| 2019 UCI World Tour, race 15 of 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 8–13 April 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 783.7 km (487.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 24’ 09” | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
The full route of the 2018 Tour of the Basque Country was announced on 27 February 2019. [3]
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 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) |
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| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification |
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| 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 | |
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 | 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 |
| 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" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 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 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 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 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 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" |
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