# 2016 Tour of Austria

The 2016 Tour of Austria (German: Österreich-Rundfahrt) was the 68th edition of the Tour of Austria cycling stage race. The 1287.3 km (799.9 mi)-long race started in Vienna on 2 July with an individual time trial prologue, and concluded in Vienna 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, and is rated as a 2.1 event.

## Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| P | 2 July | Kitzbüheler Horn | 700 m (2,296.6 ft) | | Mountain time trial | Will Clarke (AUS) |
| 1 | 3 July | Innsbruck to Salzburg | 186.2 km (116 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) |
| 2 | 4 July | Mondsee to Steyr | 205.5 km (128 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Clément Venturini (FRA) |
| 3 | 5 July | Ardagger to Sonntagberg | 181.3 km (113 mi) | | Hilly stage | Brendan Canty (AUS) |
| 4 | 6 July | Rottenmann to Edelweißspitze | 182.2 km (113 mi) | | Mountain stage | Jan Hirt (CZE) |
| 5 | 7 July | Millstatt to Dobratsch | 147.3 km (92 mi) | | Mountain stage | Simone Sterbini (ITA) |
| 6 | 8 July | Graz to Stegersbach | 203.9 km (127 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) |
| 7 | 9 July | Bad Tatzmannsdorf to Vienna | 179.8 km (112 mi) | | Hilly stage | Frederik Backaert (BEL) |
| Total | Total | 1,286.9 km (799.6 mi) | 1,286.9 km (799.6 mi) | 1,286.9 km (799.6 mi) | 1,286.9 km (799.6 mi) | 1,286.9 km (799.6 mi) | 1,286.9 km (799.6 mi) |

## Participating teams

Nineteen (19) team participated in the 2016 edition of the Tour of Austria.
UCI WorldTeams (18/1)
* Astana
UCI Professional Continental teams
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Cofidis
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert
* Roompot–Oranje Peloton
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Bardiani–CSF
* Stölting Service Group
* Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
* Team Roth
* Drapac Professional Cycling
UCI Continental teams
* Amplatz–BMC
* Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels
* Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam
* Tirol Cycling Team
* Team Vorarlberg
* WSA–Greenlife
* Adria Mobil
* Wibatech–Fuji

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 2 July 2016 — Kitzbüheler Horn, 700 m (2,296.6 ft), individual time trial (ITT)

Prologue result and General classification after Prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Will Clarke (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | 1' 10" |
| 2 | Lukas Schlemmer (AUT) | WSA–Greenlife | + 1" |
| 3 | Sylwester Janiszewski (POL) | Wibatech–Fuji | + 2" |
| 4 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 3" |
| 5 | Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) | Astana | + 4" |
| 6 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Team Roth | + 4" |
| 7 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Amplatz–BMC | + 4" |
| 8 | Adrian Honkisz (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 4" |
| 9 | Luca Chirico (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 4" |
| 10 | Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | + 4" |

### Stage 1
#### 3 July 2016 — Innsbruck to Salzburg, 186.2 km (115.7 mi)

Result of Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 4h 00' 51" |
| 2 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Team Roth | s.t. |
| 3 | Yannick Martinez (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | s.t. |
| 4 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 5 | Daniel Auer (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | s.t. |
| 6 | Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Sjoerd van Ginneken (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 8 | Gašper Katrašnik (SLO) | Adria Mobil | s.t. |
| 9 | Patryk Stosz (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | s.t. |
| 10 | Artur Ershov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | s.t. |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 4h 01' 54" |
| 2 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Team Roth | + 5" |
| 3 | Will Clarke (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 7" |
| 4 | Lukas Schlemmer (AUT) | WSA–Greenlife | + 8" |
| 5 | Sylwester Janiszewski (POL) | Wibatech–Fuji | + 9" |
| 6 | Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) | Astana | + 11" |
| 7 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Amplatz–BMC | + 11" |
| 8 | Adrian Honkisz (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 11" |
| 9 | Luca Chirico (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 11" |
| 10 | Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | + 11" |

### Stage 2
#### 4 July 2016 — Mondsee to Steyr, 205.5 km (127.7 mi)

Result of Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | Cofidis | 4h 48' 25" |
| 2 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Team Roth | s.t. |
| 3 | Sjoerd van Ginneken (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 4 | Frederik Backaert (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 5 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | s.t. |
| 6 | Sylwester Janiszewski (POL) | Wibatech–Fuji | s.t. |
| 7 | Rudy Molard (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 8 | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 9 | Matthias Krizek (AUT) | Team Roth | s.t. |
| 10 | Florian Bissinger (GER) | WSA–Greenlife | s.t. |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Team Roth | 8h 50' 18" |
| 2 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | Cofidis | + 4" |
| 3 | Sylwester Janiszewski (POL) | Wibatech–Fuji | + 10" |
| 4 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 10" |
| 5 | Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) | Astana | + 12" |
| 6 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Amplatz–BMC | + 12" |
| 7 | Luca Chirico (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 12" |
| 8 | Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | + 12" |
| 9 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 15" |
| 10 | Sjoerd van Ginneken (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | + 16" |

