Stage Details:
Tonight is stage 19, Modane Valfréjus to Alpe-d’Huez, 109.5 km
The champion emerges
The rider who wins on Alpe-d’Huez often goes on to win in Paris, as Carlos Sastre underlined in 2008. With just two stages to follow, this could turn into a 109.5km mountain sprint. There is little chance to warm up before the course reaches the 34km ascent comprising the Télégraphe and the epic north face of the Galibier. There are sure to be some breaks, with riders hoping they can defend their advantage on the long descent into Bourg d’oisans and onto the first ramps of the alpe, where the winner will climb into Tour history.
– cyclingnews
Some more reading:
* Cadel Evans and other machines: the science of the Tour de France time trial (2011-Jul-22) [The Conversation]
- Stage 19 (109.5 km) Modane Valfréjus >> Alpe-d’Huez [SBS]
- Stage 19 preview: Modane → L’Alpe d’Huez, 110 km (Mountain) [SteepHill]
- July 22, Stage 19: Modane – Alpe-d’Huez 109km [CyclingNews]
- Stage 19 • MODANE > ALPE-D’HUEZ • 109.5km [EuroSport]
- stage 19 – Modane Valfréjus > Alpe-d’Huez 109.5 km [www.letour.fr]
Live:
Telemetry
Tickers/Streaming
- SBS 2011 Tour Tracker [SBS]
- Tour de France – Modane – L’Alpe-d’Huez “live match” [Eurosports]
- stage 19 – Modane Valfréjus Alpe-d’Huez 109.5 km “live” [www.letour.fr]
Results:
Stage 19 results
01 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUROPCAR) 3h 13′ 25″
02 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI) + 00′ 14″
03 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD) + 00′ 23″
04 VELITS, Peter (HTC-HIGHROAD) + 00′ 57″
05 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)
06 DE GENDT, Thomas (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)
07 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE – ISD)
08 SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)
09 SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)
10 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN-CERVELO) + 01′ 15″
11 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)
12 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 01′ 27″
13 DUPONT, Hubert (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 02′ 06″
14 TAARAMAE, Rein (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)
15 BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)
There’s hardly been a day when something of significance hasn’t happened on this year’s Tour de France, and today’s short 109km run to Alpe d’Huez undoubtedly followed that pattern. Indeed, the final mountain stage of this year’s race proved just as tense as the stage that had preceded it to the summit of the Galibier, with the overall contenders on the attack almost from the start and the action never letting up.
To add to the drama, the stage produced a totally unexpected winner. Although it had seemed that France had missed its last realistic chance of taking a stage win on this Tour, Pierre Rolland (Europcar) delivered one on the greatest cycling stage of all. In doing so, he became the first French rider to win on the Alpe since Bernard Hinault 25 years ago, showing both cleverness and strength as he outwitted and outpaced Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) and Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel) in the closing two kilometres.
– cyclingnews
One yellow jersey, just two men left who can win it. The 2011 Tour de France hangs precariously in the balance, with only the Grenoble time trial to come, after the favourites fought each other to the point of exhaustion in a day of attacking verve. Today was the day the racers took back the Tour.
Andy Schleck will sleep in the yellow jersey tonight, with a lead of 57 seconds over Cadel Evans. Frank Schleck separates the two, four seconds ahead of Evans, but his time trialling weakness means that he might be better defending third place than trying to win second. And while Evans is the better time triallist, neither will be confident of victory. Evans has still left himself with a lot to do, while Schleck might not have done enough. Evans shouldn’t be confident. Schleck should be scared. Seconds will separate them in Paris.
– cyclesportmag
General classification after stage 19
01 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 82:48:43
02 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 0:00:53
03 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:57
04 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 0:02:10
05 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – ISD 0:03:31
06 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard 0:03:55
07 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:04:22
08 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:04:40
09 Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:07:11
10 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:08:57
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