Stage 19

The road

At the start

Tourmalet and Aubisque, the last mountains

The giants of the Pyrenees are crammed into a single day: the Aspin, the Tourmalet, the Col des Bordères, the Soulor and the Aubisque, 200 kilometres and 5,000 metres of climbing out of Lourdes. The finish is at the bottom of the Aubisque descent in Laruns, and the second half of that descent is technical enough that thirty seconds at the summit would be enough. Thomas leads Dumoulin by 1:59, Froome by 2:31.

How it was won

1. 170 km to go

   Alaphilippe crests the Tourmalet

   On the spectacular Tourmalet the polka-dot jersey again takes maximum points as the leaders come together for the run to the final two climbs.

2. 241 km to go

   The GC attacks begin

   Kruijswijk opens a gap over the Col des Bordères and Dumoulin launches, marked by Roglič and Thomas; Quintana's overall hopes crack and fall away.

3. 320 km to go

   Roglič blasts up the Aubisque

   With two kilometres of climbing left in the whole Tour, Roglič decides it is now or never and blasts across to Landa and Bardet in the mist of the Col d'Aubisque, the maillot jaune group scrambling to respond.

4. 48 km to go

   A fearless descent

   Roglič hurls himself down the sinuous Aubisque descent, carving out the seconds he needs for the podium as Dumoulin shadows him at a safe distance.

5. 5At the line

   Roglič wins in Laruns

   The former ski-jumper soloes into Laruns for a superb win and vaults onto the virtual podium, bumping Froome down to fourth.

The result