The 2019 Gran Piemonte was the 103rd edition of the
Gran Piemonte
The Giro del Piemonte, since 2009 known also as Gran Piemonte, is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Eu ...
(known as ''Giro del Piemonte'' until 2009) single-day cycling race. It was held on 10 October, over a distance of 183 km, starting in
Agliè
Agliè (Piedmontese: ''Ajé'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin.
Agliè borders the following municipalities: San Martino Canavese, Torre Canavese, ...
and ending in the
Sanctuary of Oropa
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Po ...
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The race was won by
Egan Bernal
Egan Arley Bernal Gómez (born 13 January 1997) is a Colombian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2019 he won the Tour de France, becoming the first Latin American rider to do so, and the youngest winner since 1909. At the 2021 Giro d'Ita ...
of .
Teams
Nineteen teams were invited to take part in the race. These included ten
UCI WorldTeam
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s and nine
UCI Professional Continental
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.
Results
References
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Gran Piemonte
The Giro del Piemonte, since 2009 known also as Gran Piemonte, is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the Apennine Mountains, Italy. The race first took place in 1906. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Eu ...
2019 in Italian sport
Giro del Piemonte