# 2011 Tour of Austria

The 2011 Tour of Austria (German: 2011 Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) was the 63rd edition of the Tour of Austria, an annual bicycle race. Departing from Dornbirn on July 3, it concluded in Vienna on July 10. The 1136.9 km long stage race was part of the 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event. Fredrik Kessiakoff of Astana won the general classification, his first title, and the first Swede to do so since 1957.

## Teams

18 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 8 UCI ProTeams, 6 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 4 UCI Continental Teams.
| UCI ProTeams Leopard Trek HTC–Highroad Saxo Bank–SunGard Team RadioShack BMC Racing Team Team Katusha Team Sky Astana | UCI Professional Continental Teams Androni Giocattoli Skil–Shimano Cofidis Geox–TMC Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli Team NetApp | UCI Continental Teams Arbö–Gebrüder Weiss–Oberndorfer Tyrol Team WSA-Viperbike Kärnten Team Vorarlberg |

## Stages
### Stage 1

3 July 2011 – Dornbirn to Götzis, 139.7 km (86.8 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Hunter (RSA) | Team RadioShack | 3h 16' 34" |
| 2 | Christopher Sutton (AUS) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 3 | Roberto Ferrari (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. |
| 4 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Astana | s.t. |
| 5 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 6 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (DEN) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | s.t. |
| 7 | Robert Wagner (GER) | Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 8 | Roger Kluge (GER) | Skil–Shimano | s.t. |
| 9 | René Weissinger (GER) | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 10 | Daniel Schorn (AUT) | Team NetApp | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Hunter (RSA) | Team RadioShack | 3h 16' 24" |
| 2 | Christopher Sutton (AUS) | Team Sky | + 4" |
| 3 | Roberto Ferrari (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli | + 6" |
| 4 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 8" |
| 5 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Astana | + 10" |
| 6 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 7 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (DEN) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | s.t. |
| 8 | Robert Wagner (GER) | Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 9 | Roger Kluge (GER) | Skil–Shimano | s.t. |
| 10 | René Weissinger (GER) | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |

### Stage 2

4 July 2011 – Innsbruck to Kitzbühel, 158.3 km (98.4 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | 3h 50' 11" |
| 2 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 14" |
| 3 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 1' 19" |
| 4 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 1' 22" |
| 5 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 38" |
| 6 | Chris Butler (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 53" |
| 7 | Morris Possoni (ITA) | Team Sky | + 2' 01" |
| 8 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 27" |
| 9 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli | + 2' 39" |
| 10 | Oliver Zaugg (SUI) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 40" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | 7h 06' 39" |
| 2 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 18" |
| 3 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 1' 25" |
| 4 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 1' 32" |
| 5 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 44" |
| 6 | Morris Possoni (ITA) | Team Sky | + 2' 11" |
| 7 | Chris Butler (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 13" |
| 8 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 37" |
| 9 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli | + 2' 49" |
| 10 | Oliver Zaugg (SUI) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 50" |

### Stage 3

5 July 2011 – Kitzbühel to Prägraten am Großvenediger, 174.5 km (108.4 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Cofidis | 4h 17' 08" |
| 2 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Team NetApp | s.t. |
| 3 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (DEN) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | s.t. |
| 4 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Daniele Ratto (ITA) | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
| 7 | Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) | Team RadioShack | s.t. |
| 8 | Dmitry Kozonchuk (RUS) | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
| 9 | Thierry Hupond (FRA) | Skil–Shimano | s.t. |
| 10 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | 11h 23' 47" |
| 2 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 18" |
| 3 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 1' 25" |
| 4 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 1' 32" |
| 5 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 44" |
| 6 | Morris Possoni (ITA) | Team Sky | + 2' 11" |
| 7 | Chris Butler (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 23" |
| 8 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 37" |
| 9 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli | + 2' 49" |
| 10 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Geox–TMC | + 3' 09" |

### Stage 4

6 July 2011 – Matrei in Osttirol to Sankt Johann im Pongau/Alpendorf, 199.3 km (123.8 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexandre Geniez (FRA) | Skil–Shimano | 5h 30' 09" |
| 2 | Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) | Skil–Shimano | + 15" |
| 3 | Alexandre Pliuschin (MDA) | Team Katusha | + 36" |
| 4 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | + 41" |
| 5 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Team NetApp | + 42" |
| 7 | Morris Possoni (ITA) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 8 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team NetApp | s.t. |
| 9 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 43" |
| 10 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | 16h 54' 37" |
| 2 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 18" |
| 3 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 1' 26" |
| 4 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 1' 34" |
| 5 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 46" |
| 6 | Morris Possoni (ITA) | Team Sky | + 2' 12" |
| 7 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 46" |
| 8 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli | + 2' 51" |
| 9 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Geox–TMC | + 3' 11" |
| 10 | Chris Butler (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 3' 17" |

