2019 Dwars Door Vlaanderen (WorldTour), Belgium
A travers la Flandre - Across Flanders
74th edition: Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Dwars door Vlaanderen podium history | 2018 edition | 2021 edition (2020 race cancelled) | Course map & profile | Start list
Roeselare - Waregem, 182.8 km
Matheiu Van der Poel wins ahead of a clearly upset Anthony Turgis. Sirotti photo
Weather at the finish city of Waregem at 2:30 PM, local time: 11C (52F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the south at 18 km/hr (11 mph). Only a 10% chance of rain.
The race: Here's the report from third-place Bob Jungel's Deceuninck-Quick Step team.
Under a blue and sunny sky, the Dwars door Vlaanderen field rolled out from Roeselare on Wednesday morning for a 182.8km-long loop through the Flemish countryside which concluded in nearby Waregem, but only after the riders took on twelve hills and three cobblestone segments that made for another spectacular and frantic race.
World Team Ranking leader Deceuninck – Quick-Step took again responsibility and controlled things behind the escapees, but had to do without Philippe Gilbert in the second part of the race. The multiple Monument winner experienced stomach problems on the evening before the race, but decided to start anyway and see how things would go. Unfortunately, during the race, the 2017 runner-up began feeling unwell and had to stop with around 40 kilometers left.
Knokteberg was were the decisive move off the day took off, when Bob Jungels responded to an attack of Tiesj Benoot (Lotto-Soudal), which saw the duo bridge to a strong group that was already up the road. Another selection took place, leaving just five men in the lead, but despite not having the numbers on their side in the fight with the bunch, the quintet cooperated well and plugged away with just three climbs still left on the course.
One minute separated the attackers from the chasers as they rode under the 10km-to-go banner, making it more and more clear that the winner of the 74th edition would emerge from the front group. Bob Jungels – who showed effortless power, contributing with some really long and impressive pulls – tried to break clear but was countered by the others, and the race eventually came down to a five-up sprint, from which Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon-Circus) emerged victorious.
Winner this year of a stage at the Tour Colombia and of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne following an emphatic display, Bob took third in Waregem – best ever result for a Luxembourger at Dwars door Vlaanderen – confirming he has made great strides since switching to the cobblestones this season. Twice winner of this classic (2017 and 2018), teammate Yves Lampaert made it two Deceuninck – Quick-Step riders in the top 10, after sprinting to eighth from the peloton which arrived some twenty seconds later.
“Iljo, Alvaro and Florian rode a strong race, controlling the breakaway and cutting into the gap, which allowed me to make that move on the Knokteberg together with Tiesj and come across. I don’t want to say that the race was too easy, but the final didn’t play into my favour, as there was no real moment where I could make the difference. In the sprint I didn’t have a chance against those guys, but third is a good result, as it’s always nice to be on the podium, especially in a race with such a history and during which I felt good, which bodes quite well for Flanders”, Bob explained after his first podium of the year in a World Tour event.
