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2018 Tour of Austria

The 2017 Tour of Austria (German: Österreich-Rundfahrt 2018) was the 70th edition of the Tour of Austria cycling stage race. It began in Feldkirch and finished in Fels, covering a course of 1,163.7 kilometres (723.1 mi) over eight stages. The race was ranked 2.1 as part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour.

2018 Tour of Austria
2018 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates7–14 July 2018
Stages8
Distance1,163.7[1] km (723.1 mi)
Winning time29h 11' 51"[2]
Results
Winner  Ben Hermans (BEL) (Israel Cycling Academy)
  Second  Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) (Bahrain–Merida)
  Third  Dario Cataldo (ITA) (Astana)
Points  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) (Bahrain–Merida)
Mountains  Aaron Gate (NZL) (Aqua Blue Sport)
  Team Bahrain–Merida
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Belgian cyclist Ben Hermans, of the Israel Cycling Academy team, won the race overall. He finished eighteen seconds ahead of second-place Hermann Pernsteiner, of Austria and Bahrain–Merida, and forty-four seconds ahead of Italian Dario Cataldo, riding for Astana, in third. Pernsteiner's teammate, Giovanni Visconti, won the points classification, while Australian rider Aaron Gate, of the Aqua Blue Sport team, took home the mountains classification jersey. The teams classification was won by Bahrain–Merida.[3]

Teams

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Twenty teams competed in the 2018 Tour of Austria, among them four UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI Professional Continental teams, and seven UCI Continental teams. Most teams started with seven riders; however, Vérandas Willems–Crelan and Adria Mobil started with only six.[4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

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Stage characteristics and winners[5]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 7 July Feldkirch to Feldkirch 152.8 km (94.9 mi)   Medium mountain stage   Matej Mohorič (SLO)
2 8 July Feldkirch to Fulpmes/Telfes 181.5 km (112.8 mi)   Medium mountain stage   Giovanni Visconti (ITA)
3 9 July Kufstein to Kitzbüheler Horn 133.6 km (83.0 mi)   Mountain stage   Ben Hermans (BEL)
4 10 July Kitzbühel to Prägraten 143 km (88.9 mi)   Mountain stage   Giovanni Visconti (ITA)
5 11 July Matrei to Grossglockner 92.9 km (57.7 mi)   Mountain stage   Pieter Weening (NED)
6 12 July Knittelfeld to Wenigzell 167.4 km (104.0 mi)   Medium mountain stage   Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
7 13 July Waidhofen/Ybbs to Sonntagberg 129.3 km (80.3 mi)   Medium mountain stage   Antonio Nibali (ITA)
8 14 July Scheibbs to Wels 163.2 km (101.4 mi)   Flat stage   Giovanni Visconti (ITA)

Stages

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Stage 1

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7 July 2018 – Feldkirch to Feldkirch, 152.8 km (94.9 mi)
Stage 1 result[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Matej Mohorič (SLO)    Bahrain–Merida 3h 26' 02"
2   Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 00"
3   Huub Duijn (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan 00"
4   Floris Gerts (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 00"
5   Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 00"
6   Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida 00"
7   Frederik Backaert (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 00"
8   Mark Christian (GBR) Aqua Blue Sport 00"
9   Roland Thalmann (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 00"
10   Georg Zimmermann (GER) Tirol Cycling Team 00"
General classification after Stage 1[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Matej Mohorič (SLO)    Bahrain–Merida 3h 25' 52"
2   Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 04"
3   Mark Christian (GBR) Aqua Blue Sport 05"
4   Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 05"
5   Huub Duijn (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan 06"
6   Floris Gerts (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 10"
7   Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 10"
8   Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida 10"
9   Frederik Backaert (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 10"
10   Roland Thalmann (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 10"

Stage 2

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8 July 2018 – Feldkirch to Fulpmes/Telfes, 181.5 km (112.8 mi)
Stage 2 result[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Giovanni Visconti (ITA)    Bahrain–Merida 4h 30' 32"
2   Michel Kreder (NED) Aqua Blue Sport 00"
3   Huub Duijn (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan 00"
4   Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 00"
5   Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana 03"
6   Frederik Backaert (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 03"
7   Žiga Grošelj (SLO) Adria Mobil 03"
8   Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 03"
9   Nick van der Lijke (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 03"
10   Pieter Weening (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 03"
General classification after Stage 2[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Giovanni Visconti (ITA)    Bahrain–Merida 7h 56' 18"
2   Huub Duijn (NED) Vérandas Willems–Crelan 08"
3   Matej Mohorič (SLO) Bahrain–Merida 09"
4   Michel Kreder (NED) Aqua Blue Sport 10"
5   Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy 14"
6   Mark Christian (GBR) Aqua Blue Sport 14"
7   Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 16"
8   Frederik Backaert (BEL) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 19"
9   Georg Zimmermann (GER) Tirol Cycling Team 19"
10   Floris Gerts (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 19"

