2019 Tour de France

106th edition: July 6 - July 28, 2019

Stage 19, Friday, July 26
Saint Jean de Maurienne - Tignes

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Friday, July 26: Stage 19, Saint Jean de Maurienne - Tignes, 126.5 km

Stage 19 map & profile | Stage 19 photos

Ascents:

• Km 25: Côte de Saint-André, 3.1 km @ 6.8%. Cat. 3
• Km 38: Montée d'Aussois, 6.5 km @ 6.2%. Cat. 2
• Km 63.5: Col de La Madeleine, 3.9 km @ 5.6%. Cat. 3
• Km 89: Col de l'Iseran (Souvenir Henri Desgrange), 12.9 km @ 7.5%. Hors Catégorie
• Km 124.5: Montée de Tignes, 7.4 km @ 7%. Cat. 1

Weather at the finish city of Tignes at 1:15 PM, local time: 19C (67F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the west-southwest at 6 km/hr (4 mph). 20% chance of rain.

The race: 156 riders began stage 19 at 1:55.

Terrible news. Thibaut Pinot had a problem with his left leg. Before the stage was even 35 kilometers old, in tears, Pinot has had to abandon the Tour de France. From the French newspaper Le Monde: "Thibaut suffered from a muscular tear in his left thigh. Yesterday, he finished stage 18 with a sharp pain and had trouble walking in the evening. His condition didn't improve today, he just withdrew from the 2019 Tour."

And the organizer posted this: Thibaut Pinot’s injury is a consequence of an incident that occurred two days ago, sport director Philippe Mauduit revealed to France Televisions. “As he avoided a crash, his left knee hit the handlebar and the pain just got worse”, the Frenchman said. “We’ve been hoping for an improvement but we knew this morning that it would be complicated if the race was hard. He’s been in pain since the start. It wasn’t possible to keep riding.” Mauduit was the sport director of Alberto Contador when the Spaniard was forced to abandon the 2015 Tour de France.

In tears, Thibaut Pinot climbs into the team car. This is the fourth time he has abandoned the Tour de France. Photo: S. Mantye./L'Equipe

Because of a hailstorm and a pile of rubble on the descent of the Iseran, the stage was stopped. The times for the stage will be for the top of the Iseran. That means Egan Bernal is the new GC leader.

Deceuninck-Quick Step posted this picture of the road descending the Iseran.

And this one showing a mud slide blocking the road.

Here is the organizer's stage 19 summary:

Egan Bernal passed first at Col d’Iseran where the times of stage 19 were eventually taken as stormy conditions put the race to a halt because of huge amounts of hail on the road in the downhill. He was declared the winner and became the third Colombian to take the yellow jersey after Victor Hugo Peña in 2003 and Fernando Gaviria last year. Julian Alaphilippe is second. Thibaut Pinot has abandoned.

156 riders started stage 19 in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. After 4km of racing and a demanding uphill start, Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), Pello Bilbao (Astana), Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) and Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) on the day of his 29th birthday rode away.

The front part of the peloton remained very active. The leading quartet was caught at km 35 by a group that escaped from the main bunch while Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) was in distress. Hampered by a left knee injury, the Frenchman who was fifth on GC had no choice but pull out at km 36.

Twenty-nine riders formed the front group after 50km of racing: Dylan van Baarle (Ineos), Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hasngrohe), Tony Gallopin (AG2R-La Mondiale), Vincenzo Nibali and Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Merida), Sébastien Reichenbach (Groupama-FDJ), Alejandro Valverde, Marc Soler and Andrey Amador (Movistar), Pello Bilbao, Gorka Izagirre, Magnus Cort and Alexey Lutsenko (Astana), Laurens De Plus (Jumbo-Visma), Rigoberto Uran, Alberto Bettiol and Michael Woods (EF Education First), Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), Dan Martin and Fabio Aru (UAE Team Emirates), Giulio Ciccone and Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo), Michael Matthews (Sunweb), Jesus Herrada (Cofidis), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), Guillaume Martin (Wanty-Groupe Gobert), Roman Kreuziger (Dimension Data), Warren Barguil and Elie Gesbert (Arkéa-Samsic).

Team Ineos led the peloton strongly until AG2R-La Mondiale took over at the bottom of the col d’Iseran while the time difference was 1’40’’ after a maximum gap of two minutes had been recorded at km 60. Geraint Thomas attacked with 6.5km to go. It was the beginning of the assault to the yellow jersey. Barguil soloed at the front for a little while until Egan Bernal rode across to him 4.5km before the summit, followed by Nibali, S. Yates and Uran. Bernal dropped his opponents one by one to reach the top alone in the lead.

Because of a sudden storm, the road was impassable at km 112 in the downhill leading to Tignes. Huge amounts of hail and mass of rubble made it impossible for the race to continue. The times were taken at Col d’Iseran. Therefore, Bernal who crested it first 2’07’’ before Alaphilipe is the new leader of the Tour de France with two days to go with an advantage of 45’’ over the Frenchman and 1’3’’ over Thomas. There is no stage winner for stage 19.

Unofficial stage results: As of 11 AM, Pacific Time, there are no official stage results.

