Tour de France stage 19 LIVE: Result and standings as Tadej Pogacar pulls off stunning win in yellow jersey
Tadej Pogacar landed surely the winning blow to see off Jonas Vingegaard’s brave challenge with a fourth stage victory of this Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar all but sealed victory at the Tour de France 2024 with a stunning win on a brutally hard stage 19 route through the Alps.
Pogacar carefully tracked his nearest rival Jonas Vingegaard before launching a devastating attack on the final climb, where he reeled in the leader Matteo Jorgenson and stormed to a famous win in Isola.
The Slovenian increased his overall lead to more than five minutes as he took a fourth stage win at this year’s Tour, and he is now on the verge of a historic Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double.
Follow all the latest reaction from stage 19 of the Tour de France below.
Tour de France stage 19: 9km to go
Richard Carapaz leaves Simon Yates and Wilco Kelderman behind, the Olympic champion’s legs again good. He’s springing up the mountain like a mountain goat, taking six seconds in an instant on Matteo Jorgenson! Yates tries to battle on to the Ecuadorian’s wheel.
Here is a reminder of what they are climbing...
Tour de France stage 19: 10km to go
Matteo Jorgenson looks strong at the head of the race, extending his advantage of Richard Carapaz, Simon Yates and teammate Wilco Kelderman, who won’t have to do a turn.
Crikey UAE look strong. Yates is still drilling it on the front, with Joao Almeida ready to take over whenever required. Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Mikel Landa and Derek Gee are the other men left standing.
Tour de France stage 19: UAE still in control
Adam Yates turns the screw on the group of leaders, distancing a few of the hangers on - Giulio Ciccone is one of those flagging, which will please Derek Gee and Santiago Buitrago, both in line to gain a couple of places in the top ten.
And now Buitrago begins to struggle! Gee comes around the Colombian and re-takes his spot at the tail of a group of seven riders.
Tour de France stage 19: Matteo Jorgenson on the attack!
Action at the front - and it’s Visma Lease-a-Bike’s Matteo Jorgenson! We thought he might be up the road lurking as a satellite rider for a Jonas Vingegaard attack later, but Jorgenson is on the offensive, bursting free of the breakaway group with no-one able to follow. Richard Carapaz holds his tempo, confident that Jorgenson will flag on the long road up to Isola, but he’s shelling time.
Tour de France stage 19: UAE Emirates step up chase to breakaway
14km to go: Adam Yates takes to the front of the GC-group for UAE Emirates as they try to put their foot to the floor and close the gap to the break on this final climb to Isola. Pogacar wants this stage win! We’ve got a race.
Up at the front, Cristian Rodriguez falls away and there are only five left in the break. The gap between the breakaway and GC pack is 3min 40sec.
Tour de France stage 19: Breakaway six increase lead before final climb
19km to go: Our six-man breakaway is still more than four minutes ahead of the yellow-jersey group, and it is looking increasingly like one of this group might snatch the stage win as they near the final climb of the day.
A reminder of that star-studded six which includes three grand tour winners: Richard Carapaz (EF Education), Matteo Jorgenson & Wilco Kelderman (Visma), Jai Hindley (Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe), Cristian Rodriguez (Arkea) and Simon Yates (Jayco–AlUla).
Carapaz and Hindley are Giro d’Italia winners while Yates won the Vuelta in 2018.
Tour de France prize money: How much does the yellow jersey win?
The 2024 Tour de France is coming to an end and Tadej Pogacar is on course to win a third yellow jersey after staving off competition from Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel – and the Slovenian will be well rewarded.
Riders secure bonuses from their teams for their exploits on the bike during the Tour, but there is plenty of prize money on offer from race organisers ASO too.
Pogacar will take home a healthy winners’ cheque for his efforts, along with plenty more for stage wins, combativity awards and his King of the Mountains points.
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Tour de France prize money: How much does the yellow jersey win?
Tadej Pogacar is set to claim a third yellow jersey and a sizeable winners’ cheque
Tour de France stage 19: Breakaway increase lead over yellow-jersey group
40km to go: The breakaway are halfway down this long, long descent to the foot of the last climb to Isola 2000. They are descending at around 45mph, sweeping around sheer drops, and it looks utterly terrifying.
Their lead over the yellow-jersey group more than four minutes now and their chances of winning the stage are gradually increasing with each passing kilometre.
Tour de France stage 19: Breakaway crest summit of Cime de la Bonette
55km to go: The leading six – Richard Carapaz, Matteo Jorgenson, Wilco Kelderman, Jai Hindley, Cristian Rodriguez and Simon Yates – finally reach the top of the Bonette. Carapaz speeds over the top first to sweep up the maximum King of the Mountains points, and that means the Ecuadorian will wear the polka dot jersey tomorrow.
They still lead the yellow-jersey group by three and a half minutes.
Tour de France stage 19: UAE Emirates allowing breakaway to go
60km to go: Pogacar’s UAE Emirates are not turning the screw on the breakaway, not pushing hard to bring it back in, and that puts Visma in a tricky spot with two riders – Matteo Jorgenson and Wilco Kelderman – up in the break. Do they stay there and go for the stage win, or drop back and try to help Vingegaard up the final climb?
The yellow-jersey group are still around three and a half minutes behind the front six, who are into the final 4km of this gruelling ascent.
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