The 2019 Tour of the Alps was a road cycling stage race that took place in Austria and Italy between 22 and 26 April 2019. It was the 43rd edition of the renamed Giro del Trentino and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour.[1]
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| Dates | 22–26 April 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 711.7 km (442.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 18h 58' 00" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route edit
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance[2] | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 22 April | Kufstein (Austria) to Kufstein (Austria) | 144 km (89 mi) |  |
Medium-mountain stage |  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)
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| 2 | 23 April | Reith im Alpbachtal (Austria) to Schenna (Italy) | 178.7 km (111 mi) |  |
Mountain stage |  Pavel Sivakov (RUS)
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| 3 | 24 April | Salurn (Italy) to Baselga di Pinè (Italy) | 106.3 km (66 mi) | |
Mountain stage |  Fausto Masnada (ITA)
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| 4 | 25 April | Baselga di Pinè (Italy) to Cles (Italy) | 134 km (83 mi) | |
Mountain stage | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)
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| 5 | 26 April | Kaltern (Italy) to Bolzano (Italy) | 148.7 km (92 mi) | |
Mountain stage | Fausto Masnada (ITA)
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Teams edit
On 29 January 2019, the race's twenty competing teams were announced at the 2018–19 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup event in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria.[3] These included five UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI Professional Continental teams, five UCI Continental teams and an Italian national team.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
National teams
Stages edit
Stage 1 edit
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Stage 2 edit
- 23 April 2019 — Reith im Alpbachtal (Austria) to Schenna (Italy), 178.7 km (111 mi)
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Stage 3 edit
- 24 April 2019 — Salurn (Italy) to Baselga di Pinè (Italy), 106.3 km (66 mi)
Stage 4 edit
- 25 April 2019 — Baselga di Pinè (Italy) to Cles (Italy), 134 km (83 mi)
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Stage 5 edit
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Classification leadership table edit
In the 2019 Tour of the Alps, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The leader of the general classification received a fuchsia jersey; this classification was considered the most important of the 2019 Tour of the Alps, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| Points for Category 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Points for Category 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
The second classification was the sprints classification, the leader of which was awarded a red jersey. In the sprints classification, riders received points for finishing in the top three at intermediate sprint points during each stage. Points were awarded on a 6–4–2 scale for all stages.
There was also a mountains classification, for which points were awarded for reaching the top of a climb before other riders. Each of the ten climbs were categorised as either first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the more difficult, higher-categorised climbs. For first-category climbs, the top five riders earned points; on the other climbs, only the top three riders earned points. The leadership of the mountains classification was marked by a green jersey
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. Only riders born after 1 January 1996 were eligible; the young rider best placed in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists in a team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest cumulative time.
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Sprints classification
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Team classification |
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| 1[11] | Tao Geoghegan Hart | Tao Geoghegan Hart | Emil Dima | Aleksandr Vlasov | Matthias Krizek | Team Sky |
| 2[12] | Pavel Sivakov | Pavel Sivakov | Sergio Samitier | Pavel Sivakov | Maximilian Kuen | Astana |
| 3 | Fausto Masnada | |||||
| 4 | Tao Geoghegan Hart | Matthias Krizek | ||||
| 5 | Fausto Masnada | Team Sky | ||||
| Final | Pavel Sivakov | Sergio Samitier | Pavel Sivakov | Matthias Krizek | Team Sky | |
References edit
- ^ "Froome and Nibali play down talk of a Tour of the Alps duel". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Tour of the Alpes 2018". FICR.it. Federazione Italiana Cronometristi. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Tour of the Alps awaits Nibali for another major show". Tour of the Alps. Gruppo Sportivo Alto Garda A.s.d. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Classification of the stage 1" (PDF). tourofthealps.eu. Tour of the Alps. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Individual Classification by time 1" (PDF). tourofthealps.eu. Tour of the Alps. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Classification of the stage 2" (PDF). tourofthealps.eu. Tour of the Alps. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Individual Classification by time 2" (PDF). tourofthealps.eu. Tour of the Alps. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Classification of the stage 3". tourofthealps.eu. Procyclingstats. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Classification of the stage 4". tourofthealps.eu. Procyclingstats. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Classification of the stage 5". tourofthealps.eu. Procyclingstats. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (22 April 2019). "Tour of the Alps: Geoghegan Hart wins stage 1". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Barry (23 April 2019). "Tour of the Alps: Sivakov wins stage 2". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
