2019 Tour of Flanders explained

2019 Tour of Flanders
Series:2019 UCI World Tour
Race No:14
Season No:38
Date:7 April 2019
Stages:1
Distance:267
Unit:km
Time:6h 18' 49"
First:Alberto Bettiol
First Nat:ITA
Second:Kasper Asgreen
Second Nat:DEN
Third:Alexander Kristoff
Third Nat:NOR
Previous:2018
Next:2020

The 103rd edition of the Tour of Flanders (Dutch; Flemish: Ronde van Vlaanderen) was held on 7 April 2019 in Belgium. It was the 14th event of the 2019 UCI World Tour and the second monument classic of the season, following Milan–San Remo.[1] The race was won by Italian rider Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First Pro Cycling).[2]

The race started in Antwerp and finished in Oudenaarde, covering . It featured 17 categorized climbs and five flat sectors of cobbled roads.[3] Dutch rider Niki Terpstra won the previous edition in 2018.[4] Terpstra crashed out this year in a multiple bike pile-up early in the race. He appeared to be unconscious for more than a minute, was ultimately taken to hospital and forced to abandon the race.

Teams

As the Tour of Flanders 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.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCI announces 2019 road calendar . 28 October 2018 . Cycling News . 28 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200328151204/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-announces-2019-road-calendar/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Tour of Flanders: Alberto Bettiol takes shock first professional win . BBC Sport . 8 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Roadmap . rondevanvlaanderen.be . . 12 March 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043124/https://www.rondevanvlaanderen.be/sites/default/files/rvv2019-elite-men-roadmap.pdf . dead .
  4. News: Niki Terpstra wins 2018 Tour of Flanders. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 April 2018. 1 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Deelnemerslijst - liste des partants. PDF. Tour of Flanders. Flanders Classics. 5 April 2019. 1 April 2019. 11 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190411080553/https://www.rondevanvlaanderen.be/sites/default/files/pdf/deelnemers_ronde_van_vlaanderen_worldtour_men.pdf. dead.