Tour de France 2022 result LIVE: Christophe Laporte wins Stage 19 as Jonas Vingegaard closes on tour victory
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The Tour de France 2022 winds down today after the fireworks between Jonas Vingegaard and defending champion Tadej Pogacar throughout Stage 17 and 18, leaving the Dane poised to snatch victory and a maiden Grand Tour title. There is just the flat stage today from Castelnau Magnoac to Cahors, Saturday’s time trial and Sunday’s ceremonial ride to the Champs-Élysées.
The Jumbo-Visma leader conquered Hautacam and now simply has to avoid disaster to triumph on cycling’s biggest stage. The sprinters still have a chance at glory themselves, in a wide-open Stage 19, Jasper Philipsen, Wout van Aert, Fabio Jakobsen and Caleb Ewan will all fancy their chances across 188km.
“It’s incredible,” Vingegaard said after stretching his lead to three minutes 26 seconds, while Geraint Thomas looks primed for a podium spot and is four minutes 34 seconds further behind, with a cushion of three minutes five seconds to David Gaudu in fourth. “This morning I said to my girlfriend and my daughter I wanted to win for them and I did. I’m really happy and proud. This one is for my two girls at home. I was just happy that it finally ended. It was incredibly hard. Of course I am incredibly happy that I won the stage. There are two more days to come until we are in Paris and we must stay focused.” Follow all the latest action from stage 19 below.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19
Tour de France 2022 Stage 19 preview: Route map and profile from Castelnau Magnoac to Cahors
Cyril Barthe unsuccessful in push to join breakaway
Christophe Laporte sprints to victory in stage 19
Tour de France 2022: Christophe Laporte wins Stage 19!
16:18 , Michael Jones
Here are the top five finishers, Fred Wright just ran out of legs in the end:
1. Christophe Laporte
2. Jasper Philipsen
3. Alberto Dainese
4. Florian Sénéchal
5. Tadej Pogacar
Tour de France 2022: Christophe Laporte wins Stage 19!
16:15 , Michael Jones
Nobody even got close to him in the end either, it was an incredible finish from Laporte.
🏆🇫🇷 @LAPORTEChristop wins in Cahors!
🏆🇫🇷 @LAPORTEChristop s’impose à Cahors !#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/HrYWhUvAJ4— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 22, 2022
Tour de France 2022: Christophe Laporte wins Stage 19!
16:11 , Michael Jones
What a Tour de France this has been for Jumbo Visma. They have possession of the yellow, green and polka dot jerseys and have now given France their first stage win of this tour.
Christophe Laporte wins stage 19.
Tour de France 2022: Christophe Laporte wins Stage 19!
16:08 , Michael Jones
Another stage win for Jumbo-Visma. Christophe Laporte sees the attack from Fred Wright and chases him down, he reels the leader in with 800m to go and sprints ahead, no-one else can catch him and he blazes over the finish line!
France finally has a stage winner in the 2022 Tour de France.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
16:06 , Michael Jones
1.5km to go: The peloton catches the trio with 1.5km to go and Fred Wright gives it one last effort and kicks on!
Can he get to the line?
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
16:04 , Michael Jones
3km to go: No he isn’t. Caleb Ewan’s Lotto-Soudal team set off after the leaders with three and half kilometres to go and Wout van Aert drops away to let them go.
The leaders hit the final little climb as the peloton closes the gap under 10 seconds.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
16:02 , Michael Jones
5km to go: Wout van Aert doesn’t look overly concerned as he leads the peloton around a couple of roundabouts whilst cutting the gap to nine seconds.
He’s going to let fly at the 3km mark.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
15:59 , Michael Jones
7km to go: Wout van Aert has moved to the top of the peloton and seems to be thinking about safety first. He’s setting a steady pace for Jonas Vingegaard to marshall him to the 3km mark where the yellow jersey holde won’t lose any time in the GC.
The gap to the breakaway has gone out to 15 seconds. How will this stage end?
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
15:55 , Michael Jones
10km to go: Inside the final 10km and the gap to the leading trio is just 20 seconds. That’s a long way to go with such a narrow lead. Wright, Stuyven, and Gougeard are giving it their all but they won’t be able to get to the end.
There’s going to be a sprint finish.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
15:50 , Michael Jones
15km to go: Jasper Philipsen, Wout van Aert and Peter Sagan are sat about five or six riders off the front of the peloton and could be in the perfect places to launch a sprint for the line.