Stage 3

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9 July 2018 – Kufstein to Kitzbüheler Horn, 133.6 km (83.0 mi)
Stage 3 result[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Ben Hermans (BEL)    Israel Cycling Academy 3h 30' 11"
2   Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida 09"
3   Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana 15"
4   Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 25"
5   Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 25"
6   Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida 35"
7   Mark Christian (GBR) Aqua Blue Sport 37"
8   Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 43"
9   Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana 45"
10   Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 50"
General classification after Stage 3[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Ben Hermans (BEL)    Israel Cycling Academy 11h 26' 33"
2   Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida 18"
3   Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana 26"
4   Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 40"
5   Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 40"
6   Mark Christian (GBR) Aqua Blue Sport 47"
7   Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida 50"
8   Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 58"
9   Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana 1' 00"
10   Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 1' 05"

Stage 4

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10 July 2018 – Kitzbühel to Prägraten, 143 km (88.9 mi)
Stage 4 result[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Giovanni Visconti (ITA)   Bahrain–Merida 3h 14' 28"
2   Wout van Aert (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan 00"
3   Michael Bresciani (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 00"
4   Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida 00"
5   Nick van der Lijke (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 00"
6   Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana 00"
7   Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana 00"
8   Michel Kreder (NED) Aqua Blue Sport 00"
9   Floris Gerts (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 00"
10   Daniel Geismayr (AUT) Team Vorarlberg Santic 00"
General classification after Stage 4[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Israel Cycling Academy 14h 41' 01"
2   Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida 18"
3   Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana 26"
4   Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 40"
5   Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 40"
6   Mark Christian (GBR) Aqua Blue Sport 47"
7   Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida 50"
8   Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 58"
9   Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana 1' 00"
10   Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 1' 05"

Stage 5

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11 July 2018 – Matrei to Grossglockner, 92.9 km (57.7 mi)
Stage 5 result[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Pieter Weening (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 2h 50' 32"
2   Alexander Foliforov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 49"
3   Simone Sterbini (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 1' 11"
4   Antonio Nibali (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 1' 26"
5   Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 1' 36"
6   Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 1' 36"
7   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Israel Cycling Academy 1' 40"
8   Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida 1' 40"
9   Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida 1' 51"
10   Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 1' 53"
General classification after Stage 5[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Israel Cycling Academy 17h 33' 13"
2   Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida 18"
3   Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana 48"
4   Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 53"
5   Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 54"
6   Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida 1' 01"
7   Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 1' 14"
8   Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 1' 45"
9   Ildar Arslanov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 1' 49"
10   Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 2' 02"

Stage 6

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12 July 2018 – Knittelfeld to Wenigzell, 167.4 km (104.0 mi)
Stage 6 result[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana 4h 19' 25"
2   Matej Mohorič (SLO) Bahrain–Merida 07"
3   Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 50"
4   Lachlan Morton (AUS) Team Dimension Data 54"
5   Simone Sterbini (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 59"
6   Ángel Madrazo (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 1' 03"
7   Wout van Aert (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan 1' 38"
8   Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 2' 12"
9   Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana 2' 14"
10   Paweł Cieślik (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice 2' 14"
General classification after Stage 6[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Israel Cycling Academy 21h 54' 52"
2   Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida 18"
3   Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana 48"
4   Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 53"
5   Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 54"
6   Mark Padun (UKR) Bahrain–Merida 1' 01"
7   Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 1' 12"
8   Ángel Madrazo (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 1' 33"
9   Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 1' 45"
10   Ildar Arslanov (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 1' 49"

Stage 7

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13 July 2018 – Waidhofen/Ybbs to Sonntagberg, 129.3 km (80.3 mi)
Stage 7 result[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Antonio Nibali (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 3h 38' 57"
2   Paweł Cieślik (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice 03"
3   Artem Nych (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 15"
4   Matej Mohorič (SLO)   Bahrain–Merida 35"
5   Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana 1' 08"
6   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Israel Cycling Academy 1' 12"
7   Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida 1' 12"
8   Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 1' 12"
9   Louis Meintjes (RSA) Team Dimension Data 1' 12"
10   Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 1' 20"
General classification after Stage 7[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Israel Cycling Academy 25h 35' 01"
2   Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida 18"
3   Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana 44"
4   Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 1' 01"
5   Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 1' 12"
6   Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 1' 21"
7   Ángel Madrazo (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 1' 41"
8   Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 1' 58"
9   Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 2' 13"
10   Artem Nych (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 2' 18"

