Laporte breaks French Tour jinx as Vingegaard closes in
Christophe Laporte won stage 19 of the Tour de France to end the French wait for a home victory as the sprinters were again denied the chance to contest the honours.
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Laporte wins Tour de France stage 19 as Vingegaard stays in lead
Christophe Laporte became the first Frenchman to win on this year's Tour de France, taking stage 19 at Cahors on Friday, as Jonas Vingegaard maintained his race lead over defending champion Tadej Pogacar with just two days left.
Christophe Laporte ends French drought with shock Stage 19 win as Jumbo-Visma's stellar Tour continues
Frenchman Christophe Laporte won Stage 19 of the Tour de France, a 188.3km ride from Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors. Jonas Vingegaard (Team Jumbo–Visma) finished safely in the bunch and has a 3'21" lead over Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) in the general classification.
Tour de France 2022: Geraint Thomas reveals Ineos Grenadiers lacked ‘belief’ in him before Tour
Geraint Thomas has revealed his Ineos Grenadiers team didn’t share the same level of “belief” that he had before this year’s Tour de France. The 36-year-old won the Tour de Suisse in the build-up to the Tour in June and entered the race without being cited as team leader, with compatriot Adam Yates and Dani Martinez getting the nod. Ad/> With three stages remaining, Thomas is over 12 minutes ahead of Yates in the general classification, with Martinez down in 29th.
Jonas Vingegaard extends Tour de France lead with victory on stage 18
A handshake from Tadej Pogacar to Jonas Vingegaard showed gratitude for a moment of great sportsmanship but could yet double as the defending champion’s concession after Vingegaard moved to the brink of Tour de France glory on Thursday.
Tour de France 2022 - How to watch Stage 19 on Friday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
Stage 19 of the Tour de France — an extra sprint two days from Paris — is a largely flat 188.3km ride from Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors, and undoubtedly gave the sprinters an obvious incentive to drag their way through the Pyrenees. It’s only fair given the relative paucity of scope for bunch gallops in the preceding two-and-a-half weeks. Two Cat.
Vingegaard on verge of Tour de France triumph as Pogacar wilts
HAUTACAM, France: After 18 stages of intense struggle, Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard put one hand on the 2022 Tour de France title on Thursday as defending champion and closest rival Tadej Pogacar wilted in the Pyrenees.
Opinion: Indefatigable Wout van Aert must make Tadej Pogacar go green with envy after latest Tour de France blitz
When did you last see the defending champion being dropped by the green jersey on the final hors categorie climb of the Tour? Never. Well, not until this Thursday’s Stage 18 to Hautacam, when the runaway leader of the so-called sprinters’ classification hammered the final nail into Tadej Pogacar’s coffin before propelling his team-mate Jonas Vingegaard to a maiden stage win in the yellow jersey, all but securing the overall win for the Dane in the process.