The 2023 Tour of the Alps was a road cycling stage race that took place between 17 and 21 April 2023 in the Austrian state of Tyrol and in the Italian provinces of Trentino and South Tyrol, which all make up the Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2023 UCI ProSeries calendar, and is the 46th edition of the Tour of the Alps, seventh since its renaming from the Giro del Trentino.[1]

2023 Tour of the Alps
2023 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates17–21 April 2023
Stages5
Distance752.6 km (467.6 mi)
Winning time19h 29' 50"
Results
Winner  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) (Ineos Grenadiers)
  Second  Hugh Carthy (GBR) (EF Education–EasyPost)
  Third  Jack Haig (AUS) (Team Bahrain Victorious)

Points  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) (Ineos Grenadiers)
Mountains  Sergio Samitier (ESP) (Movistar Team)
Youth  Max Poole (GBR) (Team DSM)
  Team Germany Bora–Hansgrohe
← 2022
2024 →

Teams edit

8 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI ProTeams, one UCI Continental team and Austrian national team made up the 19 teams that participated in the race.[2]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

National teams

Route edit

Stage characteristics and winners[3]
Stage Date Course Distance Elevation gain Type Stage winner
1 17 April Rattenberg   to Alpbach   127.5 km (79.2 mi) 2,470 m (8,100 ft)[4]   Intermediate stage   Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)
2 18 April Reith im Alpbachtal   to Ritten   165.2 km (102.7 mi) 2,860 m (9,380 ft)[5]   Intermediate stage   Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)
3 19 April Ritten   to Brentonico San Valentino   162.5 km (101.0 mi) 2,940 m (9,650 ft)[6]   Mountain stage   Lennard Kämna (GER)
4 20 April Rovereto   to Predazzo   152.9 km (95.0 mi) 3,610 m (11,840 ft)[7]   Mountain stage   Gregor Mühlberger (AUT)
5 21 April Cavalese   to Bruneck   144.5 km (89.8 mi) 2,910 m (9,550 ft)[8]   Intermediate stage   Simon Carr (GBR)
Total 752.6 km (467.6 mi) 14,790 m (48,520 ft)

Stages edit

Stage 1 edit

17 April 2023 – Rattenberg to Alpbach, 127.5 km (79.2 mi)[9]
Stage 1 Result[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers 3h 18' 00"
2   Felix Gall (AUT) AG2R Citroën Team + 2"
3   Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 4"
4   Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team + 6"
5   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 6"
6   Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 6"
7   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Eolo–Kometa + 10"
8   Lennard Kämna (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 10"
9   Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 10"
10   Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 14"
General classification after Stage 1[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)    Ineos Grenadiers 3h 17' 50"
2   Felix Gall (AUT) AG2R Citroën Team + 2"
3   Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 4"
4   Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team + 6"
5   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 6"
6   Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 6"
7   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Eolo–Kometa + 10"
8   Lennard Kämna (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 10"
9   Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 10"
10   Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 14"

Stage 2 edit

18 April 2023 – Reith im Alpbachtal to Ritten, 165.2 km (102.7 mi)[11]
Stage 2 Result[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)    Ineos Grenadiers 3h 57' 42"
2   Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
3   Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 2"
4   Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 2"
5   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Eolo–Kometa + 2"
6   Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 2"
7   Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team + 2"
8   Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU)   EF Education–EasyPost + 2"
9   Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 29"
10   Lennard Kämna (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 29"
General classification after Stage 2[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)    Ineos Grenadiers 7h 15' 22"
2   Felix Gall (AUT) AG2R Citroën Team + 18"
3   Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 22"
4   Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 28"
5   Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team + 28"
6   Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 28"
7   Santiago Buitrago (COL)   Team Bahrain Victorious + 28"
8   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Eolo–Kometa + 32"
9   Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) EF Education–EasyPost + 40"
10   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 55"

Stage 3 edit

19 April 2023 – Ritten to Brentonico San Valentino, 162.5 km (101.0 mi)[13]
Stage 3 Result[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Lennard Kämna (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 4h 06' 13"
2   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 4"
3   Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) EF Education–EasyPost + 4"
4   Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)    Ineos Grenadiers + 4"
5   Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 4"
6   Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 4"
7   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Eolo–Kometa + 10"
8   Matthew Riccitello (USA) Israel–Premier Tech + 32"
9   Max Poole (GBR)   Team DSM + 32"
10   Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 32"
General classification after Stage 3[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)    Ineos Grenadiers 11h 21' 39"
2   Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 22"
3   Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 28"
4   Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU)   EF Education–EasyPost + 36"
5   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Eolo–Kometa + 38"
6   Lennard Kämna (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 45"
7   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 49"
8   Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 56"
9   Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 56"
10   Felix Gall (AUT) AG2R Citroën Team + 1' 20"

