# 2019 Okolo Slovenska

The 2019 Okolo Slovenska (transl. Tour of Slovakia) was a five-stage men's professional road cycling race. The race is the 63rd edition of the Okolo Slovenska. It is rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour. The race started in Bardejov on 18 September and finished on 21 September in Senica.

## Teams

The 22 teams invited to the race were:
UCI WorldTeams
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* CCC Team
* Deceuninck–Quick-Step
* Groupama–FDJ
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
* Delko–Marseille Provence
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Riwal Readynez
* Roompot–Charles
* Team Novo Nordisk
* Wallonie Bruxelles
UCI Continental Teams
* Adria Mobil
* Development Team Sunweb
* Dukla Banská Bystrica
* Elkov–Author
* Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels
* Pannon Cycling Team
* Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
* Voster ATS Team
National Teams
* Slovakia

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1a | 18 September | Bardejov to Bardejov | 138.2 km (86 mi) | | Hilly stage | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| 1b | 18 September | Bardejov | 7.4 km (5 mi) | | Individual time trial | Stefan Küng (SUI) |
| 2 | 19 September | Bardejov to Ružomberok | 226.6 km (141 mi) | | Mountain stage | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) |
| 3 | 20 September | Ružomberok to Hlohovec | 200.6 km (125 mi) | | Hilly stage | Arnaud Démare (FRA) |
| 4 | 21 September | Hlohovec to Senica | 142.1 km (88 mi) | | Flat stage | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| | Total | Total | 714.9 km (444 mi) | 714.9 km (444 mi) | 714.9 km (444 mi) | 714.9 km (444 mi) | 714.9 km (444 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1a

18 September 2019 — Bardejov to Bardejov, 138.2 km (85.9 mi)
Stage 1a result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 21' 48" |
| 2 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 4 | Erik Baška (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 5 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 6 | Rudy Barbier (FRA) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 7 | Emīls Liepiņš (LVA) | Wallonie Bruxelles | + 0" |
| 8 | Andrea Peron (ITA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 0" |
| 9 | Boy van Poppel (NED) | Roompot–Charles | + 0" |
| 10 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
General classification after stage 1a :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 21' 42" |
| 2 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 3 | Florian Kierner (AUT) | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels | + 3" |
| 4 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 4" |
| 5 | Anders Skaarseth (NOR) | Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | + 4" |
| 6 | Rasmus Bøgh Wallin (DEN) | Riwal Readynez | + 5" |
| 7 | Erik Baška (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |
| 8 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 6" |
| 9 | Rudy Barbier (FRA) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 6" |
| 10 | Emīls Liepiņš (LVA) | Wallonie Bruxelles | + 6" |

### Stage 1b

18 September 2019 — Bardejov, 6.8 km (4.2 mi) (ITT)
Stage 1b result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | 9' 04" |
| 2 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 3" |
| 3 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 8" |
| 4 | Kamil Gradek (POL) | CCC Team | + 10" |
| 5 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 12" |
| 6 | Tom Bohli (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | + 12" |
| 7 | Jan Bárta (CZE) | Elkov–Author | + 15" |
| 8 | Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) | CCC Team | + 17" |
| 9 | Erik Baška (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 23" |
| 10 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 23" |
General classification after stage 1b :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | 3h 30' 52" |
| 2 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 3" |
| 3 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 8" |
| 4 | Kamil Gradek (POL) | CCC Team | + 10" |
| 5 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 12" |
| 6 | Tom Bohli (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | + 12" |
| 7 | Jan Bárta (CZE) | Elkov–Author | + 15" |
| 8 | Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) | CCC Team | + 17" |
| 9 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 21" |
| 10 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 22" |

### Stage 2

19 September 2019 — Bardejov to Ružomberok, 226.6 km (140.8 mi)
Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) | Delko–Marseille Provence | 5h 46' 42" |
| 2 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 4 | Erik Baška (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 5 | Emīls Liepiņš (LVA) | Wallonie Bruxelles | + 0" |
| 6 | Justin Jules (FRA) | Wallonie Bruxelles | + 0" |
| 7 | Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 8 | Kamil Gradek (POL) | CCC Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Boy van Poppel (NED) | Roompot–Charles | + 0" |
| 10 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
General classification after stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 9h 17' 31" |
| 2 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 3" |
| 3 | Kamil Gradek (POL) | CCC Team | + 13" |
| 4 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 20" |
| 5 | Tom Bohli (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | + 21" |
| 6 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 22" |
| 7 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 24" |
| 8 | Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) | CCC Team | + 26" |
| 9 | Erik Baška (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 26" |
| 10 | Jan Bárta (CZE) | Elkov–Author | + 27" |

