Behind Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, it was perhaps the most exciting battle of this Tour de France over the past three weeks. Who was the ‘ best of the rest’? Who would be jokingly named the best among the non-aliens?

The Tour de France comes to a head with one final Alpine stage - and it’s now or never for Jonas Vingegaard to seize Tadej Pogacar’s crown

It was O'Connor's second stage win at the Tour, four years after his victory in Tignes. The team Jayco AlUla leader dropped his last breakaway companion, Einer Rubio, with 16 kilometers to go and then held off the return of the main contenders.

Lease a Bike is more than four minutes behind, and Tadej Pogacar seems unbeatable for now. Still, Vingegaard remains hopeful, especially since he lost ‘only’ two minutes on his worst Tour day ever. Criticism from his rival about his team was also discussed.

Stage 19 result and standings as Thymen Arensman holds off Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar on La Plagne - The Tour de France comes to a head with one final Alpine stage - and it’s now or never for

Tejay Van Garderen and Brent Bookwalter break down Jonas Vingegaard's strategy against Tadej Pogacar in Stage 19, discussing why they expected more out of the Danish climber.

Tadej Pogacar and his UAE Emirates-XRG team rode at the front of the Tour de France stage to La Plagne on Friday, but ultimately saw Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers) claim victory in the Alps. The yellow jersey wearer seemed okay with that,