Jumbo-Visma on the podium after winning the team time trial on stage two of the Tour de France 2019 (Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images)Every little helps, even the €200 for being the first to the top of a fourth category climb
Geraint Thomas praised rival Thibaut Pinot for his performance on La Planche des Belles Filles (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA)Geraint Thomas singled out Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) for praise after his performance on La Planche de Belles Filles on stage six of the Tour de France.
Elia Viviani (left) missed out due to a puncture on stage seven
(Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)Deceuninck-QuickStep produced the perfect demonstration of how to set up their sprinter for a bunch final in Chalons-sur-Saône, only to see the hard work they’d put in over six hours thwarted when Elia Viviani punctured as the peloton swept around the final turn 1,700 metres from the finish.
Dylan Groenewegen celebrates victory on stage seven of the Tour de France 2019 (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA)Dylan Groenewegen admitted he struggled in the opening week of the Tour but found glory on stage seven.