• Julian Alaphilippe second on Tourmalet stage finish
Geraint Thomas’s Tour de France title defence was hanging by a thread after the toughest mountain stage yet of the 2019 race saw him lose more time to the overall race leader Julian Alaphilippe.
Thomas was unable to follow the decisive accelerations in the final moments of a breathless stage that included well over 3,000 metres of climbing, as the peloton raced to the summit of the Col du Tourmalet. The 117.5km stage was abridged by several kilometres to allow police to clear the road of environmental protesters near Ossun.
Written by Jeremy Whittle at Tourmalet Bar èges
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/20/thibaut-pinot-tour-de-france-stage-14-julian-alaphilippe-geraint-thomas-tourmalet under the title “Pinot wins Tour de France stage 14 and Alaphilippe extends lead over Thomas”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
