2019 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana explained

2019 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Series:	2019 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	6–10 February 2019
Stages:	5
Distance:	647^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	16h 08' 44"
First:	Ion Izagirre
First Nat:	ESP
Second:	Alejandro Valverde
Second Nat:	ESP
Third:	Pello Bilbao
Third Nat:	ESP
Mountains:	Diego Rubio
Mountains Nat:	ESP
Youth:	Sergio Higuita
Youth Nat:	COL
Previous:	2018
Next:	2020

The 70th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (English: Tour of the Valencian Community) was held from 6 to 10 February 2019. It was run over five stages, of which one was a time trial, covering a total distance of 647 km. It was a 2.1 event on the 2019 UCI Europe Tour. The race was run entirely in the autonomous community of Valencia, starting in Orihuela and finishing in Valencia.

The race was won by Spaniard Ion Izagirre of the team. Alejandro Valverde and Pello Bilbao, also from Spain, finished second and third.^[2]

Teams

Twenty-four teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:^[3]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[4] ^[5]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance
1	6 February	Orihuela to Orihuela	10.2km (06.3miles)	Individual time trial
2	7 February	Alicante to Alicante	166km (103miles)	Medium mountain stage
3	8 February	Quart de Poblet to Chera	194.3km (120.7miles)	Medium mountain stage
4	9 February	Villarreal to Alcossebre	188km (117miles)	Mountain stage
5	10 February	Paterna to Valencia	88.5km (55miles)	Flat stage

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 5"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 10"
6			+ 11"
7			+ 12"
8			+ 14"
9			+ 18"
10			+ 19"

General classification after Stage 1

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 5"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 10"
6			+ 11"
7			+ 12"
8			+ 14"
9			+ 18"
10			+ 19"

Stage 2

Stage 2 result^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 2

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 5"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 11"
6			+ 12"
7			+ 14"
8			+ 18"
9			+ 19"
10			+ 20"

Stage 3

Stage 3 result^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General classification after Stage 3

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 5"
3			+ 8"
4			+ 11"
5			+ 12"
6			+ 14"
7			+ 19"
8			+ 20"
9			+ 23"
10			+ 24"

Stage 4

Stage 4 result^[9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			+ 2"
4			s.t.
5			+ 4"
6			+ 5"
7			+ 12"
8			+ 17"
9			s.t.
10			+ 25"

General classification after Stage 4

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 7"
3			s.t.
4			+ 16"
5			+ 18"
6			+ 29"
7			+ 33"
8			+ 34"
9			+ 46"
10			+ 48"

Stage 5

Stage 5 result^[10]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Classifications

Final general classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 7"
3			s.t.
4			+ 16"
5			+ 18"
6			+ 29"
7			+ 33"
8			+ 34"
9			+ 46"
10			+ 48"

Final mountains classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			41
2			18
3			18
4			12
5			6
6			6
7			4
8			4
9			3
10			3

Final young rider classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 11"
3			+ 39"
4			+ 1' 20"
5			+ 2' 00"
6			+ 2' 10"
7			+ 2' 17"
8			+ 2' 36"
9			+ 2' 50"
10			+ 2' 55"

Final teams classification

Rank	Team	Time
1
2		+ 2' 25"
3		+ 3' 33"
4		+ 3' 51"
5		+ 3' 52"
6		+ 5' 25"
7		+ 6' 28"
8		+ 7' 32"
9		+ 7' 34"
10		+ 8' 18"

Notes and References

Web site: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (2.1). BikeRaceInfo. 7 March 2019.
Web site: 2019 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana . ProCyclingStats . 17 February 2019.
Web site: 2019 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana - Startlist. FirstCycling. 7 March 2019.
Web site: 2019 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (2.1). BikeRaceInfo. 7 March 2019.
News: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2019. Cycling News. 7 March 2019.
Web site: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Boasson Hagen wins opening time trial. Cycling News. 16 March 2019.
Web site: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Trentin wins stage 2. Cycling News. 16 March 2019.
Web site: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Van Avermaet wins stage 3. Cycling News. 16 March 2019.
Web site: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Adam Yates wins stage 4. Cycling News. 16 March 2019.
News: Izagirre wins Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Cycling News. 11 March 2019.