### Stage 5

7 July 2011 – Sankt Johann im Pongau/Alpendorf to Schladming, 157.2 km (97.7 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ian Stannard (GBR) | Team Sky | 3h 33' 50" |
| 2 | Gatis Smukulis (LAT) | HTC–Highroad | s.t. |
| 3 | Stefan Denifl (AUT) | Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 4 | Grégory Rast (SUI) | Team RadioShack | s.t. |
| 5 | Yannick Eijssen (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 8" |
| 6 | Christopher Sutton (AUS) | Team Sky | + 49" |
| 7 | Nikolay Trusov (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 8 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Roger Kluge (GER) | Skil–Shimano | s.t. |
| 10 | Pierpaolo De Negri (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | 20h 29' 16" |
| 2 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 18" |
| 3 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 1' 26" |
| 4 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 1' 34" |
| 5 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 46" |
| 6 | Morris Possoni (ITA) | Team Sky | + 2' 12" |
| 7 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 46" |
| 8 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli | + 2' 51" |
| 9 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Geox–TMC | + 3' 11" |
| 10 | Chris Butler (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 3' 17" |

### Stage 6

8 July 2011 – Hainburg an der Donau to Bruck an der Leitha, 155.0 km (96.3 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 3h 19' 11" |
| 2 | Matt Brammeier (IRL) | HTC–Highroad | s.t. |
| 3 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 4 | Pierpaolo De Negri (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli | s.t. |
| 5 | Daniele Ratto (ITA) | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
| 6 | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Nikolay Trusov (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 8 | Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 9 | Jarosław Marycz (POL) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | s.t. |
| 10 | Michael Barry (CAN) | Team Sky | + 3" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | 23h 48' 33" |
| 2 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 18" |
| 3 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 1' 26" |
| 4 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 1' 34" |
| 5 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 46" |
| 6 | Morris Possoni (ITA) | Team Sky | + 2' 12" |
| 7 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 46" |
| 8 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli | + 2' 51" |
| 9 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Geox–TMC | + 3' 11" |
| 10 | Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg | + 3' 29" |

### Stage 7

9 July 2011 – Podersdorf am See to Podersdorf am See, 30.1 km (18.7 mi) individual time trial (ITT)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bert Grabsch (GER) | HTC–Highroad | 34' 37" |
| 2 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | Team RadioShack | + 23" |
| 3 | Patrick Gretsch (GER) | HTC–Highroad | + 33" |
| 4 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 47" |
| 5 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | + 56" |
| 6 | Jan Bárta (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 1' 11" |
| 7 | Mads Christensen (DEN) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | + 1' 12" |
| 8 | Tiago Machado (POR) | Team RadioShack | + 1' 18" |
| 9 | Artem Ovechkin (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1' 19" |
| 10 | Ian Stannard (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1' 24" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | 24h 24' 05" |
| 2 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 2' 28" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 3' 05" |
| 4 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | Leopard Trek | + 3' 59" |
| 5 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Geox–TMC | + 4' 02" |
| 6 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 4' 34" |
| 7 | Morris Possoni (ITA) | Team Sky | + 4' 36" |
| 8 | Jan Bárta (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 4' 46" |
| 9 | Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) | Team RadioShack | + 4' 59" |
| 10 | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Astana | + 5' 09" |