Complete Results:
182.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.604 km/hr
| 1 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | Corendon-Circus | 4hr 5min 54sec |
| 2 | TURGIS Anthony | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 3 | JUNGELS Bob | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 4 | PÖSTLBERGER Lukas | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 5 | BENOOT Tiesj | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 6 | ROWE Luke | Sky | @ 18sec |
| 7 | VAN POPPEL Danny | Jumbo-Visma | 0:19 |
| 8 | LAMPAERT Yves | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 9 | LAPORTE Christophe | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 10 | HAUSSLER Heinrich | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 11 | KEUKELEIRE Jens | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 12 | KRISTOFF Alexander | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 13 | PETIT Adrien | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 14 | STUYVEN Jasper | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 15 | MOHORIC Matej | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 16 | GARCÍA CORTINA Iván | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 17 | BALLERINI Davide | Astana | s.t. |
| 18 | TEUNISSEN Mike | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 19 | NAESEN Oliver | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 20 | ROELANDTS Jürgen | Movistar | s.t. |
| 21 | POLITT Nils | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 22 | GAVIRIA Fernando | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 23 | VAN GENECHTEN Jonas | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 24 | BOL Cees | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 25 | BAUER Jack | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 26 | VLIEGEN Loïc | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 27 | SÜTTERLIN Jasha | Movistar | s.t. |
| 28 | CALMEJANE Lilian | Direct Energie | 0:24 |
| 29 | VALGREN Michael | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 30 | SÉNÉCHAL Florian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 31 | VALVERDE Alejandro | Movistar | s.t. |
| 32 | NOPPE Christophe | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 33 | TRATNIK Jan | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 34 | VAN HOECKE Gijs | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 35 | COQUARD Bryan | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 36 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 37 | MODOLO Sacha | EF Education First | s.t. |
| 38 | DECLERCQ Benjamin | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 39 | VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan | CCC Team | 0:27 |
| 40 | BACKAERT Frederik | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 41 | VERGAERDE Otto | Corendon-Circus | 0:31 |
| 42 | KÜNG Stefan | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 43 | VANBILSEN Kenneth | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 44 | MEURISSE Xandro | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 45 | JANSEN Amund Grøndahl | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 46 | DOULL Owain | Sky | s.t. |
| 47 | KNEES Christian | Sky | s.t. |
| 48 | ERVITI Imanol | Movistar | s.t. |
| 49 | VAN RENSBURG Reinardt | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 50 | BOECKMANS Kris | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 51 | BETTIOL Alberto | EF Education First | s.t. |
| 52 | HIRSCHI Marc | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 53 | VAN BAARLE Dylan | Sky | s.t. |
| 54 | JUUL-JENSEN Christopher | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 55 | BYSTRØM Sven Erik | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 56 | DEVOLDER Stijn | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 57 | MOSCON Gianni | Sky | s.t. |
| 58 | GAUDIN Damien | Direct Energie | 0:37 |
| 59 | OLIVEIRA Nelson | Movistar | 0:39 |
| 60 | TERPSTRA Niki | Direct Energie | 0:44 |
| 61 | GUARNIERI Jacopo | Groupama-FDJ | 1:00 |
| 62 | LE GAC Olivier | Groupama-FDJ | 1:10 |
