Tour of Austria 2016 – Stage 5 [FULL STAGE]

July 02, 2016

Tour of Austria 2016 – Stage 5 – Millstatt – Dobratsch – 155 km

The Tour of Austria (German: Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, becoming a 2.HC event in 2007. Since 2005 it has usually been held in July. Before that, it was seen as an ideal preparation race for the Tour de France.

First professional win for Simone Sterbini in Dobratsch
Jan Hirt remains overall race leader

Results :
1 Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 3:36:43
2 David Belda Garcia (Spa) Team Roth 0:02:02
3 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels 0:02:06
4 Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:02:12
5 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
6 Aleksey Rybalkin (Rus) Gazprom-Rusvelo
7 Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
8 Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Roompot – Oranje Peloton
9 Patrick Schelling (Swi) Team Vorarlberg
10 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits

General classification after stage 5 :
1 Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 22:46:30
2 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:01:17
3 Patrick Schelling (Swi) Team Vorarlberg 0:01:29
4 Delio Fernandez Cruz (Spa) Delko Marseille Provence KTM 0:01:33
5 Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:01:49
6 Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Amplatz – BMC 0:02:11
7 Brendan Canty (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:03:28
8 Markus Eibegger (Aut) Team Felbermayr Simplon Wels 0:03:32
9 David Belda Garcia (Spa) Team Roth 0:03:50
10 Marinus Cornelis Minnaard (Ned) Wanty – Groupe Gobert 0:03:58