Cycling: 2019 Tour de France

This year's Tour de France will kick off on Saturday in Bruxelles and it features 21 stages, as usual. We will have 7 flat stages, 5 hilly stages, 7 mountain stages with 5 mountain-top finishes, 1 individual time-trial stage and 1 team time-trial stage. 

Here are the odds for this year's race winner at BetEasy: 

Egan Bernal - 3.30
Geraint Thomas - 3.50
Jakob Fuglsang - 5.00
Adam Yates - 10.00
Nairo Quintana - 11.00
Richie Porte - 19.00
Thibaut Pinot - 19.00
Steven Kruijswijk - 21.00
Rigoberto Uran - 21.00
Mikel Landa - 23.00

Good luck! 

Today's stage one takes the riders through a 194.5km-long route through Belgium, and it does features some classic Belgian "walls", short but incredibly steep climbs. However, this one should end with a mass sprint. Here are the odds for stage one at BetEasy: 

Dylan Groenewegen - 2.55
Elia Viviani - 4.00
Caleb Ewan - 4.50
Peter Sagan - 5.50
Sonny Colbrelli - 23.00
Michael Matthews - 26.00
Alexander Kristoff - 26.00
Matteo Trentin - 41.00
Christophe Laporte - 41.00

Stage 1 profile

Major surprise in the first stage of the Tour de France, Mike Teunissen from Jumbo-Visma beat Peter Sagan in the sprint after favourite Dylan Groenewegen was involved in a crash with 1 km left. Teunissen becomes the first Dutch rider since 1989 to wear the yellow jersey at the Tour de France. 

Stage 1 results

1    Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    4:22:47     
2    Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe          
3    Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal          
4    Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Dimension Data          
5    Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida          
6    Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb          
7    Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott          
8    Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale          
9    Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep          
10    Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo

We have a special stage today, a team time-trial that takes place on a 27km-long route inside the city of Brussels. This stage will surely lead to some changes in the general classification, but Teunissen could retain his yellow jersey as team Jumbo-Visma are expected to do very well and even win the stage. Here are the odds for stage 2 at BetEasy: 

Ineos - 3.25
Jumbo-Visma - 3.25
Mitchelton-Scott - 5.50
Sunweb - 6.00
Deceuninck-Quick Step - 9.00
EF Education First - 9.00
Bahrain Merida - 13.00
CCC - 51.00
Bora-Hansgrohe - 67.00
Katusha - 151.00
Movistar - 151.00

Stage 2 profile

Another great day for Team Jumbo-Visma, they destroyed their opponents in the team time-trial and retain the yellow jersey for at least another day. Bahrain and Astana did well to limit their losses to Ineos, but Movistar did lose quite a bit. 

Stage 2 results
1    Jumbo-Visma    0:28:57     
2    Team Ineos    0:00:20     
3    Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:00:21     
4    Katusha-Alpecin    0:00:26     
5    Team Sunweb          
6    EF Education First    0:00:28     
7    CCC Team    0:00:31     
8    Groupama-FDJ    0:00:32     
9    Bahrain-Merida    0:00:36     
10    Astana Pro Team    0:00:41

General classification after stage 2
1    Mike Teunisen    4:51:34     
2    Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:00:10     
3    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma          
4    Tony Martin (Ger) Team Jumbo-Visma          
5    George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma          
6    Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Ineos    0:00:30     
7    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos          
8    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos          
9    Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Ineos          
10    Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:00:31

Today's stage 3 takes the riders from Belgium to France through a series of hills, this will probably be too much for most of the sprinters so the winner should be a classics rider, a puncher. The yellow jersey will be tough to defend for Teunissen but he might pull it off. Here are the odds for stage 3 at BetEasy: 

Julian Alaphilippe - 3.70
Peter Sagan - 4.00
Wout van Aert - 8.00
Michael Matthews - 9.00
Sonny Colbrelli - 17.00
Caleb Ewan - 17.00
Alejandro Valverde - 17.00
Greg van Avermaet - 21.00
Max Schachmann - 21.00
Mike Teunissen - 26.00

Stage 3 profile

Superb victory for Julian Alaphilippe today, he attacked on the steepest climb of the day with 16 km left and he never looked back. The Frenchman grabbed the stage win and also the yellow jersey as Teunissed arrived with a delay of almost five minutes. In other news, Egan Bernal gained 5 seconds on team-mate Geraint Thomas on the final ascent of just 500m before the line. 

