Thymen Arensman won the 19th stage of the Tour de France by going solo on the final climb to La Plagne, finishing just two seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar. Pogacar retained the yellow jersey and leads Vingegaard by 4 minutes 24 seconds. Florian Lipowitz secured fourth place, maintaining his third position overall. A trio of riders, including Roglic and Martinez, initially led the race, but Roglic attempted a solo descent strategy. Pogacar controlled the peloton throughout the stage, asserting his dominance as the competitor to beat.
Thymen Arensman claimed his second victory in this year's Tour de France, going solo in the final climb to La Plagne and crossing the line two seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar.
Pogacar retained the overall leader's yellow jersey and leads Vingegaard by 4mins 24secs going into the final two stages, expected to win a fourth title.
Florian Lipowitz took fourth place on the shortened stage to cement his third place overall, stretching his advantage over fourth-placed Oscar Onley by 41 seconds.
A leading trio including Lenny Martinez, Valentin Paret Peintre, and Primoz Roglic began the ascent with a small gap, but Roglic went solo in the descent.
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