Defending champion Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Gobert), pictured, will compete in the 2019 Skoda Tour de Luxembourg Skoda Tour de Luxembourg

Defending champion Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Gobert), pictured, will compete in the 2019 Skoda Tour de Luxembourg Skoda Tour de Luxembourg

Some 17 international teams, including one national team, will compete in the race series, which continues until Sunday.

Click here to view how traffic will be impacted by the race.

On Wednesday, riders will set out in series to complete the 2.1 kilometre route. The last rider should finish around 9:03pm. People in the capital are warned to expect some disruption to traffic in the city centre and along the route of the race, further details on which can be found here.

On Thursday, riders will set out on the first and longest stage of the race, a 191.3-kilometre route from Luxembourg to Hautcharage.

On Friday, the second stage will take in 168.6 kilometres between Steinfort and Rosport.

On Saturday, the 178.7-kilometre route will start in Mondorf-les-Bains and end in Diekirch. And on Sunday, the fourth stage will take riders 176 kilometres from Mersch back to Luxembourg City.

Cycling fans can watch live race coverage in English on RTL.