### Stage 3
#### 5 July 2016 — Ardagger Markt to Sonntagberg, 181.1 km (112.5 mi)

Result of Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | 4h 59' 20" |
| 2 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 11" |
| 3 | Marek Rutkiewicz (POL) | Wibatech–Fuji | + 17" |
| 4 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Amplatz–BMC | + 17" |
| 5 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 17" |
| 6 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 20" |
| 7 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | + 22" |
| 8 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg | + 22" |
| 9 | Stefano Pirazzi (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 26" |
| 10 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 28" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | 13h 49' 58" |
| 2 | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 4" |
| 3 | Marek Rutkiewicz (POL) | Wibatech–Fuji | + 13" |
| 4 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 17" |
| 5 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg | + 23" |
| 6 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 24" |
| 7 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 27" |
| 8 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | + 29" |
| 9 | Stephan Rabitsch (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 30" |
| 10 | Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | + 31" |

### Stage 4
#### 6 July 2016 — Rottenmann to Edelweißspitze, 182.2 km (113.2 mi)

Result of Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 5h 17' 23" |
| 2 | David Belda (ESP) | Team Roth | + 43" |
| 3 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 18" |
| 4 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 20" |
| 5 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 1' 20" |
| 6 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 34" |
| 7 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Amplatz–BMC | + 1' 47" |
| 8 | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (KAZ) | Astana | + 2' 42" |
| 9 | Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 2' 46" |
| 10 | Marco Minnaard (NED) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 2' 46" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 19h 07' 35" |
| 2 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 17" |
| 3 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 29" |
| 4 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 1' 33" |
| 5 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 49" |
| 6 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Amplatz–BMC | + 2' 06" |
| 7 | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 3' 23" |
| 8 | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (KAZ) | Astana | + 3' 31" |
| 9 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 3' 42" |
| 10 | Marco Minnaard (NED) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 3' 53" |

### Stage 5
#### 7 July 2016 — Millstatt to Dobratsch, 147.3 km (91.5 mi)

Result of Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simone Sterbini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 3h 36' 43" |
| 2 | David Belda (ESP) | Team Roth | + 2' 02" |
| 3 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 2' 06" |
| 4 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 2' 12" |
| 5 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 2' 12" |
| 6 | Aleksey Rybalkin (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 2' 12" |
| 7 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 2' 12" |
| 8 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | + 2' 12" |
| 9 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg | + 2' 12" |
| 10 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 12" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 22h 46' 30" |
| 2 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 17" |
| 3 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 29" |
| 4 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 1' 33" |
| 5 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 49" |
| 6 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Amplatz–BMC | + 2' 11" |
| 7 | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 3' 28" |
| 8 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 3' 32" |
| 9 | David Belda (ESP) | Team Roth | + 3' 50" |
| 10 | Marco Minnaard (NED) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 3' 58" |

### Stage 6
#### 8 July 2016 — Graz to Stegersbach, 204.3 km (126.9 mi)

Result of Stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicola Ruffoni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 4h 41' 51" |
| 2 | Daniel Auer (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | s.t. |
| 3 | Sylwester Janiszewski (POL) | Wibatech–Fuji | s.t. |
| 4 | Sjoerd van Ginneken (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 5 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 6 | Frederik Backaert (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 7 | Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | s.t. |
| 8 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Team Roth | s.t. |
| 9 | Francesc Zurita (ESP) | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 10 | Patryk Stosz (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | s.t. |
General classification after Stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 27h 28' 21" |
| 2 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 17" |
| 3 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 29" |
| 4 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 1' 31" |
| 5 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 49" |
| 6 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Amplatz–BMC | + 2' 11" |
| 7 | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 3' 28" |
| 8 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 3' 32" |
| 9 | David Belda (ESP) | Team Roth | + 3' 50" |
| 10 | Marco Minnaard (NED) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 3' 58" |

