2019 Tour du Haut Var explained

2019 Tour du Haut Var
Series:2019 UCI Europe Tour
Date:22–24 February 2019
Stages:3
Distance:491.9
Unit:km
First:Thibaut Pinot
First Nat:FRA
First Color:yellow
Second:Romain Bardet
Second Nat:FRA
Third:Hugh Carthy
Third Nat:GBR
Mountains:Cyril Gautier
Mountains Nat:FRA
Mountains Color:red
Points:Thibaut Pinot
Points Nat:FRA
Points Color:green
Youth:Mathias Le Turnier
Youth Nat:FRA
Youth Color:white
Previous:2018
Next:2020

The 2019 Tour du Haut Var was a road cycling stage race that took place from 22 to 24 February 2019. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 51st edition of the Tour du Haut Var.[1]

Teams

Eighteen teams were invited to start the race. These included four UCI WorldTeams, six UCI Professional Continental teams and seven UCI Continental teams.

Route

Stage schedule
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
122 FebruaryVence to Mandelieu-la-Napoule154.5km (96miles)Hilly stage
223 FebruaryLe Cannet-des-Maures to Mons201.4km (125.1miles)Hilly stage
324 FebruaryLa Londe-les-Maures to Mont Faron136km (85miles)Hilly stage

Stages

Stage 1

22 February 2019 — Vence to Mandelieu-la-Napoule, 154.5km (96miles)

Stage 2

23 February 2019 — Le Cannet-des-Maures to Mons, 201.4km (125.1miles)

Stage 3

24 February 2019 — La Londe-les-Maures to Mont Faron, 136km (85miles)

Classification leadership table

In the 2019 Tour du Haut Var, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2019 Tour du Haut Var, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a mass-start stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth, then 1 point fewer per place down to 1 for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.

The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1995 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Mountains classification
Points classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
1Sep VanmarckeSep VanmarckeJulien BernardSep VanmarckeLucas Eriksson
2Giulio CicconeGiulio CicconeCyril GautierGiulio CicconeMathias Le Turnier
3Thibaut PinotThibaut PinotThibaut Pinot
scope=row colspan=2FinalThibaut PinotCyril GautierThibaut PinotMathias Le Turnier

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Tour du Haut Var . ProCyclingStats . 22 February 2019.