2022 Tour de France Stage 19 | Highlights

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Christophe Laporte has taken a surprising win in the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France. In the streets of Cahors, the 29-year-old Frenchman excelled by riding away just before the finish line. Laporte finished solo and secured Team Jumbo-Visma’s fifth stage victory of the 2022 Tour de France.

The uphill finish in Cahors seemed right up Wout van Aert’s alley, but the green jersey wearer sacrificed his chances for Laporte. The Frenchman saw his chance and jumped to the three escapees in the final kilometre. After another acceleration, Laporte rode solo to his second victory of the season.

“This is the best day of my career. It’s still hard to believe, but I’m super happy with this victory and the confidence the team gave me”, Laporte said. “With five kilometres to go, Wout said: ‘It’s for you’. Our main goal was to drop Jonas safely within the three-kilometre mark and once we had achieved that, I got the green light to sprint.”

The stage winner continued: “I went into the sprint early. I accelerated in the last corner and was surprised to see that I had a gap on the rest of the peloton. I made the connection with the three leaders and at five hundred metres before the finish line, I decided to go full speed. When I looked behind, I didn’t see anyone. It’s unbelievable that I won. This was my day.”

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