# 2019 Vuelta a Andalucía

2019 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 65th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía road cycling race. It was held from 20 to 24 February 2019 as a 2.HC event on the 2019 UCI Europe Tour.

## Teams

Nineteen teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:
UCI WorldTeams
* Movistar Team
* Mitchelton–Scott
* Astana
* Lotto–Soudal
* Bahrain–Merida
* Team Jumbo–Visma
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Euskadi–Murias
* Burgos BH
* Rally UHC Cycling
* Bardiani–CSF
* Vital Concept–B&B Hotels
* Roompot–Charles
* Wanty–Gobert
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè
UCI Continental teams
* Fundación Euskadi

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 20 February | Sanlúcar de Barrameda to Alcalá de los Gazules | 170.5 km (105.9 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
| 2 | 21 February | Seville to Torredonjimeno | 216.5 km (134.5 mi) | Hilly stage | Matteo Trentin (ITA) |
| 3 | 22 February | Mancha Real to La Guardia de Jaén | 16.3 km (10.1 mi) | Individual time trial | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
| 4 | 23 February | Armilla to Granada | 119.9 km (74.5 mi) | Mountain stage | Simon Yates (GBR) |
| 5 | 24 February | Villa de Otura to Alhaurín de la Torre | 163.9 km (101.8 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Matteo Trentin (ITA) |

## Stages
### Stage 1

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 4h 24' 12" |
| 2 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | + 5" |
| 3 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 5 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 9" |
| 6 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | s.t. |
| 8 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | s.t. |
| 9 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 10 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Gobert | + 13" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 4h 24' 12" |
| 2 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | + 5" |
| 3 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 5 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 9" |
| 6 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | s.t. |
| 8 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | s.t. |
| 9 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 10 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Gobert | + 13" |

### Stage 2

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | 5h 55' 28" |
| 2 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 3 | Iván García (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 4 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | s.t. |
| 5 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | s.t. |
| 6 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Gobert | s.t. |
| 7 | Jonas van Genechten (BEL) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 8 | Edward Planckaert (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | s.t. |
| 9 | Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) | Roompot–Charles | s.t. |
| 10 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 10h 19' 40" |
| 2 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | + 5" |
| 3 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 4 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 5 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | + 9" |
| 6 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 7 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | s.t. |
| 8 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 9 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 10 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Wanty–Gobert | + 13" |

### Stage 3

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 22' 25" |
| 2 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | + 2" |
| 3 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | + 9" |
| 4 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 14" |
| 6 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 16" |
| 7 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 19" |
| 8 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 21" |
| 9 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 25" |
| 10 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 47" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 10h 42' 05" |
| 2 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | + 7" |
| 3 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | + 14" |
| 4 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 18" |
| 5 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 21" |
| 6 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 28" |
| 7 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 39" |
| 8 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 56" |
| 9 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 04" |
| 10 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 1' 16" |

### Stage 4

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 3h 01' 03" |
| 2 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | Fundación Euskadi | + 26" |
| 3 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 4 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 5 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 6 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | s.t. |
| 8 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 1' 20" |
| 9 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 10 | Héctor Carretero (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 51" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | 13h 43' 41" |
| 2 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | + 7" |
| 3 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 11" |
| 4 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 21" |
| 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 57" |
| 6 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 08" |
| 7 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | Fundación Euskadi | + 1' 12" |
| 8 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 1' 43" |
| 9 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 2' 53" |
| 10 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 3' 41" |

### Stage 5

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | 3h 58' 19" |
| 2 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | s.t. |
| 3 | Carlos Barbero (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | s.t. |
| 5 | Colin Joyce (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | s.t. |
| 6 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 7 | Juan José Lobato (ESP) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | s.t. |
| 8 | Lars Boom (NED) | Roompot–Charles | s.t. |
| 9 | Eduard Prades (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |

## Classifications

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | 17h 42' 00" |
| 2 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | + 7" |
| 3 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 11" |
| 4 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 21" |
| 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 57" |
| 6 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 08" |
| 7 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | Fundación Euskadi | + 1' 12" |
| 8 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 1' 43" |
| 9 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 2' 53" |
| 10 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 3' 41" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 34 |
| 2 | Álvaro Cuadros (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 15 |
| 3 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | 12 |
| 4 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | 8 |
| 5 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | 8 |
| 6 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 7 |
| 7 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | 6 |
| 8 | Tomasz Marczyński (POL) | Lotto–Soudal | 6 |
| 9 | Sergio Samitier (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | 5 |
| 10 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 5 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 53 |
| 2 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | 50 |
| 3 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)} | Astana | 49 |
| 4 | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 48 |
| 5 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | 47 |
| 6 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | 34 |
| 7 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 33 |
| 8 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | 31 |
| 9 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | 29 |
| 10 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 26 |
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Astana | 53h 06' 28" |
| 2 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 2' 02" |
| 3 | Movistar Team | + 12' 14" |
| 4 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 16' 25" |
| 5 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 16' 56" |