2019 Four Days of Dunkirk

The 2019 Four Days of Dunkirk (French: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2019) was the 65th edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk cycling stage race. It started on 14 May in Dunkirk and ended on 19 May again in Dunkirk.^[1]

2019 Four Days of Dunkirk

2019 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	14–19 May
Stages	6
Distance	1,055.7 km (656.0 mi)
Winning time	25h 37' 41"
Results
Winner  Mike Teunissen (NED) (Team Jumbo–Visma)   Second  Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) (Team Jumbo–Visma)   Third  Jens Keukeleire (BEL) (Lotto–Soudal) Points  Mike Teunissen (NED) (Team Jumbo–Visma) Mountains  Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) (Wallonie Bruxelles) Youth  Anthony Turgis (FRA) (Total Direct Énergie)
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Teams

The start list includes 18 teams (4 UCI WorldTeams, 12 Professional Continental Teams, and 2 Continental Teams).^[2]

World Teams

• Lotto–Soudal
• Team Jumbo–Visma
• Groupama–FDJ
• AG2R La Mondiale

Professional Continental teams

• Cofidis
• Corendon–Circus
• Delko–Marseille Provence
• Israel Cycling Academy
• Arkéa–Samsic
• Wallonie Bruxelles
• Roompot–Charles
• Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
• Euskadi–Murias
• Vital Concept–B&B Hotels
• Wanty–Gobert
• Total Direct Énergie

Continental teams

• Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole
• St. Michel–Auber93

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[3]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	14 May	Dunkirk to Condé-sur-l'Escaut	172.9 km (107.4 mi)		Flat stage	Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
2	15 May	Wallers to Saint-Quentin	177.7 km (110.4 mi)		Hilly stage	Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
3	16 May	Laon to Compiègne	156.5 km (97.2 mi)		Hilly stage	Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
4	17 May	Fort-Mahon-Plage to Le Portel	179.8 km (111.7 mi)		Hilly stage	Bryan Coquard (FRA)
5	18 May	Gravelines to Cassel	181.5 km (112.8 mi)		Hilly stage	Mike Teunissen (NED)
6	19 May	Roubaix to Dunkirk	187.3 km (116.4 mi)		Flat stage	Mike Teunissen (NED)

Stages

Stage 1

14 May 2019 — Dunkirk to Condé-sur-l'Escaut, 172.9 km (107.4 mi)

Result of stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 4hr 17' 45" 2  Marc Sarreau (FRA) Groupama–FDJ +0" 3  Mike Teunissen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma +0" 4  Pierre Barbier (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole +0" 5  Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) Wallonie Bruxelles +0" 6  Rudy Barbier (FRA) Israel Cycling Academy +0" 7  Cyril Barthe (FRA) Euskadi–Murias +0" 8  Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) Team Jumbo–Visma +0" 9  Timothy Dupont (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +0" 10  José Daniel Viejo (SPA) Euskadi–Murias +0" Source: ProCyclingStats

General classification after stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 4hr 17' 35" 2  Marc Sarreau (FRA) Groupama–FDJ +1" 3  Elmar Reinders (NED) Roompot–Charles +4" 4  Mike Teunissen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma +6" 5  Samuel Leroux (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole +7" 6  Rudy Barbier (FRA) Israel Cycling Academy +8" 7  Tom Devriendt (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +8" 8  Dries De Bondt (BEL) Corendon–Circus +9" 9  Julien Duval (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +9" 10  Pierre Barbier (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole +10" Source: ProCyclingStats

Stage 2

15 May 2019 — Wallers to Saint-Quentin, 177.7 km (110.4 mi)

Clément Venturini from AG2R La Mondiale crossed the line first, but was relegated by the jury due to an "irregular sprint" in the finale, therefore Dylan Groenewegen, who crossed the line second, is the winner of the stage.^[4]

Result of stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 4hr 08' 33" 2  Timothy Dupont (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +0" 3  Roy Jans (BEL) Corendon–Circus +0" 4  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy +0" 5  Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Lotto–Soudal +0" 6  Piet Allegaert (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise +0" 7  Mike Teunissen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma +0" 8  Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) Roompot–Charles +0" 9  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +0" 10  Pierre Barbier (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole +0" Source: ProCyclingStats

General classification after stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 8hr 25' 58" 2  Marc Sarreau (FRA) Groupama–FDJ +11" 3  Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) Corendon–Circus +12" 4  Timothy Dupont (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +14" 5  Elmar Reinders (NED) Roompot–Charles +14" 6  Mike Teunissen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma +16" 7  Roy Jans (BEL) Corendon–Circus +16" 8  Samuel Leroux (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole +17" 9  Rudy Barbier (FRA) Israel Cycling Academy +18" 10  Dries De Bondt (BEL) Corendon–Circus +19" Source: ProCyclingStats

Stage 3

16 May 2019 — Laon to Compiègne, 156.5 km (97.2 mi)

Clément Venturini from AG2R La Mondiale crossed the line fourth, but was again relegated by the jury due to an "irregular sprint" in the finale, therefore taking 16th place.^[5]

Result of stage 3 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 4hr 08' 33" 2  Marc Sarreau (FRA) Groupama–FDJ +0" 3  Christophe Laporte (FRA) Cofidis +0" 4  Roy Jans (BEL) Corendon–Circus +0" 5  Timothy Dupont (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +0" 6  Aksel Nõmmela (EST) Wallonie Bruxelles +0" 7  Kevyn Ista (BEL) Wallonie Bruxelles +0" 8  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy +0" 9  Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Lotto–Soudal +0" 10  Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) Roompot–Charles +0" Source: ProCyclingStats