Stage 3 results
1    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    4:40:29     
2    Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb    0:00:26     
3    Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo          
4    Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team          
5    Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe          
6    Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott          
7    Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida          
8    Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert          
9    Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma          
10    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

General classification after stage 3
1    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    9:32:19     
2    Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:00:20     
3    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:00:25     
4    George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma          
5    Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb    0:00:40     
6    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos          
7    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:00:45     
8    Enric Mas (Spa) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:00:46     
9    Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team    0:00:51     
10    Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb              

Today's stage is a long one, 213 km from Reims to Nancy, but it's mostly flat and it is expected to end with a mass sprint. Here are the odds for stage 4 at BetEasy: 

Elia Viviani - 2.90
Dylan Groenewegen - 3.00
Caleb Ewan - 5.00
Peter Sagan - 6.50
Alexander Kristoff - 17.00
Giacomo Nizzolo - 17.00
Michael Matthews - 21.00
Sonny Colbrelli - 31.00
Matteo Trentin - 51.00
Christophe Laporte - 51.00
Mike Teunissen - 51.00

Stage 4 profile

Today's stage did end with a mass sprint and Viviani was the strongest, with great help from his team-mates. Speaking of team-mates, Teunissen seemed to forget his duties for Groenewegen, the two riders from Jumbo-Visma sprinted separately. 

Stage 4 results
1    Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep    5:09:20     
2    Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates          
3    Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal          
4    Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe          
5    Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma          
6    Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma          
7    Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Dimension Data          
8    Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo          
9    Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb          
10    Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits     

General classification after stage 4
1    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    14:41:39     
2    Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:00:20     
3    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:00:25     
4    George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma          
5    Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb    0:00:40     
6    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos          
7    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:00:45     
8    Enric Mas (Spa) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:00:46     
9    Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team    0:00:51     
10    Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First     

Today's stage 5 is a tricky one, the last two climbs should be ideal ground for launching attacks and things could get quite unpredictable from there. Here are the odds for stage 5 at BetEasy: 

Julian Alaphilippe - 6.00
Peter Sagan - 9.00
Max Schachmann - 9.00
Michael Matthews - 11.00
Tim Wellens - 15.00
Greg Van Avermaet - 15.00
Luis Leon Sanchez - 29.00
Alejandro Valverde - 29.00
Matteo Trentin - 29.00
Alexey Lutsenko - 29.00
Alessandro De Marchi - 29.00
Jasper Stuyven - 29.00

Stage 5 profile

Peter Sagan finally grabbed his first victory at this year's Tour, the pure sprinters had remained behind because of the last two climbs and Sagan dominated the sprint within a reduced bunch. Alaphilippe remains in yellow for another day, but it will be very difficult for him to retain the jersey at the end of tomorrow's stage. 

Stage 5 results
1    Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe    4:02:33     
2    Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma          
3    Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott          
4    Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida          
5    Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team          
6    Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits          
7    Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb          
8    Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin          
9    Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo          
10    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep          

General classification after stage 5
1    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    18:44:12     
2    Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:00:14     
3    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:00:25     
4    George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma          
5    Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb    0:00:40     
6    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos          
7    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:00:45     
8    Enric Mas (Spa) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:00:46     
9    Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:00:50     
10    Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team    0:00:51

The first mountain stage of this year's Tour is coming up today and it will surely be brutal for the riders. They will have to go through seven categorized climbs, and three of them are first-category ascents. The stage ends with a 7km-long climb with an average gradient of 8.7%, but the last couple of kilometers feature ramps of over 20%. Here are the odds for stage 6 at BetEasy: 

