2019 EF Education First season

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

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.

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 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

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
30 January Herald Sun Tour, Stage 1 UCI Oceania Tour  Daniel McLay (GBR)  Australia Phillip Island
31 January Herald Sun Tour, Stage 2 UCI Oceania Tour  Michael Woods (CAN)  Australia Churchill
12 February Tour Colombia, Stage 1 (TTT) UCI America Tour [N 1]  Colombia Medellín
17 February Tour Colombia, Teams classification UCI America Tour [N 2]  Colombia
17 February Tour de la Provence, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Simon Clarke (AUS)  France
22 February Tour du Haut Var, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)  France Mandelieu-la-Napoule
16 March Paris–Nice, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Daniel Martínez (COL)  France Col de Turini
19 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 3]  Italy
7 April Tour of Flanders UCI World Tour  Alberto Bettiol (ITA)  Belgium Oudenaarde
5 May Tour de Romandie, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 4]  Switzerland
18 May Tour of California, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 5]  United States
23 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 9 UCI World Tour  Hugh Carthy (GBR)   Switzerland Ulrichen
23 June Tour de Suisse, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Hugh Carthy (GBR)   Switzerland
17 August Tour of Utah, Stage 5 UCI America Tour  Lachlan Morton (AUS)  United States Canyons Village
18 August Tour of Utah, Stage 6 UCI America Tour  Joe Dombrowski (USA)  United States Park City
1 September Bretagne Classic Ouest-France UCI World Tour  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)  France Plouay
12 September Vuelta a España, Stage 12 UCI World Tour  Sergio Higuita (COL)  Spain Becerril de la Sierra
9 October Milano–Torino UCI Europe Tour  Michael Woods (CAN)  Italy Torino
18 October Tour of Guangxi, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Daniel McLay (GBR)  China Qinzhou

National, Continental and World champions

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
1 February Colombian National Time Trial Championships
 Daniel Martínez (COL)  Colombia Villavicencio
22 June Ecuadorian National Time Trial Championships
 Jonathan Caicedo (ECU)  Ecuador
23 June Ecuadorian National Road Race Championships
 Jonathan Caicedo (ECU)  Ecuador
30 June United States National Road Race Championships
 Alex Howes (USA)  United States Knoxville

Footnotes

  1. ^ The winning riders were Nathan Brown, Lawson Craddock, Taylor Phinney, Alex Howes, Daniel Martínez and Rigoberto Urán
  2. ^ The riders on the squad were Nathan Brown, Lawson Craddock, Taylor Phinney, Alex Howes, Daniel Martínez and Rigoberto Urán
  3. ^ The riders on the squad were Sep Vanmarcke, Alberto Bettiol, Simon Clarke, Tanel Kangert, Sebastian Langeveld, Sacha Modolo and Taylor Phinney
  4. ^ The riders on the squad were Nathan Brown, Jonathan Caicedo, Hugh Carthy, Joe Dombrowski, Tanel Kangert, Daniel Martínez and Michael Woods
  5. ^ The riders on the squad were Rigoberto Urán, Lawson Craddock, Sergio Higuita, Alex Howes, Lachlan Morton, Taylor Phinney and Tejay van Garderen

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. ^ a b "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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