Stage 19
Boasson Hagen solos home
- Friday 21 July 2017
- 222 km
- 2,613 m climbed
- Won by Edvald Boasson Hagen
The road
At the start
The longest day, down to Provence
Warren Barguil won on the Izoard and put the mountains jersey beyond reach. Froome leads Romain Bardet by 23 seconds and Rigoberto Urán by 29, with Landa fourth at 1:36 and Aru fifth at 1:55. Marcel Kittel and Thibaut Pinot both abandoned on the Galibier stage. Today is the longest of the Tour, 222 kilometres out of the Alps to Salon-de-Provence, the race's last categorised climb 45 kilometres from the line.
How it was won
- 45 km to go
Splintering on the Pointu
On the longest stage of the Tour, the breakaway shatters over the final climb of the Col du Pointu.
- 22 km to go
Boasson Hagen jumps
Edvald Boasson Hagen picks his moment and springs clear of the break, riding away toward Salon-de-Provence.
- At the line
Boasson Hagen solos home
Edvald Boasson Hagen holds off Nikias Arndt to take Dimension Data’s first win of the Tour on its longest day.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team Dimension Data | 5:06:09 |
| 2 | Nikias Arndt | Team Sunweb | +0:05 |
| 3 | Jens Keukeleire | ORICA-Scott | +0:17 |
The route on real terrain, every moment pinned to the kilometre it happened on — and the GPX to ride it yourself.