2016 Tour de France

103rd edition: July 2 - July 24, 2016

Stage 19, Friday, July 22: 
Albertville - Saint Gervais Mont Blanc (Le Bettex)

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Stage 19, Friday, July 22: Albertville - Saint Gervais Mont Blanc (Le Bettex), 146 km

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Romain Bardet climbs to the finish to win the stage

Rated ascents:

• Km 42.5: Col de la Forclaz de Montmin (1,157 m), 9.8 km @ 6.9% - cat 1
• Km 73.5: Col de la Forclaz de Queige (870 m), 5.6 km @ 7.8% - cat 2
• Km 96.5: Montée de Bisanne (1,723 m), 12.4 km @ 8.2% - cat H
• Km 146.0: Le Bettex (1,372 m), 9.8 km @ 8% - cat 1

Weather: At Domancy, near the finish, at 1:45 PM it was 25C (77F), cloudy with the wind from the NNW at 6 km/hr (4 mph). There was a 60% chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon.

The Race: After Joaquin Rodriguez had some mechanical problems in the neutral zone, 177 riders officially started the 18th stage at 1:10 PM. It was an uphill start with the uncategorised Collet de Tamié coming only 8.5 kilometers into the stage.

Almost immediately 20 riders went clear and after twenty kilometers the break was a bit more than four minutes ahead of the pack. Astana and Movistar took on the duty of leading the peloton.

The break was filled with high-quality riders, including Pierre Rolland, Rafal Majka, Thomas de Gendt, Tony Gallopin and Robert Kiserlovski.

The intermediate sprint came well before the first-category Forclaz de Montmin ascent and was won by Michael Matthews. With both the break and the peloton moving fast, the gap was down to three minutes at the base of the Forclaz de Montmin.

Thomas de Gendt as first over the Forclaz de Montmin. After all had crested the big mountain and after fifty kilometers of racing, the front group was still twenty riders strong and the peloton was three minutes back.

For the first time in Tour history the race went up the second-category Forclaz de Queige. And again, de Gendt was first to the summit with the pack a little further behind now, four minutes.

And sadly, Tom Dumoulin crashed badly, probably breaking his wrist. He remounted, but soon gave up and abandoned the Tour.

There was carnage on the Hors Category Montée de Bisanne with riders getting dropped left and right, including Tejay van Garderen. A kilometer from the summit the front group was down to eleven riders with storm clouds on the horizon.

Rafal Majka was first over the Bisanne. That made his ownership of the polka-dot climber's jersey a sure thing, assuming he makes it to Paris.

Pierre Rolland took off with Rui Faria da Costa in pursuit.

With the road very wet, the descent was perilous. And then Rolland crashed hard, allowing Rui Faria to continue alone, off the front. The peloton was only two minutes back.

With thirty kilometers left to race Rui Faria was nearly a minute ahead of the break with the yellow jersey group about two minutes behind the lone rider. Richie Porte suffered a mechanical problem and with the help of several teammates, began hammering his way back to the fast-moving peloton.

Five kilometers later nearly all the break riders had been caught. Daniel Navarro, however, wasn't done. He took off in hunt of Faria. Further back, Porte finally made it back to the Yellow Jersey group.

Navarro quit his pursuit and went back to the peloton, leaving Faria alone, a minute up the road.

Next up, the hilltop finish at Le Bettex/Mont Blanc.

With 15 km to go Faria da Costa had a minute's lead. Back in the peloton Bauke Mollema crashed. The Froome fell with Nibali, who was on his wheel, also going down. Froome quickly made it back to his group after taking Geraint Thomas' bike. But Daniel Navarro, who had also crashed, had to abandon.

Romain Bardet crossed the gap up to Faria and with four kilometers to the top, they had a half-minute lead. Bardet had lots of energy and decided to go solo, but further back Fabio Aru had left the peloton. He caught Faria, but Bardet wasn't going to be caught today.

Bardet crossed the line alone to win the prestigious stage, making it the first French victory in this Tour.

Chris Froome finished in good order and increased his overall lead. Mollema's crash cost him dearly, moving him from second place to tenth in the overall standings.

