2019 ZLM Tour

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2019 ZLM Tour

| series = 2019 UCI Europe Tour

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| date = 19–23 June

| stages = 5

| distance = 705.3

| unit = km

| time = 16h 00' 47"

| speed =

| first = Mike Teunissen

| first_nat = NED

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

| first_color = yellow

| second = Amund Grøndahl Jansen

| second_nat = NOR

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

| third = Mads Würtz Schmidt

| third_nat = DEN

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

| points = Dylan Groenewegen

| points_nat = NED

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

| points_color = blue

| youth = Rasmus Byriel Iversen

| youth_nat = DEN

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

| youth_color = white

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

| previous = 2017

| next = 2022

}}

The 2019 ZLM Tour was the 32nd edition of the ZLM Tour cycling stage race. It started on 19 June in Yerseke and ended on 23 June in Tilburg and was a part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1-ranked event.{{cite web|url=https://zlmtour.nl/parcours-en-etappes/|title=Parcours & Etappes|lang=Dutch|trans-title=Routes and Stages|publisher=ZLM Tour|date=23 June 2019|accessdate=23 June 2019}}

The race was won by Mike Teunissen of {{UCI team code|TLJ|2019}}. Teammate Amund Grøndahl Jansen finished second, and Mads Würtz Schmidt of Katusha–Alpecin rounded out the podium. Dylan Groenewegen of {{UCI team code|TLJ|2019}} took the points classification, Rasmus Byriel Iversen of {{UCI team code|LTS|2019}} took the young rider classification, and {{UCI team code|TLJ|2019}} took the teams classification.{{cite news|url=https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/caleb-ewan-doorbreekt-hegemonie-jumbo-visma-in-zlm-tour-eindzege-mike-teunissen/|title=Ewan Doorbreekt Hegemonie Jumbo-Visma In ZLM Tour, Eindzege Teunissen|lang=Dutch|trans-title=Ewan Breaks Through Jumbo-Visma Hegemony in ZLM Tour, Teunissen Wins|publisher=Wielerflits|date=23 June 2019|accessdate=23 June 2019}}

Teams

Seventeen teams, which consisted of four UCI WorldTeams, six Professional Continental Teams, and seven UCI Continental Teams, competed in the race. Each team entered seven riders, except for {{UCI team code|EUS2|2019}} and {{UCI team code|WGG|2019}}, who each entered six riders, and {{UCI team code|CCD|2019}}, who entered five riders. Of the 115 riders who started the race, only 101 riders finished the race.{{cite web|url=https://zlmtour.nl/teams/|title=Teams|publisher=ZLM Tour|accessdate=23 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ster-elektro-tour/2019/gc/startlist|title=ZLM Tour 2019 Startlist|publisher=ProCyclingStats|date=14 September 2019|accessdate=14 September 2019}}{{sfn|Roadbook|2019|pp=19}}

UCI WorldTeams

{{UCI team code|LTS|2019}}
{{UCI team code|TLJ|2019}}
{{UCI team code|TKA|2019}}
{{UCI team code|SUN|2019}}

UCI Professional Continental Teams

{{UCI team code|BBH|2019}}
{{UCI team code|EUS2|2019}}
{{UCI team code|ROC|2019}}
{{UCI team code|SVB|2019}}
{{UCI team code|WVA|2019}}
{{UCI team code|WGG|2019}}

UCI Continental Teams

{{UCI team code|BBD|2019}}
{{UCI team code|MET|2019}}
Monkey Town Continental Team
{{UCI team code|ACA|2019}}
{{UCI team code|TIS|2019}}
{{UCI team code|CCD|2019}}
Vlasman CT

