2019 Tour de la Provence

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2019 Tour de la Provence
2019 UCI Europe Tour
The peloton in Avignon
The peloton in Avignon
Race details
Dates14 February–17 February 2019
Stages4
Distance543.8[1] km (337.9 mi)
Winning time13h 18' 06"
Results
Winner  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) (Astana)
  Second  Simon Clarke (AUS) (EF Education First)
  Third  Tony Gallopin (FRA) (AG2R La Mondiale)
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The 2019 Tour de la Provence was a road cycling stage race that took place between 14 and 17 February 2019. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour, and was the fourth edition of the Tour de la Provence.[2]

The race was won by Spanish rider Gorka Izagirre of the Astana team, winning by less than a second ahead of Australian rider Simon Clarke.[3]

Teams[edit]

Twenty-two teams of up to seven riders started the race:[4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

Route[edit]

Stage characteristics and winners[5]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 14 February Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 8.9 km (5.5 mi) Individual time trial  Filippo Ganna (ITA)
2 15 February Istres to La Ciotat 191.6 km (119.1 mi) Hilly stage  Eduard Prades (ESP)
3 16 February Aubagne to Circuit du Castellet 181.1 km (112.5 mi) Hilly stage  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
4 17 February Avignon to Aix en Provence 162.2 km (100.8 mi) Flat stage  John Degenkolb (GER)

Stages[edit]

Stage 1[edit]

Stage 1 result and general classification after Stage 1[5][6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Filippo Ganna (ITA) Team Sky 10' 05"
2  Sebastian Langeveld (NED) EF Education First + 9"
3  Rémi Cavagna (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 10"
4  Jasha Sütterlin (GER) Movistar Team + 15"
5  Kasper Asgreen (DEN) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 18"
6  Yves Lampaert (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 19"
7  Benjamin Thomas (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 20"
8  Owain Doull (GBR) Team Sky + 21"
9  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) EF Education First + 24"
10  Yoann Paillot (FRA) St. Michel–Auber93 + 25"

Stage 2[edit]

Stage 2 result[5][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduard Prades (ESP) Movistar Team 4h 50' 15"
2  Tony Gallopin (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
3  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Astana s.t.
4  Simon Clarke (AUS) EF Education First s.t.
5  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) Team Sky s.t.
6  Lilian Calmejane (FRA) Direct Énergie s.t.
7  Thibaut Pinot (FRA) Groupama–FDJ s.t.
8  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ s.t.
9  Rudy Molard (FRA) Groupama–FDJ s.t.
10  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 16"
General classification after Stage 2[5][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Astana 5h 00' 45"
2  Thibaut Pinot (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 2"
3  Tony Gallopin (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 6"
4  Rudy Molard (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 10"
5  Simon Clarke (AUS) EF Education First + 11"
6  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 15"
7  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) Team Sky s.t.
8  Eduard Prades (ESP) Movistar Team + 21"
9  Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) Groupama–FDJ + 26"
10  Jimmy Janssens (BEL) Corendon–Circus s.t.

Stage 3[edit]

Stage 3 result[5][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 4h 25' 10"
2  Toms Skujiņš (LAT) Trek–Segafredo s.t.
3  Tony Gallopin (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
4  Simon Clarke (AUS) EF Education First s.t.
5  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Astana s.t.
6  Cyril Gautier (FRA) Vital Concept–B&B Hotels s.t.
7  Guillaume Martin (FRA) Wanty–Gobert s.t.
8  Julien El Fares (FRA) Delko–Marseille Provence s.t.
9  Dorian Godon (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
10  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) Team Sky s.t.
General classification after Stage 3[5][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Astana 9h 25' 55"
2  Thibaut Pinot (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 2"
3  Tony Gallopin (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
4  Simon Clarke (AUS) EF Education First + 8"
5  Rudy Molard (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 10"
6  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 15"
7  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) Team Sky s.t.
8  Eduard Prades (ESP) Movistar Team + 21"
9  Jimmy Janssens (BEL) Corendon–Circus + 26"
10  Lilian Calmejane (FRA) Direct Énergie + 32"