Complete Results:

Stage 19 photos

146 kilometers raced at an average speed of 34.470 km/hr

1	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	4hr 14min 8sec
2	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	KATUSHA	@ 23sec
3	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	s.t.
4	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
5	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 26''
6	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 00' 28''
7	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
8	POELS Wouter	SKY	+ 00' 36''
9	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
10	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 00' 53''
11	IZAGUIRRE Ion	MOVISTAR	s.t.
12	LANDA Mikel	SKY	s.t.
13	YATES Adam	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 00' 56''
14	BARGUIL WARREN	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01' 17''
15	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01' 52''
16	HENAO Sergio Luis	SKY	+ 01' 57''
17	KREUZIGER Roman	TINKOFF	+ 01' 58''
18	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 03' 00''
19	CLEMENT Stef	IAM CYCLING	+ 03' 10''
20	PANTANO Jarlinson	IAM CYCLING	+ 03' 52''
21	ROSA Diego	ASTANA	s.t.
22	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
23	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 04' 26''
24	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 04' 42''
25	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 04' 49''
26	GAUTIER Cyril	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 06' 08''
27	MAJKA Rafal	TINKOFF	+ 06' 13''
28	THOMAS Geraint	SKY	+ 06' 33''
29	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
30	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	s.t.
31	GALLOPIN Tony	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 07' 49''
32	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 07' 54''
33	CHEREL Mikael	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 08' 20''
34	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	+ 08' 43''
35	IMPEY Daryl	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 09' 03''
36	KANGERT Tanel	ASTANA	+ 09' 07''
37	REICHENBACH Sébastien	FDJ	+ 09' 33''
38	MOINARD Amaël	BMC	+ 11' 04''
39	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA	+ 11' 43''
40	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	s.t.
41	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	s.t.
42	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	s.t.
43	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
44	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
45	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 11' 53''
46	MORABITO Steve	FDJ	+ 12' 34''
47	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 13' 13''
48	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
49	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 13' 30''
50	KIRYIENKA Vasili	SKY	+ 13' 36''
51	BURGHARDT Marcus	BMC	+ 14' 29''
52	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
53	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
54	POLANC Jan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
55	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 15' 02''
56	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 16' 50''
57	SCHLECK Frank	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 17' 30''
58	ELMIGER Martin	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
59	CHAVANEL Sylvain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
60	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 18' 01''
61	MATTHEWS Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 18' 32''
62	KELDERMAN Wilco	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
63	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 19' 34''
64	JEANNESSON Arnold	COFIDIS	+ 19' 57''
65	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
66	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
67	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
68	PREIDLER Georg	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
69	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	TINKOFF	s.t.
70	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
71	COPPEL Jérôme	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
72	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	s.t.
73	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 21' 15''
74	ANACONA Winner Andrew	MOVISTAR	s.t.
75	PLAZA Ruben	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
76	DELAPLACE Anthony	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+21' 57"
77	DUCHESNE Antoine	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 22' 53''
78	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
79	VAKOC Petr	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 23' 00''
80	VERMOTE Julien	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 23' 03''
81	MARTIN Tony	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 23' 03''
82	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 23' 46''
83	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
84	COQUARD Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
85	TIRALONGO Paolo	ASTANA	s.t.
86	TEN DAM Laurens	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 24' 47''
87	GESCHKE Simon	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 25' 18''
88	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 25' 18''
89	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 27' 38''
90	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
91	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
92	BARTA Jan	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
93	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	s.t.
94	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
95	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
96	VOSS Paul	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
97	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
98	DUMOULIN Samuel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
99	MARTENS Paul	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
100	BONNET William	FDJ	s.t.
101	NAESEN Oliver	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
102	ENGER Sondre Holst	IAM CYCLING	+ 29' 56''
103	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
104	STANNARD Ian	SKY	s.t.
105	ROWE Luke	SKY	s.t.
106	VACHON Florian	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
107	HOWARD Leigh	IAM CYCLING	+ 31' 28''
108	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
109	VANMARCKE Sep	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
110	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
111	SABATINI Fabio	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
112	SORENSEN Chris Anker	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
113	GATTO Oscar	TINKOFF	s.t.
114	TOSATTO Matteo	TINKOFF	s.t.
115	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
116	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
117	SOUPE GEOFFREY	COFIDIS	s.t.
118	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
119	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	s.t.
120	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
121	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	s.t.
122	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
123	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
124	RAST Gregory	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
125	ALBASINI Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
126	SINKELDAM Ramon	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
127	TIMMER Albert	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
128	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
129	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
130	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
131	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
132	CRADDOCK Lawson	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
133	KITTEL Marcel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
134	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	s.t.
135	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
136	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
137	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	s.t.
138	DURBRIDGE Luke	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
139	HOWES Alex	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
140	FONSECA Armindo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
141	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
142	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
143	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	s.t.
144	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
145	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	s.t.
146	GREIPEL André	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
147	FEILLU Brice	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
148	CURVERS Roy	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
149	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	s.t.
150	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
151	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
152	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
153	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
154	VICHOT Arthur	FDJ	s.t.
155	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	s.t.
156	VAN RENSBURG Reinardt	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
157	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
158	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
159	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	s.t.
160	GENE Yohann	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
161	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	s.t.
162	BODNAR Maciej	TINKOFF	s.t.
163	PETIT Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
164	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
165	HENDERSON Gregory	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
166	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
167	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
168	BAK Lars Ytting	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
169	SIEBERG Marcel	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 31' 44''
170	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
171	LEMOINE Cyril	COFIDIS	s.t.
172	SAGAN Peter	TINKOFF	s.t.
173	DEGENKOLB John	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.