| 63 | HOULE Hugo | Astana | 1:15 |
| 64 | THEUNS Edward | Trek-Segafredo | 1:29 |
| 65 | BIZHIGITOV Zhandos | Astana | 1:33 |
| 66 | MARCATO Marco | UAE-Team Emirates | 1:36 |
| 67 | DE BONDT Dries | Corendon-Circus | 2:28 |
| 68 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | Katusha-Alpecin | 2:29 |
| 69 | DÉMARE Arnaud | Groupama-FDJ | 2:47 |
| 70 | SCULLY Tom | EF Education First | 2:50 |
| 71 | SINKELDAM Ramon | Groupama-FDJ | 3:29 |
| 72 | KOCH Jonas | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 73 | DILLIER Silvan | Ag2r La Mondiale | 3:42 |
| 74 | BOIVIN Guillaume | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 75 | VAN ASBROECK Tom | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 76 | VANDENBERGH Stijn | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 77 | DE VREESE Laurens | Astana | s.t. |
| 78 | HANSEN Lasse Norman | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 79 | BIERMANS Jenthe | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 80 | PICHOT Alexandre | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 81 | SIEBERG Marcel | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 82 | KEISSE Iljo | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 83 | VAN DER HOORN Taco | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 84 | SAJNOK Szymon | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 85 | SCHILLINGER Andreas | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 86 | NAESEN Lawrence | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 87 | STANNARD Robert | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 88 | VAN GOETHEM Brian | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 89 | PEDERSEN Mads | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 90 | KIRSCH Alex | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 91 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 92 | KRAGH ANDERSEN Asbjørn | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 93 | DE GENDT Aimé | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 94 | MEZGEC Luka | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 95 | HEPBURN Michael | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 96 | DOCKER Mitchell | EF Education First | s.t. |
| 97 | GRADEK Kamil | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 98 | TOUZE Damien | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 99 | SCOTSON Miles | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 100 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas | Groupama-FDJ | 3:48 |
| 101 | WYNANTS Maarten | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 102 | EENKHOORN Pascal | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 103 | KOREN Kristijan | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 104 | PIBERNIK Luka | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 105 | JANSSENS Jimmy | Corendon-Circus | s.t. |
| 106 | LANGEVELD Sebastian | EF Education First | s.t. |
| 107 | DE BACKER Bert | Vital Concept | 6:42 |
| 108 | CASTRILLO Jaime | Movistar | s.t. |
| 109 | SAGAN Juraj | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 110 | PEDERSEN Casper | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 111 | RÄIM Mihkel | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 112 | DUNNE Conor | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 113 | HALVORSEN Kristoffer | Sky | s.t. |
| 114 | EISEL Bernhard | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 115 | DE KORT Koen | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 116 | MAS Lluís | Movistar | s.t. |
| 117 | FOMINYKH Daniil | Astana | s.t. |
| 118 | FRISON Frederik | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 119 | DUVAL Julien | Ag2r La Mondiale | 9:37 |
| 120 | BERNAS Paweł | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 121 | WILLEMS Thimo | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 10:29 |
