2019 Tour du Haut Var

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2019 Tour du Haut Var

| series = 2019 UCI Europe Tour

| race_no =

| season_no =

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| date = 22–24 February 2019

| stages = 3

| distance = 491.9

| unit = km

| time =

| speed =

| first = Thibaut Pinot

| first_team = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}

| first_nat = FRA

| first_color = yellow

| second = Romain Bardet

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

| second_nat = FRA

| third = Hugh Carthy

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

| third_nat = GBR

| mountains = Cyril Gautier

| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|VCB|2019}}

| mountains_nat = FRA

| mountains_color = red

| points = Thibaut Pinot

| points_team = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}

| points_nat = FRA

| points_color = green

| youth = Mathias Le Turnier

| youth_nat = FRA

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

| youth_color = white

| team = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}

| previous = 2018

| next = 2020

}}

The 2019 Tour du Haut Var was a road cycling stage race that took place from 22 to 24 February 2019. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 51st edition of the Tour du Haut Var.{{cite web |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-du-haut-var/2019/gc/overview |title=2019 Tour du Haut Var |work=ProCyclingStats |accessdate=22 February 2019}}

Teams

Eighteen teams were invited to start the race. These included four UCI WorldTeams, six UCI Professional Continental teams and seven UCI Continental teams.

{{cyclingteamlist|year=2019|title=UCI WorldTeams|ALM|EFD|FDJ|TFS}}

{{cyclingteamlist|year=2019|title=UCI Professional Continental teams|team1={{UCI team code|TDE|2019a}}|ANS|FST|BBH|COF|DMP|EUS2|ICA|RIW|VCB|WVA}}

{{cyclingteamlist|year=2019|title=UCI Continental teams|SNE|RLM|AUB}}

Route

class="wikitable" \|+Stage schedule
scope="col" \| Stage ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Route ! scope="col" \| Distance !colspan="2" scope="col" \| Type ! scope="col" \| Winner
scope="row" \| 1 \| 22 February \| Vence to Mandelieu-la-Napoule \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|154.5\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \| Image:Hillystage.svg \|\| Hilly stage \| {{flagathlete\|Sep Vanmarcke\|BEL}}
scope="row"\| 2 \| 23 February \| Le Cannet-des-Maures to Mons \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|201.4\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \| Image:Hillystage.svg \|\| Hilly stage \| {{flagathlete\|Giulio Ciccone\|ITA}}
scope="row"\| 3 \| 24 February \| La Londe-les-Maures to Mont Faron \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|136\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \| Image:Hillystage.svg \|\| Hilly stage \| {{flagathlete\|Thibaut Pinot\|FRA}}

class="wikitable"

|+Stage schedule

scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Route

! scope="col" | Distance

!colspan="2" scope="col" | Type

! scope="col" | Winner

scope="row" | 1

| 22 February

| Vence to Mandelieu-la-Napoule

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|154.5|km|0|abbr=on}}

| Image:Hillystage.svg || Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Sep Vanmarcke|BEL}}

scope="row"| 2

| 23 February

| Le Cannet-des-Maures to Mons

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|201.4|km|0|abbr=on}}

| Image:Hillystage.svg || Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Giulio Ciccone|ITA}}

scope="row"| 3

| 24 February

| La Londe-les-Maures to Mont Faron

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|136|km|0|abbr=on}}

| Image:Hillystage.svg || Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Thibaut Pinot|FRA}}

Stages

=Stage 1=

;22 February 2019 — Vence to Mandelieu-la-Napoule, {{convert|154.5|km|0|abbr=on}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Result of Stage 1 & General classification after Stage 1}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Sep Vanmarcke|BEL|{{UCI team code|EFD|2019}}|4h 00' 22"|20px 20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Julien El Fares|FRA|{{UCI team code|DMP|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Giulio Ciccone|ITA|{{UCI team code|TFS|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Rudy Molard|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Alexis Vuillermoz|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Lucas Eriksson|SWE|{{UCI team code|RIW|2019}}|+ 0"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Krists Neilands|LAT|{{UCI team code|ICA|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Thibaut Pinot|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Miguel Flórez|COL|{{UCI team code|ANS|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Dimitri Peyskens|BEL|{{UCI team code|WVA|2019}}|+ 0"}}

