The Tour of Austria (German: Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) is a stage cycling race held in Austria.

[1] From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996.

[2] In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, becoming a 2.HC event in 2007.

The race will become part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020.

Before that, it was seen as an ideal preparation race for the Tour de France.