The peloton has to catch the breakaway though. There’s only 15km left and the time advantage has gone back out to 30 seconds.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
15:44 , Michael Jones
20km to go: The teams with hopes to win this stage will be starting to get a little nervous about the three front runners. Wright, Stuyven, and Gougeard are working well together and seem determined to stay out in front.
TotalEnergies’ Peter Sagan has joined his team mates at the head of the peloton and seems to be issuing a bit of encouragement. They may want to make a play for the stage win.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
15:42 , Michael Jones
25km to go: The leading trio have opened up a 31 second lead on the peloton but that seems to be dropping as the descent begins to plateau.
At the front of the peloton the teams are starting to think about positioning. They’ll want to get their sprinters to the forefront.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
15:34 , Michael Jones
30km to go: Fred Wright, Jasper Stuyven, and Alexis Gougeard have decided that the time is right for another attack off the front of the peloton.
They’ve managed to open up a gap on 20 seconds but you feel that needs to increase if they’re going to get all the way to the line.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
15:27 , Michael Jones
35km to go: Rather bizarrely Quinn Simmons seems to be fully enjoying yet simultaneously hating the final climb up Cote de Saint-Daunes.
He’s cheered on by the watching crowds and takes the final KOM point.
His lead over the peloton is eight seconds as Wout van Aert leads them over the line just behind him.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
15:21 , Michael Jones
40km to go: Tadej Pogacar has a puncture and needs a bike change. His team drops back to help him back to the peloton after he falls around 40 seconds off the back.
🇸🇮@TamauPogi has a puncture! 🇩🇰 @MikkelBjerg waits to bring him back to the peloton.
🇸🇮@TamauPogi est victime d'une crevaison ! 🇩🇰 @MikkelBjerg l'attend pour le ramener dans le peloton.#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/G7MjTUxS4E— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 22, 2022
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
15:17 , Michael Jones
44km to go: Quinn Simmons’ effort is starting to show on the leader. The peloton have closed to 21 seconds.
Jonas Vingegaard has won the KOM competition and the polka dot jersey but seeing as though he’s also leading the Tour de France, Simon Geschke is in possession today.
He’s dropped off the back of the main group with around eight others and they are already a minute behind.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
15:11 , Michael Jones
48km to go: Simmons has dropped Mohoric! Does the young American believe he can win this stage with a solo ride? He’s giving it a good go at the head of the race.
The three pursuers seem to be content to get reigned back into the peloton.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
15:08 , Michael Jones
50km to go: It’s an interesting move from Simmons to attack from the breakaway. If these rider had hopes of winning the stage they would need as many legs helping set the pace as possible but now it’s just Simmons and Mohoric.
Maybe that will be enough. They’ve extended their lead on the peloton back to 54 seconds but 50km is a long way to go.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
15:06 , Michael Jones
52km to go: Movement! Quinn Simmons bombs away from the other three riders in the breakaway to try and win the KOM point on offer at the top of the climb.
Matej Mohoric goes after him and catches up in time to advance cross the line first. The breakaway has split and the two other riders are happy to let Simmons and Mohoric go.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
14:59 , Michael Jones
56km to go: This first climb is around 2km long with a gradient of 6.2% in parts. The peloton have upped the tempo and the gap between them and the breakaway is now just over 30 seconds.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
14:56 , Michael Jones
58km to go: This stage looks to be setting up a sprint finish. The two category climbs are not overly difficult today and as long as the sprinters stay near the front of the peloton they should be well positioned for the run into Cahors later on.
The four riders in the breakaway are just about to hit the climb at Cote de la Cite Medievale de Lauzerte.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
14:50 , Michael Jones
65km to go: The leading riders are around 10km away from the first of the category 4 climbs and have hold onto a lead of 53 seconds.
The hope for these breakaway riders is that more rider come across and join them soon or else they will eventually be caught by the fresher legs of those in the peloton.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
14:47 , Michael Jones
70km to go:
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
14:36 , Michael Jones
75km to go: Breakaway rider Matej Mohoric is determined to finish with a stage win after a difficult Tour so far. He spoke to reporters this morning saying:
“I wasn’t at my best during this Tour, but I’m getting better. The worst was the first week for me, I must have caught an infection or whatever. But yeah, I’m starting to feel better now, and there’s always hope, you know.
