The 103rd edition of the Tour of Flanders (Dutch: Ronde van Vlaanderen) was held on 7 April 2019 in Belgium. It was the 14th event of the 2019 UCI World Tour and the second monument classic of the season, following Milan–San Remo.[1] The race was won by Italian rider Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First Pro Cycling).[2]
| 2019 UCI World Tour, race 14 of 38 | |||||||||||||
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 Event poster with previous winner Niki Terpstra | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 7 April 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 267 km (165.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 18' 49" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The race started in Antwerp and finished in Oudenaarde, covering 267 kilometres (166 mi). It featured 17 categorized climbs and five flat sectors of cobbled roads.[3] Dutch rider Niki Terpstra won the previous edition in 2018.[4]
Terpstra crashed out this year in a multiple bike pile-up early in the race. He appeared to be unconscious for more than a minute, was ultimately taken to hospital and forced to abandon the race.
Teams edit
As the Tour of Flanders was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.[5]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Results edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alberto Bettiol (ITA)
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EF Education First | 6h 18' 49" |
| 2 |  Kasper Asgreen (DEN)
|
Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 14" |
| 3 |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
|
UAE Team Emirates | + 17" |
| 4 |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
|
Corendon–Circus | + 17" |
| 5 |  Nils Politt (GER)
|
Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 17" |
| 6 |  Michael Matthews (AUS)
|
Team Sunweb | + 17" |
| 7 |  Oliver Naesen (BEL)
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AG2R La Mondiale | + 17" |
| 8 |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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Movistar Team | + 17" |
| 9 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL)
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Lotto–Soudal | + 17" |
| 10 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
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CCC Team | + 17" |
References edit
- ^ "UCI announces 2019 road calendar". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Tour of Flanders: Alberto Bettiol takes shock first professional win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Roadmap" (PDF). rondevanvlaanderen.be. Flanders Classics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Niki Terpstra wins 2018 Tour of Flanders". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Deelnemerslijst - liste des partants" (PDF). Tour of Flanders. Flanders Classics. 1 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.