The 2019
UCI World Tour was a series of races that included thirty-eight
road cycling events throughout the
2019 men's cycling season.
It was the first time since the World Tour was launched by the
Union Cycliste Internationale
The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland.
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(UCI) in 2009 that it was not a ranking competition in its own right. The tour started with the opening stage of the
Tour Down Under
The Tour Down Under (branded as the Santos Tour Down Under under a partnership arrangement) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and features all 19 UCI World ...
on 15 January and concluded with the final stage of the
Tour of Guangxi on 22 October.
Events
The 2019 calendar was initially announced in June 2018,
with the
Abu Dhabi Tour being replaced with the
UAE Tour, following its merger with the
Dubai Tour. In September 2018, the
Three Days of Bruges–De Panne was promoted to World Tour level,
having been a 1.HC-categorised race in 2018. In November 2018, the
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey was announced to be moving back to April,
after the two most recent editions were held in October.
References
External links
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2019
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2019 in men's road cycling