Route

class="wikitable" \|+Stage characteristics and winners{{cite web\|url=https://zlmtour.nl/uitslagen/\|title=Uitslagen 2019\|lang=Dutch\|trans-title=Results 2019\|publisher=ZLM Tour\|accessdate=23 June 2019}}
scope="col" \| Stage ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Course ! scope="col" \| Distance ! scope="col" colspan="2" \| Type ! scope="col" \| Stage winner
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| P \| style="text-align:center;" \| 19 June \| Yerseke to Yerseke \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|6.8\|km\|1\|abbr=on}} \| File:Time Trial.svg \| Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Jos Van Emden\|NED}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 1 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 20 June \| Bredene to Heinkenszand \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|197.9\|km\|1\|abbr=on}} \| File:Plainstage.svg \| Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Dylan Groenewegen\|NED}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 2 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 21 June \| Etten-Leur to Buchten \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|168.1\|km\|1\|abbr=on}} \| File:Plainstage.svg \| Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Dylan Groenewegen\|NED}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 3 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 22 June \| Buchten to Landgraaf \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|162.4\|km\|1\|abbr=on}} \| File:Hillystage.svg \| Hilly stage \| {{flagathlete\|Amund Grøndahl Jansen\|NOR}}
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" \| 4 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 23 June \| Eindhoven to Tilburg \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|170.1\|km\|1\|abbr=on}} \| File:Plainstage.svg \| Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Caleb Ewan\|AUS}}
colspan="2"\| Total \| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|705.3\|km\|1\|abbr=on}}

class="wikitable"

|+Stage characteristics and winners{{cite web|url=https://zlmtour.nl/uitslagen/|title=Uitslagen 2019|lang=Dutch|trans-title=Results 2019|publisher=ZLM Tour|accessdate=23 June 2019}}

scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Course

! scope="col" | Distance

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

! scope="col" | Stage winner

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | P

| style="text-align:center;" | 19 June

| Yerseke to Yerseke

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|6.8|km|1|abbr=on}}

| File:Time Trial.svg

| Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Jos Van Emden|NED}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 20 June

| Bredene to Heinkenszand

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|197.9|km|1|abbr=on}}

| File:Plainstage.svg

| Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Dylan Groenewegen|NED}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2

| style="text-align:center;" | 21 June

| Etten-Leur to Buchten

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|168.1|km|1|abbr=on}}

| File:Plainstage.svg

| Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Dylan Groenewegen|NED}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3

| style="text-align:center;" | 22 June

| Buchten to Landgraaf

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|162.4|km|1|abbr=on}}

| File:Hillystage.svg

| Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Amund Grøndahl Jansen|NOR}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4

| style="text-align:center;" | 23 June

| Eindhoven to Tilburg

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|170.1|km|1|abbr=on}}

| File:Plainstage.svg

| Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Caleb Ewan|AUS}}

colspan="2"| Total

| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|705.3|km|1|abbr=on}}

Stages

=Prologue=

;19 June 2019 – Yerseke to Yerseke, {{convert|6.8|km|1|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Roadbook|2019|pp=20-23}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Prologue result{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/zlm-tour-2019/prologue/results/|title=ZLM Tour: Van Emden wins prologue|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=19 June 2019|accessdate=14 September 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ster-elektro-tour/2019/prologue|title=Prologue Results|publisher=ProCyclingStats|date=19 June 2019|accessdate=14 September 2019}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Jos Van Emden|NED|{{UCI team code|TLJ|2019}}|7' 54"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Mike Teunissen|NED|{{UCI team code|TLJ|2019}}|+ 2"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Tony Martin|GER|{{UCI team code|TLJ|2019}}|+ 2"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Alex Dowsett|GBR|{{UCI team code|KAT|2019}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Max Walscheid|GER|{{UCI team code|SUN|2019}}|+ 6"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Cees Bol|NED|{{UCI team code|SUN|2019}}|+ 8"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Mads Würtz Schmidt|DEN|{{UCI team code|KAT|2019}}|+ 11"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Jasper De Buyst|BEL|{{UCI team code|LTS|2019}}|+ 14"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Jenthe Biermans|BEL|{{UCI team code|KAT|2019}}|+ 16"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Asbjørn Kragh Andersen|DEN|{{UCI team code|SUN|2019}}|+ 18"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after Prologue}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Jos Van Emden|NED|{{UCI team code|TLJ|2019}}|7' 54"|20px}}