2019 Tour of the Basque Country

2019 Tour of the Basque Country
2019 UCI World Tour, race 15 of 38
Race details
Dates8–13 April 2019
Stages6
Distance783.7 km (487.0 mi)
Winning time19h 24’ 09”
Results
Winner  Ion Izagirre (ESP) (Astana)
  Second  Daniel Martin (IRL) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Third  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
Mountains  Adam Yates (GBR) (Mitchelton–Scott)
Youth  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (UAE Team Emirates)
Sprints  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
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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

UCI Professional Continental teams

Route

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

Stage schedule
Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner
1 8 April Zumarraga to Zumarraga 11.2 km (7 mi) Individual time trial  Maximilian Schachmann (GER)
2 9 April Zumarraga to Gorraiz 149.5 km (93 mi) Hilly stage  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
3 10 April Sarriguren to Estibaliz 191.4 km (119 mi) Hilly stage  Maximilian Schachmann (GER)
4 11 April Vitoria-Gasteiz to Arrigorriaga 163.6 km (102 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Maximilian Schachmann (GER)
5 12 April Arrigorriaga to Arrate 149.8 km (93 mi) Mountain stage  Emanuel Buchmann (GER)
6 13 April Eibar to Eibar 118.2 km (73 mi) Mountain stage  Adam Yates (GBR)

Stages

Stage 1

8 April 2019 — Zumarraga to Zumarraga, 11.2 km (7 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
Result of Stage 1[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 17' 10"
2  Daniel Martínez (COL) EF Education First + 9"
3  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Team Sky + 10"
4  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 12"
5  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 16"
6  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 19"
7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana + 22"
8  Enric Mas (ESP) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 24"
9  Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky + 30"
10  Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education First + 31"
General classification after Stage 1
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 17' 10"
2  Daniel Martínez (COL) EF Education First + 9"
3  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Team Sky + 10"
4  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 12"
5  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 16"
6  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 19"
7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana + 22"
8  Enric Mas (ESP) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 24"
9  Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky + 30"
10  Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education First + 31"

Stage 2

9 April 2019 — Zumarraga to Gorraiz, 149.5 km (93 mi)
Result of Stage 2[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 3h 29' 37"
2  Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 1"
3  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Team Sky + 1"
4  Omar Fraile (ESP) Astana + 1"
5  Valentin Madouas (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 1"
6  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1"
7  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1"
8  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana + 1"
9  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1"
10  Pieter Serry (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 1"
General classification after Stage 2
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 46' 44"
2  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 5"
3  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Team Sky + 10"
4  Daniel Martínez (COL) EF Education First + 18"
5  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 23"
6  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana + 23"
7  Enric Mas (ESP) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 28"
8  Dylan Teuns (BEL) Bahrain–Merida + 36"
9  Daniel Martin (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 39"
10  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 41"

Stage 3

10 April 2019 — Sarriguren to Estibaliz, 191.4 km (119 mi)
Result of Stage 3[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 4h 47' 57"
2  Diego Ulissi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
3  Enrico Battaglin (ITA) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 0"
4  Marc Hirschi (SUI) Team Sunweb + 0"
5  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana + 0"
6  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
7  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 0"
8  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
9  Carlos Quintero (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 0"
10  Grega Bole (SLO) Bahrain–Merida + 0"
General classification after Stage 3
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 8h 34' 31"
2  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana + 33"
3  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 33"
4  Daniel Martínez (COL) EF Education First + 48"
5  Daniel Martin (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 49"
6  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 51"
7  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Astana + 54"
8  Dylan Teuns (BEL) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 11"
9  Mikel Landa (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 16"
10  Sam Oomen (NED) Team Sunweb + 1' 16"

Stage 4

11 April 2019 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to Arrigorriaga, 163.6 km (102 mi)
Result of Stage 4[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 4h 03' 55"
2  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
3  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana + 1"
4  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 1"
5  Marc Hirschi (SUI) Team Sunweb + 9"
6  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 9"
7  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 9"
8  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana + 9"
9  Valentin Madouas (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 9"
10  Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 9"
General classification after Stage 4
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 12h 38' 16"
2  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 51"
3  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana + 52"
4  Daniel Martínez (COL) EF Education First + 1' 07"
5  Daniel Martin (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 08"
6  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 10"
7  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana + 1' 24"
8  Dylan Teuns (BEL) Bahrain–Merida + 1' 30"
9  Mikel Landa (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 35"
10  Mikel Nieve (ESP) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 38"

