# 2013 Tour of Austria

The 2013 Tour of Austria (German: 2013 Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) was the 65th edition of the Tour of Austria, an annual bicycle race. Departing from Innsbruck on June 30, concluded in Vienna on July 7. The 1115.2 km long stage race is part of the 2013 UCI Europe Tour, and is rated as a 2.HC event.

## Teams

18 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 9 UCI ProTeams, 4 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 5 UCI Continental Teams.
| UCI ProTeams Astana Cannondale BMC Racing Team Lotto–Belisol Omega Pharma–Quick-Step RadioShack–Leopard Team Katusha Saxo–Tinkoff Team Sky | UCI Professional Continental Teams Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela Cofidis IAM Cycling MTN–Qhubeka | UCI Continental Teams Arbö–Gebrüder Weiss–Oberndorfer Gourmetfein–Simplon Team Vorarlberg Tirol Cycling Team WSA |

## Stages
### Stage 1

30 June 2013 – Innsbruck to Kühtai, 134.9 km (83.8 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Astana | 4h 06' 02" |
| 2 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 8" |
| 3 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | Team Sky | + 13" |
| 4 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 24" |
| 5 | Matthew Busche (USA) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 24" |
| 6 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 24" |
| 7 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 59" |
| 8 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 59" |
| 9 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 59" |
| 10 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 59" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Astana | 4h 06' 02" |
| 2 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 12" |
| 3 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | Team Sky | + 19" |
| 4 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 34" |
| 5 | Matthew Busche (USA) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 34" |
| 6 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 34" |
| 7 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1' 09" |
| 8 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 09" |
| 9 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1' 09" |

### Stage 2

1 July 2013 – Innsbruck to Kitzbüheler Horn, 157.4 km (97.8 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Astana | 4h 17' 15" |
| 2 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 5" |
| 3 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 14" |
| 4 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 26" |
| 5 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 37" |
| 6 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 44" |
| 7 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 51" |
| 8 | Matija Kvasina (CRO) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 56" |
| 9 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1' 05" |
| 10 | Jure Golčer (SLO) | Tirol Cycling Team | + 1' 13" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Astana | 8h 22' 57" |
| 2 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 43" |
| 3 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 59" |
| 4 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1' 10" |
| 5 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 29" |
| 6 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 03" |
| 7 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 10" |
| 8 | Matthew Busche (USA) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 2' 15" |
| 9 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 24" |
| 10 | Stefan Denifl (AUT) | IAM Cycling | + 3' 05" |

### Stage 3

2 July 2013 – Heiligenblut to Matrei, 119.7 km (74.4 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | BMC Racing Team | 2h 53' 31" |
| 2 | Daniel Oss (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 4 | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 5 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | s.t. |
| 6 | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | s.t. |
| 7 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Daniele Ratto (ITA) | Cannondale | s.t. |
| 9 | Jan Ghyselinck (BEL) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 10 | Jonathan Cantwell (AUS) | Saxo–Tinkoff | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Astana | 11h 16' 28" |
| 2 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 43" |
| 3 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 59" |
| 4 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1' 10" |
| 5 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 29" |
| 6 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 03" |
| 7 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 10" |
| 8 | Matthew Busche (USA) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 2' 15" |
| 9 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 24" |
| 10 | Stefan Denifl (AUT) | IAM Cycling | + 3' 05" |

### Stage 4

3 July 2013 – Matrei to Sankt Johann, 146.0 km (90.7 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | 3h 42' 39" |
| 2 | Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) | Saxo–Tinkoff | + 8" |
| 3 | Matija Kvasina (CRO) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 8" |
| 4 | Matthew Busche (USA) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 10" |
| 5 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Saxo–Tinkoff | + 12" |
| 6 | Stefano Agostini (ITA) | Cannondale | + 16" |
| 7 | Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 16" |
| 8 | Ian Boswell (USA) | Team Sky | + 19" |
| 9 | Patrick Facchini (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 20" |
| 10 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 26" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Astana | 14h 59' 42" |
| 2 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 59" |
| 3 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 1' 04" |
| 4 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1' 31" |
| 5 | Matthew Busche (USA) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 1' 50" |
| 6 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 01" |
| 7 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 2' 09" |
| 8 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 17" |
| 9 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 24" |
| 10 | Matija Kvasina (CRO) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 2' 49" |

