2019 Tour de la Provence

The 2019 Tour de la Provence was a road cycling stage race that took place between 14 and 17 February 2019. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour, and was the fourth edition of the Tour de la Provence.[2]

The race was won by Spanish rider Gorka Izagirre of the Astana team, winning by less than a second ahead of Australian rider Simon Clarke.[3]

Teams

Twenty-two teams of up to seven riders started the race:[4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

Stage characteristics and winners[5]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Stage winner
1	14 February	Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer	8.9 km (5.5 mi)	Individual time trial	Filippo Ganna (ITA)
2	15 February	Istres to La Ciotat	191.6 km (119.1 mi)	Hilly stage	Eduard Prades (ESP)
3	16 February	Aubagne to Circuit du Castellet	181.1 km (112.5 mi)	Hilly stage	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
4	17 February	Avignon to Aix en Provence	162.2 km (100.8 mi)	Flat stage	John Degenkolb (GER)

Stage 1 result and general classification after Stage 1[5][6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Filippo Ganna (ITA)	Team Sky	10' 05"
2	Sebastian Langeveld (NED)	EF Education First	+ 9"
3	Rémi Cavagna (FRA)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	+ 10"
4	Jasha Sütterlin (GER)	Movistar Team	+ 15"
5	Kasper Asgreen (DEN)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	+ 18"
6	Yves Lampaert (BEL)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	+ 19"
7	Benjamin Thomas (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 20"
8	Owain Doull (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 21"
9	Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)	EF Education First	+ 24"
10	Yoann Paillot (FRA)	St. Michel–Auber93	+ 25"

Stage 2 result[5][7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Eduard Prades (ESP)	Movistar Team	4h 50' 15"
2	Tony Gallopin (FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
3	Gorka Izagirre (ESP)	Astana	s.t.
4	Simon Clarke (AUS)	EF Education First	s.t.
5	Eddie Dunbar (IRL)	Team Sky	s.t.
6	Lilian Calmejane (FRA)	Direct Énergie	s.t.
7	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	s.t.
8	David Gaudu (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	s.t.
9	Rudy Molard (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	s.t.
10	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	+ 16"

General classification after Stage 2[5][7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Gorka Izagirre (ESP)	Astana	5h 00' 45"
2	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 2"
3	Tony Gallopin (FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 6"
4	Rudy Molard (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 10"
5	Simon Clarke (AUS)	EF Education First	+ 11"
6	David Gaudu (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 15"
7	Eddie Dunbar (IRL)	Team Sky	s.t.
8	Eduard Prades (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 21"
9	Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 26"
10	Jimmy Janssens (BEL)	Corendon–Circus	s.t.

Stage 3 result[5][8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	4h 25' 10"
2	Toms Skujiņš (LAT)	Trek–Segafredo	s.t.
3	Tony Gallopin (FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
4	Simon Clarke (AUS)	EF Education First	s.t.
5	Gorka Izagirre (ESP)	Astana	s.t.
6	Cyril Gautier (FRA)	Vital Concept–B&B Hotels	s.t.
7	Guillaume Martin (FRA)	Wanty–Gobert	s.t.
8	Julien El Fares (FRA)	Delko–Marseille Provence	s.t.
9	Dorian Godon (FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
10	Eddie Dunbar (IRL)	Team Sky	s.t.

General classification after Stage 3[5][8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Gorka Izagirre (ESP)	Astana	9h 25' 55"
2	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 2"
3	Tony Gallopin (FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
4	Simon Clarke (AUS)	EF Education First	+ 8"
5	Rudy Molard (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 10"
6	David Gaudu (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 15"
7	Eddie Dunbar (IRL)	Team Sky	s.t.
8	Eduard Prades (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 21"
9	Jimmy Janssens (BEL)	Corendon–Circus	+ 26"
10	Lilian Calmejane (FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 32"

Stage 4 result[5][9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	John Degenkolb (GER)	Trek–Segafredo	3h 52' 11"
2	Simon Clarke (AUS)	EF Education First	s.t.
3	Anthony Maldonado (FRA)	St. Michel–Auber93	s.t.
4	Tony Gallopin (FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
5	Damien Touzé (FRA)	Cofidis	s.t.
6	Yves Lampaert (BEL)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	s.t.
7	Benjamin Thomas (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	s.t.
8	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	s.t.
9	Warren Barguil (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	s.t.
10	August Jensen (NOR)	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.

Final general classification[5][9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Gorka Izagirre (ESP)	Astana	13h 18' 06"
2	Simon Clarke (AUS)	EF Education First	s.t.
3	Tony Gallopin (FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1"
4	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 2"
5	Rudy Molard (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 10"
6	David Gaudu (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 15"
7	Eddie Dunbar (IRL)	Team Sky	s.t.
8	Eduard Prades (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 21"
9	Jimmy Janssens (BEL)	Corendon–Circus	+ 26"
10	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	+ 29"

Final points classification[9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Simon Clarke (AUS)	EF Education First	38
2	Tony Gallopin (FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	32
3	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	28
4	Gorka Izagirre (ESP)	Astana	19
5	John Degenkolb (GER)	Trek–Segafredo	18
6	Eduard Prades (ESP)	Movistar Team	17
7	Toms Skujiņš (LAT)	Trek–Segafredo	12
8	Eddie Dunbar (IRL)	Team Sky	11
9	Filippo Ganna (ITA)	Team Sky	10
10	Yves Lampaert (BEL)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	10

Final mountains classification[9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Lilian Calmejane (FRA)	Direct Énergie	16
2	Dries De Bondt (BEL)	Corendon–Circus	16
3	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	8
4	Eddie Dunbar (IRL)	Team Sky	7
5	David Gaudu (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	5
6	Jodok Salzmann (AUT)	Maloja Pushbikers	5
7	Anthony Delaplace (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	5
8	Fausto Masnada (ITA)	Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec	4
9	Gorka Izagirre (ESP)	Astana	3
10	Lennard Kämna (GER)	Team Sunweb	3

Final young rider classification[9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	David Gaudu (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	13h 18' 21"
2	Eddie Dunbar (IRL)	Team Sky	s.t.
3	Michael Storer (AUS)	Team Sunweb	+ 2' 11"
4	Lennard Kämna (GER)	Team Sunweb	+ 2' 54"
5	Hugh Carthy (GBR)	EF Education First	+ 3' 14"
6	Niklas Eg (DEN)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 5' 27"
7	Dorian Godon (FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 5' 36"
8	Damien Touzé (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 7' 55"
9	Filippo Ganna (ITA)	Team Sky	+ 8' 49"
10	Rémi Cavagna (FRA)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	+ 11' 42"

Final team classification[9]

Stage	Winner	General classification	Mountains classification	Points classification	Young rider classification	Teams classification
1	Filippo Ganna	Filippo Ganna	Not awarded	Filippo Ganna	Filippo Ganna	Deceuninck–Quick-Step
2	Eduard Prades	Gorka Izagirre	Lilian Calmejane	Eduard Prades	David Gaudu	Groupama–FDJ
3	Philippe Gilbert		Dries De Bondt	Simon Clarke
4	John Degenkolb		Lilian Calmejane	Simon Clarke
Final		Gorka Izagirre	Lilian Calmejane	Simon Clarke	David Gaudu	Groupama–FDJ

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