Stage 5

12 April 2019 — Arrigorriaga to Arrate, 149.8 km (93 mi)
Result of Stage 5[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 44' 14"
2  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana + 1' 08"
3  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 08"
4  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana + 1' 08"
5  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 24"
6  Daniel Martin (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 24"
7  Mikel Landa (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 50"
8  Lucas Hamilton (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 2' 04"
9  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 04"
10  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 04"
General classification after Stage 5
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 16h 23' 30"
2  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana + 54"
3  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 04"
4  Daniel Martin (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 32"
5  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana + 1' 32"
6  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 55"
7  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 56"
8  Daniel Martínez (COL) EF Education First + 2' 11"
9  Mikel Landa (ESP) Movistar Team + 2' 25"
10  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 25"

Stage 6

13 April 2019 — Eibar to Eibar–Arrate, 118.2 km (73 mi)
Result of Stage 6[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott 2h 59' 46"
2  Daniel Martin (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 1"
3  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana + 1"
4  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana + 1"
5  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 27"
6  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 1' 24"
7  Mikel Landa (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 24"
8  Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education First + 1' 24”
9  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 24"
10  Lucas Hamilton (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 24"
General classification after Stage 5
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana 19h 24' 09"
2  Daniel Martin (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 29"
3  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 31"
4  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana + 36"
5  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 51"
6  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 56"
7  Mikel Landa (ESP) Movistar Team + 2' 56"
8  Mikel Nieve (ESP) Mitchelton–Scott + 3' 25"
9  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3' 29"
10  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3' 44"

Classification leadership table

Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
1 Maximilian Schachmann Maximilian Schachmann Maximilian Schachmann Daniel Martínez Maximilian Schachmann
2 Julian Alaphilippe Garikoitz Bravo
3 Maximilian Schachmann
4 Maximilian Schachmann
5 Emanuel Buchmann Emanuel Buchmann Alessandro De Marchi
6 Adam Yates Ion Izagirre Adam Yates Tadej Pogačar
Final Ion Izagirre Maximilian Schachmann Adam Yates Tadej Pogačar

Final classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana 19h 24' 09"
2  Daniel Martin (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 29"
3  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 31"
4  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana + 36"
5  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 51"
6  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 36"
7  Mikel Landa (ESP) Movistar Team + 2' 56"
8  Mikel Nieve (ESP) Mitchelton–Scott + 3' 13"
9  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3' 29"
10  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3' 44"

Points classification

Final points classification[11]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 96
2  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott 78
3  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana 76
4  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 54
5  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana 50
6  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 40
7  Daniel Martin (IRL) UAE Team Emirates 39
8  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe 35
9  Mikel Landa (ESP) Movistar Team 27
10  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek–Segafredo 27

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification[12]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott 34
2  Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) CCC Team 30
3  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Astana 29
4  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana 24
5  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 15
6  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 15
7  Carlos Verona (ESP) Movistar Team 13
8  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Astana 12
9  Julien Bernard (FRA) Trek–Segafredo 12
10  Garikoitz Bravo (ESP) Euskadi–Murias 12

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 19h 25' 45"
2  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 08"
3  Enric Mas (ESP) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 2' 39"
4  Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education First + 3' 49"
5  Lucas Hamilton (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 5' 07"
6  Valentin Madouas (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 5' 30"
7  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 7' 27"
8  Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 10' 07"
9  Daniel Martínez (COL) EF Education First + 14' 20"
10  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Team Jumbo–Visma + 28' 54"

References

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  11. ^ https://www.itzulia.eus/Classification/9/0 [dead link‍]
  12. ^ https://www.itzulia.eus/Classification/10/0 [dead link‍]
  13. ^ https://www.itzulia.eus/Classification/8/0 [dead link‍]