# 2015 Tour of Austria

The 2015 Tour of Austria is the 67th edition of the Tour of Austria cycling stage race. It started in Wien on 4 July with a team time trial prologue, and concluded in Bregenz on 12 July. This was the first time in several years that the race consisted of 8 stages plus a prologue. It was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event.

## Schedule

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner | Ref |
| P | 4 July | Wien | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) | | Team time trial | Team Katusha | |
| 1 | 5 July | Mörbisch to Scheibbs | 206.6 km (128.4 mi) | | Flat stage | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | |
| 2 | 6 July | Litschau to Grieskirchen | 196.1 km (121.9 mi) | | Intermediate stage | David Tanner (AUS) | |
| 3 | 7 July | Windischgarsten to Gratwein-Straßengel | 181.1 km (112.5 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Rick Zabel (GER) | |
| 4 | 8 July | Stift Rein/Gratwein to Villacher Alpe/Dobratsch | 207.4 km (128.9 mi) | | Mountain stage | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | |
| 5 | 9 July | Villach/Dobrollach to Matrei in Osttirol | 175 km (108.7 mi) | | Flat stage | Johann Van Zyl (RSA) | |
| 6 | 10 July | Lienz to Kitzbühler Horn Alpenhaus | 164.7 km (102.3 mi) | | Mountain stage | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | |
| 7 | 11 July | Kitzbühel to Innsbruck | 124.7 km (77.5 mi) | | Flat stage | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) | |
| 8 | 12 July | Innsbruck-Völs to Bregenz | 192 km (119.3 mi) | | Mountain stage | Moreno Moser (ITA) | |
| Total | Total | 1,452.9 km (902.8 mi) | 1,452.9 km (902.8 mi) | 1,452.9 km (902.8 mi) | 1,452.9 km (902.8 mi) | 1,452.9 km (902.8 mi) | 1,452.9 km (902.8 mi) |

## Teams

20 teams were invited to the 2015 Tour of Austria: 6 UCI ProTeams, 7 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 7 UCI Continental Teams.
UCI WorldTeams
* Team Katusha
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Tinkoff–Saxo
* BMC Racing Team
* IAM Cycling
* Cannondale–Garmin
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Bardiani–CSF
* Cofidis
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* MTN–Qhubeka
* Team Roompot
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert
* Cult Energy Pro Cycling
Continental teams
* Team Marseille 13 KTM
* Amplatz–BMC
* Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam
* Tirol Cycling Team
* Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels
* Team Vorarlberg
* WSA-Greenlife

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 4 July 2015 — Wien, 5.3 km (3.3 mi) team time trial (TTT)

Result of prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team |
| 1 | Team Katusha | 5' 45" |
| 2 | MTN–Qhubeka | +1" |
| 3 | BMC Racing Team | +5" |
| 4 | Cofidis | +8" |
| 5 | IAM Cycling | +8" |
| 6 | Cannondale–Garmin | +8" |
| 7 | Team Felbermayr - Simplon Wels | +10" |
| 8 | AG2R La Mondiale | +11" |
| 9 | Amplatz - BMC | +13" |
| 10 | Team Roompot | +14" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
General classification after prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rüdiger Selig (GER) | Team Katusha | 5' 45" |
| 2 | Vladimir Isaychev (RUS) | Team Katusha | +0" |
| 3 | Gatis Smukulis (LAT) | Team Katusha | +0" |
| 4 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | +0" |
| 5 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Team Katusha | +0" |
| 6 | Egor Silin (RUS) | Team Katusha | +0" |
| 7 | Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | Team Katusha | +0" |
| 8 | Eduard Vorganov (RUS) | Team Katusha | +0" |
| 9 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | MTN–Qhubeka | +1" |
| 10 | Natnael Berhane (ERI) | MTN–Qhubeka | +1" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

### Stage 1
#### 5 July 2015 – Mörbisch to Scheibbs, 206.6 km (128.4 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | IAM Cycling | 5h 02' 07" |
| 2 | Paolo Simion (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | s.t. |
| 3 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | MTN–Qhubeka | s.t. |
| 4 | Grischa Janorschke (GER) | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 5 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Amplatz–BMC | s.t. |
| 6 | Sjoerd van Ginneken (NED) | Team Roompot | s.t. |
| 7 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 8 | Rüdiger Selig (GER) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 9 | Clément Koretzky (FRA) | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| 10 | Troels Vinther (DEN) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | MTN–Qhubeka | 5h 07' 49" |
| 2 | Rüdiger Selig (GER) | Team Katusha | +0" |
| 3 | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | IAM Cycling | +1" |
| 4 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Team Katusha | +1" |
| 5 | Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | Team Katusha | +2" |
| 6 | Eduard Vorganov (RUS) | Team Katusha | +3" |
| 7 | Egor Silin (RUS) | Team Katusha | +3" |
| 8 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | +3" |
| 9 | Natnael Berhane (ERI) | MTN–Qhubeka | +4" |
| 10 | Youcef Reguigui (ALG) | MTN–Qhubeka | +4" |

