2019 Tour of the Basque Country

Cycling race

Cycling race

The 2019 Tour of the Basque Country was a road cycling stage race, that took place between 8 and 13 April 2019 in Spain. It was the 59th edition of Tour of the Basque Country and the 15th race of the 2019 UCI World Tour.^[1] Ion Izagirre of Spain was the winner.

Participating teams

As the Tour of the Basque Country was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and were obliged to enter a team in the race. Five UCI Professional Continental teams were awarded wildcard places, bringing the number of teams to twenty-three. As each team included seven riders, a total of 161 riders were due to start the first stage.^[2]

UCI WorldTeams

• AG2R La Mondiale
• Astana
• Bahrain–Merida
• Bora–Hansgrohe
• CCC Team
• Deceuninck–Quick-Step
• EF Education First
• Groupama–FDJ
• Team Katusha–Alpecin
• Lotto–Soudal
• Mitchelton–Scott
• Movistar Team
• Team Dimension Data
• Team Jumbo–Visma
• Team Sunweb
• Trek–Segafredo
• UAE Team Emirates
• Team Sky

UCI Professional Continental teams

• Burgos BH
• Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
• Cofidis
• Euskadi–Murias
• Team Manzana Postobón

Route

The full route of the 2018 Tour of the Basque Country was announced on 27 February 2019.^[3]

Stages

Stage 1

8 April 2019 — Zumarraga to Zumarraga, 11.2 km (7 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 2

9 April 2019 — Zumarraga to Gorraiz, 149.5 km (93 mi)

Stage 3

10 April 2019 — Sarriguren to Estibaliz, 191.4 km (119 mi)

Stage 4

11 April 2019 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to Arrigorriaga, 163.6 km (102 mi)

Stage 5

12 April 2019 — Arrigorriaga to Arrate, 149.8 km (93 mi)

Stage 6

13 April 2019 — Eibar to Eibar–Arrate, 118.2 km (73 mi)

Classification leadership table

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

References

1. "UCI reveal WorldTour calendar for 2019". Cycling News. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
2. "The 23 teams participating in the Itzulia". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 8 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
3. "Official route of the Itzulia 2019". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 27 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. "Itzulia Basque Country 2019 - Stage 1 (ITT) - Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
5. "Itzulia Basque Country 2019 - Stage 2 - Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
6. "Itzulia Basque Country 2019 - Stage 3 - Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
7. "Itzulia Basque Country 2019 - Stage 4 - Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
8. "Itzulia Basque Country 2019 - Stage 5 - Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
9. "Itzulia Basque Country 2019 - Stage 6 - Results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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11. https://www.itzulia.eus/Classification/9/0 ^{[dead link]}
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13. https://www.itzulia.eus/Classification/8/0 ^{[dead link]}