# 2012 Tour of Austria

The 2012 Tour of Austria (German: 2012 Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) was the 64th edition of the Tour of Austria, an annual bicycle race. Departing from Innsbruck on July 1, it concluded in Vienna on July 8. The 1153.9 km-long stage race was part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event. The winner was the Dane Jakob Fuglsang of the RadioShack–Nissan squad.

## Teams

18 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 6 UCI ProTeams, 8 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 4 UCI Continental Teams.
| UCI ProTeams Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Movistar Team BMC Racing Team Team Katusha RadioShack–Nissan Astana | UCI Professional Continental Teams Team NetApp Bretagne–Schuller Cofidis Acqua & Sapone Colnago–CSF Bardiani Team Type 1–Sanofi Farnese Vini–Selle Italia UnitedHealthcare | UCI Continental Teams Team Vorarlberg RC Arbö–Wels–Gourmetfein Tirol Cycling Team WSA-Viperbike |

## Stages
### Stage 1

1 July 2012 – Innsbruck to Innsbruck, 153.0 km (95.1 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | 3h 54' 48" |
| 2 | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 3 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | s.t. |
| 4 | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | s.t. |
| 5 | Maxime Vantomme (BEL) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 6 | Fabio Taborre (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. |
| 7 | Danilo Wyss (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | s.t. |
| 9 | Nico Sijmens (BEL) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 10 | Marco Bandiera (ITA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | 3h 54' 38" |
| 2 | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | Astana | + 4" |
| 3 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 6" |
| 4 | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | + 10" |
| 5 | Maxime Vantomme (BEL) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 6 | Fabio Taborre (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. |
| 7 | Danilo Wyss (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | s.t. |
| 9 | Nico Sijmens (BEL) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 10 | Marco Bandiera (ITA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |

### Stage 2

2 July 2012 – Innsbruck to Kitzbüheler Horn, 157.4 km (97.8 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | 3h 50' 50" |
| 2 | Steve Morabito (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 7" |
| 3 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 10" |
| 4 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 21" |
| 5 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 23" |
| 6 | Robert Vrečer (SLO) | Team Vorarlberg | + 27" |
| 7 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 40" |
| 8 | Angelo Pagani (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 50" |
| 9 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 59" |
| 10 | Marcel Wyss (SUI) | Team NetApp | + 1' 17" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | 7h 45' 28" |
| 2 | Steve Morabito (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 11" |
| 3 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 16" |
| 4 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 31" |
| 5 | Robert Vrečer (SLO) | Team Vorarlberg | + 37" |
| 6 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 44" |
| 7 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 50" |
| 8 | Angelo Pagani (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 1' 00" |
| 9 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Marcel Wyss (SUI) | Team NetApp | + 1' 27" |

### Stage 3

3 July 2012 – Kitzbühel to Lienz, 141.8 km (88.1 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | 3h 29' 22" |
| 2 | Daniel Schorn (AUT) | Team NetApp | s.t. |
| 3 | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 | Daniele Colli (ITA) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | s.t. |
| 5 | Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | s.t. |
| 6 | Danilo Wyss (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Pierpaolo De Negri (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 8 | Maxime Vantomme (BEL) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 9 | José Herrada (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Jure Kocjan (SLO) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | 11h 14' 50" |
| 2 | Steve Morabito (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 11" |
| 3 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 16" |
| 4 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 31" |
| 5 | Robert Vrečer (SLO) | Team Vorarlberg | + 37" |
| 6 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 44" |
| 7 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 50" |
| 8 | Angelo Pagani (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 1' 00" |
| 9 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Marcel Wyss (SUI) | Team NetApp | + 1' 27" |

### Stage 4

4 July 2012 – Lienz to Sankt Johann im Pongau/Alpendorf, 141.3 km (87.8 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | 3h 52' 37" |
| 2 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 1' 14" |
| 3 | Robert Vrečer (SLO) | Team Vorarlberg | + 2' 35" |
| 4 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 47" |
| 5 | Marcel Wyss (SUI) | Team NetApp | + 2' 47" |
| 6 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | + 2' 47" |
| 7 | Steve Morabito (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 47" |
| 8 | Yannick Eijssen (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 47" |
| 9 | David Arroyo (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 51" |
| 10 | Rubens Bertogliati (SUI) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | + 2' 51" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | 15h 09' 02" |
| 2 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | + 1' 12" |
| 3 | Steve Morabito (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 21" |
| 4 | Robert Vrečer (SLO) | Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 28" |
| 5 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 1' 31" |
| 6 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1' 43" |
| 7 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 2' 02" |
| 8 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 08" |
| 9 | Angelo Pagani (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 2' 24" |
| 10 | Marcel Wyss (SUI) | Team NetApp | + 2' 39" |

