The 2019 Vuelta a Murcia was the 39th edition of the Vuelta a Murcia cycle race. It was from 15 to 16 February 2018 as a UCI Europe Tour category 2.1 race. The race was won by Luis León Sánchez of the Astana team.[2]

Teams

Eighteen teams of up to seven riders started the race:[3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental team

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[4][5]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 15 February Yecla to San Javier 188.8 km (117.3 mi) Hilly stage  Pello Bilbao (ESP)
2 16 February Beniel to Murcia 177.3 km (110.2 mi) Medium mountain stage  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 result and general classification after Stage 1[4][6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Astana 4h 15' 02"
2  Omar Fraile (ESP) Astana + 3"
3  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Astana s.t.
4  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
5  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe s.t.
6  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana s.t.
7  Matteo Trentin (ITA) Mitchelton–Scott + 9"
8  Jempy Drucker (LUX) Bora–Hansgrohe s.t.
9  Marco Haller (AUT) Team Katusha–Alpecin s.t.
10  Thomas Boudat (FRA) Direct Énergie s.t.

Stage 2

Stage 2 result[4][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Astana 4h 14' 33"
2  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
3  Matteo Trentin (ITA) Mitchelton–Scott + 13"
4  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe s.t.
5  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Astana s.t.
6  Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) Euskadi–Murias s.t.
7  José Herrada (ESP) Cofidis s.t.
8  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana + 16"
9  Omar Fraile (ESP) Astana s.t.
10  Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 29"

Final classification standings

Final general classification[4][7][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Astana 8h 29' 38"
2  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team s.t.
3  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Astana + 10"
4  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 13"
5  Omar Fraile (ESP) Astana + 16"
6  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana s.t.
7  Matteo Trentin (ITA) Mitchelton–Scott + 19"
8  José Herrada (ESP) Cofidis s.t.
9  Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) Euskadi–Murias s.t.
10  Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 35"
Final mountains classification[7]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana 12
2  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Movistar Team 10
3  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team 8
4  Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) CCC Team 8
5  Damien Howson (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott 6
6  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Astana 5
7  Ángel Madrazo (ESP) Burgos BH 3
8  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Astana 2
9  Omar Fraile (ESP) Astana 2
10  Robin Carpenter (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 2
Final team classification[7]
Rank Team Time
1 Astana 25h 29' 20"
2 Team Katusha–Alpecin + 4' 36"
3 Mitchelton–Scott + 4' 58"
4 Movistar Team + 5' 22"
5 CCC Team + 5' 56"
6 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 9' 54"
7 Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 11' 53"
8 Euskadi–Murias + 12' 22"
9 Roompot–Charles + 16' 29"
10 Bora–Hansgrohe + 16' 33"

References

  1. ^ "Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia (2.1)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Vuelta a Murcia". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia". FirstCycling. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "2019 Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia (1.1), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia Costa Cálida 2019". Cycling News. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Bilbao wins Vuelta Murcia opener". Cycling News. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d "Vuelta Murcia: Luis Leon Sanchez wins stage 2 ahead of Valverde". Cycling News. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  8. ^ "2019 Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia". First Cycling. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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