Tour de France stage 19 LIVE: Result and standings as Tadej Pogacar pulls off stunning win in yellow jersey

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

• Tadej Pogacar claims stunning Stage 19 win to extend advantage over Jonas Vingegaard

• 8km to go: Tadej Pogacar cracks Jonas Vingegaard and chases stage win

• 12km to go: Matteo Jorgenson surges away at the front

• 60km to go: Six-rider break leads shrinking yellow-jersey group over second climb

• 120km to go: Early breakaway forms on first climb of the day

To come tomorrow...

16:19 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Stage 20: Nice to Col de la Couillole (mountainous, 133km) | Saturday 20 July

It may be a little shorter at only 133km, but this is another brutally tough mountain stage featuring four climbs and another summit finish, atop the Col de la Couillole.

Tadej Pogacar speaks after a fourth stage win of this year’s Tour

16:00 , Harry Latham-Coyle

“For the queen stage of the Tour de France, I’m super happy that I had good legs today. We were here training for a whole month between the Giro and Tour, it was not easy, but I knew this climb super well. We were talking already during the training camp about how we wanted to race today, and we did it perfectly.

“We were setting a good pace, thinking that Jonas might try on Bonette. I was a little bit empty in the last two kilometres after I caught Carapaz and Simon Yates, but when I saw Matteo Jorgenson losing a bit, I tried to push through. I tried to pass him with speed but I killed my legs, so I was worried he’d come back and beat me! Credit to the breakaway today, they were really strong.

“It’s looking better than ever. It’s quite a margin now, and tomorrow I can just enjoy the stage. We’ll let the breakaway go and try to enjoy the roads where I’ve trained for my whole career. Hopefully nothing serious happens.”

Tadej Pogacar seals stunning Stage 19 win to strengthen grip on yellow jersey

15:57 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Richard Carapaz, by the way, took 64 points in the King of the Mountains competition today and will wear polka dots tomorrow. After a couple of big days out already this week, are his legs strong enough to get up the road tomorrow to keep Tadej Pogacar’s paws off it?

Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 19

15:48 , Harry Latham-Coyle

And here is how that Tadej Pogacar masterclass has changed the general classification standings, with the Slovenian now more than five minutes clear.

Tour de France Stage 19 result

15:44 , Harry Latham-Coyle

1. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) 4:04:03

2. Matteo Jorgenson (Visma Lease-a-Bike) +0.21

3. Simon Yates (Jayco Alula) + 0.40

4. Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) +1.11

5. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) +1.42

6. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma Lease-a-Bike) “

7. Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) + 2.00

8. Mikel Landa (Soudal Quick-Step) “

9. Wilco Kelderman (Visma Lease-a-Bike) +2.52

10. Derek Gee (Israel Premier Tech) +3.27

Tadej Pogacar seals stunning Stage 19 win to strengthen grip on yellow jersey

15:38 , Harry Latham-Coyle

In roll Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard about a minute and 40 seconds down - the Dane slaps his rival’s hand in a gesture of appreciation at an excellent ride. But the pair are simply now in a lower league to the runaway race leader, who is re-writing the paradigms of cycling.

Tadej Pogacar seals stunning win to strengthen grip on yellow jersey

15:36 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Scintillating stuff from Tadej Pogacar, surging to a fourth stage victory of this year’s Tour. He takes a bow as he crosses the line, picture perfect again in the high Alps. Barring incident or accident, he will surely complete a remarkable Giro d’Italia/Tour de France double on Sunday.

TADEJ POGACAR WINS STAGE 19 OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE

15:34 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Tour de France stage 19: 1km to go

15:33 , Harry Latham-Coyle

This is quite magnificent from Tadej Pogacar. He managed today perfectly, UAE setting the right tempo to prevent any early attacks on the Cime de la Bonette and then picking his moment to leave Jonas Vingegaard toiling. He’s a minute and a half ahead of the best of the rest, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel taking a few seconds as Pogacar begins to ease up into the final kilometre.

Tour de France stage 19: 2km to go

15:31 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The Slovenia flags fly in the face of Tadej Pogacar, eyes focussed on the road in front of him as he eats up the tarmac. Matteo Jorgenson survives to lead Pogacar under the 2km to go banner, but that’s that - Tadej Pogacar is surging to another sensational Tour de France stage victory.