### Stage 8

10 July 2011 – Podersdorf am See to Vienna, 122.8 km (76.3 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Leopard Trek | 2h 35' 21" |
| 2 | Martin Velits (SVK) | HTC–Highroad | s.t. |
| 3 | Roger Kluge (GER) | Skil–Shimano | s.t. |
| 4 | Christopher Sutton (AUS) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 5 | René Weissinger (GER) | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 6 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 7 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team RadioShack | s.t. |
| 8 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Team NetApp | s.t. |
| 9 | Nikolay Trusov (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 10 | Jan Ghyselinck (BEL) | HTC–Highroad | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | 26h 59' 26" |
| 2 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 2' 28" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 3' 05" |
| 4 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | Leopard Trek | + 3' 59" |
| 5 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Geox–TMC | + 4' 02" |
| 6 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 4' 34" |
| 7 | Morris Possoni (ITA) | Team Sky | + 4' 36" |
| 8 | Jan Bárta (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 4' 46" |
| 9 | Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) | Team RadioShack | + 4' 59" |
| 10 | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Astana | + 5' 09" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Robert Hunter | Robert Hunter | Robert Hunter | Greg Van Avermaet | Jens Keukeleire | HTC–Highroad |
| 2 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Greg Van Avermaet | Leopold König | Astana |
| 3 | Jens Keukeleire | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Jens Keukeleire | Nicolas Edet | Leopold König | Geox–TMC |
| 4 | Alexandre Geniez | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Daryl Impey | Nicolas Edet | Leopold König | Geox–TMC |
| 5 | Ian Stannard | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Daryl Impey | Nicolas Edet | Leopold König | Geox–TMC |
| 6 | Greg Van Avermaet | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Greg Van Avermaet | Nicolas Edet | Leopold König | Geox–TMC |
| 7 | Bert Grabsch | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Greg Van Avermaet | Nicolas Edet | Leopold König | Astana |
| 8 | Daniele Bennati | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Greg Van Avermaet | Nicolas Edet | Leopold König | Astana |
| Final | Final | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Greg Van Avermaet | Nicolas Edet | Leopold König | Astana |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | 26h 59' 26" |
| 2 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 2' 28" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 3' 05" |
| 4 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | Leopard Trek | + 3' 59" |
| 5 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Geox–TMC | + 4' 02" |
| 6 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 4' 34" |
| 7 | Morris Possoni (ITA) | Team Sky | + 4' 36" |
| 8 | Jan Bárta (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 4' 46" |
| 9 | Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) | Team RadioShack | + 4' 59" |
| 10 | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Astana | + 5' 09" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 43 |
| 2 | Daryl Impey (RSA) | Team NetApp | 32 |
| 3 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | 30 |
| 4 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Cofidis | 28 |
| 5 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | 26 |
| 6 | Christopher Sutton (AUS) | Team Sky | 26 |
| 7 | Gatis Smukulis (LAT) | HTC–Highroad | 22 |
| 8 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Leopard Trek | 20 |
| 9 | Mads Christensen (DEN) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | 20 |
| 10 | Alexandre Geniez (FRA) | Skil–Shimano | 18 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | 38 |
| 2 | Alexandre Geniez (FRA) | Skil–Shimano | 37 |
| 3 | Mads Christensen (DEN) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | 28 |
| 4 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 18 |
| 5 | Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) | Skil–Shimano | 17 |
| 6 | Martin Kohler (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | 17 |
| 7 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | 15 |
| 8 | Gatis Smukulis (LAT) | HTC–Highroad | 14 |
| 9 | David Wöhrer (AUT) | Tyrol Team | 14 |
| 10 | Martin Schöffmann (AUT) | WSA-Viperbike Kärnten | 13 |

### Young rider classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team NetApp | 27h 01' 54" |
| 2 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 3' 23" |
| 3 | Stefan Kirchmair (AUT) | Tyrol Team | + 6' 21" |
| 4 | Alexandre Pliuschin (MDA) | Team Katusha | + 7' 47" |
| 5 | Tanel Kangert (EST) | Astana | + 8' 07" |
| 6 | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Tyrol Team | + 10' 03" |
| 7 | Caleb Fairly (USA) | HTC–Highroad | + 13' 30" |
| 8 | Jonathan Monsalve (VEN) | Androni Giocattoli | + 13' 44" |
| 9 | Gatis Smukulis (LAT) | HTC–Highroad | + 16' 07" |
| 10 | Chris Butler (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 18' 17" |

### Team classification

| Pos. | Team | Time |
| 1 | Astana | 81h 11' 02" |
| 2 | Geox–TMC | + 6" |
| 3 | BMC Racing Team | + 4' 05" |
| 4 | Team NetApp | + 4' 19" |
| 5 | Team RadioShack | + 9' 37" |
| 6 | Team Sky | + 10' 06" |
| 7 | Leopard Trek | + 11' 41" |
| 8 | Tyrol Team | + 13' 19" |
| 9 | Team Katusha | + 16' 52" |
| 10 | Skil–Shimano | + 17' 20" |