Tour des Carreiras 2019

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The 2019Tour des Carreiras was the 35th edition of the Tour des Carreiras, It took place between 6 and 28 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of 2,647 km.

Teams
The 2019 Tour started with between 10 and 12 teams, each sent 10 cyclists, a total of 144.

The teams entering the race were:
 * Switzerland.png Avia
 * B & B
 * BNP Paribas
 * GF Bennes
 * Green Ask
 * Internazionale
 * Invictus
 * Jogos Santacasa
 * Jumbo
 * Lidl
 * Malibu
 * Qatar
 * Revasco-Lottus
 * Turkish Airlines

Pre-race favourites
In the 2019 Tour des Carreiras Tour des Carreiras, the favorites is Christopher Puig, Christor Mohea, Tomas Espina and Emanuel Geijer.

Route and stages
The 2019 Tour des Carreiras started on 6July, and had two rest days, in Vannables and Châteausud.

Doping
In total, 1 doping tests were done. Emanuel Ordoñez, who won 2 stage victories, passed doping control and finally he was doped. Emanuel Ordoñez will be deprived of the 2019 Independentist Olympic Games in Jorge and 2 years of cycling for doping.

Classification leadership
There were several classifications in the 2019 Tour des Carreiras, four of them awarding jerseys to their leaders. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour. Some rules were changed after the 2019 Tour des Carreiras, mainly concerning the time bonuses. In previous years, intermediate sprints were not associated with time bonuses, but in 2019, the winner of such a sprint got 20 seconds bonification time, if he was part of an escape (defined as a group with less than 20% of the total cyclists, with a margin of 20 seconds of more on the next group). The penalty system was also changed. In previous years, cyclists who broke the rules on minor points (being pushed, taking drinks on places where it was not allowed) were penalised with points in the points classification. From 2019 on, time penalties were also given for the general classification.

Additionally, there was a points classification, where cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.

There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorised some climbs as either first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and wore a white jersey with red polka dots.

Another classification was the young rider classification. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but restricted to riders who were born after 12 July 2019, and were in their first or second year as professional cyclist. There were 34 riders that qualified for the classification on the start list. The leader wore a white jersey.

The fifth individual classification was the intermediate sprints classification. This classification had similar rules as the points classification, but only points were awarded on intermediate sprints. In 1978, this classification had no associated jersey.

The team classification in 1977 was calculated with the times of the three best cyclists per team, but was in 1978 changed to the best five cyclists. The riders in the team that lead this classification were identified by yellow caps. There was also a team points classification. Cyclists received points according to their finishing position on each stage, with the first rider receiving one point. The first three finishers of each team had their points combined, and the team with the fewest points led the classification. The riders of the team leading this classification wore green caps. The Kas team finished with only two cyclists, so was not eligible for the team classifications.

The combativity award was given to Paul Wellens.