=Stage 2=

;23 February 2019 — Le Cannet-des-Maures to Mons, {{convert|201.4|km|0|abbr=on}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Giulio Ciccone|ITA|{{UCI team code|TFS|2019}}|5h 19' 30"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Thibaut Pinot|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Romain Bardet|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Lilian Calmejane|FRA|{{UCI team code|TDE|2019a}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Alexis Vuillermoz|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Julien El Fares|FRA|{{UCI team code|DMP|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Nicolas Edet|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Hugh Carthy|GBR|{{UCI team code|EFD|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Kilian Frankiny|SUI|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Romain Combaud|FRA|{{UCI team code|DMP|2019}}|+ 10"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after stage 2}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Giulio Ciccone|ITA|{{UCI team code|TFS|2019}}|9h 19' 42"|20px 20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Julien El Fares|FRA|{{UCI team code|DMP|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Thibaut Pinot|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Alexis Vuillermoz|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Romain Bardet|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Nicolas Edet|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Hugh Carthy|GBR|{{UCI team code|EFD|2019}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Rudy Molard|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}|+ 10"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Kilian Frankiny|SUI|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}|+ 14"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Mathias Le Turnier|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2019}}|+ 45"|20px}}

=Stage 3=

;24 February 2019 — La Londe-les-Maures to Mont Faron, {{convert|136|km|0|abbr=on}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Thibaut Pinot|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}|3h 19' 52"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Romain Bardet|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2019}}|+ 3"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Hugh Carthy|GBR|{{UCI team code|EFD|2019}}|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Lilian Calmejane|FRA|{{UCI team code|TDE|2019a}}|+ 11"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Alexis Vuillermoz|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2019}}|+ 11"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Kilian Frankiny|SUI|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}|+ 13"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Nicolas Edet|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2019}}|+ 13"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Alexandre Geniez|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2019}}|+ 51"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Julien El Fares|FRA|{{UCI team code|DMP|2019}}|+ 51"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Nans Peters|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2019}}|+ 56"}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Thibaut Pinot|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}|12h 39' 44"|20px 20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Romain Bardet|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2019}}|+ 3"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Hugh Carthy|GBR|{{UCI team code|EFD|2019}}|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Alexis Vuillermoz|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2019}}|+ 11"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Nicolas Edet|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2019}}|+ 13"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Kilian Frankiny|SUI|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}|+ 27"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Julien El Fares|FRA|{{UCI team code|DMP|2019}}|+ 51"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Giulio Ciccone|ITA|{{UCI team code|TFS|2019}}|+ 1' 14"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Rudy Molard|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2019}}|+ 1' 54"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Mathias Le Turnier|FRA|{{UCI team code|COF|2019}}|+ 2' 10"|20px}}

Classification leadership table

In the 2019 Tour du Haut Var, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2019 Tour du Haut Var, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a mass-start stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth, then 1 point fewer per place down to 1 for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.

The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1995 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;"
style="background:#efefef;" ! style="width:2%;"\| Stage ! style="width:15%" \| Winner ! style="width:15%" \| General classification Image:Jersey yellow.svg ! style="width:15%" \| Mountains classification Image:Jersey red.svg ! style="width:15%" \| Points classification Image:Jersey green.svg ! style="width:15%" \| Young rider classification Image:Jersey white.svg ! style="width:15%" \| Team classification
1 \| Sep Vanmarcke \|style="background:#FFFF99;"\| Sep Vanmarcke \|style="background:pink;"\| Julien Bernard \|style="background:lightgreen;"\| Sep Vanmarcke \|style="background:white;"\| Lucas Eriksson \|style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan=3\| {{UCI team code\|FDJ\|2019}}
2 \| Giulio Ciccone \|style="background:#FFFF99;"\| Giulio Ciccone \|style="background:pink;" rowspan=2\| Cyril Gautier \|style="background:lightgreen;"\| Giulio Ciccone \|style="background:white;" rowspan=2\| Mathias Le Turnier
3 \| Thibaut Pinot \|style="background:#FFFF99;"\| Thibaut Pinot \|style="background:lightgreen;"\| Thibaut Pinot
scope=row colspan=2\| Final !style="background:yellow;"\| Thibaut Pinot !style="background:red;"\| Cyril Gautier !style="background:green;"\| Thibaut Pinot !style="background:white;"\| Mathias Le Turnier !style="background:yellow;"\| {{UCI team code\|FDJ\|2019}}

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style="background:#efefef;"

! style="width:2%;"| Stage

! style="width:15%" | Winner

! style="width:15%" | General classification
Image:Jersey yellow.svg

! style="width:15%" | Mountains classification
Image:Jersey red.svg

! style="width:15%" | Points classification
Image:Jersey green.svg

! style="width:15%" | Young rider classification
Image:Jersey white.svg

! style="width:15%" | Team classification

| Sep Vanmarcke

|style="background:#FFFF99;"| Sep Vanmarcke

|style="background:pink;"| Julien Bernard