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Tour de France: Adam Yates makes flagship race top priority in 2019. Yates finished fourth in the 2016 Tour, winning the young riders' classification, but on his return last year finished 29th. The 1995 Tour de France started on 1 July, and had two rest days, the first at 10 July when the cyclists were transferred from Seraing to Le Grand-Bornand, and the second on 17 July in Saint-Girons. The highest point of elevation in the race was 2,115 m (6,939 ft) at the summit of the Col du Tourmalet mountain pass on stage 15. The reason we brought that up is that one of the favorites to win the General Classification at the 2019 Tour de France is also the favorite to win the Young Rider Classification in the race. That rider is none other than Colombia’s Egan Bernal who rides for the British Team Ineos. Egan Bernal locked in his first Tour de France victory, crossing the finish line hand-in-hand with defending champion, teammate Geraint Thomas. Vincenzo Nibali took the win on the stage that finished in Val Thorens while Steven Kruijswijk took the KoM and assured himself a third spot on the overall podium, behind Bernal and Thomas.

The Young Rider Classification is a secondary competition in the Tour de France. It is also called the race for the white jersey or the maillot blanc.

First handed out in 1975, the white jersey is awarded to the race’s top young rider. Past notable winners of the Young Rider Classification at the Tour de France include Laurent FIgnon (1983 ), Greg LeMond ( 1984 ), Jan Ulrich ( 1996-98 ), Alberto Contador ( 2007 ), and Thibaut Pinot ( 2014 ).

In the past, any rider under the age of 26 years old would qualify to win the white jersey. However, current rules stipulate that a rider must be born after January 1, 1994, to be eligible to win the Young Rider Classification so that means anyone under 25 or who turned 25 this year.

Last year, it was Frenchman Pierre Latour who won the Young Rider Classification after finishing 13th in the General Classification of the 2018 Tour de France. Prior to Latour, brothers Adam Yates and Simon Yates won in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Adam finished 4th in the General Classification during his win while Simon was 7th in the GC when he won the white jersey.

When it comes to winning both the General Classification and the Young Rider Classification, only four cyclists have been able to achieve that feat. These were Fignon in 1983, Ullrich in 1997, Contador in 2007 and Andy Schleck in 2010. The reason we brought that up is that one of the favorites to win the General Classification at the 2019 Tour de France is also the favorite to win the Young Rider Classification in the race.

That rider is none other than Colombia’s Egan Bernal who rides for the British Team Ineos. The 22-year old is the second youngest rider in the 106th edition of the Tour de France and is one of the favorites to win the race following the injury suffered by team leader Chris Froome and the struggles of defending champion Geraint Thomas who is also his teammate. Bernal has been installed as a big favorite to take home the white jersey this year.

Check out the odds to win the Young Rider Classification at the 2019 Tour de France. These odds were taken from TitanBet as of 7/10/19:

Rider	Odds
Egan Bernal	-300
Enric Mas Nicolau	+300
Tiesj Benoot	+1400
David Gaudu	+2500
Max Schachmann	+3300
Guilo Ciccone	+5000
Laurens De Plus	+8000
Lennard Kamna	+15000
Wout Van Aert	+15000
Gianni Moscon	+25000
Kasper Asgreen	+35000
Odd Christian Elking	+35000
Gregor Muhlberger	+35000
Soren Kragh Andersen	+35000

Who Are The Favorites?

Egan Bernal is the clear cycling betting favorite to win the Young Rider Classification at the 2019 Tour De France. And why not, Bernal is even among the top betting favorites to win the yellow jersey at this year’s tour.

The 22-year old finished 15th in his Tour de France debut last year and he delivered while riding in the services of Chris Froome and current Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas. But with Froome out and Thomas’ form questionable, Bernal may be in a position to deliver Columbia its first Tour victory. After impressive victories at the Paris-Nice and the Tour de Suisse, Bernal’s form is at a high heading to France. But while winning it all may be too premature to pick right now, taking home the white jersey is a very probable outcome.

