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Dates | 3–4 May 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 264 km (164.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Women's Tour de Yorkshire was a two-day cycling stage race staged in Yorkshire over 3 and 4 May 2019. It was the fourth edition of the Women's Tour de Yorkshire, organised by Welcome to Yorkshire and the Amaury Sport Organisation. It was the second time the race was organised as a stage race. For the first time, the race was live broadcast in full on ITV4 in 2019. [1]
Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Length | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 3 May | Barnsley | Bedale | 132 km (82.0 mi) | Hilly stage | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | |
2 | 4 May | Bridlington | Scarborough | 132 km (82.0 mi) | Hilly stage | Marianne Vos (NED) |
Eighteen teams professional teams and a British national team, each with a maximum of six riders, participated in the race: [2]
Professional women's teams
National teams
Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Combativity prize | Teams classification |
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1 | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Lizzy Banks (UK) | Leah Dixon (UK) | Team Sunweb |
2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Marianne Vos (NED) | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Mavi Garcia (SPA) | Lizzie Deignan (UK) | Boels–Dolmans |
Final | Marianne Vos (NED) | Christine Majerus (LUX) | Mavi Garcia (SPA) | not awarded | Boels–Dolmans |
Stage 2 result
| General classification after Stage 2
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