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.
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]