Enric Mas may be the heir to Alberto Contador as Spain’s cycling superstar. Third at the Vuelta last September, Mas is a legitimate threat to Bernal and may be the only realistic one right now. Bernal rode clear of Mas in the Swiss last month but given that the 24-year old Spaniard won’t have to look after a leader the way Bernal could for Thomas, Mas could ride on his own and take a stage or two while moving up silently in the standings.

Tiesj Benoot is known as a classics rider but he finished fourth in the Tour de Suisse and was the second-best young rider in Switzerland as well as at the Tirreno-Adriatico earlier in the year. The 25-year old Belgian finished 20th in his maiden Tour de France appearance in 2017 but was never able to get going last year. He looks to bounce back this year but his main problem is that the man who beat him in Switzerland is the favorite to take the white jersey in this race.

David Gaudu finished 34th in his maiden ride at the 2018 Tour de France. He was fifth and won the Young Rider Classification in the Tour of Romandie earlier this season but was patchy in Dauphine. However, with Thibaut Pinot being tipped as one of the favorites to win this year, Gaudu may spend his 2019 Tour de France providing support to his more heralded teammate. I don’t think Gaudu is a match for Bernal anyway but if something happens to the latter, Gaudu may be a good alternative.

Max Schachmann finished tenth in the Tour of California and Itzulia Basque Country. He also had an impressive campaign at the Ardennes and was third in La Doyenne. At 25, he barely makes the Young Rider Classification by nine days. The German has plenty of potentials and is a consistent rider but when it comes to winning the white jersey, I think he’s a far cry from either Egan Bernal or Enric Mas.

Guilio Ciccone won the Mountains Classification and Stage 16 of the 2019 Giro d’Italia and given how he rode that race, he’s got to be among the favorites to win the Young Rider Classification in France. He may have a less free role in his first Tour de France with leaders Ritchie Porte and Bauke Mollema in play for the General Classification.

Who Wins?

With Chris Froome out and Thomas being the defending champion, the latter might have expected to inherit sole leadership at Team Ineos. But the seconds that Thomas lost to Bernal in Stage 3 of the 2019 Tour de France at Epernay are a good indicator of the Colombian rider’s current splendid form.

At some point in the race, I think the roads will formalize the hierarchy at Ineos. That would probably happen at high altitude, as it did for Thomas last year, who was elevated from being Froome’s second following back to back win in the Alps. That, we’ll have to see. But when it comes to winning the Young Rider Classification, I think there is no doubt that Egan Bernal is taking it. Prediction: Egan Bernal

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Fans of U.S. cycling have a lot to look forward to in the coming season. Young riders are breaking into the elite levels of the sport, and some are waiting in the wings to win big in 2019. Who are the key players to follow? Let’s roundtable!

Sepp Kuss, Jumbo-Visma

Fred Dreier, @freddreier: I was floored by Sepp Kuss’s dominating victory at last year’s Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, and several weeks later I was again impressed to see him ride so strongly as a domestique at the Vuelta a España. Both performances signified a huge step up in form for Kuss, who is a bonafide American ubertalent. So what can Kuss achieve in his sophomore year? That’s the story I’m following in 2019. I’d love to see Kuss do more valuable domestique work at a grand tour for Jumbo-Visma’s GC riders. Could he shred the peloton on the Giro’s climb up the Gavia Pass? And I’d really love to see Kuss take a leadership role at a one-week stage race, such as the Amgen Tour of California or the Volta a Catalunya. Sepp’s a star, and this year we will learn how bright he can shine.

Kate Courtney, Scott-SRAM

Spencer Powlison, @spino_powerlegs: By now you’ve probably heard of Kate Courtney, the first American to win an elite XC world championship since Alison Dunlap in 2001. The 23-year-old has clearly arrived. Now what?