GC after Stage 19:

• GC leader: Christopher Froome (Sky)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Mountains classification leader: Rafal Majka (Tinkoff)
• Young rider classification leader: Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange)

3,269.5 kilometers ridden so far at an average speed of 39.79 km/hr

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	82hr 10min 37sec
2	BARDET Romain	AG2R LA MONDIALE	@ 4min 11sec
3	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	+ 04' 27''
4	YATES Adam	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 04' 46''
5	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 05' 17''
6	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 06' 00''
7	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 06' 20''
8	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 07' 02''
9	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 07' 10''
10	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 07' 42''
11	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	KATUSHA	+ 07' 52''
12	KREUZIGER Roman	TINKOFF	+ 09' 45''
13	HENAO Sergio Luis	SKY	+ 18' 51''
14	REICHENBACH Sébastien	FDJ	+ 21' 37''
15	THOMAS Geraint	SKY	+ 28' 31''
16	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 30' 09''
17	CLEMENT Stef	IAM CYCLING	+ 35' 11''
18	BARGUIL WARREN	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 36' 35''
19	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	+ 38' 30''
20	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 42' 02''
21	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 42' 48''
22	PANTANO Jarlinson	IAM CYCLING	+ 43' 04''
23	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 46' 44''
24	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 48' 23''
25	KANGERT Tanel	ASTANA	+ 50' 39''
26	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA	+ 53' 48''
27	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 58' 46''
28	MAJKA Rafal	TINKOFF	+ 01h 04' 26''
29	POELS Wouter	SKY	+ 01h 06' 57''
30	MORABITO Steve	FDJ	+ 01h 14' 51''
31	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 18' 23''
32	LANDA Mikel	SKY	+ 01h 18' 59''
33	SCHLECK Frank	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 20' 30''
34	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 22' 23''
35	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	+ 01h 23' 39''
36	KELDERMAN Wilco	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 28' 07''
37	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 30' 48''
38	ROSA Diego	ASTANA	+ 01h 33' 16''
39	IMPEY Daryl	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 40' 36''
40	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	+ 01h 40' 39''
41	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 45' 09''
42	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 50' 36''
43	MOINARD Amaël	BMC	+ 01h 53' 16''
44	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	+ 01h 54' 38''
45	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 55' 11''
46	CHAVANEL Sylvain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 55' 12''
47	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 01h 57' 05''
48	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 58' 37''
49	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 58' 41''
50	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02h 02' 26''
51	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02h 03' 38''
52	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	+ 02h 05' 02''
53	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 05' 14''
54	PREIDLER Georg	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 02h 09' 10''
55	CHEREL Mikael	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 13' 55''
56	IZAGUIRRE Ion	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 14' 17''
57	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 02h 14' 17''
58	POLANC Jan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 02h 15' 47''
59	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 02h 18' 49''
60	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 20' 30''
61	TEN DAM Laurens	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 02h 23' 06''
62	FEILLU Brice	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 02h 24' 23''
63	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 02h 24' 23''
64	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 27' 15''
65	PLAZA MOLINA Ruben	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 02h 27' 54''
66	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 28' 12''
67	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	+ 02h 28' 32''
68	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02h 30' 53''
69	TIRALONGO Paolo	ASTANA	+ 02h 32' 38''
70	GALLOPIN Tony	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 02h 34' 48''
71	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 02h 34' 52''
72	GAUTIER Cyril	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02h 35' 59''
73	ELMIGER Martin	IAM CYCLING	+ 02h 36' 02''
74	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02h 38' 20''
75	GESCHKE Simon	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 02h 39' 27''
76	ANACONA Winner Andrew	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 40' 23''
77	COPPEL Jérôme	IAM CYCLING	+ 02h 42' 13''
78	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 02h 44' 19''
79	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	+ 02h 45' 03''
80	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02h 45' 40''
81	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 02h 46' 36''
82	SORENSEN Chris Anker	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 02h 47' 18''
83	JEANNESSON Arnold	COFIDIS	+ 02h 48' 34''
84	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02h 50' 28''
85	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	TINKOFF	+ 02h 53' 23''
86	NAESEN Oliver	IAM CYCLING	+ 02h 54' 53''
87	BURGHARDT Marcus	BMC	+ 02h 54' 58''
88	DELAPLACE Anthony	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 02h 55' 35''
89	VICHOT Arthur	FDJ	+ 02h 56' 07''
