The 2019 Grand Prix de Denain – Porte du Hainaut was the 61st edition of the Grand Prix de Denain one-day road cycling race, held annually around the town of Denain in northern France. Since 2018, the race has traversed several sectors of cobbled roads, including one used in Paris–Roubaix.[3] The Grand Prix de Denain was ranked 1.HC in the 2019 UCI Europe Tour, and it was the second race in the 2019 French Road Cycling Cup series.
^Ostanek, Daniel. "Van der Poel wins Grand Prix de Denain". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 14 October 2021. The GP de Denain is one of the newer cobbled one-day races on the calendar, having been a race for the sprinters until last year's edition. This time around there was 21km of cobbles, spread over 12 sectors, including the Wallers à Haveluy sector which regularly features in Paris–Roubaix.
^Ostanek, Daniel. "Van der Poel wins Grand Prix de Denain". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 14 October 2021. Van der Poel went for it again with a brutal attack on the final sector. His companions were left floundering in his wake and were swallowed up by the peloton on the run-in. The 20-second gap looked fragile but Van der Poel was in full solo time trial mode and held strong on the run-in to secure an impressive victory.