The 2019 Ovo Energy Tour of Britain was an eight-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the sixteenth running of the modern version of the Tour of Britain and the 79th British tour in total. The race started on 7 September 2019 in Glasgow and finished on 14 September 2019 in Manchester. It is part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour.[1]
Teams
A total of 20 teams raced in the 2019 Tour of Britain: 10 UCI WorldTeams, 5 UCI Professional Continental teams, 4 UCI Continental Teams, and a British national team. Each team started with six riders for a starting peloton of 120 riders, of which 106 finished the race.[2][3]
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^"Matteo Trentin moves into OVO Energy green jersey after winning Scottish Borders stage". Tour of Britain. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
^"Dylan Groenewegen sprints to stage three victory in Newcastle". Tour of Britain. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^"Mathieu van der Poel moves into OVO Energy Tour of Britain lead after Kendal victory". Tour of Britain. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^"Dylan Groenewegen completes OVO Energy Tour of Britain hat-trick with Wirral win". Tour of Britain. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
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^"Mathieu van der Poel edges closer to OVO Energy Tour of Britain title with Warwickshire stage win". Tour of Britain. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
^"Mathieu van der Poel crowned 2019 OVO Energy Tour of Britain champion". Tour of Britain. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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