| 2018 Tour of Austria | |
| Series: | 2018 UCI Europe Tour |
| Date: | 7–14 July 2018 |
| Stages: | 8 |
| Distance: | 1163.7[1] |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 29h 11' 51"[2] |
| First: | Ben Hermans |
| First Nat: | BEL |
| First Color: | red |
| Second: | Hermann Pernsteiner |
| Second Nat: | AUT |
| Third: | Dario Cataldo |
| Third Nat: | ITA |
| Points: | Giovanni Visconti |
| Points Nat: | ITA |
| Points Color: | green |
| Mountains: | Aaron Gate |
| Mountains Nat: | NZL |
| Mountains Color: | white dots on red |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
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 over eight stages. The race was ranked 2.1 as part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour.
Belgian cyclist Ben Hermans, of the team, won the race overall. He finished eighteen seconds ahead of second-place Hermann Pernsteiner, of Austria and, and forty-four seconds ahead of Italian Dario Cataldo, riding for, in third. Pernsteiner's teammate, Giovanni Visconti, won the points classification, while Australian rider Aaron Gate, of the team, took home the mountains classification jersey. The teams classification was won by .[3]
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, and started with only six.[4]
UCI Continental Teams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 July | Feldkirch to Feldkirch | 152.8km (94.9miles) | Medium mountain stage | |||
| 2 | 8 July | Feldkirch to Fulpmes/Telfes | 181.5km (112.8miles) | Medium mountain stage | |||
| 3 | 9 July | Kufstein to Kitzbüheler Horn | 133.6km (83miles) | Mountain stage | |||
| 4 | 10 July | Kitzbühel to Prägraten | 143km (89miles) | Mountain stage | |||
| 5 | 11 July | Matrei to Grossglockner | 92.9km (57.7miles) | Mountain stage | |||
| 6 | 12 July | Knittelfeld to Wenigzell | 167.4km (104miles) | Medium mountain stage | |||
| 7 | 13 July | Waidhofen/Ybbs to Sonntagberg | 129.3km (80.3miles) | Medium mountain stage | |||
| 8 | 14 July | Scheibbs to Wels | 163.2km (101.4miles) | Flat stage | |||