### Stage 2
#### 6 July 2015 – Litschau to Grieskirchen, 196.2 km (121.9 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | David Tanner (AUS) | IAM Cycling | 4h 53' 45" |
| 2 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | Cofidis | +1" |
| 3 | Péter Kusztor (HUN) | Amplatz–BMC | +2" |
| 4 | Troels Vinther (DEN) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | +2" |
| 5 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Amplatz–BMC | +2" |
| 6 | Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | Tinkoff–Saxo | +2" |
| 7 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | +2" |
| 8 | Rudy Molard (FRA) | Cofidis | +2" |
| 9 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | MTN–Qhubeka | +2" |
| 10 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +2" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | MTN–Qhubeka | 10h 01' 33" |
| 2 | David Tanner (AUS) | IAM Cycling | +2" |
| 3 | Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | Team Katusha | +5" |
| 4 | Eduard Vorganov (RUS) | Team Katusha | +6" |
| 5 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | Cofidis | +7" |
| 6 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Team Katusha | +9" |
| 7 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +11" |
| 8 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | +11" |
| 9 | Egor Silin (RUS) | Team Katusha | +11" |
| 10 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | +11" |

### Stage 3
#### 7 July 2015 – Windischgarsten to Judendorf-Straßengel, 181.1 km (112.5 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rick Zabel (GER) | BMC Racing Team | 4h 23' 06" |
| 2 | Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 3 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Amplatz–BMC | s.t. |
| 4 | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | MTN–Qhubeka | s.t. |
| 5 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 6 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 7 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Andi Bajc (SLO) | Amplatz–BMC | s.t. |
| 9 | Troels Vinther (DEN) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 10 | Clément Koretzky (FRA) | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | Team Katusha | 14h 24' 36" |
| 2 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | MTN–Qhubeka | +1" |
| 3 | Rick Zabel (GER) | BMC Racing Team | +2" |
| 4 | David Tanner (AUS) | IAM Cycling | +5" |
| 5 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Team Katusha | +5" |
| 6 | Eduard Vorganov (RUS) | Team Katusha | +7" |
| 7 | Egor Silin (RUS) | Team Katusha | +7" |
| 8 | Natnael Berhane (ERI) | MTN–Qhubeka | +8" |
| 9 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +12" |
| 10 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | +12" |

### Stage 4
#### 8 July 2015 – Stift Rein/Gratwein to Dobratsch, 181.1 km (112.5 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | Team Vorarlberg | 5h 43' 50" |
| 2 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | s.t. |
| 3 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +9" |
| 4 | Paweł Poljański (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | +14" |
| 5 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | +14" |
| 6 | Natnael Berhane (ERI) | MTN–Qhubeka | +22" |
| 7 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | +32" |
| 8 | Egor Silin (RUS) | Team Katusha | +46" |
| 9 | Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | +46" |
| 10 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | +50" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 20h 08' 41" |
| 2 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +2" |
| 3 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | Team Vorarlberg | +3" |
| 4 | Natnael Berhane (ERI) | MTN–Qhubeka | +15" |
| 5 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | +17" |
| 6 | Paweł Poljański (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | +23" |
| 7 | Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) | Cofidis | +32" |
| 8 | Egor Silin (RUS) | Team Katusha | +38" |
| 9 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | +47" |
| 10 | Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | +48" |

### Stage 5
#### 9 July 2015 – Faaker See/Drobollach to Matrei in Osttirol, 175.0 km (108.7 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Johann van Zyl (RSA) | MTN–Qhubeka | 3h 42' 33" |
| 2 | David Tanner (AUS) | IAM Cycling | +6" |
| 3 | Rick Zabel (GER) | BMC Racing Team | +6" |
| 4 | Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | Team Katusha | +6" |
| 5 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | +6" |
| 6 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | Cofidis | +6" |
| 7 | Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) | Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam | +6" |
| 8 | Maciej Paterski (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | +6" |
| 9 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | +6" |
| 10 | Andrea Piechele (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | +6" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | 23h 51' 20" |
| 2 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +2" |
| 3 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | Team Vorarlberg | +3" |
| 4 | Natnael Berhane (ERI) | MTN–Qhubeka | +15" |
| 5 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | +17" |
| 6 | Paweł Poljański (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | +23" |
| 7 | Egor Silin (RUS) | Team Katusha | +38" |
| 8 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | +47" |
| 9 | Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | +48" |
| 10 | Thomas Degand (BEL) | IAM Cycling | +52" |