### Stage 3

20 September 2019 — Ružomberok to Hlohovec, 200.6 km (124.6 mi)
Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 4h 39' 09" |
| 2 | Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2" |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2" |
| 4 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 5" |
| 5 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 5" |
| 6 | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5" |
| 7 | Tom Bohli (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | + 5" |
| 8 | Charles Planet (FRA) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 5" |
| 9 | Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) | CCC Team | + 5" |
| 10 | Kamil Gradek (POL) | CCC Team | + 5" |
General classification after stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 13h 56' 45" |
| 2 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 3" |
| 3 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 7" |
| 4 | Kamil Gradek (POL) | CCC Team | + 13" |
| 5 | Tom Bohli (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | + 21" |
| 6 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 24" |
| 7 | Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) | CCC Team | + 26" |
| 8 | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 34" |
| 9 | Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 37" |
| 10 | Torjus Sleen (NOR) | Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | + 40" |

### Stage 4

21 September 2019 — Hlohovec to Senica, 142.1 km (88.3 mi)
Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 3h 17' 36" |
| 2 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 | Erik Baška (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 5 | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 0" |
| 6 | Rudy Barbier (FRA) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 7 | Emīls Liepiņš (LVA) | Wallonie Bruxelles | + 0" |
| 8 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 9 | Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) | CCC Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Nicolai Brøchner (DEN) | Riwal Readynez | + 0" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 17h 14' 21" |
| 2 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 1" |
| 3 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 3" |
| 4 | Kamil Gradek (POL) | CCC Team | + 17" |
| 5 | Tom Bohli (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | + 21" |
| 6 | Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) | CCC Team | + 26" |
| 7 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 28" |
| 8 | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 34" |
| 9 | Erik Baška (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 40" |
| 10 | Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 41" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1a | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Kenny Molly | Florian Kierner | Deceuninck–Quick-Step |
| 1b | Stefan Küng | Stefan Küng | Alexander Kristoff | Kenny Molly | Torjus Sleen | Deceuninck–Quick-Step |
| 2 | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Yves Lampaert | Alexander Kristoff | Martin Salmon | Torjus Sleen | Deceuninck–Quick-Step |
| 3 | Arnaud Démare | Yves Lampaert | Arnaud Démare | Martin Salmon | Torjus Sleen | CCC Team |
| 4 | Elia Viviani | Yves Lampaert | Arnaud Démare | Martin Salmon | Torjus Sleen | CCC Team |
| Final | Final | Yves Lampaert | Arnaud Démare | Martin Salmon | Torjus Sleen | CCC Team |

## 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 |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 17h 14' 21" |
| 2 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 1" |
| 3 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 3" |
| 4 | Kamil Gradek (POL) | CCC Team | + 17" |
| 5 | Tom Bohli (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | + 21" |
| 6 | Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) | CCC Team | + 26" |
| 7 | Matthias Brändle (AUT) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 28" |
| 8 | Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 34" |
| 9 | Erik Baška (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 40" |
| 10 | Alexandr Riabushenko (BLR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 41" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 46 |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | 40 |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 32 |
| 4 | Erik Baška (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 27 |
| 5 | Martin Urianstad (NOR) | Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | 25 |
| 6 | Gašper Katrašnik (SLO) | Adria Mobil | 21 |
| 7 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 21 |
| 8 | Mateusz Grabis (POL) | Voster ATS Team | 18 |
| 9 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 17 |
| 10 | Rémi Rochas (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | 16 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Martin Salmon (GER) | Development Team Sunweb | 42 |
| 2 | Kenny Molly (BEL) | Wallonie Bruxelles | 31 |
| 3 | Martin Urianstad (NOR) | Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | 22 |
| 4 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | 22 |
| 5 | Marek Čanecký (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 14 |
| 6 | Rémi Rochas (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | 14 |
| 7 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 9 |
| 8 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 6 |
| 9 | Mateusz Grabis (POL) | Voster ATS Team | 6 |
| 10 | Petr Vakoč (CZE) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 6 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Torjus Sleen (NOR) | Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | 17h 15' 05" |
| 2 | Leon Heinschke (GER) | Development Team Sunweb | + 1" |
| 3 | Dušan Rajović (SRB) | Adria Mobil | + 54" |
| 4 | Tim Naberman (NED) | Development Team Sunweb | + 2' 18" |
| 5 | Niklas Märkl (GER) | Development Team Sunweb | + 2' 35" |
| 6 | Petr Rikunov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 2' 40" |
| 7 | Lukas Kubis (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 2' 46" |
| 8 | Matúš Štoček (SVK) | Slovakia | + 2' 50" |
| 9 | Nicola Venchiarutti (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 2' 51" |
| 10 | Aljaž Omrzel (SLO) | Adria Mobil | + 2' 52" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | CCC Team | 51h 44' 40" |
| 2 | UAE Team Emirates | + 26" |
| 3 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 33" |
| 4 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2' 08" |
| 5 | Groupama–FDJ | + 2' 12" |
| 6 | Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | + 2' 18" |
| 7 | Israel Cycling Academy | + 2' 41" |
| 8 | Riwal Readynez | + 3' 33" |
| 9 | Adria Mobil | + 3' 34" |
| 10 | Roompot–Charles | + 4' 03" |