# 2019 CRO Race

The 2019 CRO Race is a road cycling stage race that took place in Croatia between 1 and 6 October 2019. It is the fifth edition of the race through Croatia organized by Top Sport Event company, but first under new name and logo. The race is rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour.

## Teams

Eighteen teams were invited to start the race. These included four UCI WorldTeams, five UCI Professional Continental teams and nine UCI Continental teams.
UCI WorldTeams
* Astana
* Bahrain–Merida
* CCC Team
* Mitchelton–Scott
UCI Professional Continental Teams
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
* Bardiani–CSF
* Delko–Marseille Provence
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Vital Concept–B&B Hotels
UCI Continental Teams
* Adria Mobil
* Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang
* Ljubljana Gusto Santic
* Metec–TKH
* P&S Metalltechnik
* Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels
* Team Illuminate
* Tirol KTM Cycling Team
* Wibatech Merx 7R

## Schedule

| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 1 October | Osijek to Lipik | 210 km (130.5 mi) | Hilly stage | Marko Kump (SLO) |
| 2 | 2 October | Slunj to Zadar | 186 km (115.6 mi) | Hilly stage | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) |
| 3 | 3 October | Okrug to Makarska | 63.5 km (39.5 mi) | Mountain stage | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) |
| 4 | 4 October | Starigrad to Crikvenica | 159 km (98.8 mi) | Hilly stage | Dušan Rajović (SRB) |
| 5 | 5 October | Rabac to Platak | 142 km (88.2 mi) | Mountain stage | Adam Yates (GBR) |
| 6 | 6 October | Sveta Nedelja to Zagreb | 160 km (99.4 mi) | Flat stage | Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 1 October 2019 — Osijek to Lipik, 210 km (130.5 mi)

Result of Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marko Kump (SLO) | Adria Mobil | 4h 27' 29" |
| 2 | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | Astana | + 0" |
| 3 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 0" |
| 4 | John Mandrysch (GER) | P&S Metalltechnik | + 0" |
| 5 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 6 | Arvid De Kleijn (NED) | Metec–TKH | + 0" |
| 7 | Cyril Gautier (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 0" |
| 8 | Rok Korošec (SLO) | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 0" |
| 9 | Josip Rumac (CRO) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 10 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marko Kump (SLO) | Adria Mobil | 4h 27' 19" |
| 2 | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | Astana | + 4" |
| 3 | Dušan Rajović (SRB) | Adria Mobil | + 4" |
| 4 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 6" |
| 5 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 8" |
| 6 | Alexis Guerin (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 8" |
| 7 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 9" |
| 8 | Matic Grošelj (SLO) | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 9" |
| 9 | Josip Rumac (CRO) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 10" |
| 10 | John Mandrysch (GER) | P&S Metalltechnik | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 2 October 2019 — Slunj to Zadar, 186 km (115.6 mi)

Result of Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Delko–Marseille Provence | 4h 24 '39" |
| 2 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 3" |
| 3 | Marko Kump (SLO) | Adria Mobil | + 3" |
| 4 | Mattia Frapporti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 3" |
| 5 | Arvid De Kleijn (NED) | Metec–TKH | + 3" |
| 6 | Cyril Gautier (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 3" |
| 7 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 3" |
| 8 | John Mandrysch (GER) | P&S Metalltechnik | + 3" |
| 9 | Paolo Simion (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 3" |
| 10 | Timon Loderer (GER) | Hrinkow Advarics Cycleang | + 3" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Delko–Marseille Provence | 8h 51' 52" |
| 2 | Marko Kump (SLO) | Adria Mobil | + 5" |
| 3 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 13" |
| 4 | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | Astana | + 13" |
| 5 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 14" |
| 6 | Alexis Guerin (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 17" |
| 7 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 18" |
| 8 | Arvid De Kleijn (NED) | Metec–TKH | + 19" |
| 9 | John Mandrysch (GER) | P&S Metalltechnik | + 19" |
| 10 | Mattia Frapporti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 19" |