Stage 4[edit]

Stage 4 result[5][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  John Degenkolb (GER) Trek–Segafredo 3h 52' 11"
2  Simon Clarke (AUS) EF Education First s.t.
3  Anthony Maldonado (FRA) St. Michel–Auber93 s.t.
4  Tony Gallopin (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
5  Damien Touzé (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
6  Yves Lampaert (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step s.t.
7  Benjamin Thomas (FRA) Groupama–FDJ s.t.
8  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step s.t.
9  Warren Barguil (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic s.t.
10  August Jensen (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy s.t.

Classifications[edit]

Final general classification[5][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Astana 13h 18' 06"
2  Simon Clarke (AUS) EF Education First s.t.
3  Tony Gallopin (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 1"
4  Thibaut Pinot (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 2"
5  Rudy Molard (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 10"
6  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 15"
7  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) Team Sky s.t.
8  Eduard Prades (ESP) Movistar Team + 21"
9  Jimmy Janssens (BEL) Corendon–Circus + 26"
10  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 29"
Final points classification[9]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Simon Clarke (AUS) EF Education First 38
2  Tony Gallopin (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale 32
3  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 28
4  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Astana 19
5  John Degenkolb (GER) Trek–Segafredo 18
6  Eduard Prades (ESP) Movistar Team 17
7  Toms Skujiņš (LAT) Trek–Segafredo 12
8  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) Team Sky 11
9  Filippo Ganna (ITA) Team Sky 10
10  Yves Lampaert (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 10
Final mountains classification[9]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Lilian Calmejane (FRA) Direct Énergie 16
2  Dries De Bondt (BEL) Corendon–Circus 16
3  Thibaut Pinot (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 8
4  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) Team Sky 7
5  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 5
6  Jodok Salzmann (AUT) Maloja Pushbikers 5
7  Anthony Delaplace (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic 5
8  Fausto Masnada (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec 4
9  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Astana 3
10  Lennard Kämna (GER) Team Sunweb 3
Final young rider classification[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 13h 18' 21"
2  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) Team Sky s.t.
3  Michael Storer (AUS) Team Sunweb + 2' 11"
4  Lennard Kämna (GER) Team Sunweb + 2' 54"
5  Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education First + 3' 14"
6  Niklas Eg (DEN) Trek–Segafredo + 5' 27"
7  Dorian Godon (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 5' 36"
8  Damien Touzé (FRA) Cofidis + 7' 55"
9  Filippo Ganna (ITA) Team Sky + 8' 49"
10  Rémi Cavagna (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 11' 42"
Final team classification[9]
Rank Team Time
1 Groupama–FDJ 39h 54' 13"
2 Movistar Team + 1' 57"
3 Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 3' 50"
4 Cofidis + 4' 16"
5 Vital Concept–B&B Hotels + 5' 31"
6 AG2R La Mondiale + 5' 55"
7 Team Sunweb + 6' 17"
8 EF Education First + 10' 38"
9 Trek–Segafredo + 11' 32"
10 Arkéa–Samsic + 12' 31"

Classification leadership table[edit]

Stage Winner General classification
Mountains classification
Points classification
Young rider classification
Teams classification
1 Filippo Ganna Filippo Ganna Not awarded Filippo Ganna Filippo Ganna Deceuninck–Quick-Step
2 Eduard Prades Gorka Izagirre Lilian Calmejane Eduard Prades David Gaudu Groupama–FDJ
3 Philippe Gilbert Dries De Bondt Simon Clarke
4 John Degenkolb Lilian Calmejane
Final Gorka Izagirre Lilian Calmejane Simon Clarke David Gaudu Groupama–FDJ

References[edit]

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