2019 Tour of Flanders

For the women's race, see 2019 Tour of Flanders for Women.

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 Tour of Flanders

2019 UCI World Tour, race 14 of 38
Event poster with previous winner Niki Terpstra
Race details
Dates	7 April 2019
Stages	1
Distance	267 km (165.9 mi)
Winning time	6h 18' 49"
Results
Winner  Alberto Bettiol (ITA) (EF Education First)   Second  Kasper Asgreen (DEN) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)   Third  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (UAE Team Emirates)
← 2018 2020 →

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]

Final 170 kilometres (110 mi) of the 103rd Tour of Flanders

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

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

• AG2R La Mondiale
• Astana
• Bahrain–Merida
• Bora–Hansgrohe
• CCC Team
• Deceuninck–Quick-Step
• EF Education First
• Groupama–FDJ
• Lotto–Soudal
• Mitchelton–Scott
• Movistar Team
• Team Dimension Data
• Team Jumbo–Visma
• Team Katusha–Alpecin
• Team Sunweb
• Trek–Segafredo
• UAE Team Emirates
• Team Sky

UCI Professional Continental teams

• Cofidis
• Corendon–Circus
• Roompot–Charles
• Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
• Vital Concept–B&B Hotels
• Wanty–Gobert
• Direct Énergie

Results

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Alberto Bettiol (ITA)	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)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 17"
8	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 17"
9	Tiesj Benoot (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 17"
10	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	CCC Team	+ 17"

References

1. "UCI announces 2019 road calendar". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
2. "Tour of Flanders: Alberto Bettiol takes shock first professional win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
3. "Roadmap" (PDF). rondevanvlaanderen.be. Flanders Classics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
4. "Niki Terpstra wins 2018 Tour of Flanders". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
5. "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.

External links

• Official website