2025 Tour de France Stage 19 Report: Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers) won the shortened nineteenth stage of the 2025 Tour de France in La Plagna. The Dutchman attacked early on the final climb, leaving Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates XRG) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) to look at each other. The two top men left it too late, and Arensman just crossed the line ahead of the chasers. Vingegaard finished second, Pogačar third.
The final kilometre of stage 19
Race director, Christian Prudhomme: “The ultra-mountainous tone of this stage, which features five climbs, is amplified by its relative shortness. The first of those climbs, the Côte d’Héry-sur-Ugine, arrives around ten kilometres after the stage start. Thanks to the spicy nature of what’s gone before, the final 19.1-kilometre ascent to La Plagne will seem all the more interminable.”
The route of stage 19 was changed on Friday morning: “The discovery of an outbreak of contagious nodular dermatitis affecting cattle in a herd located specifically in the Col des Saisies has necessitated the culling of the animals. In light of the distress experienced by the affected farmers and in order to preserve the smooth running of the race, it has been decided, in agreement with the relevant authorities, to modify the route of Stage 19 (Albertville–La Plagne) and to avoid the ascent to the col des Saisies.”
The 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 final HC climb of the 2025 Tour de France. At the summit, he narrowly held off Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates-XRG), who crossed the line only 2 seconds behind the winner. Right behind them, Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) defended his white jersey and his spot on the GC podium against Oscar Onley (Team Picnic PostNL). With just two stages to go, Tadej Pogačar took his 52nd Maillot Jaune. He matches Jacques Anquetil’s record and enters the top-5 for most days leading the overall standings of the Tour.
A shortened stage, but still a lot of climbing
It’s time for the final mountain stage of the Tour 2025. Due to the change of course, a 161-man peloton will head to Beaufort, where they will rejoin the original route, heading to La Plagne. The stage will then cover a total distance of 93.1km instead of the originally planned 129,9km.
Roglič, Paret-Peintre and Martinez lead the way
A sequence exactly similar to the previous day began with Lidl-Trek riders taking control of the peloton, en route to the intermediate sprint at Villard-sur-Doron (12.1km). Clad in his green jersey, Jonathan Milan is first over the line.
The climb to the Col du Pré came up next and after several attacks, two groups formed at the front of the race. A trio eventually emerged with Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious), Primoz Roglič (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) and Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal Quick-Step), who cross the pass in that order before launching their assault on the Cormet de Roselend.
Roglič sets off
Once again, Martinez goes first at the summit. In the peloton, Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X Mobility) sets the pace to distance Kevin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), who was distanced over the top of Col du Pré. At Cormet de Roselend, the GC group are 50 seconds behind the leaders while the French man trails by 1:50.
Roglič distanced the two French climbers on the descent. Back in the valley, Paret-Peintre and Martinez were reeled in by the bunch, led by Tim Wellens (UAE Emirates-XRG), with 32km to go. The Belgian all-rounder then bridges the gap to Roglič 2 kilometres away from the start of the final major climb of the Tour 2025: 19.1km at 7.2% to reach the finish line at La Plagne.
The last major summit
Roglič is dropped early on the ascent, which incites Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale to up the ante as Felix Gall could take the 5th place in the overall standings.
With 14 kilometres to go, Tadej Pogačar launched an attack that scattered the group. Only Jonas Vingegaard managed to stay on his wheel, but the duo was joined by Arensman. The Dutchman took a gamble and dropped them with 13 kilometres to go. Three kilometres further on, a group reformed around Pogac3ar and Vingegaard, with Gall, Oscar Onley (Team Picnic PostNL), Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, Tobias Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) and Ben Healy, while Arensman tried to keep his hopes alive with a 30 second lead.
The gap was still up to 20 seconds into the last 3 kilometres and Onley showed some signs of weakness. Lipowitz accelerated, Arensman is in sight… But he resists and takes the win 2 seconds ahead of Vingegaard and Pogačar.
The hilly profile of the final third of the stage will give the strongest riders the chance to break away and finish solo or in a small group in the capital of absinthe
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Tour de France Stage 19 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) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 0:06
5. Oscar Onley (GB) Team 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 Education-EasyPost at 2:19
9. Valentin Paret-Peintre (Fra) Soudal Quick-Step at 3:47
10. Simon Yates (GB) Visma | Lease a Bike at 3:54
Tour de France Overall 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) Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe at 11:09
4. Oscar Onley (GB) Team 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 Education-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 Quick-Step.
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