2019 EF Education First season explained

Season:	2019
Men:	yes
Ucicode:	EFD
Status:	UCI WorldTeam
Manager:	Jonathan Vaughters
Sponsor:	Cannondale
Base:	Boulder, Colorado, United States
Bikes:	Cannondale
Groupset:	Shimano
Onedaywins:	3
Stageracestages:	10
Natcwins:	4
Kitimage:	Team EF1 2019.jpg
Previous:	2018
Next:	2020

The 2019 season for the cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they are obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

Riders who joined the team for the 2019 season

Rider	2018 team
Sean Bennett^[1]
Alberto Bettiol^[2]
Jonathan Caicedo^[3]
Moreno Hofland^[4]
Tanel Kangert^[5]
Lachlan Morton^[6]
Tejay van Garderen^[7]
Luis Villalobos^[8]	-->
James Whelan^[9]

Riders who left the team during or after the 2018 season

Rider	2019 team
Brendan Canty^[10]	-
Julián Cardona^[11]
Will Clarke^[12]
Kim Magnusson^[13]
Daniel Moreno	-
Pierre Rolland^[14]
Tom Van Asbroeck^[15]

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
	Herald Sun Tour, Stage 1				Phillip Island
	Herald Sun Tour, Stage 2				Churchill
	Tour Colombia, Stage 1 (TTT)		^[16]		Medellín
	Tour Colombia, Teams classification		^[17]
	Tour de la Provence, Points classification
	Tour du Haut Var, Stage 1				Mandelieu-la-Napoule
	Paris–Nice, Stage 7				Col de Turini
	Tirreno–Adriatico, Teams classification		^[18]
	Tour of Flanders				Oudenaarde
	Tour de Romandie, Teams classification		^[19]
	Tour of California, Teams classification		^[20]
	Tour de Suisse, Stage 9				Ulrichen
	Tour de Suisse, Mountains classification
	Tour of Utah, Stage 5				Canyons Village
	Tour of Utah, Stage 6				Park City
	Bretagne Classic Ouest-France				Plouay
	Vuelta a España, Stage 12				Becerril de la Sierra
	Milano–Torino				Torino
	Tour of Guangxi, Stage 2				Qinzhou

National, Continental and World champions

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
					Villavicencio
					Knoxville

Notes and References

1. Web site: EF Education First-Drapac sign Sean Bennett . 20 October 2018. . 27 January 2019.
2. Web site: Bettiol returns to Slipstream 'family' with EF Education First-Drapac . 2 August 2018 . . 27 January 2019.
3. Web site: EF Education First-Drapac sign former Ecuadorian TT champion Jonathan Caicedo . 26 September 2018. . 27 January 2019.
4. Web site: Hofland signs two-year contract with EF Education First-Drapac . 19 August 2018. . 27 January 2019.
5. Web site: Estonian time trial champion Tanel Kangert signs with #PinkArgyle for 2019 . 23 August 2018 . . 27 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181110160039/https://www.efprocycling.com/estonian-time-trial-champion-tanel-kangert-signs-with-pinkargyle-for-2019/ . 10 November 2018 . dead .
6. Web site: Lachlan Morton returns to EF Pro Cycling . 1 November 2018. . 27 January 2019.
7. Web site: Van Garderen signs for EF Education First-Drapac . 7 August 2018 . . 27 January 2019.
8. Web site: Mexican TT champion Villalobos signs unique deal with EF Education First-Drapac . 5 September 2018. . 27 January 2019.
9. Web site: EF-Drapac sign U23 Tour of Flanders winner Whelan . 2 June 2018. . 27 January 2019.
10. Web site: Riders with no team next year . . 27 January 2019.
11. Web site: Matteo Montaguti and Julian Cardona to join Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec in 2019 . 27 December 2018 . . 27 January 2019.
12. Web site: Trek-Segafredo sign Kirsch and Will Clarke through 2020 . 4 September 2018 . . 27 January 2019.
13. Web site: Cycling transfers 2019 . 19 December 2018 . . 27 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190103110200/https://www.velon.cc/en/news/2018/07/cycling-transfers-2019-which-riders-are-on-the-move-and-where . 3 January 2019 . dead .
14. Web site: Pierre Rolland signs for Vital Concept . 9 August 2018 . . 27 January 2019.
15. Web site: Van Asbroeck signs with Israel Cycling Academy . 9 November 2018 . . 27 January 2019.
16. The winning riders were Nathan Brown, Lawson Craddock, Taylor Phinney, Alex Howes, Daniel Martínez and Rigoberto Urán
17. The riders on the squad were Nathan Brown, Lawson Craddock, Taylor Phinney, Alex Howes, Daniel Martínez and Rigoberto Urán
18. The riders on the squad were Sep Vanmarcke, Alberto Bettiol, Simon Clarke, Tanel Kangert, Sebastian Langeveld, Sacha Modolo and Taylor Phinney
19. The riders on the squad were Nathan Brown, Jonathan Caicedo, Hugh Carthy, Joe Dombrowski, Tanel Kangert, Daniel Martínez and Michael Woods
20. The riders on the squad were Rigoberto Urán, Lawson Craddock, Sergio Higuita, Alex Howes, Lachlan Morton, Taylor Phinney and Tejay van Garderen