2019 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

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2019 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2019 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates6–10 February 2019
Stages5
Distance647 [1]  km (402.0 mi)
Winning time16h 08' 44"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP)
  SecondFlag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)
  ThirdFlag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP)

  MountainsFlag of Spain.svg  Diego Rubio  (ESP)
  YouthFlag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Higuita  (COL)
  Team Astana
  2018
2020  

The 70th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana(English: Tour of the Valencian Community) was held from 6 to 10 February 2019. It was run over five stages, of which one was a time trial, covering a total distance of 647 km. It was a 2.1 event on the 2019 UCI Europe Tour. The race was run entirely in the autonomous community of Valencia, starting in Orihuela and finishing in Valencia.

Contents

The race was won by Spaniard Ion Izagirre of the Astana team. Alejandro Valverde and Pello Bilbao, also from Spain, finished second and third. [2]

Teams

Twenty-four teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders: [3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional teams

UCI Continental teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners [4] [5]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner
16 February Orihuela to Orihuela10.2 km (6.3 mi)Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR)
27 February Alicante to Alicante166 km (103 mi)Mediummountainstage.svgMedium mountain stageFlag of Italy.svg  Matteo Trentin  (ITA)
38 February Quart de Poblet to Chera 194.3 km (120.7 mi)Mediummountainstage.svgMedium mountain stageFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL)
49 February Villarreal to Alcossebre 188 km (117 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR)
510 February Paterna to Valencia 88.5 km (55.0 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED)

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result [4] [6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Dimension Data 12' 55"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) Astana + 5"
3Flag of Germany.svg  Tony Martin  (GER) Team Jumbo–Visma + 7"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) Bahrain–Merida + 8"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jos van Emden  (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 10"
6Flag of Portugal.svg  Nelson Oliveira  (POR) Movistar Team + 11"
7Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP) Astana + 12"
8Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 14"
9Flag of Slovenia.svg  Jan Tratnik  (SLO) Bahrain–Merida + 18"
10Flag of Ireland.svg  Dan Martin  (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 19"
General classification after Stage 1 [4] [6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Jersey yellow.svg Team Dimension Data 12' 55"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) Astana + 5"
3Flag of Germany.svg  Tony Martin  (GER) Team Jumbo–Visma + 7"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) Bahrain–Merida + 8"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jos van Emden  (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 10"
6Flag of Portugal.svg  Nelson Oliveira  (POR) Movistar Team + 11"
7Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP) Astana + 12"
8Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 14"
9Flag of Slovenia.svg  Jan Tratnik  (SLO) Bahrain–Merida + 18"
10Flag of Ireland.svg  Dan Martin  (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 19"

Stage 2

Stage 2 result [4] [7]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Trentin  (ITA) Mitchelton–Scott 4h 10' 12"
2Flag of France.svg  Nacer Bouhanni  (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ben Swift  (GBR) Team Sky s.t.
4Flag of Italy.svg  Sonny Colbrelli  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida s.t.
5Flag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR) UAE Team Emirates s.t.
6Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Dimension Data s.t.
7Flag of France.svg  Thomas Boudat  (FRA) Direct Énergie s.t.
8Flag of Norway.svg  Sondre Holst Enger  (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy s.t.
9Flag of Spain.svg  Enrique Sanz  (ESP) Euskadi–Murias s.t.
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Lawless  (GBR) Team Sky s.t.
General classification after Stage 2 [4] [7]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Jersey yellow.svg Team Dimension Data 4h 23' 07"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) Astana + 5"
3Flag of Germany.svg  Tony Martin  (GER) Team Jumbo–Visma + 7"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) Bahrain–Merida + 8"
5Flag of Portugal.svg  Nelson Oliveira  (POR) Movistar Team + 11"
6Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP) Astana + 12"
7Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 14"
8Flag of Slovenia.svg  Jan Tratnik  (SLO) Bahrain–Merida + 18"
9Flag of Ireland.svg  Dan Martin  (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 19"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Diego Rosa  (ITA) Team Sky + 20"

