The 2017 Tour of Austria (German: Österreich-Rundfahrt 2017) was the 69th edition of the Tour of Austria cycling stage race. The 1,121.7-kilometre (697.0 mi)-long race started in Graz on 2 July with a prologue individual time trial up the Schloßberg hill, and concluded in Wels on 8 July.
The race consisted of 6 road stages and the aforementioned prologue, one stage less than the 2016 edition. The race was part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.1 event.[2]
In the 2017 Tour of Austria, four jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages except the prologue: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. Bonus seconds were also awarded to the first three riders at intermediate sprints – three seconds for the winner of the sprint, two seconds for the rider in second and one second for the rider in third. The leader of the general classification received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour of Austria, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Points for the mountains classification
Position
1
2
3
4
5
Points for Super-category
15
10
8
6
4
Points for Category 1
12
8
6
4
2
Points for Category 2
8
6
4
0
Points for Category 3
5
3
1
Points for Category 4
2
1
0
The second jersey represented the mountains classification, marked by a red jersey with white polka dots and yellow trim. Points for this classification were won by the first riders to the top of each categorised climb, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. For the hors- and first-category climbs, the top five riders scored points, while the other categories rewarded the top three riders with points.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage, with the exception of the opening prologue stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 15 points, with 12 for second, 10 for third, 8 for fourth with a point fewer per place down to two points for 10th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued – awarded on a 4–2–1 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.
The fourth and final jersey represented the classification for Austrian riders, marked by a red jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born in Austria were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a team classification, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.
^ abcdefghij"Ergebnisliste / result 6. Etappe / stage 6" (PDF). Computerauswertung.at. Markus Lindinger. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
^Wynn, Nigel (4 July 2017). "Elia Viviani wins Tour of Austria stage as Sep Vanmarcke takes overall lead". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 5 July 2017. Viviani has been at the centre of speculation in the past month that he may be ready to leave Team Sky, and this victory in Austria was for the Italian national team rather than for his trade squad, who are absent from the UCI 2.1-ranked event.
^"Tiroler Denifl Gesamtsieger der Österreich-Rundfahrt" [Tyrolean Denifl overall winner of the Tour of Austria]. Kurier (in German). Kurier-Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei GmbH. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
^ ab"Ö-Tour 2017 mit Top-Teams und schwerer Glockneretappe" [Tour 2017 with top teams and heavy Glockner stage]. Tour of Austria (in German). ÖRV Management GmbH. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
^ ab"Alle Etappen der 69. Österreich-Rundfahrt im Detail" [All stages of the 69th Tour of Austria in detail]. Tour of Austria (in German). ÖRV Management GmbH. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
^Cunningham, Craig (13 June 2017). "UCI bans Bardiani CSF for 30 days after Giro d'Italia doping scandal". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 5 July 2017. Bardiani CSF will be banned from racing for the next 30 days forcing them to miss the Tour of Austria which they had hoped to have contended for next month (July 2-9).
^ ab"Ergebnisliste / result Prolog" (PDF). Computerauswertung.at. Markus Lindinger. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^"1. Etappe: Graz - Wien" [Stage 1: Graz - Vienna] (PDF). Tour of Austria (in German). ÖRV Management GmbH. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ abc"Ergebnisliste / result 1. Etappe / stage 1" (PDF). Computerauswertung.at. Markus Lindinger. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^"2. Etappe: Wien - Pöggstall" [Stage 2: Vienna - Pöggstall] (PDF). Tour of Austria (in German). ÖRV Management GmbH. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ abc"Ergebnisliste / result 2. Etappe / stage 2" (PDF). Computerauswertung.at. Markus Lindinger. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^"3. Etappe: Wieselburg - Altheim" [Stage 3: Wieselburg - Altheim] (PDF). Tour of Austria (in German). ÖRV Management GmbH. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ abc"Ergebnisliste / result 3. Etappe / stage 3" (PDF). Computerauswertung.at. Markus Lindinger. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^"4. Etappe: Salzburg Airport - Kitzbüheler Horn" [Stage 4: Salzburg Airport - Kitzbüheler Horn] (PDF). Tour of Austria (in German). ÖRV Management GmbH. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ abc"Ergebnisliste / result 4. Etappe-Gesamt / stage 4 - overall" (PDF). Computerauswertung.at. Markus Lindinger. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^"5. Etappe: Kitzbühel - Alpendorf" [Stage 5: Kitzbühel - Alpendorf] (PDF). Tour of Austria (in German). ÖRV Management GmbH. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ abc"Ergebnisliste / result 5. Etappe / stage 5" (PDF). Computerauswertung.at. Markus Lindinger. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
^"6. Etappe: St. Johann Alpendorf - Wels" [Stage 6: St. Johann Alpendorf - Wels] (PDF). Tour of Austria (in German). ÖRV Management GmbH. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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