I will be curious to see how she handles two key changes this coming season. First, she’ll have the pressure of wearing the rainbow jersey. So far, Courtney has proven up to the task of performing on the world’s biggest stage, winning not only worlds but the prestigious Absa Cape Epic stage race earlier in 2018. After she won worlds in Switzerland, she said the title would give her motivation to keep pushing. Let’s hope that is the case.

The second question I have is how she’ll adapt to an entirely new team in Scott-SRAM. She hopes the expertise of Thomas Frischknecht and Nino Schurter can help her become a consistent top-five finisher in the World Cups. And in 2020, she’s aiming for a spot on Team USA for the Olympics. Sometimes riders need time to readjust to a new team, but other times, it provides fresh motivation for them. When the World Cup opens up on May 18 in Albstadt, Germany, we will start to get some answers.

Coryn Rivera, Sunweb

Chris Case, @chrisjustincase: If you run down Coryn Rivera’s results from 2018, a few wins stand out: a road race national title; a stage and the overall win at the OVO Energy Women’s Tour. It’s not a long list. If you take a closer look at her results sheet, however, you’ll see a number of second- and third-place finishes, top-fives, and results that show she was in the mix but didn’t have that final one percent — or that dose of luck — to send her to the top step of the podium.

That’s the nature of being a sprinter. Thing is, she has proven that she has much more than just a closing kick — look no further than her 2017 Flanders win for evidence that she can get over climbs, grit her way into the right places, and finishing off long days when the pressure is on.

I predict that in 2019, Rivera will close the deal more often than not. The California native had a breakout season in her first year with Team Sunweb in 2017, winning Trofeo Alfredo Binda, Tour of Flanders, RideLondon Classique, and the team time trial at the world championships. She may have had a slow start to the 2018 season, but by the time the summer rolled around, Rivera was back to her winning ways. Most notably, after winning 70-plus national titles as a junior and U23 rider across multiple disciplines, she secured her first elite stars-and-stripes jersey in the road race at the U.S. pro championships. It was the defining moment of her season.

Best Young Riders Tour De France 2019 Results

Because Rivera often finds herself mixing it up in sprints, the difference between a 10-win season and a three-win season is a matter of inches. Look for her to come into the 2019 season swinging, in an attempt to build all-important confidence for the classic races. She’ll want nothing more than to add to her tally of big wins while wearing the American national champion’s jersey on European soil.

Neilson Powless, Jumbo-Visma

Dane Cash, @danecash:Neilson Powless made his WorldTour debut alongside compatriot Sepp Kuss last year with LottoNL-Jumbo. Both riders pushed through the challenges of adjusting to racing at the top tier, and then the light came on for Kuss, who delivered a breakthrough performance at the Tour of Utah. I’m wondering if Powless takes his turn this season.

Stage wins at the Baby Giro and the Tour de l’Avenir put Powless on the radar from an early age. The 22-year-old has already shown some promise against European pros, riding to ninth place at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali and seventh place at the Tour of Britain in 2018. He looked good in a support role in Utah as well.

Powless may not have had a marquee win up to point to just yet, but the positive signs are there. He has the talent, and his Jumbo-Visma team has a track record of gradually developing young riders into stars. Here’s hoping Powless is the next product that proven system turns out.

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Double take: Brandon McNulty, Rally-UHC

Best Young Riders Tour De France 2019 Route

Fred Dreier, @freddreier: Look, I’m greedy and thus I will name yet another American rider to watch this year: Brandon McNulty. I’m watching McNulty because he’s America’s top U23 rider, and at age 20 he’s poised for a breakthrough victory this year. Will it come in the U.S. scene, or overseas? I have no clue, but I will be watching. Last year McNulty took the unofficial “best domestic rider” prize at the Amgen Tour of California by finishing seventh overall. He’s chosen to once again race with Rally-UHC, and will likely be given leadership duties at some stage races. And then there’s the U23 time trial world championships, where McNulty is always a rider to watch.