Tour of California 2019 start list
List of teams and selected riders taking part in the 2019 Amgen Tour of California (May 12-18)
A total of 19 teams have been announced for the men's Tour of California 2019 (May 12-18), including 13 squads from the UCI's top-tier WorldTour.
Among those riders already confirmed for the American stage race are sprinters Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), and Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data).
Bahrain-Merida's Rohan Dennis will take up leadership duties for his team, while Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) will make his return to racing at the US stage race.
Overall winner in 2018 Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) will not return to the race this year, as he was set for a leadership role at the Giro d'Italia but is currently out injured.
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Meanwhile, 16 teams will take part in the women's race over May 16-18.
2019 Amgen Tour of California start list
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Team Ineos (GBr)
BASSO Leonardo (Ita)
DE LA CRUZ David (Esp)
DOULL Owain (GBr)
HALVORSEN Kristoffer (Nor)
MOSCON Gianni (Ita)
ROSA Diego (Ita)
ROWE Luke (GBr)
Jumbo-Visma (Ned)
BENNETT George (Nzl)
HOFSTEDE Lennard (Ned)
DE TIER Floris (Bel)
POWLESS Neilson (USA)
VAN POPPEL Danny (Ned)
ROOSEN Timo (Ned)
LINDEMAN Bert-Jan (Ned)
Bahrain-Merida (Brn)
DENNIS Rohan (Aus)
SIEBERG Marcel (Ger)
GARCÍA CORTINA Iván (Esp)
BAUHAUS Phil (Ger)
HAUSSLER Heinrich (Aus)
PERNSTEINER Hermann (Aut)
Trek-Segafredo (USA)
PORTE Richie (Aus)
DEGENKOLB John (Ger)
SKUJIŅŠ Toms (Lat)
STETINA Peter (USA)
REIJNEN Kiel (USA)
PEDERSEN Mads (Den)
EG Niklas (Den)
Astana Pro Team (Kaz)
BALLERINI Davide (Ita)
CORT Magnus (Den)
CONTRERAS Rodrigo (Col)
FOMINYKH Daniil (Kaz)
DE VREESE Laurens (Bel)
HOULE Hugo (Can)
GREGAARD Jonas (Den)
Bora-Hansgrohe (Ger)
SAGAN Peter (Svk)
SCHACHMANN Maximilian (Ger)
BAŠKA Erik (Svk)
GROßSCHARTNER Felix (Aut)
GATTO Oscar (Ita)
SAGAN Juraj (Svk)
OSS Daniel (Ita)
Deceuninck - Quick-Step (Bel)
JAKOBSEN Fabio (Ned)
ASGREEN Kasper (Den)
CAVAGNA Rémi (Fra)
DECLERCQ Tim (Bel)
MØRKØV Michael (Den)
RICHEZE Maximiliano (Arg)
ŠTYBAR Zdeněk (Cze)
EF Education First (USA)
VAN GARDEREN Tejay (USA)
HIGUITA Sergio (Col)
URÁN Rigoberto (Col)
CRADDOCK Lawson (USA)
HOWES Alex (USA)
MORTON Lachlan (Aus)
PHINNEY Taylor (USA)
UAE Team Emirates (UAE)
POGAČAR Tadej (Slo)
PHILIPSEN Jasper (Bel)
ĐURASEK Kristijan (Cro)
FERRARI Roberto (Ita)
LAENGEN Vegard Stake (Nor)
MUÑOZ Cristian Camilo (Col)
OLIVEIRA Rui (Por)
Dimension Data (RSA)
CAVENDISH Mark (GBr)
