The 2019 Adriatica Ionica Race was a five-stage men's professional road cycling race.^[1]

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2019 Adriatica Ionica Race

2019 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	24 – 28 July 2019
Stages	5
Distance	815.3 km (506.6 mi)
Results
Winner  Mark Padun (UKR) (Bahrain–Merida)   Second  Ben Hermans (BEL) (Israel Cycling Academy)   Third  James Knox (GBR) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step) Points  Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step) Mountains  Ben Hermans (BEL) (Israel Cycling Academy) Youth  Mark Padun (UKR) (Bahrain–Merida)   Team Deceuninck–Quick-Step
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It was the second edition of the Adriatica Ionica Race. The race started on 24 July and finished on 28 July.^[2]

The race is part of the UCI Europe Tour, and is categorised by the UCI as a 2.1 race.^[3] The previous edition was won by the Colombian rider Iván Sosa (Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec), who, after his transfer to Team Sky, did not return to defend his title.^[4] In his absence, Ukrainian Mark Padun (Bahrain–Merida) won the race.^[5]

Nineteen teams of up to seven riders took part in the race:^[6]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

National Teams

The race consisted of five stages totalling 815.3 km (507 mi).^[7]

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Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	24 July	Mestre, Venice	83.7 km (52 mi)		Criterium	Phil Bauhaus (GER)
2	25 July	Venice (Favaro Veneto) to Grado	189 km (117 mi)		Flat stage	Álvaro José Hodeg (COL)
3	26 July	Palmanova to Lake Misurina	204.6 km (127 mi)		Mountain stage	Mark Padun (UKR)
4	27 July	Padola to Cormons (Monte Quarin)	204.5 km (127 mi)		Hilly stage	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)
5	28 July	Cormons to Trieste	133.5 km (83 mi)		Flat stage	Álvaro José Hodeg (COL)
	Total		815.3 km (507 mi)

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In the 2019 Adriatica Ionica Race, five jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages apart from the time trial stage. The first three riders would get 10, 6, and 4 seconds, respectively. The leader of the general classification received a blue jersey sponsored by Geo&tex2000.^[21] This classification was considered the most important of the 2018 Adriatica Ionica, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

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Points classification points for the top 10 positions by type

Type		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Flat stage	25	18	12	8	6	5	4	3	2	1
	High mountain stage	15	12	9	7
	Intermediate sprint	10	6	3	2	1	0
	Team time trial	0

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The second classification was the points classification. Riders were awarded points for finishing in the top ten in a stage. Points were also won in intermediate sprints; ten points for crossing the sprint line first, six points for second place, three for third, two for fourth, and a single point for fifth. The leader of the points classification was awarded a red jersey sponsored by Full Speed Ahead.^[22]

The third classification was the mountains classification. Points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit of the most difficult climbs first. The climbs were categorized, in order of increasing difficulty, as third-, second-, and first-category and hors catégorie (read: "beyond category"). The leadership of the mountains classification was marked by a green sponsored by Dolomiti.^[22]

The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey sponsored by Gabetti. Only riders born after 1 January 1993 were eligible; the young rider best placed in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification.^[22]

The final classification was the "Fighting Spirit Prize" given after each stage to the rider considered, by a jury, to have "who struggled in order to achieve results in all the competitive moments of the race or the one who take action to start or carry out the longest breakaway". The winner wore an orange jersey sponsored by Suzuki.^[22] There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists in a team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest cumulative time.

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Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Combativity classification	Team classification
1[9]	Phil Bauhaus	Phil Bauhaus	Enrico Barbin	not awarded	Álvaro José Hodeg	Danilo Wyss	Deceuninck–Quick-Step
2[12]	Álvaro José Hodeg	Álvaro José Hodeg	Álvaro José Hodeg			Etienne van Empel
3[15]	Mark Padun	Mark Padun		Ben Hermans	Mark Padun	Mattia Bais
4[18]	Remco Evenepoel		Remco Evenepoel			Fausto Masnada
5[5]	Álvaro José Hodeg		Álvaro José Hodeg			Thimo Willems
Final[5]		Mark Padun	Álvaro José Hodeg	Ben Hermans	Mark Padun	No award	Deceuninck–Quick-Step

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