### Stage 5

5 July 2012 – Sankt Johann im Pongau/Alpendorf to Sonntagberg, 228.3 km (141.9 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Taborre (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | 5h 23' 38" |
| 2 | Marco Bandiera (ITA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 5" |
| 3 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Team NetApp | + 5" |
| 4 | Kristof Vandewalle (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 5" |
| 5 | Benjamin Day (AUS) | UnitedHealthcare | + 7" |
| 6 | Maxim Belkov (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 14" |
| 7 | Nico Sijmens (BEL) | Cofidis | + 31" |
| 8 | Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) | Bretagne–Schuller | + 32" |
| 9 | Assan Bazayev (KAZ) | Astana | + 49" |
| 10 | Diego Caccia (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | + 1' 04" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | 20h 42' 05" |
| 2 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | + 1' 04" |
| 3 | Steve Morabito (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 16" |
| 4 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 1' 48" |
| 5 | Robert Vrečer (SLO) | Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 51" |
| 6 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 53" |
| 7 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1' 53" |
| 8 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 2' 16" |
| 9 | Marcel Wyss (SUI) | Team NetApp | + 2' 39" |
| 10 | Angelo Pagani (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 2' 41" |

### Stage 6

6 July 2012 – Waidhofen an der Ybbs to Melk, 185.2 km (115.1 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | 4h 32' 12" |
| 2 | Daniele Colli (ITA) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | s.t. |
| 3 | Danilo Napolitano (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. |
| 4 | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 5 | Marco Haller (AUT) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 6 | Nico Sijmens (BEL) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 7 | Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | s.t. |
| 8 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Pierpaolo De Negri (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 10 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | 25h 14' 17" |
| 2 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | + 1' 04" |
| 3 | Steve Morabito (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 16" |
| 4 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 1' 48" |
| 5 | Robert Vrečer (SLO) | Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 51" |
| 6 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 53" |
| 7 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1' 53" |
| 8 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 2' 16" |
| 9 | Marcel Wyss (SUI) | Team NetApp | + 2' 39" |
| 10 | Angelo Pagani (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 2' 41" |

### Stage 7

7 July 2012 – Podersdorf am See to Podersdorf am See, 24.1 km (15.0 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | 27' 42" |
| 2 | Kristof Vandewalle (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 32" |
| 3 | František Raboň (CZE) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 52" |
| 4 | Pavel Brutt (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 53" |
| 5 | Jan Bárta (CZE) | Team NetApp | + 53" |
| 6 | Ben King (USA) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 57" |
| 7 | László Bodrogi (FRA) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | + 57" |
| 8 | Markel Irizar (ESP) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 59" |
| 9 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Movistar Team | + 1' 01" |
| 10 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 1' 09" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | 25h 43' 15" |
| 2 | Steve Morabito (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 24" |
| 3 | Robert Vrečer (SLO) | Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 52" |
| 4 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | + 2' 15" |
| 5 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 2' 16" |
| 6 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 41" |
| 7 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 2' 42" |
| 8 | Marcel Wyss (SUI) | Team NetApp | + 2' 53" |
| 9 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 55" |
| 10 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 3' 04" |

