Overview

• Thymen Arensman won the truncated 93.1 km Stage 19 from Albertville to La Plagne after organizers rerouted the course to avoid a virus-infected herd at Col des Saisies.
• Pogačar increased his yellow jersey advantage to 4 minutes 24 seconds over second-place Jonas Vingegaard, reinforcing his path to a fourth Tour de France title.
• Florian Lipowitz retained third overall and held onto the white jersey as the race’s top young rider, maintaining a 1:03 buffer over Oscar Onley.
• The unexpected detour preserved 3,250 metres of climbing but reshaped team tactics on the Alpine stage.
• Stage 20’s 184 km journey from Nantua to Pontarlier features rolling terrain that could reward breakaway riders before the Champs-Élysées finale.