Nairo Quintana of Movistar Team finished second, with Bernal's teammate Michał Kwiatkowski rounding out the podium as well as taking the points classification.

In addition five second-tier UCI Continental Circuits received a wildcard invitation to participate in the event.

The teams entering the race will be:[3] UCI WorldTeams UCI Professional Continental teams The race started on 10 March 2019 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the western suburbs of Paris, and finished on 17 March in Nice, covering 1,240 kilometres (770 mi) over eight stages.

The eighth and final stage finished on Nice's Promenade des Anglais.

The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage.

The leadership of the mountains classification was marked by a white jersey with red polka-dots.