UCI WorldTour 2019
UCI WorldTour 2019 | ||||
General | ||||
organizer | Union Cycliste Internationale | |||
sport | Road cycling | |||
Competition period | January 15 - October 22 | |||
Race locations | Australia, Asia, North America, Europe |
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output | 9th edition | |||
Attendees | 18 UCI WorldTeams | |||
Competitions | 38 | |||
Official website | uciworldtour.com | |||
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The UCI WorldTour 2019 comprised 38 road bike races on four continents , including the three-week tours Tour de France , Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España ( Grand Tours ), as well as important classics , including the five monuments of cycling Milan-Sanremo , Tour of Flanders , Paris – Roubaix , Liège – Bastogne – Liège and Lombardy tour . The competitions took place from January to October 2019.
The specially licensed UCI WorldTeams , who were obliged to start all races that were already on the calendar in 2016, were entitled to start. In addition, UCI Professional Continental teams could be invited by the respective race organizer. A national team from the host country was also eligible to participate with the approval of the Professional Cycling Council .
In contrast to the previous UCI WorldTour events, there was no longer a continuous annual ranking of the racing series. However, points were still awarded for the UCI world rankings .
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Teams
UCI WorldTeams
The UCI awarded 18 teams a license as UCI WorldTeam for the 2019 season.
UCI Professional Continental Teams
27 teams received a license as a UCI Professional Continental Team .
References and comments
- ^ New WorldTour races could suffer under revamped UCI rules. cycling-news.com, January 12, 2017, accessed January 14, 2017 .
- ^ Union Cycliste Internationale. In: uci.org. September 26, 2018, accessed September 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Points for the UCI world ranking list road cycling (men) . There is no longer a rating for the WorldTour.
Web links
- Official website
- Laura Weislo: 2019 in numbers. In: cyclingnews.com. Accessed December 31, 2019 .