Stage 19 photos

1. Egan Bernal
2. Simon Yates @ 5sec
3. Warren Barguil @ 41sec
4. Laurens De Plus, at 50sec
5. Steven Kruijswijk s.t.
6. Geraint Thomas s.t.
7. Emanuel Buchmann s.t.
8. Vincenzo Nibali s.t.
9. Richie Porte, @ 1min 18sec
10. Gregor Mühlberger s.t.
11. Wout Poels, at 1min 50sec
12. Damiano Caruso s.t.
13. Alejandro Valverde s.t.
14. Julian Alaphilippe @ 2min 7sec
15. Rigoberto Uran @ 2min 30sec

GC after stage 19:

• GC leader: Egan Bernal (Team INEOS)
• Mountains classification leader: Romain Bardet (Ag2r)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe)
• Best young rider: Egan Bernal (Team INEOS)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

3,178.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.741 km/hr

1	EGAN BERNAL	TEAM INEOS	78hr 0min 42sec
2	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	@ 48sec
3	GERAINT THOMAS	TEAM INEOS	1' 16''
4	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 28''
5	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 55''
6	MIKEL LANDA	MOVISTAR	4' 35''
7	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION FIRST	5' 14''
8	NAIRO QUINTANA	MOVISTAR	5' 17''
9	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	6' 25''
10	RICHIE PORTE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	6' 28''
11	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	7' 03''
12	GUILLAUME MARTIN	WANTY-GOBERT	16' 18''
13	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	20' 45''
14	FABIO ARU	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	23' 14''
15	ROMAN KREUZIGER	DIMENSION DATA	26' 10''
16	ROMAIN BARDET	AG2R LA MONDIALE	26' 26''
17	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA	40' 17''
18	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	40' 45''
19	DANIEL MARTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	42' 37''
20	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	44' 27''
21	XANDRO MEURISSE	WANTY-GOBERT	46' 44''
22	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	48' 32''
23	ENRIC MAS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	52' 53''
24	LAURENS DE PLUS	JUMBO-VISMA	58' 07''
25	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 03' 48''
26	TANEL KANGERT	EF EDUCATION FIRST	1H 06' 26''
27	BAUKE MOLLEMA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 06' 31''
28	GREG VAN AVERMAET	CCC TEAM	1H 11' 14''
29	PATRICK KONRAD	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 11' 37''
30	WOUT POELS	TEAM INEOS	1H 11' 52''
31	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 12' 19''
32	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 13' 20''
33	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 13' 35''
34	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1H 13' 35''
35	ADAM YATES	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	1H 14' 37''
36	MICHAEL WOODS	EF EDUCATION FIRST	1H 15' 51''
37	JACK HAIG	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	1H 27' 36''
38	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 27' 45''
39	NICOLAS ROCHE	TEAM SUNWEB	1H 29' 41''
40	ALEXIS VUILLERMOZ	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1H 31' 02''
41	GORKA IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA	1H 31' 44''
42	MARC SOLER	MOVISTAR	1H 32' 47''
43	VINCENZO NIBALI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	1H 36' 53''
44	LENNARD KÄMNA	TEAM SUNWEB	1H 36' 59''
45	MATTEO TRENTIN	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	1H 37' 05''
46	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 37' 10''
47	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	TEAM INEOS	1H 39' 56''
48	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	1H 40' 52''
49	MATHIAS FRANK	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1H 41' 22''
50	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	TEAM INEOS	1H 43' 17''
51	PELLO BILBAO	ASTANA	1H 50' 14''
52	SIMON YATES	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	1H 51' 28''
53	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	1H 51' 31''
54	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 51' 32''
55	ILNUR ZAKARIN	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	1H 52' 54''
56	TIESJ BENOOT	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 53' 40''
57	ANDREY AMADOR	MOVISTAR	1H 55' 07''
58	SIMON CLARKE	EF EDUCATION FIRST	1H 55' 46''
59	SIMON GESCHKE	CCC TEAM	1H 56' 01''
60	FABIO FELLINE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 56' 32''
61	TONY GALLOPIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	1H 57' 11''
62	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	1H 58' 28''
63	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM SUNWEB	2H 00' 37''
64	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	2H 00' 46''
65	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 01' 31''
66	BENJAMIN KING	DIMENSION DATA	2H 02' 21''
67	NILS POLITT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	2H 02' 44''
68	ALBERTO BETTIOL	EF EDUCATION FIRST	2H 03' 27''
69	REIN TAARAMÄE	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	2H 07' 21''
70	MICHAEL SCHÄR	CCC TEAM	2H 08' 57''
71	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	DIMENSION DATA	2H 10' 42''
72	SERGE PAUWELS	CCC TEAM	2H 15' 26''
73	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA	2H 16' 25''
74	MICHAEL VALGREN	DIMENSION DATA	2H 17' 23''
75	MAXIME BOUET	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2H 17' 26''
76	JOSEPH ROSSKOPF	CCC TEAM	2H 21' 18''
77	DARYL IMPEY	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	2H 21' 59''
78	TOMS SKUJINS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2H 22' 07''