Stage 8

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14 July 2018 – Scheibbs to Wels, 163.2 km (101.4 mi)
Stage 8 result[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Giovanni Visconti (ITA)   Bahrain–Merida 3h 36' 01"
2   Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana 00"
3   Nick van der Lijke (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 00"
4   Nikolay Mihaylov (BUL) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 00"
5   Lachlan Morton (AUS) Team Dimension Data 00"
6   Wout van Aert (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan 49"
7   Marco Maronese (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 49"
8   Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana 49"
9   Manuel Porzner (GER) Tirol Cycling Team 49"
10   Shane Archbold (NZL) Aqua Blue Sport 49"
General classification after Stage 8[2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Israel Cycling Academy 29h 11' 51"
2   Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) Bahrain–Merida 18"
3   Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana 44"
4   Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 1' 01"
5   Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 1' 12"
6   Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 1' 21"
7   Ángel Madrazo (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 1' 41"
8   Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 1' 58"
9   Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 2' 13"
10   Artem Nych (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 2' 18"

Classification leadership

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Stage Winner General classification
  		Points classification
  		Mountains classification
  		Austrian rider classification
  		Team classification
 
1[6] Matej Mohorič Matej Mohorič Matej Mohorič[a] Aaron Gate Stephan Rabitsch Israel Cycling Academy
2[7] Giovanni Visconti Giovanni Visconti Giovanni Visconti[b] Aqua Blue Sport
3[8] Ben Hermans Ben Hermans Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain–Merida
4[9] Giovanni Visconti
5[10] Pieter Weening
6[11] Alexey Lutsenko
7[12] Antonio Nibali Matej Mohorič
8[2][13] Giovanni Visconti Giovanni Visconti
Final[3] Ben Hermans Giovanni Visconti Aaron Gate Hermann Pernsteiner Bahrain–Merida

Final classification standings

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Legend
  Denotes the winner of the general classification   Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
  Denotes the winner of the points classification   Denotes the winner of the Austrian rider classification

General classification

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Final general classification (1-10)[2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Israel Cycling Academy 29h 11' 51"
2   Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT)   Bahrain–Merida 18"
3   Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana 44"
4   Patrick Schelling (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 1' 01"
5   Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 1' 12"
6   Javier Moreno (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 1' 21"
7   Ángel Madrazo (ESP) Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 1' 41"
8   Giovanni Carboni (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 1' 58"
9   Matteo Badilatti (SUI) Team Vorarlberg Santic 2' 13"
10   Artem Nych (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo 2' 18"

Points classification

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Final points classification (1-10)[14]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Giovanni Visconti (ITA)   Bahrain–Merida 68
2   Matej Mohorič (SLO) Bahrain–Merida 65
3   Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana 47
4   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Israel Cycling Academy 27
5   Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana 26
6   Nick van der Lijke (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 25
7   Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) Wanty–Groupe Gobert 25
8   Antonio Nibali (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 23
9   Wout van Aert (BEL) Vérandas Willems–Crelan 23
10   Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT)   Bahrain–Merida 21

Mountains classification

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Final mountains classification (1-10)[15]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Aaron Gate (AUS)   Aqua Blue Sport 81
2   Davide Orrico (ITA) Team Vorarlberg Santic 53
3   Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana 40
4   Matej Mohorič (SLO) Bahrain–Merida 30
5   Marcel Neuhäuser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team 21
6   Antonio Nibali (ITA) Bahrain–Merida 18
7   Pieter Weening (NED) Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 16
8   Matthias Krizek (AUT) Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels 16
9   Ben Hermans (BEL)   Israel Cycling Academy 15
10   Giovanni Visconti (ITA)   Bahrain–Merida 14

Team classification

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Final team classification (1-10)[16]
Rank Team Time
1 Bahrain–Merida 87h 34' 14"
2 Team Vorarlberg Santic 10' 47"
3 Gazprom–RusVelo 12' 05"
4 Astana 17' 15"
5 Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 29' 09"
6 CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice 33' 48"
7 Team Dimension Data 35' 25"
8 Israel Cycling Academy 41' 27"
9 Wanty–Groupe Gobert 43' 14"
10 Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij 51' 16"

Notes

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  1. ^ On stage 2, Giovanni Visconti wore the green jersey as second in the points classification, as Matej Mohorič wore the overall race leader's jersey.
  2. ^ On stage 3, Huub Duijn wore the green jersey as second in the points competition, as Giovanni Visconti wore the general classification leader's jersey.

References

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  1. ^ "Preview". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Final GC". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Maurer, Peter. "Hermans strahlender Sieger der Österreich-Rundfahrt". Radsport-news.com (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Startliste/Startlist" (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Leaders and Winners". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 1. Etappe Feldkirch-Feldkirch" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 2. Etappe Feldkirch - Fulpmes" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 3. Etappe Kufstein – Kitzbüheler Horn" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 4. Etappe Kitzbühel - Prägraten" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 5. Etappe Matrei - Fuscher Törl" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 6. Etappe Knittelfeld - Wenigzell" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Etappenklassement 7. Etappe Waidhofen an der Ybbs - Sonntagberg" (PDF). Österreich-Rundfahrt. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Stage 8 Results". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Points classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Mountains classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Teams classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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