# 2019 Tour of the Alps

The 2019 Tour of the Alps was a road cycling stage race that took place in Austria and Italy between 22 and 26 April 2019. It was the 43rd edition of the renamed Giro del Trentino and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour.

## Route

Stage schedule :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 22 April | Kufstein (Austria) to Kufstein (Austria) | 144 km (89 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) |
| 2 | 23 April | Reith im Alpbachtal (Austria) to Schenna (Italy) | 178.7 km (111 mi) | Mountain stage | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) |
| 3 | 24 April | Salurn (Italy) to Baselga di Pinè (Italy) | 106.3 km (66 mi) | Mountain stage | Fausto Masnada (ITA) |
| 4 | 25 April | Baselga di Pinè (Italy) to Cles (Italy) | 134 km (83 mi) | Mountain stage | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) |
| 5 | 26 April | Kaltern (Italy) to Bolzano (Italy) | 148.7 km (92 mi) | Mountain stage | Fausto Masnada (ITA) |

## Teams

On 29 January 2019, the race's twenty competing teams were announced at the 2018–19 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup event in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria. These included five UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI Professional Continental teams, five UCI Continental teams and an Italian national team.
UCI WorldTeams
* Bahrain–Merida
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Astana
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Team Sky
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
* Bardiani–CSF
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Euskadi–Murias
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Team Manzana Postobón
* Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM
* Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè
* Arkéa–Samsic
UCI Continental teams
* Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels
* Team Vorarlberg Santic
* Team Colpack
* Giotti Victoria–Palomar
* Tirol KTM Cycling Team
National teams
* Italy

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 22 April 2019 — Kufstein (Austria) to Kufstein (Austria), 144 km (89 mi)

Result of Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | 3h 30' 38" |
| 2 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 3 | Roland Thalmann (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 0" |
| 4 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 0" |
| 5 | Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) | Astana | + 0" |
| 6 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 7 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 0" |
| 8 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 9 | Giovanni Carboni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 0" |
| 10 | Dayer Quintana (COL) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | 3h 30' 38" |
| 2 | Roland Thalmann (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 6" |
| 3 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 10" |
| 4 | Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) | Astana | + 10" |
| 5 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 10" |
| 6 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 10" |
| 7 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 10" |
| 8 | Giovanni Carboni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 10" |
| 9 | Dayer Quintana (COL) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 10" |
| 10 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 23 April 2019 — Reith im Alpbachtal (Austria) to Schenna (Italy), 178.7 km (111 mi)

Result of Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Team Sky | 4h 58' 17" |
| 2 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | Astana | + 4" |
| 3 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 17" |
| 4 | Fausto Masnada (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 22" |
| 5 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Bahrain–Merida | + 29" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 29" |
| 7 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 29" |
| 8 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 43" |
| 9 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 43" |
| 10 | Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) | Astana | + 52" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Team Sky | 8h 28' 55" |
| 2 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | Astana | + 8" |
| 3 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 23" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 39" |
| 5 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Bahrain–Merida | + 39" |
| 6 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 39" |
| 7 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 43" |
| 8 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 53" |
| 9 | Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) | Astana | + 1' 02" |
| 10 | Roland Thalmann (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 1' 08" |

### Stage 3
#### 24 April 2019 — Salurn (Italy) to Baselga di Pinè (Italy), 106.3 km (66 mi)

Result of Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fausto Masnada (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 2h 58' 09" |
| 2 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 3 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 5" |
| 5 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | + 5" |
| 6 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 5" |
| 7 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 8 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | Astana | + 5" |
| 9 | Roland Thalmann (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 5" |
| 10 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 5" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Team Sky | 11h 27' 08" |
| 2 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | Astana | + 8" |
| 3 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 23" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 35" |
| 5 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 37" |
| 6 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 39" |
| 7 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 01" |
| 8 | Roland Thalmann (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 1' 08" |
| 9 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 1' 24" |
| 10 | Fausto Masnada (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 35" |

### Stage 4
#### 25 April 2019 — Baselga di Pinè (Italy) to Cles (Italy), 134 km (83 mi)

Result of Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | 3h 26' 32" |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 3 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 4 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 5 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 40" |
| 6 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 40" |
| 7 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 40" |
| 8 | Hubert Dupont (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 40" |
| 9 | Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 40" |
| 10 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | Astana | + 40" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Team Sky | 14h 53' 40" |
| 2 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 27" |
| 3 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 31" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 33" |
| 5 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | Astana | + 48" |
| 6 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 03" |
| 7 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 2' 04" |
| 8 | Giovanni Carboni (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF | + 2' 30" |
| 9 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 2' 34" |
| 10 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 2' 39" |

### Stage 5
#### 26 April 2019 — Kaltern (Italy) to Bolzano (Italy), 148.7 km (92 mi)

Result of Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fausto Masnada (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 4h 02' 06" |
| 2 | Carlos Quintero (COL) | Team Manzana Postobón | + 7" |
| 3 | Simone Velasco (ITA) | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM | + 1' 31" |
| 4 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | + 1' 31" |
| 5 | Roland Thalmann (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 1' 33" |
| 6 | Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2' 14" |
| 7 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 2' 14" |
| 8 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 2' 14" |
| 9 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 2' 14" |
| 10 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Team Sky | + 2 14" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Team Sky | 18h 58' 00" |
| 2 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Sky | + 27" |
| 3 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | + 33" |
| 4 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 03" |
| 5 | Fausto Masnada (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 13" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 46" |
| 7 | Jan Hirt (CZE) | Astana | + 2' 03" |
| 8 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | + 2' 58" |
| 9 | Roland Thalmann (SUI) | Team Vorarlberg Santic | + 3' 14" |
| 10 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 4' 27" |

## Classification leadership table

In the 2019 Tour of the Alps, four different jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The leader of the general classification received a fuchsia jersey; this classification was considered the most important of the 2019 Tour of the Alps, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Points for the mountains classification :
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Points for Category 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Points for Category 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Points for Category 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The second classification was the sprints classification, the leader of which was awarded a red jersey. In the sprints classification, riders received points for finishing in the top three at intermediate sprint points during each stage. Points were awarded on a 6–4–2 scale for all stages.
There was also a mountains classification, for which points were awarded for reaching the top of a climb before other riders. Each of the ten climbs were categorised as either first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the more difficult, higher-categorised climbs. For first-category climbs, the top five riders earned points; on the other climbs, only the top three riders earned points. The leadership of the mountains classification was marked by a green jersey
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. Only riders born after 1 January 1996 were eligible; the young rider best placed in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists in a team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest cumulative time.
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Sprints classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Tao Geoghegan Hart | Tao Geoghegan Hart | Emil Dima | Aleksandr Vlasov | Matthias Krizek | Team Sky |
| 2 | Pavel Sivakov | Pavel Sivakov | Sergio Samitier | Pavel Sivakov | Maximilian Kuen | Astana |
| 3 | Fausto Masnada | Pavel Sivakov | Sergio Samitier | Pavel Sivakov | Maximilian Kuen | Astana |
| 4 | Tao Geoghegan Hart | Pavel Sivakov | Sergio Samitier | Pavel Sivakov | Matthias Krizek | Astana |
| 5 | Fausto Masnada | Pavel Sivakov | Sergio Samitier | Pavel Sivakov | Matthias Krizek | Team Sky |
| Final | Final | Pavel Sivakov | Sergio Samitier | Pavel Sivakov | Matthias Krizek | Team Sky |