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Tour of Austria

Tour of Austria
Date Early July
Region Austria
Local name(s) Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt (German)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage race
First edition 1949 (1949)
Editions 68 (as of 2016)
First winner  Richard Menapace (AUT)
Most wins  Wolfgang Steinmayr (AUT) (4 wins)
Most recent  Jan Hirt (CZE)

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.


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