2019 Tour de Romandie explained

2019 Tour de Romandie
Series:2019 UCI World Tour
Race No:21
Season No:38
Date:30 April–5 May 2019
Stages:6
Distance:699.52
Unit:km
First:Primož Roglič
First Nat:SLO
First Color:yellow
Second:Rui Costa
Second Nat:POR
Third:Geraint Thomas
Third Nat:GBR
Mountains:Simon Pellaud
Mountains Nat:SUI
Mountains Team:Switzerland
Mountains Color:black
Sprints:Primož Roglič
Sprints Nat:SLO
Sprints Color:green
Youth:David Gaudu
Youth Nat:FRA
Youth Color:white
Previous:2018
Next:2021

The 2019 Tour de Romandie was a road cycling stage race, that took place between 30 April and 5 May 2019 in Switzerland. It was the 73rd edition of the Tour de Romandie and the 21st race of the 2019 UCI World Tour.[1]

Teams

In total, twenty teams start the race. Each team delivered seven riders.[2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[3]
scope=col Stagescope=col Datescope=col Routescope=col Distancescope=col colspan="2"Typescope=col Winner
scope=row P30 AprilNeuchâtel3.87km (02.4miles)Prologue
scope=row 11 MayNeuchâtel to La Chaux-de-Fonds168.4km (104.6miles)Hilly stage
scope=row 22 MayLe Locle to Morges174.4km (108.4miles)Hilly stage
scope=row 33 MayRomont to Romont160km (100miles)Mountain stage
scope=row 44 MayLucens to Torgon107.6km (66.9miles)Mountain stage
scope=row 55 MayGenève to Genève16.85km (10.47miles)Individual time trial

Stages

Prologue

30 April 2019 — Neuchâtel, 3.87km (02.4miles), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 1

1 May 2019 — Neuchâtel to La Chaux-de-Fonds, 168.4km (104.6miles)

Stage 2

2 May 2019 — Le Locle to Morges, 174.4km (108.4miles)

Stage 3

3 May 2019 — Romont to Romont, 160km (100miles)

Stage 4

4 May 2019 — Lucens to Torgon, 107.6km (66.9miles)

Stage 5

5 May 2019 — Genève to Genève, 16.85km (10.47miles), individual time trial (ITT)

Classification leadership table

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Teams classification
PJan TratnikJan TratnikJan Tratniknot awardedBenjamin Thomas
1Primož RogličPrimož RogličPrimož RogličSimon PellaudDavid Gaudu
2Stefan KüngStefan Küng
3David GauduPrimož Roglič
4Primož Roglič
5Primož Roglič
FinalPrimož RogličPrimož RogličSimon PellaudDavid Gaudu

Final classification standings

Teams classification

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCI reveal WorldTour calendar for 2019 . 23 October 2018 . Cycling News.
  2. Web site: Teams: Tour de Romandie. www.tourderomandie.ch. 28 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190412221049/https://www.tourderomandie.ch/en/race/teams/. 12 April 2019. dead.
  3. Web site: Prologue. Tour de. Romandie. 13 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413164352/https://www.tourderomandie.ch/en/stage/prologue/. 13 April 2019. dead.