79	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	TEAM INEOS	2H 23' 11''
80	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	2H 24' 05''
81	GIANNI MOSCON	TEAM INEOS	2H 26' 13''
82	PETER SAGAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	2H 28' 49''
83	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2H 30' 43''
84	ROMAIN SICARD	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	2H 32' 32''
85	ANDREA PASQUALON	WANTY-GOBERT	2H 32' 52''
86	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	2H 33' 28''
87	DANIEL OSS	BORA-HANSGROHE	2H 36' 23''
88	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	2H 38' 16''
89	NATNAEL BERHANE	COFIDIS	2H 38' 47''
90	JAN TRATNIK	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	2H 42' 02''
91	TIM WELLENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 42' 12''
92	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2H 42' 47''
93	DRIES DEVENYNS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2H 43' 07''
94	AMAEL MOINARD	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2H 44' 06''
95	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	2H 46' 21''
96	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA	2H 47' 33''
97	STÉPHANE ROSSETTO	COFIDIS	2H 48' 27''
98	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	2H 48' 55''
99	JENS KEUKELEIRE	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 50' 34''
100	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2H 51' 41''
101	ANTHONY ROUX	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2H 53' 25''
102	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	2H 55' 56''
103	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2H 59' 07''
104	KEVIN LEDANOIS	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2H 59' 36''
105	LILIAN CALMEJANE	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	3H 01' 06''
106	JULIEN SIMON	COFIDIS	3H 03' 47''
107	CHRISTOPHER JUUL JENSEN	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	3H 04' 19''
108	IVAN GARCIA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3H 05' 30''
109	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3H 06' 17''
110	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	ASTANA	3H 07' 12''
111	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	3H 07' 15''
112	NIKIAS ARNDT	TEAM SUNWEB	3H 07' 40''
113	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	WANTY-GOBERT	3H 08' 36''
114	LUKE DURBRIDGE	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	3H 08' 40''
115	MADS WÜRTZ	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	3H 09' 02''
116	BENOIT COSNEFROY	AG2R LA MONDIALE	3H 09' 22''
117	MATEJ MOHORIC	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	3H 12' 29''
118	JASPER DE BUYST	LOTTO SOUDAL	3H 13' 33''
119	ALEXIS GOUGEARD	AG2R LA MONDIALE	3H 15' 55''
120	KASPER ASGREEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3H 16' 57''
121	FABIEN GRELLIER	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	3H 19' 40''
122	FLORIAN VACHON	ARKEA-SAMSIC	3H 25' 19''
123	LUKASZ WISNIOWSKI	CCC TEAM	3H 25' 32''
124	FREDERIK BACKAERT	WANTY-GOBERT	3H 25' 52''
125	REINARDT VAN RENSBURG	DIMENSION DATA	3H 26' 33''
126	MATTHIEU LADAGNOUS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3H 26' 40''
127	KOEN DE KORT	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3H 27' 05''
128	JOSÉ GONÇALVES	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	3H 31' 12''
129	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	3H 33' 57''
130	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3H 34' 04''
131	ELIA VIVIANI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3H 35' 25''
132	CHAD HAGA	TEAM SUNWEB	3H 36' 05''
133	CALEB EWAN	LOTTO SOUDAL	3H 36' 23''
134	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION FIRST	3H 36' 39''
135	STEPHEN CUMMINGS	DIMENSION DATA	3H 38' 24''
136	AIME DE GENDT	WANTY-GOBERT	3H 39' 02''
137	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3H 39' 41''
138	AMUND JANSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	3H 41' 23''
139	NICCOLÒ BONIFAZIO	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	3H 42' 20''
140	MARCUS BURGHARDT	BORA-HANSGROHE	3H 43' 39''
141	DYLAN GROENEWEGEN	JUMBO-VISMA	3H 46' 37''
142	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	3H 46' 57''
143	MAXIMILIANO RICHEZE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3H 47' 41''
144	WILLIAM BONNET	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3H 47' 49''
145	MICHAEL HEPBURN	MITCHELTON-SCOTT	3H 48' 03''
146	KEVIN VAN MELSEN	WANTY-GOBERT	3H 48' 54''
147	ROGER KLUGE	LOTTO SOUDAL	3H 50' 33''
148	MARCO HALLER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	3H 50' 34''
149	LARS BAK YTTING	DIMENSION DATA	3H 51' 14''
150	ALEX DOWSETT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	3H 53' 15''
151	MAXIME MONFORT	LOTTO SOUDAL	3H 54' 50''
152	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3H 59' 00''
153	JENS DEBUSSCHERE	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	4H 08' 34''
154	SEBASTIAN LANGEVELD	EF EDUCATION FIRST	4H 13' 50''
155	YOANN OFFREDO	WANTY-GOBERT	4H 13' 53''

Stage 19 map & profile:

Stage 19 map

Stage 19 profile

Stage 19 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The Ineos team car arrives in what was to be the finish city of Tignes.

In it are Egan Bernal and Geraint Thomas

The Deceuninck-Quick Step bus.

Peter Sagan gets another green jersey.

Romain Bardet is King of the Mountains

Egan Bernal getting his yellow jersey.

Egan Bernal is the new yellow jersey.

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