| 122 | PFINGSTEN Christoph | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 123 | VAN ROOY Kenneth | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 124 | MORICE Julien | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 125 | WAEYTENS Zico | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 126 | DENZ Nico | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 127 | VAN WINDEN Dennis | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 128 | ROOSEN Timo | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 129 | ZABEL Rick | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 130 | SMIT Willie | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 131 | HODEG Álvaro José | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 132 | VERMOTE Julien | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 133 | REIJNEN Kiel | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 134 | GAREL Adrien | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 135 | ACKERMANN Pascal | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 136 | LEMOINE Cyril | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 137 | PLANCKAERT Emiel | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 138 | BAGDONAS Gediminas | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 139 | GODON Dorian | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 140 | BAK Lars Ytting | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 141 | TURGIS Jimmy | Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 142 | PHILIPSEN Jasper | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 143 | ASGREEN Kasper | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 144 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 145 | FORTIN Filippo | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 146 | TROIA Oliviero | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 147 | CAPIOT Amaury | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 148 | AFFINI Edoardo | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 149 | VENTER Jaco | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 150 | LIGTHART Pim | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 151 | LAWLESS Chris | Sky | s.t. |
| 152 | DUPONT Timothy | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 153 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter | Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen map
2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen profile
Start list with back numbers, April 2, 2019:
| DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | |
| DS: | Wilfried Peeters |
| 1 | LAMPAERT Yves |
| 2 | GILBERT Philippe |
| 3 | ASGREEN Kasper |
| 4 | SENECHAL Florian |
| 5 | HODEG Alvaro |
| 6 | JUNGELS Bob |
| 7 | KEISSE Iljo |
| MOVISTAR | |
| DS: | Jose Garcia |
| 11 | VALVERDE Alejandro |
| 12 | CASTRILLO Jaime |
| 13 | ERVITI Imanol |
| 14 | MAS BONET Lluis |
| 15 | OLIVEIRA Nelson |
| 16 | ROELANDTS Jurgen |
| 17 | SÜTTERLIN Jasha |
| CCC TEAM | |
| DS: | Fabio Baldato |
| 21 | VAN HOECKE Gijs |
| 22 | BERNAS Pawel |
| 23 | SCHÄR Michael |
| 24 | SAJNOK Szymon |
| 25 | GRADEK Kamil |
| 26 | KOCH Jonas |
| 27 | VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan |
| LOTTO-SOUDAL | |
| DS: | Herman Frison |
| 31 | BENOOT Tiesj |
| 32 | BLYTHE Adam |
| 33 | DE WULF Stan |
| 34 | KEUKELEIRE Jens |
| 35 | FRISON Frederik |
| 36 | NAESEN Lawrence |
| 37 | VAN GOETHEM Brian |
| AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| DS: | Nicolas Guille |
| 41 | NAESEN Oliver |
| 42 | BAGDONAS Gediminas |
| 43 | DENZ Nico |
| 44 | DILLIER Silvan |
| 45 | DUVAL Julien |
| 46 | GODON Dorian |
| 47 | VANDENBERGH Stijn |
| EF EDUCATION FIRST | |
| DS: | Adreas Klier |
| 51 | OWEN Logan |
| 52 | BETTIOL Alberto |
| 53 | PHINNEY Taylor |
| 54 | DOCKER Mitchell |
| 55 | LANGEVELD Sebastian |
| 56 | SCULLY Thomas |
| 57 | MODOLO Sacha |
| TREK-SEGAFREDO | |
| DS: | Steven De Jongh |
| 61 | STUYVEN Jasper |
| 62 | DE KORT Koen |
| 63 | MULLEN Ryan |
| 64 | KIRSCH Alex |
| 65 | REIJNEN Kiel |
| 66 | PEDERSEN Mads |
| 67 | THEUNS Edward |
| BAHRAIN-MERIDA | |
| DS: | Tristan Hoffman |
| 71 | SIEBERG Marcel |
| 72 | GARCIA Ivan |
| 73 | HAUSSLER Heinrich |
| 74 | KOREN Kristjan |
| 75 | MOHORIC Matej |
| 76 | PIBERNIK Luka |
| 77 | TRATNIK Jan |
| DIMENSION DATA | |
| DS: | Jean-Pierre Heynderickx |
