2025 Tour de France Stage 19 Report: Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers) gained the shortened nineteenth stage of the 2025 Tour de France in La Plagna. The Dutchman attacked early on the ultimate climb, leaving Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates XRG) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) to have a look at one another. The 2 high males left it too late, and Arensman simply crossed the road forward of the chasers. Vingegaard completed second, Pogačar third.
The ultimate kilometre of stage 19
Race director, Christian Prudhomme: “The ultra-mountainous tone of this stage, which options 5 climbs, is amplified by its relative shortness. The primary of these climbs, the Côte d’Héry-sur-Ugine, arrives round ten kilometres after the stage begin. Due to the spicy nature of what’s gone earlier than, the ultimate 19.1-kilometre ascent to La Plagne will appear all of the extra interminable.”
The route of stage 19 was modified on Friday morning: “The invention of an outbreak of contagious nodular dermatitis affecting cattle in a herd positioned particularly within the Col des Saisies has necessitated the culling of the animals. In mild of the misery skilled by the affected farmers and as a way to protect the sleek operating of the race, it has been determined, in settlement with the related authorities, to switch the route of Stage 19 (Albertville–La Plagne) and to keep away from the ascent to the col des Saisies.”
The brand new stage 19 profile
Already a stage winner at Hautacam, Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers) doubled up with a second stage win, this time in La Plagne. The Dutchman attacked with 13 kilometres to go on the ultimate HC climb of the 2025 Tour de France. On the summit, he narrowly held off Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates-XRG), who crossed the road solely 2 seconds behind the winner. Proper behind them, Florian Lipowitz (Crimson Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) defended his white jersey and his spot on the GC podium towards Oscar Onley (Staff Picnic PostNL). With simply two phases to go, Tadej Pogačar took his 52nd Maillot Jaune. He matches Jacques Anquetil’s report and enters the top-5 for many days main the general standings of the Tour.
A shortened stage, however nonetheless quite a lot of climbing
It’s time for the ultimate mountain stage of the Tour 2025. Because of the change in fact, a 161-man peloton will head to Beaufort, the place they may rejoin the unique route, heading to La Plagne. The stage will then cowl a complete distance of 93.1km as an alternative of the initially deliberate 129,9km.
Roglič, Paret-Peintre and Martinez paved the way
A sequence precisely just like the day before today started with Lidl-Trek riders taking management of the peloton, en path to the intermediate dash at Villard-sur-Doron (12.1km). Clad in his inexperienced jersey, Jonathan Milan is first over the road.
The final probability for anybody to take Pogačar’s yellow jersey
The climb to the Col du Pré got here up subsequent and after a number of assaults, two teams shaped on the entrance of the race. A trio ultimately emerged with Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious), Primoz Roglič (Crimson Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) and Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal Fast-Step), who cross the go in that order earlier than launching their assault on the Cormet de Roselend.
Roglič units off
As soon as once more, Martinez goes first on the summit. Within the peloton, Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X Mobility) units the tempo to distance Kevin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Motels), who was distanced excessive of Col du Pré. At Cormet de Roselend, the GC group are 50 seconds behind the leaders whereas the French man trails by 1:50.
Roglič distanced the 2 French climbers on the descent. Again within the valley, Paret-Peintre and Martinez have been reeled in by the bunch, led by Tim Wellens (UAE Emirates-XRG), with 32km to go. The Belgian all-rounder then bridges the hole to Roglič 2 kilometres away from the beginning of the ultimate main climb of the Tour 2025: 19.1km at 7.2% to achieve the end line at La Plagne.
The race was on
The final main summit
Roglič is dropped early on the ascent, which incites Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale to up the ante as Felix Gall may take the fifth place within the total standings.
With 14 kilometres to go, Tadej Pogačar launched an assault that scattered the group. Solely Jonas Vingegaard managed to remain on his wheel, however the duo was joined by Arensman. The Dutchman took of venture and dropped them with 13 kilometres to go. Three kilometres additional on, a bunch reformed round Pogačar and Vingegaard, with Gall, Oscar Onley (Staff Picnic PostNL), Florian Lipowitz (Crimson Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, Tobias Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) and Ben Healy, whereas Arensman tried to maintain his hopes alive with a 30 second lead.
