2019 Giro d'Italia

2019 Giro d'Italia
2019 UCI World Tour, race 23 of 38
A group of riders on Stage 19
Race details
Dates11 May – 2 June 2019
Stages21
Distance3,546.8 km (2,204 mi)
Winning time90h 01'47"
Results
Winner  Richard Carapaz (ECU) (Movistar Team)
  Second  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Bahrain–Merida)
  Third  Primož Roglič (SLO) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
Points  Pascal Ackermann (GER) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
Mountains  Giulio Ciccone (ITA) (Trek–Segafredo)
Youth  Miguel Ángel López (COL) (Astana)
  Sprints  Fausto Masnada (ITA) (Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec)
  Combativity  Fausto Masnada (ITA) (Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec)
  Team Movistar Team
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The 2019 Giro d'Italia was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race organised by RCS Sport that took place mainly in Italy, between 11 May and 2 June 2019.[1] The race was the 102nd edition of the Giro d'Italia and was the first Grand Tour of the 2019 cycling season. The race started with an individual time trial in Bologna,[2] and finished with another time-trial in Verona.[3] The race was won by Richard Carapaz (Movistar Team), who became the first Ecuadorian rider to win the Giro d'Italia.[4] Italian Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain–Merida) finished 2nd, with Slovenian rider Primož Roglič (Team Jumbo–Visma) in 3rd place.[3][5] Carapaz also became the second South American rider to win the Giro, after Nairo Quintana in 2014.[6]

Pascal Ackermann (Bora–Hansgrohe) narrowly won the points classification before Arnaud Démare (Groupama–FDJ), with Damiano Cima (Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè) in third place. Giulio Ciccone (Trek–Segafredo) won mountains classification after leading it through 20 of the race's 21 stages, and Miguel Ángel López (Astana) won the young rider classification. The team classification was won by Movistar Team.

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  2. ^ Brown, Gregor; Ballinger, Alex (31 October 2018). "Giro d'Italia 2019 route: Seven summit finishes and three individual time trials in all-Italian route". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Carapaz wins Giro d'Italia, Haga clinches final stage". AP NEWS. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Giro d'Italia: Richard Carapaz becomes the first Ecuadorian and to win the Giro d'Italia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (2 June 2019). "Richard Carapaz wins the 2019 Giro d'Italia". cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Richard Carapaz wins Giro d'Italia to make cycling history for Ecuador". Guardian. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.