2019 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Explained

2019 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Series:2019 UCI World Tour
Race No:20
Season No:38
Date:28 April 2019
Stages:1
Distance:256
Unit:km
Time:6h 37' 37"
First:Jakob Fuglsang
First Nat:DEN
Second:Davide Formolo
Second Nat:ITA
Third:Maximilian Schachmann
Third Nat:GER
Previous:2018
Next:2020

The 2019 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 28 April 2019 in Belgium. It was the 105th edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the 20th event of the 2019 UCI World Tour.[1] It was won by Jakob Fuglsang.[2]

Teams

As Liège–Bastogne–Liège 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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCI reveal WorldTour calendar for 2019 . 23 October 2018 . Cycling News.
  2. Web site: Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Jakob Fuglsang claims biggest win of his career . BBC Sport . 30 April 2019.
  3. Web site: ASO maakt wildcards Waalse koersen bekend - WielerFlits. 22 April 2019.