2019 Tour de l'Avenir

2019 Tour de l'Avenir
Race details
Dates15 August 2019 (2019-08-15) – 25 August 2019 (2019-08-25)
Stages10
Distance1,036.2 km (643.9 mi)
Results
  Winner  Tobias Foss (Norway)
  Second  Giovanni Aleotti (Italy)
  Third  Ilan Van Wilder (Belgium)
  Points  Matteo Jorgenson (USA)
  Mountains  Jon Agirre (Spain)
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The 2019 Tour de l'Avenir was the 56th edition of the Tour de l'Avenir, a UCI 2.NCup stage race for riders aged 23 or younger.[1] The 1,036.2-kilometre (643.9 mi) race consisted of 10 stages. It started on 15 August in Marmande and concluded on 25 August in La Corbière,[2] with Norwegian Tobias Foss winning the general classification.

Race overview

Tobias Foss won the general classification at the race.

A total of 153 riders,[3] from 26 teams participated in the race.[4] There were 23 national teams, two regional teams, and one international team.[3] The Canadian team competed at the event for the first time in eight years.[1] The event consisted of mostly hilly and mountainous stages, with one rest day between stages 6 and 7.[3] Stage 2 of the race was a team time trial.[5]

British rider Ethan Hayter won stage 3, before withdrawing from the race after breaking his collarbone on the fourth stage.[6] Fellow British cyclist Fred Wright won the fourth stage.[6] Ben Healy won the fifth stage, after he broke away from Morten Hulgaard and Matteo Jorgenson around 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the stage finish.[7] Healy is an Irish rider, who was competing for the International team.[8] Swiss cyclist Stefan Bissegger won the sixth stage. Briton Tom Pidcock withdrew from the race after crashing within the final 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) of the stage.[9] Stage 8 of the race included an ascent of the Col de la Loze, the seventh highest mountain pass in France.[10] It was the first time that the mountain had been part of a professional cycle race.[11] The route up the Col de la Loze started in the valley and involved a direct descent of the mountain.[11] The stage was won by Australia's Alexander Evans.[11] Hungary's Attila Valter won the ninth stage despite momentarily going the wrong way near to the finish.[12] Going into Stage 10, Norway's Tobias Foss held a lead of 1:10. He managed to hold onto his race lead, finishing seventh at the summit of Le Corbier.[13]

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 15 August Marmande to Marmande 128.8 km (80 mi) Flat stage  Mathias Norsgaard (DEN)[14]
2 16 August Eymet to Bergerac 32.1 km (20 mi) Team time trial  Switzerland (SUI)[15]
3 17 August Montignac to Mauriac 162.3 km (101 mi) Hilly stage  Ethan Hayter (GBR)[16]
4 18 August Mauriac to Espalion 158.2 km (98 mi) Hilly stage  Fred Wright (GBR)[17]
5 19 August Espalion to Saint-Julien-Chapteuil 158.9 km (99 mi) Hilly stage  Ben Healy (IRE)[18]
6 20 August Saint-Julien-Chapteuil to Privas 124.0 km (77 mi) Hilly stage  Stefan Bissegger (SUI)[19]
21 August Rest day
7 22 August Grésy-sur-Isère to La Giettaz 103.8 km (64 mi) Mountain stage  Harold Tejada (COL)[20]
8 23 August Brides-les-Bains to Col de la Loze 23.1 km (14 mi) Mountain stage  Alexander Evans (AUS)[21]
9 24 August Villaroger to Tignes 67.2 km (42 mi) Mountain stage  Attila Valter (HUN)[22]
10 25 August Saint-Colomban-des-Villards to Le Corbier 78.1 km (49 mi) Mountain stage  Jefferson Cepeda (ECU)[23]

Classifications

Norwegian cyclist Tobias Foss won the general classification,[2][24] ahead of Italian Giovanni Aleotti, and Belgian Ilan Van Wilder.[25] Foss was the first Norwegian to win the race.[13] American cyclist Matteo Jorgenson won the points classification, ahead of Foss and Mathias Norsgaard.[26] Spanish rider Jon Agirre won the mountains classification ahead of Alexander Evans and Michel Ries.[27]

References

  1. ^ a b Trembely, Philippe (29 July 2019). "Cycling Canada announces return to Tour de l'Avenir after eight year absence". Cycling Magazine.
  2. ^ a b c "56th Tour de l'Avenir (2.Ncup)". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Attila Valter starts his first Tour de l'Avenir this Thursday". CCC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Tour de l'Avenir 2019 : 26 équipes engagées". directvelo.com (in French). 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Tour de l'Avenir : le parcours et les étapes de l'édition 2019" (in French). Velo Club. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b Long, Jonny (18 August 2019). "Fred Wright claims second British victory at Tour de l'Avenir as youngsters repeat Baby Giro form". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Stourbridge cyclist Ben Healy shows potential with Tour de L'Avenir stage win". Stourbridge News. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Ben Healy wins Stage 5 of Tour de l'Avenir". Irish Cycling News. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Pidcock out of Tour de l'Avenir after crash". Cyclingnews.com. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  10. ^ Farrand, Stephen (15 October 2019). "Tour de France 2020 route revealed". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  11. ^ a b c Hood, Andrew (17 October 2019). "New giant of the Alps could play kingmaker in 2020 Tour". VeloNews. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  12. ^ "VIDEO – 'Oh no!' – Stage 9 winner Attila Valter goes wrong way in dramatic finish at Tour de l'Avenir". Eurosport. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  13. ^ a b Lee, Espen (25 August 2019). "Foss vant Tour de l'Avenir 2019". ProCycling.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Stage 1". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Stage 2". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Stage 3". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Stage 4". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Stage 5". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Stage 6". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  20. ^ "Stage 7". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Stage 8". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  22. ^ "Stage 9". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  23. ^ "Stage 10". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  24. ^ Bonville-Ginn, Tom (11 March 2020). "Tom Dumoulin recovered from parasites and looking to make return to peloton". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  25. ^ "Top 3 per edition". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  26. ^ "Points Classification". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  27. ^ "Mountains GC". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

External links

  • Official website
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