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Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg (2019) Photos June 5 - 9

« Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg (2019) Race Info, Results, Video



Stage 0:  Luxembourg Ville prologue, 2.1 km  Full Results and Report

Christophe Laporte (France / Team Cofidis) wins the 2.1 km Luxembourg Ville prologue in 3:14

Less than a second back of the winning time, 2nd Marco Maronese (Italy / Team Bardiani CSF)

3rd Piet Allegaert (Belgium / Team Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise) + 1s

4th Damien Gaudin (France / Team Total Direct Energie) + 2s.

Luxembourger and former Tour de France winner, Andy Schleck was on hand as part of the race committee

Prologue winner and race leader, Christophe Laporte (France / Team Cofidis) before the first road stage

Stage 1:  Luxembourg Ville to Bascharage  Full Results and Report


Scenery as today's break makes it way from Luxembourg Ville to Bascharage

Scenery as today's break makes it way from Luxembourg Ville to Bascharage

The peloton led by Cofidis

Justin Jules (France / Team WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic) hits the barriers while trying to pass Christophe Laporte (France / Team Cofidis). Notice how Jules' tyre has rolled off

No victory salute as Stage 1 winner and race leader, Christophe Laporte (France / Team Cofidis) watches Justin Jules (France / Team WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic) crumple into the barriers

Justin Jules (France / Team WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic) slid across the line for 2nd. He later went to the hospital... no fractures just cuts and bruises. Video of the last 3 km of Stage 1. Horror crash for Jules in Tour de Luxembourg sprintcyclingnews

Christophe Laporte (France / Team Cofidis) monitoring his team radio to see whether he would be penalized but he wasn't


Your Stage 1 winner and race leader, Christophe Laporte (France / Team Cofidis) with Andy Schleck on the left as part of the race committee

Stage 2:  Steinfort to Rosport  Full Results and Report


More great scenery from Luxembourg during the 168 km Stage 2 route from Steinfort to Rosport


Pieter Weening (Netherlands / Team Roompot - Charles) attacked off the peloton near the finish

Pieter Weening (Netherlands / Team Roompot - Charles) holds off the peloton to win Stage 2

Your Stage 2 winner, Pieter Weening (Netherlands / Team Roompot - Charles)

Prologue and Stage 1 winner, Christophe Laporte (France / Team Cofidis), continues to lead the overall

Stage 3:  Mondorf to Diekirch, 178 km  Full Results and Report


Scenery from hilly Stage 3, Mondorf to Diekirch (178.7KM)

Alessandro Tonelli (Italy / Team Bardiani CSF) and Dries De Bondt (Belgium / Team Corendon - Circus) in the break

Jesus Ezquerra (Spain / Team Burgos - BH) wins Stage 3 after soloing the final climb

2nd Maurits Lammertink (Netherlands / Team Roompot - Charles) + 3s


New race leader, Jesus Herrada (France / Team Cofidis)

Stage 4:  Mersch to Luxembourg Ville  Full Results and Report


A reminder that next Sunday is Father's Day, 2nd overall Maurits Lammertink (Netherlands / Team Roompot - Charles) and his son prior to Stage 4, Mersch to Luxembourg Ville

The rollout from Mersch

Race leader, Jesus Herrada (Spa/Cofidis, Solutions Credits) wins Stage 4 in 4:19:06 ahead of 2nd Jonathan Hivert (Fra/Direct Energie) + 2s and 3rd Pit Leyder (Lux/Leopard Pro Cycling)

Your GC podium: 2nd Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Roompot-Charles + 25s, 1st Jesus Herrada (Spa/Cofidis, Solutions Credits) 17:41:49, 3rd Andrea Pasqualon (Ita/Wanty-Gobert + 36s