| 2019 UCI World Tour, race 31 of 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 12–18 August 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 970.55 km (603.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21h 29' 55" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 BinckBank Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 12 and 18 August 2019 in Belgium and the Netherlands. It was the 15th edition of the BinckBank Tour and the thirty-first event of the 2019 UCI World Tour. It was won by Laurens De Plus.
All UCI WorldTeams were invited as the race is part of the UCI World Tour. The race organisation also gave out wildcards to five UCI Professional Continental teams. [1]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
The race organisation announced the full schedule in June 2019. [2] [3]
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 12 August | Beveren  to Hulst  | 167.7 km (104 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Sam Bennett (IRL) |
| 2 | 13 August | Blankenberge to Ardooie | 167.9 km (104 mi) | | Flat stage | Sam Bennett (IRL) |
| 3 | 14 August | Aalter to Aalter | 166.9 km (104 mi) | | Flat stage | Sam Bennett (IRL) |
| 4 | 15 August | Houffalize to Houffalize | 96.2 km (60 mi) |  | Hilly stage | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
| 5 | 16 August | Riemst to Venray | 184.9 km (115 mi) | | Flat stage |  Álvaro Hodeg (COL) |
| 6 | 17 August | The Hague to The Hague | 8.35 km (5 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Filippo Ganna (ITA) |
| 7 | 18 August | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw to Geraardsbergen | 178.6 km (111 mi) | | Hilly stage | Oliver Naesen (BEL) |
| Total | 970.55 km (603.1 mi) | |||||
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There are four principal classifications in the race. The first of these is the general classification, calculated by adding up the time each rider took to ride each stage. Time bonuses are applied for winning stages (10, 6 and 4 seconds to the first three riders) and for the three "golden kilometre" sprints on each stage. At each of these sprints, the first three riders are given 3-, 2- and 1-second bonuses respectively. The rider with the lowest cumulative time is the winner of the general classification. The rider leading the classification wins a green jersey.
There is also a points classification. On each road stage the riders are awarded points for finishing in the top 10 places, with other points awarded for intermediate sprints. The rider with the most accumulated points is the leader of the classification and wins the red jersey. The combativity classification is based solely on points won at the intermediate sprints; the leading rider wins the white jersey. The final classification is a team classification: on each stage the times of the best three riders on each team are added up. The team with the lowest cumulative time over the seven stages wins the team classification.
| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Points classification  | Combativity classification | Teams classification |
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| 1 | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Baptiste Planckaert | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 2 | Sam Bennett | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | |||
| 3 | Sam Bennett | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | |||
| 4 | Tim Wellens | Tim Wellens | Team Sunweb | ||
| 5 | Álvaro Hodeg | ||||
| 6 | Filippo Ganna | ||||
| 7 | Oliver Naesen | Laurens De Plus | |||
| Final | Laurens De Plus | Sam Bennett | Baptiste Planckaert | Team Sunweb | |
| Legend | |
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| | Denotes the winner of the general classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the points classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the combativity classification |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 21h 29' 55" |
| 2 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 35" |
| 3 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 36" |
| 4 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | CCC Team | + 37" |
| 5 |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) | Team Sunweb | + 44" |
| 6 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 06" |
| 7 |  Iván García (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 13" |
| 8 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 16" |
| 9 |  Simon Clarke (AUS) | EF Education First | + 1' 19" |
| 10 |  Michael Valgren (DEN) | Team Dimension Data | + 1' 21" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 115 |
| 2 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | UAE Team Emirates | 66 |
| 3 | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | 62 |
| 4 | Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Wanty–Gobert | 57 |
| 5 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 55 |
| 6 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 50 |
| 7 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | 47 |
| 8 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 46 |
| 9 |  Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) | Team Ineos | 46 |
| 10 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 40 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Wallonie Bruxelles | 71 |
| 2 | Robert Stannard (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | 26 |
| 3 | Thomas Sprengers (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 24 |
| 4 | Aaron Verwilst (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 23 |
| 5 |  Łukasz Wiśniowski (POL) | CCC Team | 19 |
| 6 | Oscar Riesebeek (NED) | Roompot–Charles | 16 |
| 7 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 14 |
| 8 | Stan Dewulf (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 12 |
| 9 |  Willie Smit (RSA) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | 12 |
| 10 | Jesper Asselman (NED) | Roompot–Charles | 12 |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Team Sunweb | 64h 36' 42" |
| 2 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 15" |
| 3 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 22" |
| 4 | Lotto–Soudal | + 5' 38" |
| 5 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 10' 52" |
| 6 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 11' 13" |
| 7 | Groupama–FDJ | + 11' 47" |
| 8 | EF Education First | + 12' 12" |
| 9 | Astana | + 13' 14" |
| 10 | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 14' 16" |
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