### Stage 3
#### 3 October 2019 — Okrug to Makarska, 63.5 km (39.5 mi)

Result of Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | Astana | 1h 32' 21" |
| 2 | Grega Bole (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 3 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 4 | Cyril Gautier (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 0" |
| 5 | Maciej Paterski (POL) | Wibatech Merx 7R | + 0" |
| 6 | Sjoerd Bax (NED) | Metec–TKH | + 0" |
| 7 | Mattia Frapporti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 8 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 9 | Andi Bajc (SLO) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 0" |
| 10 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | CCC Team | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | Astana | 10h 24' 16" |
| 2 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 6" |
| 3 | Grega Bole (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 10" |
| 4 | Alexis Guerin (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 14" |
| 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 15" |
| 6 | Mattia Frapporti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 16" |
| 7 | Andi Bajc (SLO) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 16" |
| 8 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | CCC Team | + 16" |
| 9 | Maciej Paterski (POL) | Wibatech Merx 7R | + 16" |
| 10 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Astana | + 16" |

### Stage 4
#### 4 October 2019 — Starigrad to Crikvenica, 159 km (98.8 mi)

Result of Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dušan Rajović (SRB) | Adria Mobil | 3h 30' 24" |
| 2 | Paolo Simion (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 0" |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 4 | Maciej Paterski (POL) | Wibatech Merx 7R | + 0" |
| 5 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 4" |
| 6 | Josip Rumac (CRO) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 4" |
| 7 | Callum Scotson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 4" |
| 8 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 4" |
| 9 | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | Astana | + 4" |
| 10 | Andi Bajc (SLO) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 4" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | Astana | 13h 54' 44" |
| 2 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 6" |
| 3 | Maciej Paterski (POL) | Wibatech Merx 7R | + 12" |
| 4 | Alexis Guerin (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 14" |
| 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 15" |
| 6 | Andi Bajc (SLO) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 16" |
| 7 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Astana | + 16" |
| 8 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 16" |
| 9 | Mattia Frapporti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 16" |
| 10 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Astana | + 16" |

### Stage 5
#### 5 October 2019 — Rabac to Platak, 142 km (88.2 mi)

Result of Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 3h 40' 01" |
| 2 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Astana | + 10" |
| 3 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | CCC Team | + 10" |
| 4 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 10" |
| 5 | Domen Novak (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 11" |
| 6 | Nathan Earle (AUS) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 17" |
| 7 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Astana | + 22" |
| 8 | Alexis Guerin (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 49" |
| 9 | Luca Covili (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 53" |
| 10 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 1' 10" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 17h 34' 46" |
| 2 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Astana | + 15" |
| 3 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | CCC Team | + 17" |
| 4 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Astana | + 33" |
| 5 | Domen Novak (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 41" |
| 6 | Alexis Guerin (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 57" |
| 7 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 1' 16" |
| 8 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 42" |
| 9 | Sjoerd Bax (NED) | Metec–TKH | + 1' 45" |
| 10 | Radoslav Rogina (CRO) | Adria Mobil | + 1' 50" |