Tour de France stage 19: 2.5km to go

15:29 , Harry Latham-Coyle

There’s only Matteo Jorgenson ahead of Tadej Pogacar. The gradients just lessen slightly as the champion elect blasts by Simon Yates.

A hairpin bend gives Jorgenson a look back down at the man about to deny him. Two minutes further down the Isola climb, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel are still locked together.

Tour de France stage 19: 3km to go

15:27 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Richard Carapaz fights hard to grab Tadej Pogacar’s rear wheel, like a bystander snaring Superman’s cape. He soon relinquishes his grip as Pogacar sets his sights on Simon Yates 20 seconds further up the road.

Tour de France stage 19: 4km to go

15:26 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Remco Evenepoel attacks Jonas Vingegaard, but the polka dot jersey remains fixed on his wheel, not letting the Belgian escape. This is new territory for Evenepoel, proving himself in the final week against elite opposition as he chases a second place finish.

Tour de France stage 19: 5km to go

15:25 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Tadej Pogacar is within a minute of the leader, the Jaws theme starting to sound. “You can do it Tadej,” roars a UAE Team Emirates directeur sportif - unnecessary encouragement, really.

Tour de France stage 19: 6km to go

15:22 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Tadej Pogacar just looks effortless. He’s not really pushing the pace and yet still, inexorably, is closing in on Matteo Jorgenson.

Simon Yates has found his climbing legs, too. He’s about 45 seconds ahead of Pogacar, 30 back from our American leader.

Tour de France stage 19

15:20 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Jonas Vingegaard is in danger, here. His pace is so slow that Mikel Landa can get back to support Remco Evenepoel, immediately going to the front and setting about putting the Danish defending champion under pressure. It’s just about two minutes between the pair in second and third - you’d be surprised if the Belgian can take all of that time today but with that long time trial in Nice to come, he knows Vingegaard may be vulnerable.

Tour de France stage 19: Tadej Pogacar cracks Jonas Vingegaard

15:18 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Here is the moment that Tadej Pogacar went. In a class of his own.

Tour de France stage 19: 8km to go

15:17 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Pogacar blows the debris of the day’s breakaway, a grand tour winner in Jai Hindley churning and writhing as the Slovenian flies by. Can he reel in our lone leader? He’s whittled down Matteo Jorgenson’s advantage to two minutes rapidly.

Tour de France stage 19: TADEJ POGACAR ATTACKS!

15:15 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Off goes Tadej Pogacar, putting in his first dig with a little less than 10km to go! Joao Almeida and Simon Yates had put some pace on to the group of favourites, dislodging Derek Gee and Mikel Landa and de-stabilising the other occupiers of the podium places.

And Pogacar is into the distance! Remco Evenepoel tries to go with him, but soon eases back, knowing that it’s not his battle to fight. Jonas Vingegaard doesn’t even try to go with him - Pogacar is sewing up his yellow jersey.

Tour de France stage 19: 9km to go

15:12 , Harry Latham-Coyle

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.

Tour de France stage 19: 10km to go

15:10 , Harry Latham-Coyle

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

15:08 , Harry Latham-Coyle

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!

15:06 , Harry Latham-Coyle

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

14:59 , Lawrence Ostlere

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

14:48 , Lawrence Ostlere

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?

14:36 , Lawrence Ostlere

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.

More:

Tour de France prize money: How much does the yellow jersey win?

Tour de France stage 19: Breakaway increase lead over yellow-jersey group

14:31 , Lawrence Ostlere

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

14:15 , Lawrence Ostlere

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

14:00 , Lawrence Ostlere

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.

Tour de France stage 19: Pogacar marks Vingegaard in yellow-jersey group

13:55 , Lawrence Ostlere

65km to go: Back in the rapidly shrinking peloton, Pogacar is letting some of his UAE teammates take the lead – Nils Politt finally drops off the from the front after a hard 13km stint at the start of this big climb, and Marc Soler takes over. Pogacar is sitting on the wheel of Jonas Vingegaard, marking his main rival. The top 10 in the general classification are all still in this yellow-jersey group.

How drug testing works at the Tour de France

13:48 , Lawrence Ostlere

It is a topic that hasn’t come to prominence at this year’s Tour de France, but doping’s shadow always hangs over the sport.

