2019 Vuelta a Murcia

2019 Vuelta a Murcia
2019 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates15–16 February 2019
Stages2
Distance366.1[1] km (227.5 mi)
Winning time8h 29' 38"
Results
Winner  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (Astana)
  Second  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Movistar Team)
  Third  Pello Bilbao (ESP) (Astana)
Points  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (Astana)
Mountains  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (Astana)
  Team Astana
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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.[2]

Teams

Eighteen teams of up to seven riders started the race:[3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental team

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[4][5]
Stage Date Course Distance 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

Stage 1 result and general classification after Stage 1[4][6]
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

Stage 2 result[4][7]
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

Final general classification[4][7][8]
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"
Final mountains classification[7]
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
Final team classification[7]
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"

References

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  2. ^ "2019 Vuelta a Murcia". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia". FirstCycling. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "2019 Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia (1.1), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia Costa Cálida 2019". Cycling News. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Bilbao wins Vuelta Murcia opener". Cycling News. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d "Vuelta Murcia: Luis Leon Sanchez wins stage 2 ahead of Valverde". Cycling News. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  8. ^ "2019 Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia". First Cycling. Retrieved 3 March 2019.