'19 Tour of Flanders
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The Tour of Flanders (Dutch: Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as De Ronde ("The Tour"), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organized by Flanders Classics. Its nickname is Vlaanderens Mooiste (Dutch for "Flanders' Finest"). First held in 1913, the Tour of Flanders had its 100th edition in 2016.
The winner of the cycling race Tour of Flanders 2019 was Alberto Bettiol, an Italian rider from the EF Education First Pro Cycling team. He achieved his first professional victory by attacking on the final ascent of the Oude Kwaremont, one of the most iconic climbs of the race, and holding off a chasing group of favourites until the finish line in Oudenaarde. He crossed the line 14 seconds ahead of Kasper Asgreen, a Danish rider from Deceuninck-QuickStep, who also impressed with his solo effort in the final kilometers. The third place went to Alexander Kristoff, a Norwegian sprinter from UAE Team Emirates, who won the sprint from a reduced group of contenders that included Mathieu van der Poel, Nils Politt, Michael Matthews and Alejandro Valverde. The race was held on 7 April 2019 and was the 103rd edition of the Tour of Flanders, one of the five monuments of cycling and the second event of the 2019 UCI World Tour.
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The winner of the cycling race Tour of Flanders 2019 was Alberto Bettiol, an Italian rider from the EF Education First Pro Cycling team. He achieved his first professional victory by attacking on the final ascent of the Oude Kwaremont, one of the most iconic climbs of the race, and holding off a chasing group of favourites until the finish line in Oudenaarde. He crossed the line 14 seconds ahead of Kasper Asgreen, a Danish rider from Deceuninck-QuickStep, who also impressed with his solo effort in the final kilometers. The third place went to Alexander Kristoff, a Norwegian sprinter from UAE Team Emirates, who won the sprint from a reduced group of contenders that included Mathieu van der Poel, Nils Politt, Michael Matthews and Alejandro Valverde. The race was held on 7 April 2019 and was the 103rd edition of the Tour of Flanders, one of the five monuments of cycling and the second event of the 2019 UCI World Tour.
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