Stage 4 edit

20 April 2023 – Rovereto to Predazzo, 152.9 km (95.0 mi)[15]
Stage 4 Result[16]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) Movistar Team 4h 16' 53"
2   Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
3   Giulio Pellizzari (ITA) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 0"
4   Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 40"
5   Stefan de Bod (RSA) EF Education–EasyPost + 40"
6   Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) Movistar Team + 40"
7   Marco Frigo (ITA) Israel–Premier Tech + 40"
8   Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 40"
9   Mark Donovan (GBR) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 40"
10   Antonio Pedrero (ESP) Movistar Team + 40"
General classification after Stage 4[16]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)    Ineos Grenadiers 15h 41' 54"
2   Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 22"
3   Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 28"
4   Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU)   EF Education–EasyPost + 36"
5   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Eolo–Kometa + 38"
6   Lennard Kämna (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 45"
7   Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 49"
8   Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 56"
9   Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 56"
10   Felix Gall (AUT) AG2R Citroën Team + 1' 20"

Stage 5 edit

21 April 2023 – Cavalese to Bruneck, 144.5 km (89.8 mi)[17]
Stage 5 Result[18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Simon Carr (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost 3h 43' 28"
2   Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 53"
3   Matteo Fabbro (ITA) Bora–Hansgrohe + 53"
4   Florian Lipowitz (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 55"
5   Johannes Kulset (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 21"
6   Luca Covili (ITA) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 2' 09"
7   Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 2' 40"
8   Txomin Juaristi (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 2' 40"
9   Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 2' 50"
10   Andrea Vendrame (ITA) AG2R Citroën Team + 3' 00"
General classification after Stage 5[18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)    Ineos Grenadiers 19h 29' 50"
2   Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 22"
3   Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 28"
4   Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) EF Education–EasyPost + 36"
5   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Eolo–Kometa + 38"
6   Lennard Kämna (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 45"
7   Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 56"
8   Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 58"
9   Felix Gall (AUT) AG2R Citroën Team + 1' 20"
10   Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 34"

Classification leadership table edit

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 
Points classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Young rider classification
 
Team classification
1 Tao Geoghegan Hart Tao Geoghegan Hart Tao Geoghegan Hart Jefferson Alexander Cepeda Max Poole Ineos Grenadiers
2 Tao Geoghegan Hart Santiago Buitrago
3 Lennard Kämna Jefferson Alexander Cepeda
4 Gregor Mühlberger
5 Simon Carr Sergio Samitier Bora–Hansgrohe
Final Tao Geoghegan Hart Tao Geoghegan Hart Sergio Samitier Max Poole Bora–Hansgrohe

Final classification standings edit

Legend[19]
  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 young rider classification

General classification edit

Final general classification (1–10)[18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)    Ineos Grenadiers 19h 29' 50"
2   Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 22"
3   Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 28"
4   Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) EF Education–EasyPost + 36"
5   Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Eolo–Kometa + 38"
6   Lennard Kämna (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 45"
7   Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 56"
8   Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 58"
9   Felix Gall (AUT) AG2R Citroën Team + 1' 20"
10   Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 34"

Points classification edit

Final points classification (1–10)[18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)    Ineos Grenadiers 58
2   Moran Vermeulen (AUT) Austria 50
3   Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) Movistar Team 39
4   Simon Carr (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost 37
5   Lennard Kämna (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 29
6   Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost 28
7   Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious 25
8   Giulio Pellizzari (ITA) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 22
9   Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost 22
10   Felix Gall (AUT) AG2R Citroën Team 18

Mountains classification edit

Final mountains classification (1–10)[18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Sergio Samitier (ESP)   Movistar Team 20
2   Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) EF Education–EasyPost 12
3   Lennard Kämna (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 10
4   Antonio Pedrero (ESP) Movistar Team 10
5   Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) Movistar Team 10
6   Simon Carr (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost 9
7   Luca Covili (ITA) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 8
8   Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious 6
9   Giulio Pellizzari (ITA) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 6
10   Jasha Sütterlin (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious 6

Young rider classification edit

Final young rider classification (1–10)[18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Max Poole (GBR)   Team DSM 19h 31' 36"
2   Johannes Kulset (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 18"
3   Matthew Riccitello (USA) Israel–Premier Tech + 1' 48"
4   Finlay Pickering (GBR) Trinity Racing + 9' 46"
5   Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 13' 02"
6   Edoardo Zambanini (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 13' 07"
7   Giulio Pellizzari (ITA) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 15' 43"
8   Alex Tolio (ITA) Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 21' 53"
9   Florian Lipowitz (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 32' 33"
10   Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 32' 37"

Team classification edit

Final team classification (1–10)[18]
Rank Team Time
1   Bora–Hansgrohe 58h 28' 15"
2   Ineos Grenadiers + 6' 00"
3   EF Education–EasyPost + 7' 46"
4   Team Bahrain Victorious + 9' 50"
5   AG2R Citroën Team + 13' 57"
6   Israel–Premier Tech + 15' 44"
7   Movistar Team + 20' 34"
8   Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 34' 05"
9   Euskaltel–Euskadi + 36' 28"
10   Green Project–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 37' 28"

References edit

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  19. ^ Roadbook 2023, pp. 27.

Work cited edit

External links edit