# 2019 Vuelta a Murcia

The 2019 Vuelta a Murcia was the 39th edition of the Vuelta a Murcia cycle race. It was from 15 to 16 February 2018 as a UCI Europe Tour category 2.1 race. The race was won by Luis León Sánchez of the Astana team.

## Teams

Eighteen teams of up to seven riders started the race:
UCI WorldTeams
* Astana
* Mitchelton–Scott
* Team Katusha–Alpecin
* Movistar Team
* CCC Team
* Bora–Hansgrohe
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Roompot–Charles
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Rally UHC Cycling
* Euskadi–Murias
* Burgos BH
* Cofidis
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Wanty–Gobert
* Direct Énergie
UCI Continental team
* Kometa Cycling Team
* Fundación Euskadi

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 15 February | Yecla to San Javier | 188.8 km (117.3 mi) | | Hilly stage | Pello Bilbao (ESP) |
| 2 | 16 February | Beniel to Murcia | 177.3 km (110.2 mi) | | Medium mountain stage | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) |

## Stages
### Stage 1

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | 4h 15' 02" |
| 2 | Omar Fraile (ESP) | Astana | + 3" |
| 3 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Patrick Konrad (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 6 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 9" |
| 8 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 9 | Marco Haller (AUT) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | s.t. |
| 10 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Direct Énergie | s.t. |

### Stage 2

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | 4h 14' 33" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 13" |
| 4 | Patrick Konrad (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 5 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 6 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | s.t. |
| 7 | José Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 8 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | + 16" |
| 9 | Omar Fraile (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 10 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 29" |

## Final classification standings

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | 8h 29' 38" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 10" |
| 4 | Patrick Konrad (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 13" |
| 5 | Omar Fraile (ESP) | Astana | + 16" |
| 6 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 19" |
| 8 | José Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 9 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | s.t. |
| 10 | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 35" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | 12 |
| 2 | Rubén Fernández (ESP) | Movistar Team | 10 |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 8 |
| 4 | Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) | CCC Team | 8 |
| 5 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | 6 |
| 6 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | 5 |
| 7 | Ángel Madrazo (ESP) | Burgos BH | 3 |
| 8 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | 2 |
| 9 | Omar Fraile (ESP) | Astana | 2 |
| 10 | Robin Carpenter (USA) | Rally UHC Cycling | 2 |
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Astana | 25h 29' 20" |
| 2 | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 4' 36" |
| 3 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 4' 58" |
| 4 | Movistar Team | + 5' 22" |
| 5 | CCC Team | + 5' 56" |
| 6 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 9' 54" |
| 7 | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 11' 53" |
| 8 | Euskadi–Murias | + 12' 22" |
| 9 | Roompot–Charles | + 16' 29" |
| 10 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16' 33" |