### Stage 5

4 July 2013 – Sankt Johann to Sonntagberg, 228.3 km (141.9 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathias Frank (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | 5h 21' 41" |
| 2 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Saxo–Tinkoff | + 5" |
| 3 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 6" |
| 4 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 9" |
| 5 | Patrick Facchini (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 9" |
| 6 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 12" |
| 7 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 12" |
| 8 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 16" |
| 9 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Astana | + 16" |
| 10 | Stefano Agostini (ITA) | Cannondale | + 18" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Astana | 20h 21' 39" |
| 2 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 52" |
| 3 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 1' 04" |
| 4 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1' 45" |
| 5 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 47" |
| 6 | Matthew Busche (USA) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 2' 04" |
| 7 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 13" |
| 8 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 20" |
| 9 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 2' 37" |
| 10 | Matija Kvasina (CRO) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 3' 02" |

### Stage 6

5 July 2013 – Maria Taferl to Poysdorf, 182.0 km (113.1 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | MTN–Qhubeka | 4h 17' 42" |
| 2 | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 3 | Jonathan Cantwell (AUS) | Saxo–Tinkoff | s.t. |
| 4 | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | s.t. |
| 5 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | s.t. |
| 6 | Omar Bertazzo (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | s.t. |
| 7 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Alessandro Malaguti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | s.t. |
| 9 | Daniel Biedermann (AUT) | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 10 | Christopher Sutton (AUS) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Astana | 24h 39' 21" |
| 2 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 52" |
| 3 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 1' 04" |
| 4 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1' 45" |
| 5 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 47" |
| 6 | Matthew Busche (USA) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 2' 04 |
| 7 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 13" |
| 8 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 20" |
| 9 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 2' 37" |
| 10 | Matija Kvasina (CRO) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 3' 02" |

### Stage 7

6 July 2013 – Podersdorf am See to Podersdorf am See, 24.1 km (15.0 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | RadioShack–Leopard | 27' 56" |
| 2 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 22" |
| 3 | Kristof Vandewalle (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 46" |
| 4 | Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 48" |
| 5 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 49" |
| 6 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 52" |
| 7 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1' 06" |
| 8 | Gert Jõeäär (EST) | Cofidis | + 1' 08" |
| 9 | Ben King (USA) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 1' 13" |
| 10 | Michel Koch (GER) | Cannondale | + 1' 15" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | 25h 09' 37" |
| 2 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 33" |
| 3 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Astana | + 50" |
| 4 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 53" |
| 5 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1' 20" |
| 6 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1' 24" |
| 7 | Matthew Busche (USA) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 1' 44" |
| 8 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 2' 19" |
| 9 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 32" |
| 10 | Matija Kvasina (CRO) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 3' 31" |

### Stage 8

7 July 2013 – Podersdorf am See to Vienna, 122.8 km (76.3 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Omar Bertazzo (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 2h 40' 14" |
| 2 | Christopher Sutton (AUS) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 3 | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 | Marco Haller (AUT) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 5 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 6 | Andreas Müller (AUT) | Arbö–Gebrüder Weiss–Oberndorfer | s.t. |
| 7 | Mathew Hayman (AUS) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 8 | Daniel Oss (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Wolfgang Geisler (AUT) | WSA | s.t. |
| 10 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | 27h 49' 51" |
| 2 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 33" |
| 3 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Astana | + 50" |
| 4 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 53" |
| 5 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1' 20" |
| 6 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1' 24" |
| 7 | Matthew Busche (USA) | RadioShack–Leopard | + 1' 45" |
| 8 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | + 2' 19" |
| 9 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 32" |
| 10 | Matija Kvasina (CRO) | Gourmetfein–Simplon | + 3' 31" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Riccardo Zoidl | Joe Dombrowski | Astana |
| 2 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Fabio Aru | Astana |
| 3 | Thor Hushovd | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Fabio Aru | Astana |
| 4 | Mathias Frank | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Fabio Aru | Astana |
| 5 | Mathias Frank | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Sergey Chernetskiy | Astana |
| 6 | Gerald Ciolek | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Sergey Chernetskiy | Astana |
| 7 | Fabian Cancellara | Riccardo Zoidl | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Sergey Chernetskiy | Astana |
| 8 | Omar Bertazzo | Riccardo Zoidl | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Sergey Chernetskiy | Astana |
| Final | Final | Riccardo Zoidl | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Sergey Chernetskiy | Astana |