Testing the riders is an immense operation in itself, as around 600 blood and urine samples are acollected during the 2024 Tour.

Here is a closer look at how it works:

How drug testing works at the Tour de France

Tour de France stage 19: Breakaway is breaking up

13:34 , Lawrence Ostlere

Britain’s Oscar Onley is fading on this savage Cime de la Bonette (22.9km at 6.9%) climb, and so too are Prodhomme and Van Wilder. Matteo Jorgenson is the man on the front setting a hard pace and only six are left in the break now:

Richard Carapaz, Matteo Jorgenson, Wilco Kelderman, Jai Hindley, Cristian Rodriguez and Simon Yates.

The peloton is still four minutes back down the road – or what’s left of the peloton. This climb is tearing the main group to shreds.

Best pictures from stage 19

13:25 , Lawrence Ostlere

A few images from the road so far:

The big question: How do Tour de France riders go to the toilet?

13:18 , Lawrence Ostlere

Professional road cycling is a gruelling sport, and the Tour de France is arguably its toughest test, with riders contesting three weeks of high-octane racing.

Across 21 stages in 2024, the world’s best male bike riders are covering almost 3,500km on a circuitous route from Florence to Nice, spending hours in the saddle each day.

With temperatures soaring, re-hydrating and re-fuelling are vitally important, which poses a question: what do riders do when nature calls?

Read more:

How do Tour de France riders go to the toilet?

Tour de France stage 19: Breakaway begin giant Cime de la Bonette climb

13:13 , Lawrence Ostlere

78km to go: Here we go then, as the breakaway begin the middle climb of three today, the giant Cime de la Bonette (22.9km at 6.9%), the highest paved road in France at 2,802m. Those nine breakaway riders are:

Carapaz, Jorgenson, Kelderman, Van Wilder, Onley, Hindley, Rodriguez, Yates and Prodhomme. The peloton is four minutes back.

Tour de France stage 19: Carapaz leads breakaway over first climb

12:48 , Lawrence Ostlere

110km to go: Richard Carapaz is the first rider over the top of the Col de Vars, and he’s closely trailed by Jorgenson, Kelderman and Van Wilder, and then the rest of this nine-man break.

The peloton is 3 minutes back.

Lanterne Rouge

12:25 , Lawrence Ostlere

Spare a thought for the sprinters left in the peloton. There is no battle on the Champs-Elysees this year, nothing left to gain but the pride of finishing a Tour de France. It will be a long day at the back. Davide Ballerini currently carries the lanterne rouge, though his teammate Mark Cavendish is only one place and one minute ahead of him.

Tour de France stage 19: Carapaz joins slimmed down breakaway

12:18 , Lawrence Ostlere

114km to go: The breakaway has been shaken up, with several riders falling back and a couple of new recruits burning to bridge over and join them.

Kelderman, Jorgenson, Prodhomme, Van Wilder, Hindley, Rodriguez and Onley have been joined by Richard Carapaz, which they won’t be delighted about – he has looked so strong on the high climbs. Simon Yates is also catching them.

Tour de France stage 19: Breakaway escapes up the road

12:02 , Lawrence Ostlere

120km to go: Here are the breakway members listed in X form. And it’s good to see Oscar Onley in there twice, just to make sure. Jai Hindley might be the strongest climber among this lot, but there is plenty of talent and this breakaway could well stay clear. Michal Kwiatkowski, and Neilson Powless are more strong climbers, while Anthony Turgis has already won a stage this year.

Wilco Kelderman and Matteo Jorgenson are in there as Visma-Lease-a-Bike options to support Jonas Vingegaard further down the track.

Stage 19 preview: Tadej Pogacar ready to attack monstrous Alpine route

11:55 , Lawrence Ostlere

The Cime de la Bonette would be quite a place to make a statement, and Tadej Pogacar may choose to do just that. Pogacar doesn’t need to attack, of course. He leads Jonas Vingegaard by three minutes and any sensible rider would sit on Vingegaard’s wheel all the way to Nice and lock up victory by not losing touch.

But that is not Pogacar, and nor is it in Vingegaard’s nature to simply give up, so expect fireworks even though this race is all but done. Vingegaard may bravely try something if he’s feeling up to it, and Pogacar will almost certainly respond with gusto. He will see this as an opportunity to add to his tally of 14 stage wins, and the breakaway which will likely assemble early in the day will need a sizeable advantage at the foot of the Bonette in order to stave off the advancing yellow jersey.