### Stage 6
#### 10 July 2015 – Lienz to Kitzbüheler Horn, 164.7 km (102.3 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | Team Vorarlberg | 4h 54' 46" |
| 2 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +1' 18" |
| 3 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | +1' 29" |
| 4 | Hubert Dupont (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | +1' 51" |
| 5 | Natnael Berhane (ERI) | MTN–Qhubeka | +1' 54" |
| 6 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +2' 15" |
| 7 | Thomas Degand (BEL) | IAM Cycling | +2' 17" |
| 8 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | +2' 17" |
| 9 | Egor Silin (RUS) | Team Katusha | +2' 17" |
| 10 | Stefan Denifl (AUT) | IAM Cycling | +2' 24" |
| 11 | Jure Golčer (SLO) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | +2' 40" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | Team Vorarlberg | 28h 45' 59" |
| 2 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +1' 21" |
| 3 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | +1' 32" |
| 4 | Natnael Berhane (ERI) | MTN–Qhubeka | +2' 16" |
| 5 | Egor Silin (RUS) | Team Katusha | +3' 02" |
| 6 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | +3' 11" |
| 7 | Thomas Degand (BEL) | IAM Cycling | +3' 16" |
| 8 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | +3' 18" |
| 9 | Paweł Poljański (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | +3' 20" |
| 10 | Stefan Denifl (AUT) | IAM Cycling | +3' 34" |
| 11 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +4' 11" |

### Stage 7
#### 11 July 2015 – Kitzbühel to Innsbruck, 124.7 km (77.5 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | 2h 34' 09" |
| 2 | Eduard Vorganov (RUS) | Team Katusha | +13" |
| 3 | Moreno Moser (ITA) | Cannondale–Garmin | +13" |
| 4 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | +13" |
| 5 | Gert Jõeäär (EST) | Cofidis | +13" |
| 6 | Sebastian Baldauf (GER) | Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam | +13" |
| 7 | Troels Vinther (DEN) | Cult Energy Pro Cycling | +13" |
| 8 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Amplatz–BMC | +13" |
| 9 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | +13" |
| 10 | Michael Gogl (AUT) | Tirol Cycling Team | +13" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | Team Vorarlberg | 31h 21' 18" |
| 2 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +1' 21" |
| 3 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | +1' 32" |
| 4 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | +2' 13" |
| 5 | Natnael Berhane (ERI) | MTN–Qhubeka | +2' 16" |
| 6 | Egor Silin (RUS) | Team Katusha | +3' 02" |
| 7 | Thomas Degand (BEL) | IAM Cycling | +3' 16" |
| 8 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | +3' 18" |
| 9 | Paweł Poljański (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | +3' 20" |
| 10 | Stefan Denifl (AUT) | IAM Cycling | +3' 34" |
| 11 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +4' 11" |

### Stage 8
#### 12 July 2015 – Innsbruck to Bregenz, 184.3 km (114.5 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Moreno Moser (ITA) | Cannondale–Garmin | 4h 44' 36" |
| 2 | David Tanner (AUS) | IAM Cycling | s.t. |
| 3 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 4 | Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) | Team Marseille 13 KTM | s.t. |
| 5 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 6 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Amplatz–BMC | s.t. |
| 7 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Cannondale–Garmin | s.t. |
| 8 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 10 | Florian Bissinger (GER) | WSA–Greenlife | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | Team Vorarlberg | 36h 05' 54" |
| 2 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +1' 21" |
| 3 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | +1' 32" |
| 4 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | BMC Racing Team | +2' 13" |
| 5 | Natnael Berhane (ERI) | MTN–Qhubeka | +2' 16" |
| 6 | Egor Silin (RUS) | Team Katusha | +3' 00" |
| 7 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | +3' 12" |
| 8 | Thomas Degand (BEL) | IAM Cycling | +3' 16" |
| 9 | Paweł Poljański (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | +3' 20" |
| 10 | Stefan Denifl (AUT) | IAM Cycling | +3' 34" |
| 11 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | +4' 11" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Best Austrian Rider classification | Team classification |
| P | Team Katusha | Rüdiger Selig | not awarded | not awarded | Matthias Krizek | Team Katusha |
| 1 | Sondre Holst Enger | Gerald Ciolek | Sondre Holst Enger | Daniel Lehner | Matthias Krizek | Team Katusha |
| 2 | David Tanner | Gerald Ciolek | Gerald Ciolek | Matthias Krizek | Matthias Krizek | Team Katusha |
| 3 | Rick Zabel | Ángel Vicioso | Jan Tratnik | Matthias Krizek | Stephan Rabitsch | Team Katusha |
| 4 | Víctor de la Parte | Jan Hirt | Jan Tratnik | Víctor de la Parte | Gregor Mühlberger | BMC Racing Team |
| 5 | Johann Van Zyl | Jan Hirt | Jan Tratnik | Víctor de la Parte | Gregor Mühlberger | BMC Racing Team |
| 6 | Víctor de la Parte | Víctor de la Parte | Jan Tratnik | Felix Großschartner | Stefan Denifl | BMC Racing Team |
| 7 | Lukas Pöstlberger | Víctor de la Parte | Jan Tratnik | Felix Großschartner | Stefan Denifl | BMC Racing Team |
| 8 | Moreno Moser | Víctor de la Parte | Jan Tratnik | Felix Großschartner | Stefan Denifl | BMC Racing Team |
| Final | Final | Víctor de la Parte | Jan Tratnik | Felix Großschartner | Stefan Denifl | BMC Racing Team |