Egan Bernal - 3.50
Thibaut Pinot - 8.00
Adam Yates - 9.00
Geraint Thomas - 13.00
Jakob Fuglsang - 13.00
Dan Martin - 17.00
Mikel Landa - 17.00
Julian Alaphilippe - 19.00
Alejandro Valverde - 23.00
Michael Woods - 23.00
Nairo Quintana - 26.00
Warren Barguil - 26.00
Romain Bardet - 41.00
Rigoberto Uran - 41.00
Vincenzo Nibali - 41.00
Steven Kruijswijk - 41.00

Stage 6 profile

Stage 6 final climb

Dylan Teuns and Giulio Ciccone were the only ones from the breakaway that made it to the finish ahead of the bunch, and each of them won something. Teuns grabbed the stage win as he was stronger on the final ramp, while Ciccone grabbed the yellow jersey despite a strong finish from Julian Alaphilippe. We'll see whether team Trek Segafredo will fight to defend this yellow jersey, considering that their leader, Richie Porte, is still well-placed in the general classification. 

Geraint Thomas was the strongest among the favourites, he attacked in the final kilometer but only gained a few seconds on the others. Vincenzo Nibali and Romain Bardet were the most important victims of the final climb, they arrived around a minute behind Thomas. 

Stage 6 results
1    Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida    4:29:03     
2    Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo    0:00:11     
3    Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert    0:01:05     
4    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:01:44     
5    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:01:46     
6    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep          
7    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team    0:01:51     
8    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe          
9    Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team    0:01:53     
10    Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team          
11    Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo          
12    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos          
13    Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    0:01:58     
14    Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates          
15    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:02:02     
16    Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First          
17    George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma          
18    Enric Mas (Spa) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:02:17     
19    Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo    0:02:19     
20    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma     

General classification after stage 6
1    Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo    23:14:55     
2    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:00:06     
3    Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida    0:00:32     
4    George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:00:47     
5    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:00:49     
6    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    0:00:53     
7    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:00:58     
8    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:01:04     
9    Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First    0:01:13     
10    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:01:15 

We have a long and flat stage today, 230 km with just three minor climbs, all in the first half of the race. It's definitely a stage for the sprinters, let's see the odds at BetEasy: 

Elia Viviani - 2.75
Dylan Groenewegen - 2.75
Caleb Ewan - 5.50
Peter Sagan - 9.00
Alexander Kristoff - 10.00
Giacomo Nizzolo - 34.00
Michael Matthews - 51.00
Matteo Trentin - 51.00
Sonny Colbrelli - 67.00
Mike Teunissen - 81.00

Stage 7 profile

Dylan Groenewegen finally grabbed his first victory at the 2019 Tour de France, he beat Caleb Ewan on the line after favourite Viviani was slowed down by a slow puncture. No changes in the general classification. 

Stage 7 results
1    Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    6:02:44     
2    Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal          
3    Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe          
4    Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida          
5    Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates          
6    Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep          
7    Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Dimension Data          
8    Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo          
9    Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb          
10    Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates         

Today's stage 8 is a hilly one, the 200km-long route from Macon to Saint-Etienne goes up and down through seven categorized climbs and it should favour a breakaway win. It could also represent a good chance for Alaphilippe to regain the yellow jersey. Here are the odds for stage 8 at BetEasy: 

Max Schachmann - 8.50
Julian Alaphilippe - 10.00
Peter Sagan - 13.00
Greg van Avermaet - 15.00
Tiesj Benoot - 15.00
Jesus Herrada - 17.00
Michael Matthews - 17.00
Alexey Lutsenko - 21.00
Wout van Aert - 21.00
Alberto Bettiol - 23.00
Matteo Trentin - 26.00
Tim Wellens - 26.00

Stage 8 profile

Thomas De Gendt grabbed a superb breakaway triumph on stage 8, while Julian Alaphilippe finished third and regained the yellow jersey while Giulio Ciccone fell to second place overall. 

