2019 Tour de Wallonie (original) (raw)
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Cycling race
2019 Tour de Wallonie
| 2019 UCI Europe Tour | |
|---|---|
| Race details | |
| Dates | 27 – 31 July 2019 |
| Stages | 5 |
| Distance | 931.7 km (578.9 mi) |
| Winning time | 22h 12' 13" |
| Results | |
 Winner  Loïc Vliegen (BEL)(Wanty–Gobert) Second Tosh van der Sande (BEL)(Lotto–Soudal) Third Dries De Bondt (BEL)(Corendon–Circus) Points  Bryan Coquard (FRA)(Vital Concept–B&B Hotels) Mountains Toon Aerts (BEL)(Telenet–Fidea Lions) Youth  Chris Lawless (GBR)(Team Ineos) Sprints Emiel Vermeulen (BEL)(Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole) Team Team Ineos |
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The 2019 VOO-Tour de Wallonie was a five-stage men's professional road cycling race, held in Belgium as a 2.HC race on the 2019 UCI Europe Tour. It was the forty-sixth running of the Tour de Wallonie, starting on 27 July in Le Roeulx and finishing on 31 July in Thuin.
Stage characteristics and winners
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 July | Le Roeulx to Dottignies | 186.4 km (115.8 mi) |  |
Hilly stage | Timothy Dupont (BEL) |
| 2 | 28 July | Waremme to Beyne-Heusay | 170.8 km (106.1 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Loïc Vliegen (BEL) |
| 3 | 29 July | La Roche-en-Ardenne to Verviers | 205.6 km (127.8 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Davide Cimolai (ITA) |
| 4 | 30 July | Villers-le-Bouillet to Lierneux | 178.2 km (110.7 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Arnaud Démare (FRA) |
| 5 | 31 July | Couvin to Thuin | 190.7 km (118.5 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) |
| Total | 931.7 km (578.9 mi) |
Nineteen teams of seven riders entered the race. Of these teams, six were UCI WorldTour teams, ten were UCI Professional Continental teams, and three were UCI Continental teams.[1][2]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
- Cofidis
- Corendon–Circus
- Israel Cycling Academy
- Riwal Readynez
- Roompot–Charles
- Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
- Total Direct Énergie
- Vital Concept–B&B Hotels
- Wallonie Bruxelles
- Wanty–Gobert
UCI Continental Teams
27 July 2019 — Le Roeulx to Dottignies, 186.4 km (115.8 mi)[3]
28 July 2019 — Waremme to Beyne-Heusay, 170.8 km (106.1 mi)[6]
Stage 2 result[7][8] Rank Rider Team Time 1 Loïc Vliegen (BEL) Wanty–Gobert 4h 04' 37" 2 Chris Lawless (GBR) Team Ineos + 8" 3 Quinten Hermans (BEL) Telenet–Fidea Lions + 12" 4 Dimitri Claeys (BEL) Cofidis + 12" 5 Dorian Godon (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 12" 6  Ruben Guerreiro (POR) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 12" 7 Damien Touzé (FRA) Cofidis + 12" 8  Lucas Eriksson (SWE) Riwal Readynez + 12" 9 Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) Groupama–FDJ + 12" 10  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) Team Ineos + 12" |
General classification after stage 2[7][8] Rank Rider Team Time 1 Loïc Vliegen (BEL)   Wanty–Gobert 8h 27' 11" 2 Chris Lawless (GBR)  Team Ineos + 12" 3 Quinten Hermans (BEL) Telenet–Fidea Lions + 18" 4 Dries De Bondt (BEL) Corendon–Circus + 19" 5 Damien Touzé (FRA) Cofidis + 22" 6 Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 22" 7 Jenthe Biermans (BEL) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 22" 8 Ruben Guerreiro (POR) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 22" 9 Milan Menten (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 22" 10 Dorian Godon (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 22" |
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29 July 2019 — La Roche-en-Ardenne to Verviers, 205.6 km (127.8 mi)[9]
30 July 2019 — Villers-le-Bouillet to Lierneux, 178.2 km (110.7 mi)[12]
31 July 2019 — Couvin to Thuin, 190.7 km (118.5 mi)[15]
Classification leadership table
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In the 2019 Tour de Wallonie, five different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints (three seconds to first, two seconds to second, and one second to third) and at the finish of all stages to the first three finishers: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively.[18] The leader of the classification received a yellow jersey;[19] it was considered the most important of the 2019 Tour de Wallonie, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.[18]
Points for the mountains classification
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points for Category 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Points for Category 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a white jersey.[19] In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either first, or second-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.[20]
Points for the points classification
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage finishes | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey.[19] In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage.[20] For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 15 for third, 10 for fourth and so on, down to 1 point for 10th place.[20] There was also a separate classification for the intermediate sprints, rewarding a purple jersey.[19] Points towards the classification were awarded on a 5–3–1 scale at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.[21]
Finally, the leader in the classification for young riders, wore a red bib number.[19] This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 28 July 1995 were eligible to be ranked in the classification.[21] There was also a team classification, 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.[20] A combativity award was also given each day to the most aggressive rider on that stage.[22]
- On stage two, Roy Jans, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Timothy Dupont wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.
- On stage three, Timothy Dupont, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Loïc Vliegen wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.
Final classification standings
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| Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | |
Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification |  |
Denotes the winner of the sprints classification |
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Sprints classification
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Young rider classification
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Teams classification
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- ^ "2019 VOO - Tour de Wallonie Teams". TRW Organisation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "2019 Tour de Wallonie Teams". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Stage 1 Info". TRW Organisation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Dupont takes opening stage of Tour de Wallonie". Cycling News. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Timothy Dupont a conquis son 1er succès de 2019 à Dottignies" [Timothy Dupont gets his first win of 2019 at Dottignies]. TRW Organisation (in French). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Stage 2 Info". TRW Organisation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Vliegen wins stage 2 at Tour de Wallonie". Cycling News. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Le coup double de Loïc Vliegen à Beyne-Heusay" [Double win for Loïc Vliegen at Beyne-Heusay]. TRW Organisation (in French). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Stage 3 Info". TRW Organisation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Cimolai wins stage 3 in Wallonie". Cycling News. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Davide Cimolai en puncheur, Vliegen toujours en jaune" [Davide Cimolai as puncheur, Vliegen still in yellow]. TRW Organisation (in French). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Stage 4 Info". TRW Organisation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Demare wins stage 4 in Tour de Wallonie". Cycling News. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Arnaud Démare vainqueur du sprint à Lierneux après 2.900 mètres de dénivelé" [Arnaud Démare wins the sprint in Lierneux after 2,900 meters of climbing]. TRW Organisation (in French). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Stage 5 Info". TRW Organisation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Tour de Wallonie: Vliegen takes overall victory". Cycling News. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Loïc Vliegen a rejoint Marichal et Vandenbroucke" [Loïc Vliegen joins Marichal and Vandenbroucke] (in French). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b Livre de route 2019, pp. 13–14.
- ^ a b c d e Livre de route 2019, pp. 5.
- ^ a b c d Livre de route 2019, pp. 14.
- ^ a b Livre de route 2019, pp. 13–15.
- ^ Livre de route 2019, pp. 15.
- ^ a b c d e f "2019 Tour de Wallonie Final classifications" (PDF). TRW Organisation. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
Livre de route [_Roadbook_] (PDF) (in French). TRW Organisation. 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
Official website (in French)