2019 EF Education First season

The 2019 season for the EF Education First cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they are obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

EF Education First
2019 season
UCI codeEFD
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerJonathan Vaughters
Main sponsor(s)Cannondale
BasedBoulder, Colorado, United States
BicyclesCannondale
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race stages10
National Championships4
Jersey

Team roster

As of January 27, 2019.[1][2]
Rider Date of birth
 Sean Bennett (USA) (1996-03-31)March 31, 1996 (aged 22)
 Alberto Bettiol (ITA) (1993-10-29)October 29, 1993 (aged 25)
 Matti Breschel (DEN) (1984-08-31)August 31, 1984 (aged 34)
 Nathan Brown (USA) (1991-07-07)July 7, 1991 (aged 27)
 Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) (1993-04-28)April 28, 1993 (aged 25)
 Hugh Carthy (GBR) (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 24)
 Simon Clarke (AUS) (1986-07-18)July 18, 1986 (aged 32)
 Lawson Craddock (USA) (1992-02-20)February 20, 1992 (aged 26)
 Mitchell Docker (AUS) (1986-10-02)October 2, 1986 (aged 32)
 Joe Dombrowski (USA) (1991-05-12)May 12, 1991 (aged 27)
 Moreno Hofland (NED) (1991-08-31)August 31, 1991 (aged 27)
 Alex Howes (USA) (1988-01-01)January 1, 1988 (aged 31)
 Tanel Kangert (EST) (1987-03-11)March 11, 1987 (aged 31)
 Sebastian Langeveld (NED) (1985-01-17)January 17, 1985 (aged 34)
Rider Date of birth
 Daniel Felipe Martínez (COL) (1996-04-25)April 25, 1996 (aged 22)
 Daniel McLay (GBR) (1992-01-03)January 3, 1992 (aged 27)
 Sacha Modolo (ITA) (1987-06-19)June 19, 1987 (aged 31)
 Lachlan Morton (AUS) (1992-01-02)January 2, 1992 (aged 27)
 Logan Owen (USA) (1995-03-23)March 23, 1995 (aged 23)
 Taylor Phinney (USA) (1990-06-27)June 27, 1990 (aged 28)
 Tom Scully (NZL) (1990-01-14)January 14, 1990 (aged 29)
 Rigoberto Urán (COL) (1987-01-26)January 26, 1987 (aged 32)
 Julius van den Berg (NED) (1996-10-23)October 23, 1996 (aged 22)
 Tejay van Garderen (USA) (1988-08-12)August 12, 1988 (aged 30)
 Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) (1988-07-28)July 28, 1988 (aged 30)
 James Whelan (AUS) (1996-07-11)July 11, 1996 (aged 22)
 Michael Woods (CAN) (1986-10-12)October 12, 1986 (aged 32)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
30 JanuaryHerald Sun Tour, Stage 1UCI Oceania Tour Daniel McLay (GBR) AustraliaPhillip Island
31 JanuaryHerald Sun Tour, Stage 2UCI Oceania Tour Michael Woods (CAN) AustraliaChurchill
12 FebruaryTour Colombia, Stage 1 (TTT)UCI America Tour[N 1] ColombiaMedellín
17 FebruaryTour Colombia, Teams classificationUCI America Tour[N 2] Colombia
17 FebruaryTour de la Provence, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Simon Clarke (AUS) France
22 FebruaryTour du Haut Var, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) FranceMandelieu-la-Napoule
16 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 7UCI World Tour Daniel Felipe Martínez (COL) FranceCol de Turini
19 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 3] Italy
7 AprilTour of FlandersUCI World Tour Alberto Bettiol (ITA) BelgiumOudenaarde
5 MayTour de Romandie, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 4]  Switzerland
18 MayTour of California, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 5] United States
23 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 9UCI World Tour Hugh Carthy (GBR)  SwitzerlandUlrichen
23 JuneTour de Suisse, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Hugh Carthy (GBR)  Switzerland
17 AugustTour of Utah, Stage 5UCI America Tour Lachlan Morton (AUS) United StatesCanyons Village
18 AugustTour of Utah, Stage 6UCI America Tour Joe Dombrowski (USA) United StatesPark City
1 SeptemberBretagne Classic Ouest-FranceUCI World Tour Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) FrancePlouay
12 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 12UCI World Tour Sergio Higuita (COL) SpainBecerril de la Sierra
9 OctoberMilano–TorinoUCI Europe Tour Michael Woods (CAN) ItalyTorino
18 OctoberTour of Guangxi, Stage 2UCI World Tour Daniel McLay (GBR) ChinaQinzhou

National, Continental and World champions

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
1 FebruaryColombian National Time Trial Championships
 Daniel Felipe Martínez (COL) ColombiaVillavicencio
22 JuneEcuadorian National Time Trial Championships
 Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) Ecuador
23 JuneEcuadorian National Road Race Championships
 Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) Ecuador
30 JuneUnited States National Road Race Championships
 Alex Howes (USA) United StatesKnoxville

Footnotes

References

  1. "EF Education First Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. Videla, Franco (January 17, 2019). "EF-Drapac cede a Sergio Higuita a la Fundación Euskadi" [EF-Drapac hands over Sergio Higuita to the Euskadi Foundation]. Ciclismo Internacional (in Spanish). Pablo Martín Palermo. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  3. "EF Education First-Drapac sign Sean Bennett". Cyclingnews.com. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. "Bettiol returns to Slipstream 'family' with EF Education First-Drapac". Cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. "EF Education First-Drapac sign former Ecuadorian TT champion Jonathan Caicedo". Cyclingnews.com. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  6. "Hofland signs two-year contract with EF Education First-Drapac". Cyclingnews.com. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  7. "Estonian time trial champion Tanel Kangert signs with #PinkArgyle for 2019". efprocycling.com. 23 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. "Lachlan Morton returns to EF Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  9. "Van Garderen signs for EF Education First-Drapac". Cyclingnews.com. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  10. "EF-Drapac sign U23 Tour of Flanders winner Whelan". Cyclingnews.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  11. "Riders with no team next year". procyclingstats. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  12. "Matteo Montaguti and Julian Cardona to join Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec in 2019". cyclingpub.com. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  13. "Trek-Segafredo sign Kirsch and Will Clarke through 2020". Cyclingnews.com. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  14. "Cycling transfers 2019". velon.cc. 19 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  15. "Pierre Rolland signs for Vital Concept". Cyclingnews.com. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  16. "Van Asbroeck signs with Israel Cycling Academy". Cyclingnews.com. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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