Stage 8
8 July 2012 –
Podersdorf am See to
Vienna,
Classification leadership
Final standings
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
References
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External links
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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 ...