History

RECORD CHAMPIONS

4 wins: Wolfgang Steinmayr (1972, 1973, 1975,1976)
3 wins: Rudolf Mitteregger (1970, 1974, 1977)
2 wins: Richard Menapace (1949, 1950), Franz Deutsch (1951, 1952), Stefan Mascha (1959, 1961), Hans Furian (1965, 1966), Helmut Wechselberger (1982, 1986), Dietmar Hauer (1988, 1990), Valter Bonca (SLO, 1989, 1992), Georg Totschnig (1993,2000), Gerrit Glomser (2002, 2003), Cadel Evans (AUS, 2001, 2004)

MOST VICTORIES IN THE SPRINT RANKING

2 wins: Leon Deshits (UdSSR, 1981, 1982), Paul Popp (1983, 1986), Roland Königshofer (1984, 1992), Josef Lontscharitsch (1999,2000)
The sprint rating has been held since 1975.

MOST VICTORIES IN THE MOUNTEN RANKING

3 wins: Felix Damm (1959, 1960, 1963), Wolfgang Steinmayr (1972, 1973, 1975)
2 wins: Rudolf Mitteregger (1971, 1974), Walter Eibegger (1977, 1979), Harald Mayer (1981, 1990), Maurizio Vandelli (ITA, 2000, 2001)

THE THIGHTEST VICTORIES

2 seconds: 1976 – Overall winner Wolfgang Steinmayr defended a lead of two seconds over five stages to the Italian Luca Olivetto.
2 seconds: 2002 Gerrit Glomser also won a two-second lead ahead of Hans-Peter Obwaller (both Salzburg). A point sprint in favor of Glomser on the last stage was crucial.
5 seconds: 1989 – Valter Bonca won five seconds before Styrian Peter Lammer. At the final sprint in Graz, Lammer missed the third stage on the last few meters – a competitor was still flushing over – and the five second time bonification, which would have been enough for the overall victory. That was probably the most scarce decision in the history of the tour.
9 seconds: As early as 1953, only nine seconds decided between first and two. At that time, the Luxembourg Francis Gelhausen won in front of his compatriot Jempy Scmitz. Here, too, the decision was made only on the last stage

THE CLEAREST VICTORIES (SINCE 1947)

The biggest distances in the overall classification were of course in the early years of the tour
1949: Richard Menapace won before Franz Deutsch – gap 38 minutes 46 seconds
1950: Richard Menapace won ahead of Andre Hoffmann (Lux) – deficit 21 minutes 24 seconds
1956: Roland Ströhm (SWE) won ahead of Eduard Ignatovicz (AUT) – gap 20 minutes 18 seconds
1954: Adolf Christian won before Walter Müller- 15 minutes 5 seconds
1967: Rinus Wagtmans (NL) won ahead of Rudi Valencic (JUG) – 7 minutes 40 seconds

THE YOUNGEST TOUR WINNERS

1954: 1. Overall place Adolf Christian 19 years
1981: 1st total place Gerhard Zadrobilek 19 years (1st tour)
1988: 1st overall place Dietmar Hauer 20 years old
1949: 2nd overall place Franz Deutsch 20 years old
1950: 3rd overall place Kurt Schneider, in the 18th year of life
1951: 3rd overall place Charles Gaul overall, in the 18th year of life- later Tour de France and Giro winner.

THE OLDEST TOUR WINNERS

1949: 1. Overall place Richard Menapace, 35 years
1962: 1. Overall place Walter Müller (W), 32 years at the 11 (!) Ö-Tour
1999: 1st Maurizio Vandelli, 34 years

Rolf Eberl wins another stage with 39 – 1980
2004: Ludo Dierckens (BEL) wins the final stage as the oldest driver in the field at the age of 40.

THE RECORD STAGE WINNERS

1. Franz Deutsch (Stmk) 12 stages
2. Rudolf Mitteregger (Stmk) 9 stages
3. Richard Menapace (Salzburg) 8 stages
4. Peter Muckenhuber (Salzburg) 6 stages
4. Frank Vandenbroucke (Belgien) 6 stages

MOST STAGE VICTORIES IN A ROW

1949: Richard Menapace: Victories on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th stage

MOST PARTICIPATIONS

1. Rolf Eberl (Vienna): 19 starts (first 1961) / 11 times finished 3 stage wins (last at 39 years on his 18 tour in 1980)
2. Harald Morscher (V): 16 Starts / 15 times finished / 2 stage wins
2. Rudolf Mitteregger (STMK): 16 Starts / 15 times finished / 9 stage wins
2. Walter Müller (Vienna): 16 Starts / 15 times finished / 1 stage victory
3. Robert Csenar (Vienna): 16 Starts / 14 times finished / 4 stage wins
4. Kurt Schattelbauer (STMK): 16 Starts / 13 times finished / 2 stage wins

LONGEST TOURS

1968:  9 stages/ 1.626 km
1995:  11 stages/ 1.576 km
1962:  8 stages/ 1.415 km

SHORTEST TOURS

2023: 5 stages / 807,4 km
2001: 6 stages evaluated, one was canceled because part of the field had procedure / 956 km
1974: 10 stages / 1.049 km
1987: 8 stages / 1.053 km

FASTEST WINNER

1984: 9 stages, 1.189 km, 44km/h
1986: 10 stages, 1.274 km, 43,15km/h
2023: 5 stages, 807,4 km, 42,7km/h
1987: 8 stages, 1.053 km, 42,39km/h
2004: 7 stages, 1.119 km, 42,29km/h

AUSTRIAN STAGE WINNERS SINCE 1985

1985: Paul Popp (W), Hans Lienhart (Stmk), Helmut Wechselberger (T)
1986: Helmut Wechselberger, Herbert Seidl (OÖ), Paul Popp (NÖ)
1987: Mario Traxl (T), Hans Lienhart (Stmk), Helmut Wechselberger
1988: Mario Traxl, Dietmar Hauer (NÖ)
1989: Mario Traxl, Peter Lammer (Stmk), Dietmar Hauer
1990: Dietmar Hauer, Harald Maier (Stmk)
1991: Armin Purner (T)
1992: Georg Totschnig (T), Peter Luttenberger (Stmk)
1993: Peter Luttenberger, Georg Totschnig, Mario Traxl
1994: Harald Morscher (V), Hannes Hempel (K)
1995: Matthias Buxhofer (V)
1996: first time “open”, no austrian stage win
1997: Dietmar Müller (T)
1998: Peter Luttenberger
1999: Arnold Eisel (Stmk), Josef Lontscharitsch (Stmk)
2000: Georg Totschnig, Gerrit Glomser (Sbg)
2001: Werner Riebenbauer (W)
2002: Gerrit Glomser, H.P. Obwaller (Stmk), Hannes Hempel (K)
2003: Gerrit Glomser
2004: Gerrit Glomser
2005: Gerhard Trampusch (NÖ)
2005: Jochen Summer (NÖ)
2006: Christian Pfannberger (NÖ)
2007: Thomas Rohregger (T)
2008: René Haselbacher (B)
2014: Marco Haller (K)
2015: Lukas Pöstlberger (OÖ)

STAGE LOCATIONS ABROAD

1968: Schaan (Liechtenstein) Finish 4. stage
1979: via Bavarian area back to Austria. Riezlern (kl. Walsertal), 5. stage
1982: Brixen (ITA)
1987: München (D)
1995: Sillian-Sillian, stage on italian territory
2008: Klausen-Toblach (ITA), 1. stage, 2. stage: Toblach – Kitzbüheler Horn