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2019 Tour de France, Features, News - July 26, 2019

Snow forces mid-race neutralisation of Tour de France stage 19

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Stage 19 of the Tour de France has ended in dramatic fashion with racing called to a halt due to ice and snow on the road. With roughly 30km to go in the stage, as race leaders Egan Bernal and Simon Yates descended off the Col de l’Iseran towards the final climb of the day, …

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Thibaut Pinot abandons Tour de France with leg injury

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Frenchman Thibaut Pinot abandoned the Tour de France Friday just 40km into Stage 19 due to an unspecified issue with his left leg. The winner of Stage 14 atop the Tourmalet, Pinot was sitting fifth overall, 1:50 behind compatriot Julian Alaphilippe, at the start of Stage 19 from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Tignes. After the group of GC …

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CyclingTips Weekly Quiz #21: How closely have you been following the Tour?

Only three more stages left of the 2019 Tour de France and the race is poised for a thrilling conclusion. With two big mountain stages left and such a tight margin between the top contenders, nobody has any idea of who will win. How closely have you been paying attention throughout the past three weeks? …

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Time is running out for Alaphilippe’s rivals

Julian Alaphilippe is finally starting to dream. After 14 days in yellow, after surviving the Pyrenees, after surviving the first big test in the Alps, he’s starting to think that maybe, just maybe, he can win the Tour de France. He’s starting to picture himself as the first French winner since Bernard Hinault way back …

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What is Movistar doing?

Nairo Quintana won Friday’s stage to Valloire, but it’s not entirely clear that he was supposed to. Movistar is fractured, privately and publicly. Two of its three stars have been tied to other teams, or at the very least tied to leaving Movistar. None has performed to expectations this Tour de France. They sit in …

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Snow forces mid-race neutralisation of Tour de France stage 19

Thibaut Pinot abandons Tour de France with leg injury

CyclingTips Weekly Quiz #21: How closely have you been following the Tour?

Time is running out for Alaphilippe’s rivals

What is Movistar doing?

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