90	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	+ 02h 57' 25''
91	BARTA Jan	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02h 57' 31''
92	MARTIN Tony	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 02h 58' 04''
93	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 00' 45''
94	SAGAN Peter	TINKOFF	+ 03h 03' 16''
95	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 03h 06' 27''
96	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 06' 40''
97	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 03h 08' 52''
98	VACHON Florian	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 03h 10' 19''
99	MARTENS Paul	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 13' 49''
100	KIRYIENKA Vasili	SKY	+ 03h 15' 02''
101	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03h 17' 13''
102	DUCHESNE Antoine	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03h 19' 32''
103	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 03h 20' 00''
104	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 03h 20' 05''
105	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	IAM CYCLING	+ 03h 20' 34''
106	DURBRIDGE Luke	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 22' 05''
107	MATTHEWS Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 22' 06''
108	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 22' 32''
109	VANMARCKE Sep	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 24' 23''
110	VOSS Paul	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03h 24' 37''
111	COQUARD Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03h 26' 07''
112	VAN RENSBURG Reinardt	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03h 26' 40''
113	VAKOC Petr	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 28' 08''
114	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 28' 27''
115	CRADDOCK Lawson	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 29' 32''
116	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 03h 30' 07''
117	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 03h 31' 16''
118	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03h 32' 22''
119	CURVERS Roy	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 03h 33' 48''
120	RAST Gregory	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 03h 33' 54''
121	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	+ 03h 34' 09''
122	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 03h 34' 57''
123	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 35' 04''
124	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 03h 35' 54''
125	BONNET William	FDJ	+ 03h 36' 28''
126	DUMOULIN Samuel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03h 38' 18''
127	HOWES Alex	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 38' 32''
128	ALBASINI Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 38' 48''
129	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03h 39' 24''
130	GREIPEL André	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 03h 39' 49''
131	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 40' 19''
132	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 03h 40' 43''
133	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	+ 03h 42' 01''
134	LEMOINE Cyril	COFIDIS	+ 03h 43' 59''
135	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	+ 03h 44' 42''
136	ENGER Sondre Holst	IAM CYCLING	+ 03h 45' 40''
137	VERMOTE Julien	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 46' 10''
138	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03h 46' 47''
139	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03h 47' 03''
140	SOUPE GEOFFREY	COFIDIS	+ 03h 47' 05''
141	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 47' 07''
142	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03h 47' 42''
143	SINKELDAM Ramon	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 03h 51' 25''
144	TOSATTO Matteo	TINKOFF	+ 03h 52' 29''
145	RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 52' 34''
146	FONSECA Armindo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 03h 53' 11''
147	DEGENKOLB John	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 03h 54' 34''
148	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	+ 03h 54' 38''
149	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 03h 56' 18''
150	SABATINI Fabio	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03h 57' 03''
151	TIMMER Albert	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 03h 57' 55''
152	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03h 58' 17''
153	HENDERSON Gregory	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 03h 59' 32''
154	BODNAR Maciej	TINKOFF	+ 03h 59' 48''
155	GENE Yohann	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03h 59' 48''
156	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	+ 03h 59' 57''
157	GATTO Oscar	TINKOFF	+ 04h 00' 10''
158	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 04h 00' 44''
159	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04h 01' 04''
160	PETIT Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04h 01' 15''
161	ROWE Luke	SKY	+ 04h 02' 15''
162	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04h 02' 27''
163	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 04h 02' 29''
164	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	+ 04h 04' 55''
165	KITTEL Marcel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 04h 05' 16''
166	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 04h 05' 36''
167	STANNARD Ian	SKY	+ 04h 06' 00''
168	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 04h 06' 21''
169	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 04h 09' 47''
170	SIEBERG Marcel	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 04h 10' 44''
171	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 04h 20' 24''
172	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04h 21' 17''
173	HOWARD Leigh	IAM CYCLING	+ 04h 25' 23''
174	BAK Lars Ytting	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 04h 31' 28''
175	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 04h 46' 58''