### Stage 7
#### 9 July 2016 — Bad Tatzmannsdorf to Vienna (Kahlenberg), 179.8 km (111.7 mi)

Result of Stage 7 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Frederik Backaert (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 3h 23' 34" |
| 2 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 9" |
| 3 | David Belda (ESP) | Team Roth | + 14" |
| 4 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 14" |
| 5 | Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | + 14" |
| 6 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 14" |
| 7 | Rudy Molard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 14" |
| 8 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | + 14" |
| 9 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg | + 14" |
| 10 | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 14" |
General classification after Stage 7 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 30h 52' 09" |
| 2 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 17" |
| 3 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 29" |
| 4 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 1' 31" |
| 5 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 49" |
| 6 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Amplatz–BMC | + 2' 21" |
| 7 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 3' 21" |
| 8 | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 3' 28" |
| 9 | David Belda (ESP) | Team Roth | + 3' 46" |
| 10 | Marco Minnaard (NED) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 4' 19" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification Führungstrikot | Mountains classification Bergtrikot | Points classification Punktetrikot | Best Austrian rider bester Österreicher | Team classification |
| P | Will Clarke | Will Clarke | Will Clarke | not awarded | Lukas Schlemmer | Astana |
| 1 | Nicola Ruffoni | Nicola Ruffoni | Alessandro Vanotti | Nicola Ruffoni | Lukas Schlemmer | Astana |
| 2 | Clément Venturini | Andrea Pasqualon | Jacek Morajko | Andrea Pasqualon | Clemens Fankhauser | Astana |
| 3 | Brendan Canty | Markus Eibegger | Alessandro Vanotti | Andrea Pasqualon | Markus Eibegger | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice |
| 4 | Jan Hirt | Jan Hirt | Alessandro Vanotti | Andrea Pasqualon | Hermann Pernsteiner | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| 5 | Simone Sterbini | Jan Hirt | Jan Hirt | Matthias Krizek | Hermann Pernsteiner | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| 6 | Nicola Ruffoni | Jan Hirt | Alessandro Vanotti | Andrea Pasqualon | Hermann Pernsteiner | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| 7 | Frederik Backaert | Jan Hirt | Alessandro Vanotti | Frederik Backaert | Hermann Pernsteiner | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| Final | Final | Jan Hirt | Alessandro Vanotti | Frederik Backaert | Hermann Pernsteiner | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |

## Final standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the General classification | Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification |
| Denotes the leader of the Points classification | Denotes the leader of the Best Austrian rider classification |

### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 30h 52' 09" |
| 2 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 1' 17" |
| 3 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 29" |
| 4 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 1' 31" |
| 5 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 49" |
| 6 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Amplatz–BMC | + 2' 21" |
| 7 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 3' 21" |
| 8 | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 3' 28" |
| 9 | David Belda (ESP) | Team Roth | + 3' 46" |
| 10 | Marco Minnaard (NED) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 4' 19" |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Alessandro Vanotti (ITA) | Astana | 34 |
| 2 | David Belda (ESP) | Team Roth | 24 |
| 3 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 23 |
| 4 | Maximilian Kuen (AUT) | Amplatz–BMC | 18 |
| 5 | Marcin Mrożek (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 14 |
| 6 | Simone Sterbini (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 12 |
| 7 | Brendan Canty (AUS) | Drapac Professional Cycling | 12 |
| 8 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | 11 |
| 9 | Patrick Schelling (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg | 10 |
| 10 | Aleksey Rybalkin (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | 10 |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Frederik Backaert (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 41 |
| 2 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | 34 |
| 3 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | 34 |
| 4 | David Belda (ESP) | Team Roth | 34 |
| 5 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Team Roth | 32 |
| 6 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 30 |
| 7 | Matthias Krizek (AUT) | Team Roth | 27 |
| 8 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 26 |
| 9 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | Cofidis | 23 |
| 10 | Sjoerd van Ginneken (NED) | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | 23 |

### Best Austrian rider classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Hermann Pernsteiner | Amplatz–BMC | 30h 54' 30" |
| 2 | Markus Eibegger | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 1' 00" |
| 3 | Clemens Fankhauser | Tirol Cycling Team | + 3' 49" |
| 4 | Stephan Rabitsch | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 13' 11" |
| 5 | Sebastian Schönberger | Tirol Cycling Team | + 20' 02" |
| 6 | Dominik Hrinkow | Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam | + 22' 27" |
| 7 | Matthias Krizek | Team Roth | + 23' 52" |
| 8 | Hans-Jörg Leopold | WSA–Greenlife | + 33' 45" |
| 9 | Patrick Bosman | Tirol Cycling Team | + 38' 45" |
| 10 | Stefan Pöll | WSA–Greenlife | + 42' 45" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | 92h 46' 16" |
| 2 | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 21' 13" |
| 3 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 23' 17" |
| 4 | Bardiani–CSF | + 27' 10" |
| 5 | Amplatz–BMC | + 29' 19" |
| 6 | Cofidis | + 33' 31" |
| 7 | Adria Mobil | + 34' 21" |
| 8 | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 36' 59" |
| 9 | Team Roth | + 37' 11" |
| 10 | Roompot–Oranje Peloton | + 44' 33" |