| 81 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald |
| 82 | VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael |
| 83 | BAK Lars Ytting |
| 84 | EISEL Bernhard |
| 85 | VAN RENSBURG Reinardt |
| 86 | VENTER Jacobus |
| 87 | VERMOTE Julien |
| UAE-TEAM EMIRATES | |
| DS: | Simone Pedrazzini |
| 91 | KRISTOFF Alexander |
| 92 | GAVIRIA Fernando |
| 93 | BYSTROM Sven Erik |
| 94 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake |
| 95 | MARCATO Marco |
| 96 | PHILIPSEN Jasper |
| 97 | TROIA Oliviero |
| KATUSHA-ALPECIN | |
| DS: | Dirk Demol |
| 101 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens |
| 102 | BIERMANS Jenthe |
| 103 | TANFIELD Harry |
| 104 | SMIT Willie |
| 105 | ZABEL Rick |
| 106 | POLITT Nils |
| 107 | WÜRTZ SCHMIDT Mads |
| GROUPAMA-FDJ | |
| DS: | Martial Gayant |
| 111 | DEMARE Arnaud |
| 112 | GUARNIERI Jacopo |
| 113 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas |
| 114 | KÜNG Stefan |
| 115 | LE GAC Olivier |
| 116 | SCOTSON Miles |
| 117 | SINKELDAM Ramon |
| ASTANA | |
| DS: | Lars Michaelsen |
| 121 | DE VREESE Laurens |
| 122 | BALLERINI Davide |
| 123 | BIZHIGITOV Zhandos |
| 124 | FOMINYKH Daniil |
| 125 | GIDICH Yevgeniy |
| 126 | GRUZDEV Dmitriy |
| 127 | HOULE Hugo |
| BORA-HANSGROHE | |
| DS: | Steffen Radochla |
| 131 | ACKERMANN Pascal |
| 132 | DRUCKER Jean-Pierre |
| 133 | PFINGSTEN Christoph |
| 134 | PÖSTLBERGER Lukas |
| 135 | SAGAN Juraj |
| 136 | SCHILLINGER Andreas |
| 137 | SCHWARZMANN Michael |
| JUMBO-VISMA | |
| DS: | Grischa Niermann |
| 141 | TEUNISSEN Mike |
| 142 | EENKHOORN Pascal |
| 143 | JANSEN Amund Grondahl |
| 144 | ROOSEN Timo |
| 145 | VAN DER HOORN Taco |
| 146 | VAN POPPEL Danny |
| 147 | WYNANTS Maarten |
| MITCHELTON-SCOTT | |
| DS: | Laurenzo Lapage |
| 151 | BAUER Jack |
| 152 | SCOTSON Callum |
| 153 | AFFINI Edoardo |
| 154 | MEZGEC Luka |
| 155 | STANNARD Robert |
| 156 | HEPBURN Michael |
| 157 | JUUL JENSEN Christopher |
| SKY | |
| DS: | Servais Knaven |
| 161 | MOSCON Gianni |
| 162 | LAWLESS Christopher |
| 163 | DOULL Owain |
| 164 | HALVORSEN Kristoffer |
| 165 | KNEES Christian |
| 166 | ROWE Luke |
| 167 | VAN BAARLE Dylan |
| TEAM SUNWEB | |
| DS: | Michiel Elijzen |
| 171 | FROHLINGER Johannes |
| 172 | BOL Cees |
| 173 | CURVERS Roy |
| 174 | HIRSCHI Marc |
| 175 | KRAGH ANDERSEN Asbjørn |
| 176 | PEDERSEN Casper |
| 177 | WALSCHEID Max |
| DIRECT ENERGIE | |
| DS: | Dominique Arnould |
| 181 | TERPSTRA Niki |
| 182 | CALMEJANE Lilian |
| 183 | GAUDIN Damien |
| 184 | LIGTHART Pim |
| 185 | PETIT Adrien |
| 186 | PICHOT Alexandre |
| 187 | TURGIS Anthony |
| CORENDON-CIRCUS | |
| DS: | Michel Cornelisse |
| 191 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu |
| 192 | DE BONDT Dries |
| 193 | DEVOLDER Stijn |
| 194 | JANS Roy |
| 195 | JANSSENS Jimmy |
| 196 | HANSEN Lasse Norman |
| 197 | VERGAERDE Otto |
| WANTY–GOBERT | |
| DS: | Hilaire Van der Schieren |
| 201 | BACKAERT Frederik |
| 202 | MEURISSE Xandro |
| 203 | DE GENDT Aimé |
| 204 | DUPONT Timothy |
| 205 | DE WINTER Ludwig |
| 206 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter |
| 207 | VLIEGEN Loïc |
| COFIDIS | |
| DS: | Alain Deloeuil |
| 211 | LAPORTE Christophe |
| 212 | FORTIN Filippo |
| 213 | LEMOINE Cyril |
| 214 | TOUZÉ Damien |
| 215 | VAN LERBERGHE Bert |
| 216 | VANBILSEN Kenneth |
| 217 | WAEYTENS Zico |
| VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS | |
| DS: | Jimmy Engoulvent |
| 221 | COQUARD Bryan |
| 222 | BOECKMANS Kris |
| 223 | DE BACKER Bert |
| 224 | GAREL Adrien |
| 225 | TURGIS Jimmy |
| 226 | MORICE Julien |
| 227 | VAN GENECHTEN Jonas |
| SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
| DS: | Hans de Clercq |
| 231 | ALLEGAERT Piet |
| 232 | CAPIOT Amaury |
| 233 | DECLERCQ Benjamin |
| 234 | VAN ROOY Kenneth |
| 235 | NOPPE Christophe |
| 236 | PLANCKAERT Emiel |
| 237 | WILLEMS Thimo |
| ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
| DS: | Eric Van Lancker |
| 241 | VAN ASBROECK Tom |
| 242 | BOIVIN Guillaume |
| 243 | VAN WINDEN Dennis |
| 244 | DEMPSTER Zakkari |
| 245 | GOLDSTEIN Roy |
| 246 | RÄIM Mihkel |
| 247 | DUNNE Conor |