Stage 19 map and profile:

Stage 19 map

Stage 19 profile

Stage 19 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

It was another day in the Alps

Fabio Aru on the final ascent to Le Bettex

Off the front, and alone, Romain Bardet headed to the finish.

Thomas de Gendt

Simon Geschke

Rafal Majka

Valverde and Quintana lead a group

Pierre Rolland crashed

As did Chris Froome

Romain Bardet wins the stage

Fabio Aru finished sixth. That should be Daniel Martin behind him.

Wouter Poels and Chris Froome finish

Another shot of Poels and Froome at the end of the stage.

But Froome saved his Tour and extended his lead

Organizer's preview:

The big star of the last week of the Tour de France is Western Europe's highest peak: the Mont Blanc culminates at an altitude of 4808.73m. It's been seen from the Grand Colombier on Sunday, from Finhaut-Emosson on Tuesday, from Megève on Wednesday but the closest place to the giant is Le Bettex, just above the town of Saint-Gervais. That's where, back in 1990, Ronan Pensec took the yellow jersey the day he turned 27.

More recently, that's where Chris Froome won the second last stage of the 2015 Critérium du Dauphiné and prepared for his overall success. The ascent to Le Bettex is preceded by a little known but grueling climb: the côte des Amérands. A few hills on the course are unprecedented at the Tour de France, starting with the collet du Tamié, which is not a categorized climb even though it's 50 metres higher than the often featured col du Tamié, two Forclaz – the Forclaz de Montmin and the Forclaz de Queige after the col de la Forclaz in Switzerland on Wednesday – and the Montée de Bisanne, classified hors category by the organizers.

After taking his second stage victory in the uphill time trial from Sallanches to Megève, which came after his unexpected downhill victory at Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Pyrenees, Froome is yet to win uphill as he did in his previous campaigns for the yellow jersey. But he made it clear that he's just happy to stay where he is in the overall ranking so he won't chase breakaways down and the biggest fights to come are between the protagonists for second and third places on the podium, namely Bauke Mollema, Adam Yates, Nairo Quintana, Romain Bardet, Richie Porte and Fabio Aru.

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