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The 103rd edition of the 
Terpstra crashed out this year in a multiple bike pile-up early in the race. He appeared to be unconscious for more than a minute, was ultimately taken to hospital and forced to abandon the race.
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
() was held on 7 April 2019 in Belgium. It was the 14th event of the 2019 UCI World Tour
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and the second monument classic of the season, following Milan–San Remo
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. The race was won by Italian
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** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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rider Alberto Bettiol
Alberto Bettiol (born 29 October 1993) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Bettiol turned professional in 2014, with his first professional win coming at the 2019 Tour of Flanders. He competed ...
( EF Education First Pro Cycling).
The race started in Antwerp
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and finished in Oudenaarde
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, covering . It featured 17 categorized climbs and five flat sectors of cobbled roads. Dutch rider Niki Terpstra
Niki Terpstra (; born 18 May 1984) is a Dutch former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2022 for six different teams. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Mike Terpstra (cyclist), Mike Terpstra. He is the third Dutch c ...
won the previous edition in 2018.
Terpstra crashed out this year in a multiple bike pile-up early in the race. He appeared to be unconscious for more than a minute, was ultimately taken to hospital and forced to abandon the race.
Teams
As the Tour of Flanders was aUCI World Tour
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event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeam
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s were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.
Results
References
External links
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April 2019 sports events in Belgium