2019 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

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| name = 2019 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

| series = 2019 UCI Europe Tour

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| date = 1 September 2018

| stages = 1

| distance = 185.7

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| first = Niccolò Bonifazio

| first_team = {{UCI team code|TDE|2019b}}

| first_nat = ITA

| second = Hugo Hofstetter

| second_team = {{UCI team code|COF|2019}}

| second_nat = FRA

| third = Timothy Dupont

| third_team = {{UCI team code|WGG|2019}}

| third_nat = BEL

| previous = 2018

| next = 2021

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The 2019 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 53rd edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens road cycling one day race in and around Leuven.{{cite web | url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp-jef-scherens/2019/result | title=2019»53rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens - Rondom Leuven (1.1) | work=ProCyclingStats | date=1 September 2019 | accessdate=2 September 2019}} It was held on 16 August 2018 as a 1.1 categorised race and was part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour and the 2018 Belgian Road Cycling Cup.

The race ended in a bunch sprint of roughly 50 riders, with Niccolò Bonifazio taking the victory ahead of Hugo Hofstetter. Timothy Dupont took third place, thereby managing to end on the podium for the third year running, after also becoming third in the 2018 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens and winning the 2017 edition. Defending champion Jasper Stuyven did not take part this year.

Teams

Twenty-three teams were invited to take part in the race. These included eleven UCI Professional Continental teams and twelve UCI Continental teams.

{{cyclingteamlist|COF|COC|HBA|ICA|RNL|RIW|SVB|team1={{UCI team code|TDE|2019b}}|VCB|WVA|WGG|title = UCI Professional Continental Teams|year=2019}}

{{cyclingteamlist|BRT|CIB|DSU|EVO|IAM2|LPC|MCT|TIS|TCQ|TCO|CCD|WIB|title = UCI Continental Teams|year=2019}}

Result

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{{Cyclingresult|1|Niccolò Bonifazio|ITA|{{UCI team code|TDE|2019b}}|4h 16' 50"}}

{{Cyclingresult|2|Hugo Hofstetter|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2019}}|s.t.}}

{{Cyclingresult|3|Timothy Dupont|BEL|{{UCI team code|WGG|2019}}|s.t.}}

{{Cyclingresult|4|Christophe Noppe|BEL|{{UCI team code|SVB|2019}}|s.t.}}

{{Cyclingresult|5|Gianni Vermeersch|BEL|{{UCI team code|COC|2019}}|s.t.}}

{{Cyclingresult|6|Amaury Capiot|BEL|{{UCI team code|SVB|2019}}|s.t.}}

{{Cyclingresult|7|Sjoerd van Ginneken|NED|{{UCI team code|ROO|2019}}|s.t.}}

{{Cyclingresult|8|Tom Van Asbroeck|BEL|{{UCI team code|ICA|2019}}|s.t.}}

{{Cyclingresult|9|André Carvalho|POR|{{UCI team code|HBA|2019}}|s.t.}}

{{Cyclingresult|10|Piotr Havik|NED|{{UCI team code|BCC|2019}}|s.t.}}

{{Cyclingresult end}}

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