Stage 18 winner Kasper Asgreen
Stage 19 Favorites
Mathieu van der Poel, Matej Mohoric, Mads Pedersen, Nils Politt, Søren Kragh Andersen
Stage 19 Profile
Tour Talk
“It was a team time trial to the finish. This [stage 18 win] would never have been possible without Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto-dstny), Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-dstny), and Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X). They all rode great. We all deserved the win, but of course I’m happy to run with it.” – Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-Quickstep).
“We came up short in the high mountains and we miss Fabio in the sprint, so we had to try today [stage 18] or tomorrow. With three men it was not much, but we tried to play well tactically: everything in the last kilometers. We are lucky that it just fell our way today.” – Wilfrid Peeters, DS (Soudal-Quickstep).
“Today was not a stressful day. Although the pace was high in the final because the peloton was still trying to get the escapees back. I am satisfied that I was able to follow the sprinter teams. The team did another good job today. Only in Paris will we be able to rest.” – Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma).
“I still don’t understand what happened yesterday [stage 17]. The first two weeks went well, so I was very optimistic. Maybe my preparation wasn’t good enough.” – Tadej Pogacar (UAE)
General Classification
- Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 67h 57’51”
- Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +7:35″
- Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +10:45″
- Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +12:01″
- Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +12:19″
- Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain – Victorious) +12:50″
- Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA – hansgrohe) +13:50″
- Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +16:11″
- Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +16:49″
- David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +17:57″