General classification after stage 3 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 11hr 59' 42" 2  Marc Sarreau (FRA) Groupama–FDJ +15" 3  Timothy Dupont (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +24" 4  Mike Teunissen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma +26" 5  Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Lotto–Soudal +26" 6  Roy Jans (BEL) Corendon–Circus +26" 7  Christophe Laporte (FRA) Cofidis +26" 8  Anthony Turgis (FRA) Total Direct Énergie +27" 9  Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) Corendon–Circus +28" 10  Elmar Reinders (NED) Roompot–Charles +29" Source: ProCyclingStats

Stage 4

17 May 2019 — Fort-Mahon-Plage to Le Portel, 179.8 km (111.7 mi)

Result of stage 4 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Vital Concept–B&B Hotels 4hr 37' 19" 2  Clément Venturini (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +0" 3  Mike Teunissen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma +0" 4  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy +0" 5  Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Lotto–Soudal +0" 6  Dimitri Claeys (BEL) Cofidis +0" 7  Aimé De Gendt (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +0" 8  Julien Antomarchi (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole +0" 9  Piet Allegaert (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise +0" 10  Anthony Delaplace (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic +0" Source: ProCyclingStats

General classification after stage 4 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Mike Teunissen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 16hr 37' 23" 2  Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Lotto–Soudal +4" 3  Anthony Turgis (FRA) Total Direct Énergie +5" 4  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy +8" 5  Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) Team Jumbo–Visma +8" 6  Marc Sarreau (FRA) Groupama–FDJ +12" 7  Piet Allegaert (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise +14" 8  Anthony Delaplace (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic +14" 9  Aimé De Gendt (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +14" 10  Héctor Sáez (SPA) Euskadi–Murias +14" Source: ProCyclingStats

Stage 5

18 May 2019 — Gravelines to Cassel, Nord, 181.5 km (112.8 mi)

Result of stage 5 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Mike Teunissen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 4hr 38' 56" 2  Clément Venturini (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +0" 3  Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) Team Jumbo–Visma +0" 4  Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Lotto–Soudal +8" 5  Aimé De Gendt (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +8" 6  Anthony Turgis (FRA) Total Direct Énergie +11" 7  Dimitri Claeys (BEL) Cofidis +11" 8  Anthony Delaplace (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic +11" 9  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy +11" 10  Julien Antomarchi (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole +11" Source: ProCyclingStats

General classification after stage 5 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Mike Teunissen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 21hr 16' 09" 2  Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) Team Jumbo–Visma +14" 3  Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Lotto–Soudal +22" 4  Anthony Turgis (FRA) Total Direct Énergie +26" 5  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy +29" 6  Aimé De Gendt (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +32" 7  Anthony Delaplace (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic +35" 8  Dimitri Claeys (BEL) Cofidis +35" 9  Julien Antomarchi (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole +35" 10  Frederik Backaert (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +52" Source: ProCyclingStats

Stage 6

19 May 2019 — Roubaix to Dunkirk, 187.3 km (116.4 mi)

Result of stage 6 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Mike Teunissen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 4hr 21' 42" 2  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma +0" 3  Timothy Dupont (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +0" 4  Marc Sarreau (FRA) Groupama–FDJ +0" 5  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Vital Concept–B&B Hotels +0" 6  Enzo Wouters (BEL) Lotto–Soudal +0" 7  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy +0" 8  Kevyn Ista (BEL) Wallonie Bruxelles +0" 9  Emiel Vermeulen (BEL) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole +0" 10  Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Lotto–Soudal +0" Source: ProCyclingStats

General classification after stage 6 Rank Rider Team Time 1  Mike Teunissen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 25hr 37' 41" 2  Amund Grøndahl Jansen (NOR) Team Jumbo–Visma +24" 3  Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Lotto–Soudal +32" 4  Anthony Turgis (FRA) Total Direct Énergie +36" 5  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy +39" 6  Aimé De Gendt (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +42" 7  Anthony Delaplace (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic +45" 8  Dimitri Claeys (BEL) Cofidis +45" 9  Julien Antomarchi (FRA) Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole +45" 10  Frederik Backaert (BEL) Wanty–Gobert +1' 02" Source: ProCyclingStats

Classification leadership table

Stage	Winner	General classification	Mountains classification	Points classification	Young rider classification	Teams classification
1	Dylan Groenewegen	Dylan Groenewegen	Tom Devriendt	Dylan Groenewegen	Samuel Leroux	Team Jumbo–Visma
2	Dylan Groenewegen
3	Dylan Groenewegen				Anthony Turgis
4	Bryan Coquard	Mike Teunissen
5	Mike Teunissen		Lionel Taminiaux	Mike Teunissen		Arkéa–Samsic
6	Mike Teunissen
Final		Mike Teunissen	Lionel Taminiaux	Mike Teunissen	Anthony Turgis	Arkéa–Samsic

References

1. (French) "Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2019 – Le Parcours" Archived 14 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Four Days of Dunkirk – Official Website. 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019
2. "65th 4 Jours de Dunkerque – Startlist", ProCyclingStats. 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019
3. "2019 Four Days of Dunkirk - 4 Jours de Dunkerque (HC), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
4. (French) "4 Days of Dunkerque - Venturini downgraded, Groenewegen 1st", Cyclism'Actu. 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019
5. (French) "Four Days of Dunkirk Clément Venturini still downgraded", La Voix Du Nord. 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019

External links

• Official site