The 2019 Ovo Energy Tour of Britain was an eight-stage men's professional

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. It was the sixteenth running of the modern version of the

Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...

and the 79th British tour in total. The race started on 7 September 2019 in

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and finished on 14 September 2019 in

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

. It is part of the

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Teams

A total of 20 teams raced in the 2019 Tour of Britain: 10

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s, 5

UCI Professional Continental teams UCI most commonly refers to: * University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States * Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling UCI may also refer to: * Uganda Cancer In ...

, 4 UCI Continental Teams, and a British national team. Each team started with six riders for a starting peloton of 120 riders, of which 106 finished the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * UCI Professional Continental Teams * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * *

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* National Teams *

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Route

Stages

Stage 1

;7 September 2019 —

Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright ( ; sco, Kirkcoubrie; gd, Cille Chùithbeirt) is a town, parish and a Royal Burgh from 1455 in Kirkcudbrightshire, of which it is traditionally the county town, within Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The town lies southwest of C ...

Stage 2

;8 September 2019 — Kelso to Kelso,

Stage 3

;9 September 2019 —

Berwick-upon-Tweed Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census recor ...

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is als ...

Stage 4

;10 September 2019 —

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

Kendal Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, south-east of Windermere and north of Lancaster. Historically in Westmorland, it lies within the dale of th ...

Stage 5

;11 September 2019 —

Birkenhead Park Birkenhead Park is a major public park located in the centre of Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. It was designed by Joseph Paxton and opened on 5 April 1847. It is generally acknowledged as the first publicly funded civic park in the world. Th ...

to Birkenhead Park,

Stage 6

;12 September 2019 —

Pershore Pershore is a market town in the Wychavon district in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Avon. The town is part of the West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency. At the 2011 census, the population was 7,125. The town i ...

- Pershore, , (

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)

Stage 7

;13 September 2019 —

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...

to Burton Dassett Country Park,

Stage 8

;14 September 2019 —

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...

Deansgate Deansgate is a main road (part of the A56) through Manchester City Centre, England. It runs roughly north–south in a near straight route through the western part of the city centre and is the longest road in the city centre at over one mile ...

Classification leadership

File:2019 ToB winner Mathieu van der Poel.JPG,

Mathieu van der Poel Mathieu van der Poel (born 19 January 1995) is a Dutch cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTeam . He competes in the cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, gravel cycling, and road bicycle racing disciplines of the sport and is best known for winning ...

Overall winner File:2019 ToB winner points competition Matteo Trentin.JPG,

Matteo Trentin Matteo Trentin (born 2 August 1989) is an Italian professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Professional career In 2014, Trentin took a prestigious victory on Stage 7 of the Tour de France, where he won the sprin ...

Points classification File:2019 ToB winner king of the mountains Jacob Scott.jpg, Jacob Scott
King of the mountains File:2019 ToB winner sprints competition Rory Townsend.JPG, Rory Townsend
Sprints classification File:2019 ToB stage 1 002 Dylan van Baarle in Glasgow.JPG,

Dylan van Baarle Dylan van Baarle (born 21 May 1992) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Biography Born in Voorburg, van Baarle resides in Veenendaal, Netherlands. Van Baarle is the son of f ...

Combativity File:2019 ToB stage 1 - Team Ineos.JPG,

Classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Sprints classification

Teams classification

References

External links

* {{Tour of Britain

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