If it isn’t to be Pogacar’s day then it will require some strong climbing legs in the breakaway – riders like Richard Carapaz and Romain Bardet already have stage wins this year and will eye this type of route, while Britain’s Simon Yates has looked promising on hard days. Spain’s Enric Mas and Australia’s Jai Hindley are two more to watch if they make the break.

Tour de France – stage 19 begins!

11:38 , Lawrence Ostlere

And they’re off! Immediately, 20 riders race up the road trying to get in the early breakaway. Tadej Pogacar’s domestique, Marc Soler, is quickly to the front of the peloton to head off the attack. It looks like UAE Emirates want to give Pogacar every chance of winning this stage if they can control it.

Stage 19 preview: Tadej Pogacar ready to attack monstrous Alpine route

11:25 , Lawrence Ostlere

There have been some hard and horrible days in this year’s Tour de France, like stage nine’s chaos on gravel and the gruelling Col du Tourmalet on stage 14, but this race has saved the hardest and highest roads until the end.

After yesterday’s emotional win for Victor Campenaerts, stage 19 is a brute: three monstrous Alpine climbs, back to back, with a summit finish at the mountain resort of Isola. The middle climb of the trio is the giant Cime de la Bonette (22.9km at 6.9%), the highest paved road in France at 2,802m.

Yesterday: Pogacar maintains three-minute lead

11:12 , Lawrence Ostlere

The moment the yellow jersey group rolled over the line, 13 and a half minutes after Campenaerts:

Yesterday: Pogacar maintains three-minute lead

10:59 , Lawrence Ostlere

Pogacar continues to lead by three minutes and 11 seconds from defending champion Jonas Vingegaard, with Remco Evenepoel just under two minutes further back in third place.

The main peloton rolled over the line some 13 and a half minutes later with Pogacar for once resisting the urge to attack his rivals, instead keeping his powder dry for a monster Alpine stage today which will take on the Cime de la Bonette, the highest paved road in Europe at an elevation of 2,802 metres.

Yesterday: Campenaerts celebrates emotional maiden stage win

10:52 , Lawrence Ostlere

Struggling to speak through his emotions, the 32-year-old Campenaerts said: “The support I have from my girlfriend is incredible.

“She’s always there for me, nine weeks on an altitude camp, she was highly pregnant, she gave birth to our son at the bottom of a climb in Granada. She is the hero in this story.”

Campenaerts spoke about the “very difficult time” he has been through since the end of the Classics campaign, believing he had a contract extension agreed with Lotto-Dstny before talks abruptly stopped. He is now expected to join Visma-Lease A Bike next season.

“I was ignored (by the team) for a long time, it was very difficult when I was on a long altitude camp but my girlfriend was there, she supported me every day when highly pregnant,” he said.

“I was struggling to finish my training schedule but I changed my mind, I talked, I have a bright future in cycling, I became a father and everything is blue skies, only blue skies.”

The Belgian had done his best to feign fatigue in the finale – admitting to “playing a little bit dirty” with his facial expressions – but he was merely holding back before bursting forward in the last few hundred metres to take a popular victory.

Yesterday: Campenaerts celebrates emotional maiden stage win

10:42 , Lawrence Ostlere

New dad Victor Campenaerts celebrated an emotional first career Tour de France win on stage 18 as Tadej Pogacar kept his lead in the yellow jersey.

Breakaway specialist Campenaerts got his timing right in a three-up sprint against Tour debutant Matteo Vercher and Michal Kwiatkowski to win in Barcelonnette before immediately joining a tearful video call with his girlfriend Nel and their baby boy Gustaaf, a little over a month old.

A heavily pregnant Nel had joined Campenaerts on a nine-week training camp at altitude in the build-up to this Tour, and gave birth to Gustaaf in Spain’s Sierra Nevada just a couple of weeks before the opening stage.

Tour de France – stage 19

10:25 , Lawrence Ostlere

Hello and welcome along to what might just be an epic day at the Tour de France! It is certainly an intimidating route, with three huge climbs for the peloton to scale including the highest paved road in France, the Cime de la Bonette, which blocks the way to a summit finish at the mountain resort of Isola.