### Stage 6
#### 6 October 2019 — Sveta Nedelja to Zagreb, 160 km (99.4 mi)

Result of Stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | 3h 22' 14" |
| 2 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 2" |
| 3 | Florian Kierner (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 2" |
| 4 | Stef Krul (NED) | Metec–TKH | + 2" |
| 5 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 5" |
| 6 | Dušan Rajović (SRB) | Adria Mobil | + 5" |
| 7 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 5" |
| 8 | Sjoerd Bax (NED) | Metec–TKH | + 5" |
| 9 | Benjamin Hill (AUS) | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 5" |
| 10 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 5" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 20h 57' 05" |
| 2 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Astana | + 22" |
| 3 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | CCC Team | + 29" |
| 4 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Astana | + 42" |
| 5 | Domen Novak (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 50" |
| 6 | Alexis Guerin (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 1' 09" |
| 7 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 1' 25" |
| 8 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 42" |
| 9 | Sjoerd Bax (NED) | Metec–TKH | + 1' 45" |
| 10 | Radoslav Rogina (CRO) | Adria Mobil | + 2' 09" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Marko Kump | Marko Kump | Marko Kump | Markus Wildauer | Dušan Rajović | Astana |
| 2 | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Markus Wildauer | Vadim Pronskiy | Astana |
| 3 | Yevgeniy Gidich | Yevgeniy Gidich | Alexander Edmondson | Markus Wildauer | Georg Zimmermann | Astana |
| 4 | Dušan Rajović | Yevgeniy Gidich | Alexander Edmondson | Markus Wildauer | Georg Zimmermann | Mitchelton–Scott |
| 5 | Adam Yates | Adam Yates | Alexander Edmondson | Adam Yates | Vadim Pronskiy | Astana |
| 6 | Alessandro Fedeli | Adam Yates | Alexander Edmondson | Adam Yates | Vadim Pronskiy | Astana |
| Final | Final | Adam Yates | Alexander Edmondson | Adam Yates | Vadim Pronskiy | Astana |

## Classification standings

Legend :
* Denotes the winner of the general classification
* Denotes the winner of the points classification
* Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
* Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
* Denotes the winner of the team classification

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 20h 57' 05" |
| 2 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Astana | + 22" |
| 3 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | CCC Team | + 29" |
| 4 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Astana | + 42" |
| 5 | Domen Novak (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 50" |
| 6 | Alexis Guerin (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 1' 09" |
| 7 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 1' 25" |
| 8 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 42" |
| 9 | Sjoerd Bax (NED) | Metec–TKH | + 1' 45" |
| 10 | Radoslav Rogina (CRO) | Adria Mobil | + 2' 09" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Alexander Edmondson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | 72 |
| 2 | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | Astana | 52 |
| 3 | Dušan Rajović (SRB) | Adria Mobil | 45 |
| 4 | Marko Kump (SLO) | Adria Mobil | 41 |
| 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 36 |
| 6 | Paolo Simion (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | 32 |
| 7 | John Mandrysch (GER) | P&S Metalltechnik | 30 |
| 8 | Maciej Paterski (POL) | Wibatech Merx 7R | 30 |
| 9 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Astana | 29 |
| 10 | Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | 28 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 22 |
| 2 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | CCC Team | 20 |
| 3 | Domen Novak (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | 17 |
| 4 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | CCC Team | 16 |
| 5 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Astana | 15 |
| 6 | Benjamin Hill (AUS) | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | 13 |
| 7 | Markus Wildauer (AUT) | Tirol KTM Cycling Team | 11 |
| 8 | Nathan Earle (AUS) | Israel Cycling Academy | 8 |
| 9 | Félix Barón (COL) | Team Illuminate | 6 |
| 10 | Alexis Guerin (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | 4 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Vadim Pronskiy (KAZ) | Astana | 21h 00' 38" |
| 2 | Luca Covili (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 1' 38" |
| 3 | Maxime Chevalier (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 4' 04" |
| 4 | Dominik Rober (GER) | P&S Metalltechnik | + 11' 45" |
| 5 | Felix Engelhardt (GER) | Tirol KTM Cycling Team | + 12' 09" |
| 6 | Georg Zimmermann (GER) | CCC Team | + 14' 28" |
| 7 | Dylan Bouwmans (NED) | Metec–TKH | + 16' 58" |
| 8 | Lars van den Berg (NED) | Metec–TKH | + 20' 55" |
| 9 | Danny van der Tuuk (NED) | Metec–TKH | + 22' 31" |
| 10 | Aljaž Prah (SLO) | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 23' 35" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Astana | 62h 55' 38" |
| 2 | CCC Team | + 1' 10" |
| 3 | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 3' 02" |
| 4 | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 5' 20" |
| 5 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 6' 42" |
| 6 | Team Illuminate | + 23' 56" |
| 7 | Adria Mobil | + 26' 36" |
| 8 | Bahrain–Merida | + 26' 40" |
| 9 | Metec–TKH | + 31' 52" |
| 10 | Wibatech Merx 7R | + 39' 08" |