2019 La Course by Le Tour de France
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| name = 2019 La Course by Le Tour de France
| image =La course by Le Tour 2019.png
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| date = 19 July 2019
| series = 2019 UCI Women's World Tour
| race_no = 15
| season_no = 23
| stages = 1
| distance = 121
| unit = km
| time = 3h 15' 20"
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| first = Marianne Vos
| first_nat = NED
| first_team = {{UCI team code|WM3|2019}}
| second = Leah Kirchmann
| second_nat = CAN
| second_team = {{UCI team code|TLP|2019}}
| third = Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
| third_nat = DEN
| third_team = {{UCI team code|CBT|2019}}
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| previous = 2018
| next = 2020
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The 2019 La Course by Le Tour de France was the sixth edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's cycling race held in France. It took place on 19 July 2019 and was the fifteenth event on the 2019 UCI Women's World Tour. The event was organised by ASO, which also organises the Tour de France. The race was won by Dutch rider Marianne Vos of CCC Liv.{{Cite web |last=Arthurs-Brennan |first=Michelle |date=2019-07-19 |title=Marianne Vos wins La Course 2019 after tense chase to the final metres |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-de-france/marianne-vos-win-la-course-2019-tense-chase-final-metres-431799 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=cyclingweekly.com |language=en}}
Route
The race started and finished in Pau, taking in five laps of a hilly circuit covering 121 km.{{cite web|title=Le parcours de La Course by Le Tour de France 2019|url=https://www.lacoursebyletourdefrance.com/en/stage-1|accessdate=10 July 2019}} It was held before stage 13 of the men's 2019 Tour de France, which used one lap of the circuit as an individual time trial. A similar course was subsequently used as the eighth stage of the 2023 Tour de France Femmes as an individual time trial.{{Cite web |title=Stage 8 - PAU > PAU - Tour de France Femmes 2023 |url=https://www.letourfemmes.fr/en/stage-8 |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=www.letourfemmes.fr |language=en}}
Results
The race was won by Dutch rider Marianne Vos of CCC Liv, who caught the solo breakaway rider Amanda Spratt of Mitchelton-Scott on the final slopes in Pau.{{cyclingresult start|title=Result{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/la-course-by-le-tour-de-france/2019|title=La Course by Le Tour de France 2019 Results|work=Pro Cycling Stats|accessdate=28 July 2019}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-course-by-le-tour-de-france-2019/results/|title=Vos wins La Course by Le Tour de France|first=Lukas|last=Knöfler|work=Cycling News|date=19 July 2019|accessdate=28 July 2019}}}}
{{cyclingresult|1|Marianne Vos|NED|{{UCI team code|WM3|2019}}|3h 15' 20"}}
{{cyclingresult|2|Leah Kirchmann|CAN|{{UCI team code|TLP|2019}}|+ 3"}}
{{cyclingresult|3|Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig|DEN|{{UCI team code|CBT|2019}}|+ 3"}}
{{cyclingresult|4|Lucinda Brand|NED|{{UCI team code|TLP|2019}}|+ 4"}}
{{cyclingresult|5|Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio|RSA|{{UCI team code|WM3|2019}}|+ 6"}}
{{cyclingresult|6|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA|{{UCI team code|TFS2|2019}}|+ 6"}}
{{cyclingresult|7|Annemiek van Vleuten|NED|{{UCI team code|MTS women|2019}}|+ 7"}}
{{cyclingresult|8|Soraya Paladin|ITA|{{UCI team code|ALE|2019}}|+ 7"}}
{{cyclingresult|9|Ane Santesteban|ESP|{{UCI team code|WNT|2019}}|+ 7"}}
{{cyclingresult|10|Anna van der Breggen|NED|{{UCI team code|DLT|2019}}|+ 7"}}
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See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.lacoursebyletourdefrance.com/en}}
{{La Course by Le Tour de France}}
{{2019 UCI Women's World Tour}}
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