# 2019 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

The 70th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (English: Tour of the Valencian Community) was held from 6 to 10 February 2019. It was run over five stages, of which one was a time trial, covering a total distance of 647 km. It was a 2.1 event on the 2019 UCI Europe Tour. The race was run entirely in the autonomous community of Valencia, starting in Orihuela and finishing in Valencia.
The race was won by Spaniard Ion Izagirre of the Astana team. Alejandro Valverde and Pello Bilbao, also from Spain, finished second and third.

## Teams

Twenty-four teams started the race. Each team had a maximum of seven riders:
UCI WorldTeams
* Movistar Team
* UAE Team Emirates
* Team Katusha–Alpecin
* Bahrain–Merida
* Team Jumbo–Visma
* CCC Team
* Mitchelton–Scott
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Astana
* Team Dimension Data
* Team Sky
UCI Professional teams
* Cofidis
* Burgos BH
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Rally UHC Cycling
* W52 / FC Porto
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Euskadi–Murias
* Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Direct Énergie
UCI Continental teams
* Fundación Euskadi
* Kometa Cycling Team

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 6 February | Orihuela to Orihuela | 10.2 km (6.3 mi) | Individual time trial | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
| 2 | 7 February | Alicante to Alicante | 166 km (103 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Matteo Trentin (ITA) |
| 3 | 8 February | Quart de Poblet to Chera | 194.3 km (120.7 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
| 4 | 9 February | Villarreal to Alcossebre | 188 km (117 mi) | Mountain stage | Adam Yates (GBR) |
| 5 | 10 February | Paterna to Valencia | 88.5 km (55.0 mi) | Flat stage | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |

## Stages
### Stage 1

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | 12' 55" |
| 2 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | + 5" |
| 3 | Tony Martin (GER) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 7" |
| 4 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 8" |
| 5 | Jos van Emden (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 10" |
| 6 | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Movistar Team | + 11" |
| 7 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 12" |
| 8 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 14" |
| 9 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 18" |
| 10 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 19" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | 12' 55" |
| 2 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | + 5" |
| 3 | Tony Martin (GER) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 7" |
| 4 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 8" |
| 5 | Jos van Emden (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 10" |
| 6 | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Movistar Team | + 11" |
| 7 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 12" |
| 8 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 14" |
| 9 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 18" |
| 10 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 19" |

### Stage 2

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | 4h 10' 12" |
| 2 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 3 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 4 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 7 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Direct Énergie | s.t. |
| 8 | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 9 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | s.t. |
| 10 | Chris Lawless (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | 4h 23' 07" |
| 2 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | + 5" |
| 3 | Tony Martin (GER) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 7" |
| 4 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 8" |
| 5 | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Movistar Team | + 11" |
| 6 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 12" |
| 7 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 14" |
| 8 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 18" |
| 9 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 19" |
| 10 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Team Sky | + 20" |

### Stage 3

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | CCC Team | 5h 00' 16" |
| 2 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 3 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | s.t. |
| 6 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | Fundación Euskadi | s.t. |
| 7 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 8 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 9 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 10 | Marco Canola (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | 9h 23' 23" |
| 2 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | + 5" |
| 3 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 8" |
| 4 | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Movistar Team | + 11" |
| 5 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 12" |
| 6 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 14" |
| 7 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 19" |
| 8 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Team Sky | + 20" |
| 9 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 23" |
| 10 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | + 24" |

### Stage 4

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 4h 54' 57" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | + 2" |
| 4 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 5 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 4" |
| 6 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | Fundación Euskadi | + 5" |
| 7 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | + 12" |
| 8 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 17" |
| 9 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 10 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 25" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | 14h 18' 27" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 7" |
| 3 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 16" |
| 5 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 18" |
| 6 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | + 29" |
| 7 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 33" |
| 8 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 34" |
| 9 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 46" |
| 10 | Rui Costa (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 48" |

### Stage 5

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 1h 50' 17" |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 3 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 4 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Mitchelton–Scott | s.t. |
| 5 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 6 | Michele Gazzoli (ITA) | Kometa Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Sondre Holst Enger (NOR) | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 8 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–Merida | s.t. |
| 9 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 10 | Giovanni Lonardi (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | s.t. |

## Classifications

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | 16h 08' 44" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 7" |
| 3 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 | Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 16" |
| 5 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 18" |
| 6 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | + 29" |
| 7 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 33" |
| 8 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 34" |
| 9 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 46" |
| 10 | Rui Costa (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 48" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Diego Rubio (ESP) | Burgos BH | 41 |
| 2 | Silvan Dillier (SUI) | AG2R La Mondiale | 18 |
| 3 | Preben Van Hecke (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 18 |
| 4 | João Rodrigues (POR) | W52 / FC Porto | 12 |
| 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Mitchelton–Scott | 6 |
| 6 | Mikel Iturria (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | 6 |
| 7 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 4 |
| 8 | Joan Bou (ESP) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | 4 |
| 9 | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Movistar Team | 3 |
| 10 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | 3 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sergio Higuita (ESP) | Fundación Euskadi | 16h 09' 50" |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 11" |
| 3 | Steff Cras (BEL) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 39" |
| 4 | Juan Pedro López (ESP) | Kometa Cycling Team | + 1' 20" |
| 5 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Bahrain–Merida | + 2' 00" |
| 6 | Kevin Deltombe (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 2' 10" |
| 7 | Nicola Bagioli (ITA) | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | + 2' 17" |
| 8 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 2' 36" |
| 9 | Iván García (ESP) | Bahrain–Merida | + 2' 50" |
| 10 | Sergio Samitier (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 2' 55" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Astana | 48h 27' 22" |
| 2 | Team Sky | + 2' 25" |
| 3 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 3' 33" |
| 4 | Bahrain–Merida | + 3' 51" |
| 5 | CCC Team | + 3' 52" |
| 6 | Movistar Team | + 5' 25" |
| 7 | Cofidis | + 6' 28" |
| 8 | Team Dimension Data | + 7' 32" |
| 9 | Fundación Euskadi | + 7' 34" |
| 10 | Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè | + 8' 18" |