“One last chance and let’s see how it plays out. Although I do think there’s a slim chance that the breakaway will make it, because there’s many sprint teams who are actually willing to control the race.“You need to believe, you know. It’s not over until it’s over. There’s always a chance, even if it’s slim, and you can’t give up. Especially knowing what happened last year, which was also supposed to be a sprint stage, but in the end it proved not to be.”
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
14:29 , Michael Jones
80km to go: The leading quartet have a about a 700 metre lead ahead of the peloton which works out at around 50 seconds. There are still close to 30km of flat riding to traverse before the first of today’s two category 4 climbs.
If they want to the peloton will reel in this group well before then.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
14:19 , Michael Jones
87km to go: Despite the rather sedate looking nature to today’s ride, and as has been the case for most of the Tour de France so far, the riders are currently on pace to arrive five minutes before the predicted fastest arrival time.
This has been a Tour like no other with the cyclists putting themselves through some gruelling paces.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
14:16 , Michael Jones
90km to go: Here’s a reminder of the GC standings before the start of today’s stage:
Tour de France 2022 - GC standings after stage 18
1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) 71hrs 53’ 34”
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) +3’26”
3. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) +8’00”
4. David Gaudu (Fra) +11’05”
5. Nairo Quintana (Col) +13’25”
6. Louis Meintjes (Ras) +13’45”
7. Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) +14’10”
8. Romain Bardet (Fra) +16’11”
9. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) +20’09”
10. Adam Yates (Gbr) +20’17”
Jonas Vingegaard has a very comfortable grip on the yellow jersey and the route today doesn’t have many opportunities to launch successful attacks on the leader.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
14:09 , Michael Jones
96km to go: Honoré, Simmons, Van der Hoorn and Mohoric have an okayish lead of a minute ahead of the peloton as the riders continue over these up-and-down hilly part of the the route.
After the mountain stages it isn’t difficult riding and they’re moving at a fair lick.
The average speed of the stage is a little under 47km/h.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
14:05 , Michael Jones
The television cameras did not show the protestors who where campaigning to bring attention to the climate change emergency.
It was one of the more exciting things to have happened on today’s stage so far.
Ce qui n'est pas diffusé n'est jamais arrivé.
Aucune image de l'action en direct. #TDF2022
image © S. Mantey / L'Équipe pic.twitter.com/5SSm3EcCa4— Dernière Rénovation (@derniere_renov) July 22, 2022
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 LIVE
13:58 , Lawrence Ostlere
100km to go: The lead group is now four, with an advantage of about a minute over the front of the peloton.
They are: Mikkel Honoré (Quick Step), Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo), Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarché-Wanty Gobert) and Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious).
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13:53 , Lawrence Ostlere
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Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 as thing stand
13:48 , Jack Rathborn
The latest suggests the crosswinds will emerge as a pivotal factor in today's Stage 19.
Cyril Barthe (B&B Hotels) has been at the centre of the stage so far, attempting to bridge the gap to the breakaway.
This five-man group has a gap of 48 seconds: Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe); Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo); Taco Van der Hoorn (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert); Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious);Mikkel Honoré (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl).
Barthe is unsuccessful and swallowed up by the peloton.
There are 115km to go.
Tour de France 2022: Stage 19 paused due to protest
13:16 , Jack Rathborn
Tour de France 2022 Stage 19 preview
13:09 , Jack Rathborn
The 2022 Tour de France moves into Castelnau-Magnoac with the sprinters eyeing up glory in Stage 19 with just two fourth-category climbs to contend with.
The day finishes in Cahors, which is a nice omen for Jonas Vingegaard, as the Danish royal family own the castle of Cayx in this town. The Jumbo-Visma star broke Tadej Pogacar during Stage 18 to claim a memorable victory and has all but wrapped up the battle for the yellow jersey after a sensational Tour.
There is unlikely to be any opportunity for Pogacar to hurt Vingegaard here, though who would rule out a few attacks in an effort to make something happen and finally dislodge his rival. Unless the Dane is sleeping on the job, any attack is unlikely to come off on what is such a flat route.
The potential for crosswinds could boost hopes for those ready to bide their time and strike late. Jasper Philipsen is the favourite here, but who can count out the incredible Wout van Aert, while Fabio Jakobsen and Caleb Ewan are also in the running after battling their way through the Alps and Pyrenees for their shot at the stage and the finale in Paris on Sunday.