Arensman took his probability
The hole was nonetheless as much as 20 seconds into the final 3 kilometres and Onley confirmed some indicators of weak point. Lipowitz accelerated, Arensman is in sight… However he resists and takes the win 2 seconds forward of Vingegaard and Pogačar.
Tour stage No.2 for Thymen Arensman
Stage winner and eighth total, Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers): “I’m completely destroyed. I can’t imagine it. To win one stage from the breakaway was already unbelievable. However now, to do it towards the GC group, towards the strongest riders on this planet, it appears like I’m dreaming. I don’t know what I simply did. After the descent in direction of La Plagne, I used to be speaking on the radio, Tobias [Foss] was there, and I spoke with our DS Zak [Dempster]. I assumed immediately is the final mountain stage. I’m not driving for GC, however I’ll attempt to dangle on, see how the legs really feel within the first kilometres of the climb. I informed Tobias to swing off: ‘Tomorrow is your day, and I’ll see what I can do right here.’ Since I’m not within the GC, I figured possibly they’ll take a look at one another. I simply strive, I simply don’t take no as a solution. Tadej [Pogacar] and Jonas [Vingegaard] are the strongest on this planet, virtually aliens, and I’m human. I can’t imagine I beat them immediately. I attempted to not look behind, to go as quick as I may. I did and it was sufficient. That is simply loopy. I bought sick within the final week of the Giro. Any person crashed into me and my knee was hurting. I nonetheless bought to Rome however I had higher hopes. To then go to the Tour and take two stage wins is simply loopy.”
It almost all went incorrect on the end line
General chief and third on the stage, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates XRG): “We did an excellent job till the final climb. Then some riders thought they may dash all 19 kilometres of the climb and set a brilliant excessive tempo from the underside. I attacked as quickly as Decathlon stopped pulling, nevertheless it was a bit too early. I assumed Jonas [Vingegaard] could have needed to win the stage as I did, however he was simply following my wheel. When Arensman attacked, I made a decision to not observe and set a defensive rhythm I felt comfy with. No one else contributed to the chase, and Arensman was too sturdy for my consolation tempo. We got here near overtaking him, however we didn’t and he deserved this win. I used to be pulling and counting down the kilometres left to Paris. I needed to pull for almost the entire climb, and got here fairly drained to the end line. It was a troublesome final three days and I’m pleased that immediately is over. The Tour de France has begun to really feel very lengthy. With this climate immediately, and the ceremony after… I simply wish to go to the bus and take an excellent, sizzling bathe. That is the Tour de France, and also you by no means know what may come your method. We now have to maintain our focus for 2 extra days.”
The hilly profile of the ultimate third of the stage will give the strongest riders the prospect to interrupt away and end solo or in a small group within the capital of absinthe
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Tour de France Stage 19 End result:
1. Thymen Arensman (Ned) INEOS Grenadiers in 2:46:06
2. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma | Lease a Bike at 0:02
3. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Emirates XRG
4. Florian Lipowitz (Ger) Crimson Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 0:06
5. Oscar Onley (GB) Staff Picnic PostNL at 0:47
6. Felix Gall (Aust) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale at 1:34
7. Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility at 1:41
8. Ben Healy (Irl) EF Training-EasyPost at 2:19
9. Valentin Paret-Peintre (Fra) Soudal Fast-Step at 3:47
10. Simon Yates (GB) Visma | Lease a Bike at 3:54
Tour de France General After Stage 19:
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Emirates XRG in 69:41:46
2. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma | Lease a Bike at 4:24
3. Florian Lipowitz (Ger) Crimson Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 11:09
4. Oscar Onley (GB) Staff Picnic PostNL at 12:12
5. Felix Gall (Aust) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale at 17:12
6. Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility at 20:14
7. Ben Healy (Irl) EF Training-EasyPost at 28:02
8. Thymen Arensman (Ned) INEOS Grenadiers at 52:41
9. Simon Yates (GB) Visma | Lease a Bike
10. Valentin Paret-Peintre (Fra) Soudal Fast-Step.
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