Stage 3

Stage 3 result [4] [8]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) CCC Team 5h 00' 16"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Trentin  (ITA) Mitchelton–Scott s.t.
3Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP) Astana s.t.
4Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mike Teunissen  (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma s.t.
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Higuita  (COL) Fundación Euskadi s.t.
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ben Swift  (GBR) Team Sky s.t.
8Flag of Italy.svg  Sonny Colbrelli  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida s.t.
9Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) Astana s.t.
10Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Canola  (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè s.t.
General classification after Stage 3 [4] [8]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Jersey yellow.svg Team Dimension Data 9h 23' 23"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) Astana + 5"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) Bahrain–Merida + 8"
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Nelson Oliveira  (POR) Movistar Team + 11"
5Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP) Astana + 12"
6Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 14"
7Flag of Ireland.svg  Dan Martin  (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 19"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Diego Rosa  (ITA) Team Sky + 20"
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jack Haig  (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 23"
10Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP) Cofidis + 24"

Stage 4

Stage 4 result [4] [9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott 4h 54' 57"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
3Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP) Astana + 2"
4Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) Astana s.t.
5Flag of Ireland.svg  Dan Martin  (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 4"
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Higuita  (COL) Fundación Euskadi + 5"
7Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP) Cofidis + 12"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) Bahrain–Merida + 17"
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jack Haig  (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott s.t.
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ben Hermans  (BEL) Israel Cycling Academy + 25"
General classification after Stage 4 [4] [9]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) Jersey yellow.svg Astana 14h 18' 27"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 7"
3Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP) Astana s.t.
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Dan Martin  (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 16"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) Bahrain–Merida + 18"
6Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP) Cofidis + 29"
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jack Haig  (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 33"
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 34"
9Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Dimension Data + 46"
10Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 48"

Stage 5

Stage 5 result [4] [10]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 1h 50' 17"
2Flag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR) UAE Team Emirates s.t.
3Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Trentin  (ITA) Mitchelton–Scott s.t.
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Luka Mezgec  (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott s.t.
5Flag of France.svg  Nacer Bouhanni  (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
6Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Gazzoli  (ITA) Kometa Cycling Team s.t.
7Flag of Norway.svg  Sondre Holst Enger  (NOR) Israel Cycling Academy s.t.
8Flag of Italy.svg  Sonny Colbrelli  (ITA) Bahrain–Merida s.t.
9Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Dimension Data s.t.
10Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Lonardi  (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè s.t.

Classifications

Final general classification [10]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) Jersey yellow.svg Astana 16h 08' 44"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team + 7"
3Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP) Astana s.t.
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Dan Martin  (IRL) UAE Team Emirates + 16"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL) Bahrain–Merida + 18"
6Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Herrada  (ESP) Cofidis + 29"
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jack Haig  (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 33"
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 34"
9Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Dimension Data + 46"
10Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 48"
Final mountains classification [10]
RankRiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Spain.svg  Diego Rubio  (ESP) Jersey red.svg Burgos BH 41
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Silvan Dillier  (SUI) AG2R La Mondiale 18
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Preben Van Hecke  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise 18
4Flag of Portugal.svg  João Rodrigues  (POR) W52 / FC Porto 12
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott 6
6Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Iturria  (ESP) Euskadi–Murias 6
7Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP) Movistar Team 4
8Flag of Spain.svg  Joan Bou  (ESP) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè 4
9Flag of Portugal.svg  Nelson Oliveira  (POR) Movistar Team 3
10Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP) Astana 3
Final young rider classification [10]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Sergio Higuita  (ESP) Jersey white.svg Fundación Euskadi 16h 09' 50"
2Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Vlasov  (RUS) Gazprom–RusVelo + 11"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Steff Cras  (BEL) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 39"
4Flag of Spain.svg  Juan Pedro López  (ESP) Kometa Cycling Team + 1' 20"
5Flag of Slovenia.svg  Matej Mohorič  (SLO) Bahrain–Merida + 2' 00"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kevin Deltombe  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 2' 10"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Nicola Bagioli  (ITA) Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè + 2' 17"
8Flag of Spain.svg  Gonzalo Serrano  (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 2' 36"
9Flag of Spain.svg  Iván García  (ESP) Bahrain–Merida + 2' 50"
10Flag of Spain.svg  Sergio Samitier  (ESP) Euskadi–Murias + 2' 55"
Final teams classification [10]
RankTeamTime
1 Astana 48h 27' 22"
2 Team Sky + 2' 25"
3 Mitchelton–Scott + 3' 33"
4 Bahrain–Merida + 3' 51"
5 CCC Team + 3' 52"
6 Movistar Team + 5' 25"
7 Cofidis + 6' 28"
8 Team Dimension Data + 7' 32"
9 Fundación Euskadi + 7' 34"
10 Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè + 8' 18"

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