Vingegaard climbs to second place on La Plagne
“I really wanted to win the stage today”, Vingegaard said after crossing the finish on the rain-soaked mountaintop. “But Thymen was incredibly strong. In the end, he’s the deserved winner of this stage. I felt good and decided to fully focus on the stage win. Unfortunately, I just missed out.”
The stage, shortened by the organizers to 93 kilometers, led the peloton through the Alps via the Col du Pré and the Cormet de Roselend before the final climb to La Plagne. Early on, riders such as Victor Campenaerts were very active, but it became clear that some favorites were not willing to let a large breakaway go up the road.
“I really wanted to win the stage today”
Jonas Vingegaard
The Belgian then shifted his efforts to support Vingegaard, riding alongside a strong Simon Yates to keep the Dane sheltered throughout the day. On the final ascent to La Plagne, the group of favorites quickly thinned out. That was the moment for Thymen Arensman to attack. Vingegaard closed to within a few meters from the chasing group, but it was the Dutchman who ultimately claimed the win.
“Unfortunately I just missed out today”
Jonas Vingegaard
Head of Racing Grischa Niermann acknowledged how close Vingegaard came to the victory. “Our primary goal was to win the stage. It quickly became clear that other teams had the same plan. We were convinced that the way we rode today would give us the best chance. Unfortunately, we ran into a very strong Arensman at the end. It was close, but we just couldn’t pull it off”, said the German.
Tour de France
Stage 19
Result
Rankings
Result
1
Thymen Arensman
INEOS Grenadiers
02:46:06
2
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:02
3
Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates – XRG
+00:00:02
10
Simon Yates
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:03:54
16
Victor Campenaerts
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:06:18
37
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:15:23
48
Matteo Jorgenson
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:22:25
76
Tiesj Benoot
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:23:25
119
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:29:32
125
Wout van Aert
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:29:32
Rankings
1
Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates – XRG
69:41:46
2
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:04:24
3
Florian Lipowitz
Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe
+00:11:09
14
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:05:11
16
Simon Yates
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:17:30
20
Matteo Jorgenson
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:35:28
26
Victor Campenaerts
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+02:05:23
48
Tiesj Benoot
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+02:55:06
70
Wout van Aert
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+03:34:06
115
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+04:39:40
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Jonas Vingegaard
Grischa Niermann
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Tour de France