BAK Lars Ytting (Den)
EISEL Bernhard (Aut)
JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt (RSA)
KING Ben (USA)
MEINTJES Louis (RSA)
THOMSON Jay Robert (RSA)
Katusha-Alpecin (Sui)
HAAS Nathan (Aus)
CRAS Steff (Bel)
DEBUSSCHERE Jens (Bel)
FABBRO Matteo (Ita)
GONÇALVES José (Por)
ŠPILAK Simon (Slo)
ZABEL Rick (Ger)
CCC Team (Pol)
BARTA Will (USA)
BERNAS Paweł (Pol)
GESCHKE Simon (Ger)
SAJNOK Szymon (Pol)
SCHÄR Michael (Sui)
VAN HOECKE Gijs (Bel)
ZOIDL Riccardo (Aut)
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (Fra)
BOUHANNI Nacer (Fra)
ATAPUMA Darwin (Col)
MATÉ Luis Ángel (Esp)
LE TURNIER Mathias (Fra)
HANSEN Jesper (Den)
BERHANE Natnael (Eri)
FORTIN Filippo (Ita)
Sunweb (Ger)
BOL Cees (Ned)
CURVERS Roy (Ned)
FRÖHLINGER Johannes (Ger)
NIEUWENHUIS Joris (Ned)
PEDERSEN Casper (Den)
STORER Michael (Aut)
WALSCHEID Max (Ger)
Hagens Berman Axeon (USA)
BJERG Mikkel (Den)
ALMEIDA João (Por)
ANDERSON Edward (USA)
BROWN Jonny (USA)
DAVIS Cole (USA)
GARRISON Ian (USA)
RICE Michael (Aus)
Israel Cycling Academy (Isr)
ÁVILA Edwin (Col)
SAGIV Guy (Isr)
GOLDSTEIN Roy (Isr)
BADILATTI Matteo (Sui)
SCHREURS Hamish (NZl)
CATAFORD Alexander (Can)
ENGER Sondre Holst (Den)
Rally UHC Cycling (USA)
MCNULTY Brandon (USA)
BRITTON Rob (Can)
ELLSAY Nigel (Can)
HUFFMAN Evan (USA)
MANNION Gavin (USA)
MURPHY Kyle (USA)
ORONTE Emerson (USA)
Novo Nordisk (USA)
BRAND Sam (GBr)
CALABRIA Fabio (Aus)
HENTTALA Joonas (Fin)
KUSZTOR Péter (Hun)
LOZANO David (Esp)
PERON Andrea (Ita)
PLANET Charles (Fra)
United States (USA) - confirmed
BOARDMAN Samuel (USA)
BRYON Miguel (USA)
HERNANDEZ Michael (USA)
HOEHN Alex (USA)
MCCABE Travis (USA)
STITES Tyler (USA)
SWIRBUL Keegan (USA)
2019 Amgen Tour of California Women's Race start list
Canyon-SRAM Racing (Ger)
CROMWELL Tiffany (Aus)
NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna (Pol)
RYAN Alexis (USA)
Bepink (Ita)
Astana Womens Team (Ita)
SIERRA Arlenis (Cub)
Boels - Dolmans Cycling Team (Ned)
BLAAK Chantal (Ned)
HALL Katie (USA)
CCC - Liv (Pol)
MOOLMAN Ashleigh (RSA)
Cogeas - Mettler Pro Cycling Team (Rus)
Drops (GBr)
Hagens Berman-Supermint Pro Cycling Team (USA)
Rally UHC Cycling Women (USA)
WHITE Emma (USA)
TWENTY20 Pro Cycling (USA)
DYGERT Chloe (USA)
Swapit Agolico (Mex)
Sunweb (Ger)
LABOUS Juliette (Fra)
RIVERA Coryn (USA)
Tibco - SVB (USA)
RYAN Kendall (USA)
Trek-Segafredo Women (USA)
WINDER Ruth (USA)
DEIGNAN Elizabeth (GBr)
WILES Tayler (USA)
LEPISTÖ Lotta (Fin)
Valcar Cylance Cycling (Ita)
BALSAMO Elisa (Ita)
WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling (Ger)
BRENNAUER Lisa (Ger)
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