2019 Tour de l'Avenir
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Dates | 15 August 2019 | - 25 August 2019|||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1,036.2 km (643.9 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Tour de l'Avenir was the 56th edition of the Tour de l'Avenir, a UCI 2.NCup stage race for riders aged 23 or younger.[1] The 1,036.2-kilometre (643.9 mi) race consisted of 10 stages. It started on 15 August in Marmande and concluded on 25 August in La Corbière,[2] with Norwegian Tobias Foss winning the general classification.
Race overview
A total of 153 riders,[3] from 26 teams participated in the race.[4] There were 23 national teams, two regional teams, and one international team.[3] The Canadian team competed at the event for the first time in eight years.[1] The event consisted of mostly hilly and mountainous stages, with one rest day between stages 6 and 7.[3] Stage 2 of the race was a team time trial.[5]
British rider Ethan Hayter won stage 3, before withdrawing from the race after breaking his collarbone on the fourth stage.[6] Fellow British cyclist Fred Wright won the fourth stage.[6] Ben Healy won the fifth stage, after he broke away from Morten Hulgaard and Matteo Jorgenson around 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the stage finish.[7] Healy is an Irish rider, who was competing for the International team.[8] Swiss cyclist Stefan Bissegger won the sixth stage. Briton Tom Pidcock withdrew from the race after crashing within the final 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) of the stage.[9] Stage 8 of the race included an ascent of the Col de la Loze, the seventh highest mountain pass in France.[10] It was the first time that the mountain had been part of a professional cycle race.[11] The route up the Col de la Loze started in the valley and involved a direct descent of the mountain.[11] The stage was won by Australia's Alexander Evans.[11] Hungary's Attila Valter won the ninth stage despite momentarily going the wrong way near to the finish.[12] Going into Stage 10, Norway's Tobias Foss held a lead of 1:10. He managed to hold onto his race lead, finishing seventh at the summit of Le Corbier.[13]
Route and stages
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1 | 15 August | Marmande to Marmande | 128.8 km (80 mi) | Flat stage | Mathias Norsgaard (DEN)[14] | ||
2 | 16 August | Eymet to Bergerac | 32.1 km (20 mi) | Team time trial | Switzerland (SUI)[15] | ||
3 | 17 August | Montignac to Mauriac | 162.3 km (101 mi) | Hilly stage | Ethan Hayter (GBR)[16] | ||
4 | 18 August | Mauriac to Espalion | 158.2 km (98 mi) | Hilly stage | Fred Wright (GBR)[17] | ||
5 | 19 August | Espalion to Saint-Julien-Chapteuil | 158.9 km (99 mi) | Hilly stage | Ben Healy (IRE)[18] | ||
6 | 20 August | Saint-Julien-Chapteuil to Privas | 124.0 km (77 mi) | Hilly stage | Stefan Bissegger (SUI)[19] | ||
21 August | Rest day | ||||||
7 | 22 August | Grésy-sur-Isère to La Giettaz | 103.8 km (64 mi) | Mountain stage | Harold Tejada (COL)[20] | ||
8 | 23 August | Brides-les-Bains to Col de la Loze | 23.1 km (14 mi) | Mountain stage | Alexander Evans (AUS)[21] | ||
9 | 24 August | Villaroger to Tignes | 67.2 km (42 mi) | Mountain stage | Attila Valter (HUN)[22] | ||
10 | 25 August | Saint-Colomban-des-Villards to Le Corbier | 78.1 km (49 mi) | Mountain stage | Jefferson Cepeda (ECU)[23] |
Classifications
Norwegian cyclist Tobias Foss won the general classification,[2][24] ahead of Italian Giovanni Aleotti, and Belgian Ilan Van Wilder.[25] Foss was the first Norwegian to win the race.[13] American cyclist Matteo Jorgenson won the points classification, ahead of Foss and Matthias Norsgaard.[26] Spanish rider Jon Agirre won the mountains classification ahead of Alexander Evans and Michel Ries.[27]
References
- ^ a b Trembely, Philippe (29 July 2019). "Cycling Canada announces return to Tour de l'Avenir after eight year absence". Cycling Magazine.
- ^ a b c "56th Tour de l'Avenir (2.Ncup)". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Attila Valter starts his first Tour de l'Avenir this Thursday". CCC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Tour de l'Avenir 2019 : 26 équipes engagées". directvelo.com (in French). 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Tour de l'Avenir : le parcours et les étapes de l'édition 2019" (in French). Velo Club. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ a b Long, Jonny (18 August 2019). "Fred Wright claims second British victory at Tour de l'Avenir as youngsters repeat Baby Giro form". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Stourbridge cyclist Ben Healy shows potential with Tour de L'Avenir stage win". Stourbridge News. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Ben Healy wins Stage 5 of Tour de l'Avenir". Irish Cycling News. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Pidcock out of Tour de l'Avenir after crash". Cyclingnews.com. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (15 October 2019). "Tour de France 2020 route revealed". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Hood, Andrew (17 October 2019). "New giant of the Alps could play kingmaker in 2020 Tour". VeloNews. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "VIDEO - 'Oh no!' - Stage 9 winner Attila Valter goes wrong way in dramatic finish at Tour de l'Avenir". Eurosport. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ a b Lee, Espen (25 August 2019). "Foss vant Tour de l'Avenir 2019". ProCycling.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Stage 1". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Stage 2". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Stage 3". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Stage 4". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Stage 5". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Stage 6". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Stage 7". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Stage 8". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Stage 9". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Stage 10". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Bonville-Ginn, Tom (11 March 2020). "Tom Dumoulin recovered from parasites and looking to make return to peloton". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Top 3 per edition". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Points Classification". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Mountains GC". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.