# 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.
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.

## Teams

Twenty-two teams of up to seven riders started the race:
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R La Mondiale
* EF Education First
* Team Sunweb
* Astana
* Groupama–FDJ
* Deceuninck–Quick-Step
* Movistar Team
* Trek–Segafredo
* Team Sky
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
* Delko–Marseille Provence
* Vital Concept–B&B Hotels
* Arkéa–Samsic
* Wanty–Gobert
* Cofidis
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Corendon–Circus
* Direct Énergie
UCI Continental teams
* Amore & Vita–Prodir
* Maloja Pushbikers
* Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole
* St. Michel–Auber93

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | 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) |

## Stages
### Stage 1

| 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

| 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" |
| 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

| 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. |
| 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

| 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. |

## Classifications

| 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" |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Groupama–FDJ | 39h 54' 13" |
| 2 | Movistar Team | + 1' 57" |
| 3 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 3' 50" |
| 4 | Cofidis | + 4' 16" |
| 5 | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 5' 31" |
| 6 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 5' 55" |
| 7 | Team Sunweb | + 6' 17" |
| 8 | EF Education First | + 10' 38" |
| 9 | Trek–Segafredo | + 11' 32" |
| 10 | Arkéa–Samsic | + 12' 31" |

## Classification leadership table

| 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 | Gorka Izagirre | Dries De Bondt | Simon Clarke | David Gaudu | Groupama–FDJ |
| 4 | John Degenkolb | Gorka Izagirre | Lilian Calmejane | Simon Clarke | David Gaudu | Groupama–FDJ |
| Final | Final | Gorka Izagirre | Lilian Calmejane | Simon Clarke | David Gaudu | Groupama–FDJ |