2019 EF Education First season

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EF Education First
2019 season
UCI codeEFD
Status UCI WorldTeam
Manager Jonathan Vaughters
Main sponsor(s) Cannondale
Based Boulder, Colorado, United States
Bicycles Cannondale
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 3
Stage race stages10
National Championships 4
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Jersey
  2018
2020  

The 2019 season for the EF Education First cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they are obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Contents

Team roster

As of January 27, 2019. [1] [2]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United States.svg  Sean Bennett  (USA) (1996-03-31)March 31, 1996 (aged 22)
Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Bettiol  (ITA) (1993-10-29)October 29, 1993 (aged 25)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Matti Breschel  (DEN) (1984-08-31)August 31, 1984 (aged 34)
Flag of the United States.svg  Nathan Brown  (USA) (1991-07-07)July 7, 1991 (aged 27)
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Jonathan Caicedo  (ECU) (1993-04-28)April 28, 1993 (aged 25)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hugh Carthy  (GBR) (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 24)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Simon Clarke  (AUS) (1986-07-18)July 18, 1986 (aged 32)
Flag of the United States.svg  Lawson Craddock  (USA) (1992-02-20)February 20, 1992 (aged 26)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Mitchell Docker  (AUS) (1986-10-02)October 2, 1986 (aged 32)
Flag of the United States.svg  Joe Dombrowski  (USA) (1991-05-12)May 12, 1991 (aged 27)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Moreno Hofland  (NED) (1991-08-31)August 31, 1991 (aged 27)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Howes  (USA) (1988-01-01)January 1, 1988 (aged 31)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Tanel Kangert  (EST) (1987-03-11)March 11, 1987 (aged 31)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sebastian Langeveld  (NED) (1985-01-17)January 17, 1985 (aged 34)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Colombia.svg  Daniel Felipe Martínez  (COL) (1996-04-25)April 25, 1996 (aged 22)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel McLay  (GBR) (1992-01-03)January 3, 1992 (aged 27)
Flag of Italy.svg  Sacha Modolo  (ITA) (1987-06-19)June 19, 1987 (aged 31)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lachlan Morton  (AUS) (1992-01-02)January 2, 1992 (aged 27)
Flag of the United States.svg  Logan Owen  (USA) (1995-03-23)March 23, 1995 (aged 23)
Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA) (1990-06-27)June 27, 1990 (aged 28)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Tom Scully  (NZL) (1990-01-14)January 14, 1990 (aged 29)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Rigoberto Urán  (COL) (1987-01-26)January 26, 1987 (aged 32)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Julius van den Berg  (NED) (1996-10-23)October 23, 1996 (aged 22)
Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) (1988-08-12)August 12, 1988 (aged 30)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sep Vanmarcke  (BEL) (1988-07-28)July 28, 1988 (aged 30)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  James Whelan  (AUS) (1996-07-11)July 11, 1996 (aged 22)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Michael Woods  (CAN) (1986-10-12)October 12, 1986 (aged 32)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
30 January Herald Sun Tour, Stage 1 UCI Oceania Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel McLay  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Phillip Island
31 January Herald Sun Tour, Stage 2 UCI Oceania Tour Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Michael Woods  (CAN)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Churchill
12 February Tour Colombia, Stage 1 (TTT) UCI America Tour [N 1] Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Medellín
17 February Tour Colombia, Teams classification UCI America Tour [N 2] Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
17 February Tour de la Provence, Points classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Simon Clarke  (AUS)Flag of France.svg France
22 February Tour du Haut Var, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sep Vanmarcke  (BEL)Flag of France.svg France Mandelieu-la-Napoule
16 March Paris–Nice, Stage 7 UCI World Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Daniel Felipe Martínez  (COL)Flag of France.svg France Col de Turini
19 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 3] Flag of Italy.svg Italy
7 April Tour of Flanders UCI World Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Bettiol  (ITA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Oudenaarde
5 May Tour de Romandie, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 4] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
18 May Tour of California, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 5] Flag of the United States.svg United States
23 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 9 UCI World Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hugh Carthy  (GBR)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Ulrichen
23 June Tour de Suisse, Mountains classification UCI World Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hugh Carthy  (GBR)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
17 August Tour of Utah, Stage 5 UCI America Tour Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lachlan Morton  (AUS)Flag of the United States.svg United States Canyons Village
18 August Tour of Utah, Stage 6 UCI America Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Joe Dombrowski  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg United States Park City
1 September Bretagne Classic Ouest-France UCI World Tour Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sep Vanmarcke  (BEL)Flag of France.svg France Plouay
12 September Vuelta a España, Stage 12 UCI World Tour Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Higuita  (COL)Flag of Spain.svg Spain Becerril de la Sierra
9 October Milano–Torino UCI Europe Tour Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Michael Woods  (CAN)Flag of Italy.svg Italy Torino
18 October Tour of Guangxi, Stage 2 UCI World Tour Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel McLay  (GBR)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Qinzhou

National, Continental and World champions

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
1 February Colombian National Time Trial Championships
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Flag of Colombia.svg  Daniel Felipe Martínez  (COL)Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Villavicencio
22 June Ecuadorian National Time Trial Championships
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Flag of Ecuador.svg  Jonathan Caicedo  (ECU)Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
23 June Ecuadorian National Road Race Championships
Ecuador NC.png
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Jonathan Caicedo  (ECU)Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
30 June United States National Road Race Championships
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Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Howes  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg United States Knoxville

Footnotes

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