The 103rd edition of the Tour of Flanders (Dutch: Ronde van Vlaanderen) was held on 7 April 2019 in Belgium. It was the 14th event of the 2019 UCI World Tour and the second monument classic of the season, following Milan–San Remo.[1] The race was won by Italian rider Alberto Bettiol (EF Education First Pro Cycling).[2]
| 2019 UCI World Tour, race 14 of 38 | |||||||||||||
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 Event poster with previous winner Niki Terpstra | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 7 April 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 267 km (165.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 18' 49" | ||||||||||||
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The race started in Antwerp and finished in Oudenaarde, covering 267 kilometres (166 mi). It featured 17 categorized climbs and five flat sectors of cobbled roads.[3] Dutch rider Niki Terpstra won the previous edition in 2018.[4]
Terpstra crashed out this year in a multiple bike pile-up early in the race. He appeared to be unconscious for more than a minute, was ultimately taken to hospital and forced to abandon the race.
Teams
As the Tour of Flanders was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.[5]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | EF Education First | 6h 18' 49" |
| 2 |  Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 14" |
| 3 |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 17" |
| 4 |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Corendon–Circus | + 17" |
| 5 |  Nils Politt (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 17" |
| 6 |  Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Sunweb | + 17" |
| 7 |  Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 17" |
| 8 |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 17" |
| 9 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 17" |
| 10 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | CCC Team | + 17" |