### Stage 8

8 July 2012 – Podersdorf am See to Vienna, 122.8 km (76.3 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniele Colli (ITA) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | 2h 29' 54" |
| 2 | Alexei Tsatevich (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 3 | Blaž Jarc (SLO) | Team NetApp | s.t. |
| 4 | Danilo Napolitano (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. |
| 5 | Boy Van Poppel (NED) | UnitedHealthcare | s.t. |
| 6 | Danilo Wyss (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Marco Haller (AUT) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 8 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | s.t. |
| 9 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 10 | Jan Sokol (AUT) | RC Arbö–Wels–Gourmetfein | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | 28h 13' 09" |
| 2 | Steve Morabito (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 24" |
| 3 | Robert Vrečer (SLO) | Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 52" |
| 4 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | + 2' 15" |
| 5 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 2' 16" |
| 6 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 41" |
| 7 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 2' 42" |
| 8 | Marcel Wyss (SUI) | Team NetApp | + 2' 53" |
| 9 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 55" |
| 10 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 3' 04" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Alessandro Bazzana | Alessandro Bazzana | Alessandro Bazzana | Yohan Bagot | Georg Preidler | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 2 | Danilo Di Luca | Danilo Di Luca | Alessandro Bazzana | Danilo Di Luca | Angelo Pagani | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 3 | Sacha Modolo | Danilo Di Luca | Alessandro Bazzana | Georg Preidler | Angelo Pagani | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 4 | Jakob Fuglsang | Jakob Fuglsang | Alessandro Bazzana | Jakob Fuglsang | Angelo Pagani | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 5 | Fabio Taborre | Jakob Fuglsang | Alessandro Bazzana | Jakob Fuglsang | Angelo Pagani | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 6 | Sacha Modolo | Jakob Fuglsang | Alessandro Bazzana | Georg Preidler | Angelo Pagani | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 7 | Marco Pinotti | Jakob Fuglsang | Alessandro Bazzana | Georg Preidler | Angelo Pagani | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 8 | Daniele Colli | Jakob Fuglsang | Alessandro Bazzana | Georg Preidler | Angelo Pagani | RadioShack–Nissan |
| Final | Final | Jakob Fuglsang | Alessandro Bazzana | Georg Preidler | Angelo Pagani | RadioShack–Nissan |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | 28h 13' 09" |
| 2 | Steve Morabito (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 24" |
| 3 | Robert Vrečer (SLO) | Team Vorarlberg | + 1' 52" |
| 4 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | + 2' 15" |
| 5 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 2' 16" |
| 6 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 41" |
| 7 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 2' 42" |
| 8 | Marcel Wyss (SUI) | Team NetApp | + 2' 53" |
| 9 | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 2' 55" |
| 10 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 3' 04" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | 46 |
| 2 | Daniele Colli (ITA) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | 35 |
| 3 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | 34 |
| 4 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | 27 |
| 5 | Fabio Taborre (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | 22 |
| 6 | Robert Vrečer (SLO) | Team Vorarlberg | 22 |
| 7 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | 21 |
| 8 | Kristof Vandewalle (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 20 |
| 9 | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | 19 |
| 10 | Steve Morabito (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | 19 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | 51 |
| 2 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | 33 |
| 3 | Leopold König (CZE) | Team NetApp | 25 |
| 4 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | RC Arbö–Wels–Gourmetfein | 20 |
| 5 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | 19 |
| 6 | Thomas Rohregger (AUT) | RadioShack–Nissan | 18 |
| 7 | Beñat Intxausti (ESP) | Movistar Team | 16 |
| 8 | Laurent Didier (LUX) | RadioShack–Nissan | 12 |
| 9 | Steve Morabito (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | 11 |
| 10 | Yohan Bagot (FRA) | Cofidis | 9 |

### Young rider classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Angelo Pagani (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | 28h 16' 53" |
| 2 | Carlos Betancur (COL) | Acqua & Sapone | + 9' 39" |
| 3 | Georg Preidler (AUT) | Team Type 1–Sanofi | + 28' 35" |
| 4 | Paul Lang (AUT) | WSA-Viperbike | + 37' 42" |
| 5 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | RC Arbö–Wels–Gourmetfein | + 39' 00" |
| 6 | David Woehrer (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | + 39' 43" |
| 7 | Julien Vermote (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 44' 49" |
| 8 | Yannick Eijssen (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 45' 24" |
| 9 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 48' 55" |
| 10 | Florian Gaugl (AUT) | Team Vorarlberg | + 49' 30" |

### Team classification

| Pos. | Team | Time |
| 1 | RadioShack–Nissan | 84h 43' 55" |
| 2 | Movistar Team | + 5' 59" |
| 3 | BMC Racing Team | + 16' 38" |
| 4 | Team NetApp | + 32' 53" |
| 5 | Acqua & Sapone | + 37' 06" |
| 6 | Team Katusha | + 59' 10" |
| 7 | Team Type 1–Sanofi | + 1h 05' 10" |
| 8 | Astana | + 1h 10' 38" |
| 9 | Tirol Cycling Team | + 1h 14' 27" |
| 10 | Team Vorarlberg | + 1h 31' 32" |