2019 Tour of Flanders

2019 Tour of Flanders
2019 UCI World Tour, race 14 of 38
Event poster with previous winner Niki Terpstra
Event poster with previous winner Niki Terpstra
Race details
Dates7 April 2019
Stages1
Distance267 km (165.9 mi)
Winning time6h 18' 49"
Results
  Winner  Alberto Bettiol (ITA) (EF Education First)
  Second  Kasper Asgreen (DEN) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)
  Third  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (UAE Team Emirates)
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The 103rd edition of the Tour of Flanders (Dutch: 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 267 kilometres (166 mi). It featured 17 categorized climbs and five flat sectors of cobbled roads.[3] Dutch rider Niki Terpstra won the previous edition in 2018.[4]

Final 170 kilometres (110 mi) of the 103rd Tour of Flanders

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.

  1. ^ "UCI announces 2019 road calendar". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Tour of Flanders: Alberto Bettiol takes shock first professional win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Roadmap" (PDF). rondevanvlaanderen.be. Flanders Classics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Niki Terpstra wins 2018 Tour of Flanders". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.