# 2019 UAE Tour

The 2019 UAE Tour was a road cycling stage race, that took place between 24 February and 2 March 2019 in the United Arab Emirates. It was the first edition of the UAE Tour and the third race of the 2019 UCI World Tour.

## Teams

Twenty teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:
UCI WorldTeams
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* CCC Team
* Groupama–FDJ
* Mitchelton–Scott
* Team Katusha–Alpecin
* UAE Team Emirates
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Deceuninck–Quick-Step
* Lotto–Soudal
* Team Dimension Data
* Team Sunweb
* Bahrain–Merida
* Astana
* EF Education First
* Movistar Team
* Team Jumbo–Visma
* Trek–Segafredo
* Team Sky
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Team Novo Nordisk

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 24 February | Al Hudayriat Island to Al Hudayriat Island | 16 km (9.9 mi) | Team time trial | Team Jumbo–Visma |
| 2 | 25 February | Yas Island to Abu Dhabi | 184 km (114 mi) | Flat stage | Fernando Gaviria (COL) |
| 3 | 26 February | Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet | 179 km (111 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| 4 | 27 February | Palm Jumeirah to Hatta Dam | 197 km (122 mi) | Hilly stage | Caleb Ewan (AUS) |
| 5 | 28 February | Sharjah to Khor Fakkan | 181 km (112 mi) | Flat stage | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| 6 | 1 March | Ajman to Jebel Jais | 175 km (109 mi) | Mountain stage | Primož Roglič (SLO) |
| 7 | 2 March | Dubai Safari Park to Dubai | 145 km (90 mi) | Flat stage | Sam Bennett (IRL) |

## Stages
### Stage 1

| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Team Jumbo–Visma | 16' 49" |
| 2 | Team Sunweb | + 7" |
| 3 | Bahrain–Merida | + 9" |
| 4 | Team Sky | + 14" |
| 5 | Movistar Team | + 18" |
| 6 | CCC Team | + 24" |
| 7 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 26" |
| 8 | EF Education First | s.t. |
| 9 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 29" |
| 10 | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 16' 49" |
| 2 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 3 | Jos van Emden (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 4 | Koen Bouwman (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 5 | Max Walscheid (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 7" |
| 6 | Chad Haga (USA) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 7 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 8 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 9 | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 10 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | Bahrain–Merida | + 8" |

### Stage 2

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | 4h 36' 32" |
| 2 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 3 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Lotto–Soudal | s.t. |
| 4 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 5 | Erik Baška (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 6 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 7 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | EF Education First | s.t. |
| 8 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 9 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | s.t. |
| 10 | Jakub Mareczko (ITA) | CCC Team | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 4h 53' 21" |
| 2 | Jos van Emden (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 3 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 4 | Koen Bouwman (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 5 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 6" |
| 6 | Max Walscheid (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 7" |
| 7 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 8 | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 9 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 9" |
| 10 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |

### Stage 3

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 4h 44' 50" |
| 2 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 3 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | s.t. |
| 4 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 4" |
| 5 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 12" |
| 6 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 33" |
| 7 | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 8 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 35" |
| 9 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 10 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | Astana | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 9h 38' 05" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 14" |
| 3 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 31" |
| 4 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 39" |
| 5 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 47" |
| 6 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 54" |
| 7 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 57" |
| 8 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | CCC Team | + 1' 05" |
| 9 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 07" |
| 10 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 08" |

### Stage 4

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Lotto–Soudal | 4h 27' 07" |
| 2 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2" |
| 3 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 4 | Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 5" |
| 5 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 6 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 7 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 8 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Marco Haller (AUT) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 10 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 14h 05' 10" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 21" |
| 3 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 38" |
| 4 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 46" |
| 5 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 54" |
| 6 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 01" |
| 7 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 04" |
| 8 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | CCC Team | + 1' 12" |
| 9 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 14" |
| 10 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 15" |

### Stage 5

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 4h 48' 59" |
| 2 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 3 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 4 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 5 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 6 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 7 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 8 | Jakub Mareczko (ITA) | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 10 | Max Walscheid (GER) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 18h 54' 09" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 21" |
| 3 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 38" |
| 4 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 46" |
| 5 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 54" |
| 6 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 01" |
| 7 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 04" |
| 8 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | CCC Team | + 1' 12" |
| 9 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 14" |
| 10 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 15" |

### Stage 6

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 4h 15' 39" |
| 2 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 3 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | s.t. |
| 4 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 7 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 8 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 9 | Rui Costa (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 10 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 5" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 23h 09' 38" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 31" |
| 3 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 44" |
| 4 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 56" |
| 5 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 04" |
| 6 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 08" |
| 7 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 11" |
| 8 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 29" |
| 9 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 45" |
| 10 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 1' 49" |

### Stage 7

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 3h 17' 51" |
| 2 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 3 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Lotto–Soudal | s.t. |
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 5 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 6 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 7 | Max Walscheid (GER) | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 8 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 9 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | s.t. |
| 10 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) | Team Sky | s.t. |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Youth classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Team Jumbo–Visma | Primož Roglič | Not awarded | Laurens De Plus | Team Jumbo–Visma |
| 2 | Fernando Gaviria | Primož Roglič | Fernando Gaviria | Laurens De Plus | Team Jumbo–Visma |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde | Primož Roglič | Stepan Kurianov | David Gaudu | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 4 | Caleb Ewan | Primož Roglič | Stepan Kurianov | David Gaudu | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 5 | Elia Viviani | Primož Roglič | Stepan Kurianov | David Gaudu | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 6 | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Stepan Kurianov | David Gaudu | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 7 | Sam Bennett | Primož Roglič | Elia Viviani | David Gaudu | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| Final | Final | Primož Roglič | Elia Viviani | David Gaudu | Bora–Hansgrohe |

## Classifications

Legend :
* Denotes the winner of the general classification
* Denotes the winner of the points classification
* Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 26h 27' 29" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 31" |
| 3 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 44" |
| 4 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 56" |
| 5 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 04" |
| 6 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 08" |
| 7 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 11" |
| 8 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 29" |
| 9 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 45" |
| 10 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Team Sky | + 1' 49" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 57 |
| 2 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | 52 |
| 3 | Stepan Kurianov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | 52 |
| 4 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 48 |
| 5 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Lotto–Soudal | 44 |
| 6 | Charles Planet (FRA) | Team Novo Nordisk | 43 |
| 7 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 34 |
| 8 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 30 |
| 9 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 24 |
| 10 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 18 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 26h 28' 13" |
| 2 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 45" |
| 3 | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 01" |
| 4 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 12" |
| 5 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Team Sky | + 3' 54" |
| 6 | Bjorg Lambrecht (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 4' 02" |
| 7 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4' 28" |
| 8 | Niklas Eg (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 4' 42" |
| 9 | Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 5' 12" |
| 10 | Artem Nych (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 5' 41" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bora–Hansgrohe | 78h 52' 35" |
| 2 | UAE Team Emirates | + 35" |
| 3 | Astana | + 5' 46" |
| 4 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 5' 49" |
| 5 | CCC Team | + 8' 19" |
| 6 | Team Sky | + 8' 20" |
| 7 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 9' 52" |
| 8 | Team Sunweb | + 11' 14" |
| 9 | Trek–Segafredo | + 16' 41" |
| 10 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 18' 53" |