Stage 8 results
1    Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal    5:00:17     
2    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:00:06     
3    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep          
4    Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb    0:00:26     
5    Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe          
6    Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott          
7    Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert          
8    Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team          
9    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos          
10    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos 

General classification after stage 8
1    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    34:17:59     
2    Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo    0:00:23     
3    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:00:53     
4    George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:01:10     
5    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:01:12     
6    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    0:01:16     
7    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:01:27     
8    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:01:38     
9    Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team    0:01:42     
10    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:01:45    

We have another hilly stage today, there are just three categorized climbs but the last one is not far from the finish and it will probably decide who wins the stage. Here are the odds for stage 9 at BetEasy: 

Peter Sagan - 4.75
Michael Matthews - 7.50
Julian Alaphilippe - 13.00
Greg van Avermaet - 17.00
Matteo Trentin - 17.00
Sonny Colbrelli - 21.00
Wout van Aert - 21.00
Edvald Boasson Hagen - 26.00
Max Schachmann - 26.00
Matej Mohoric - 29.00
Rui Costa - 29.00

Stage 9 profile

We had another breakaway win today and Daryl Impey was the man who took it, he rode clear of his breakaway companions along with Tiesj Benoot and then defeated the Belgian in the sprint. In the main bunch the only piece of action came on the last climb, when Romain Bardet launched a feeble attack that was quickly cancelled by Team Ineos. 

Stage 9 results
1    Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott    4:03:12     
2    Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal          
3    Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida    0:00:10     
4    Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale          
5    Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo          
6    Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb    0:00:14     
7    Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team    0:00:21     
8    Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida    0:01:50     
9    Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First          
10    Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Arkéa Samsic    0:02:42

General classification after stage 9
1    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    38:37:36     
2    Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo    0:00:23     
3    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:00:53     
4    George Bennett (NZl) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:01:10     
5    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:01:12     
6    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    0:01:16     
7    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:01:27     
8    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:01:38     
9    Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team    0:01:42     
10    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:01:45

A long and flat stage is coming up today, the last one before the first rest day on Tuesday. There are four categorized climbs along the 217km-long route, but all of them are rather small and won't be a problem for the sprinters. Here are the odds for stage 10 at BetEasy: 

Dylan Groenewegen - 3.00
Caleb Ewan - 4.25
Elia Viviani - 4.25
Peter Sagan - 6.50
Alexander Kristoff - 15.00
Michael Matthews - 21.00
Sonny Colbrelli - 29.00
Giacomo Nizzolo - 29.00
Jasper Philipsen - 51.00
Matteo Trentin - 51.00

Stage 10 profile

Crazy stage today because of the crosswind, Team Ineos and Deceuninck-QuickStep put the hammer down and they caught out quite a bit of important people, including Thibaut Pinot, Jakob Fuglsang and Mikel Landa. There was a big surprise at the sprint as well, Wout van Aert was incredibly strong and defeated Elia Viviani at the line. Giulio Ciccone dropped from second to tenth in the general classification as he finished in the third group. 

Stage 10 results
1    Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma    4:49:39     
2    Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep          
3    Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal          
4    Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb          
5    Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe          
6    Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates          
7    Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida          
8    Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott          
9    Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale          
10    Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team    

General classification after stage 10
1    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    43:27:15     
2    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:01:12     
3    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    0:01:16     
4    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:01:27     
5    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:01:45     
6    Enric Mas (Spa) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:01:46     
7    Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    0:01:47     
8    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team    0:02:04     
9    Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates    0:02:09     
10    Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo    0:02:32 

The Tour de France returns to action after the first rest day and stage 11 should be a pretty quiet one until the finish, it's a flat stage that should end with a mass sprint. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Dylan Groenewegen - 2.50
Elia Viviani - 3.25
Caleb Ewan - 4.75
Peter Sagan - 8.00
Alexander Kristoff - 17.00
Wout Van Aert - 26.00
Michael Matthews - 29.00
Jasper Philipsen - 41.00
Sonny Colbrelli - 41.00
Giacomo Nizzolo - 51.00
Mike Teunissen - 51.00
Matteo Trentin - 51.00

Stage 11 profile

Caleb Ewan finally grabbed his maiden Tour de France win, after four top-three finishes in this year's race. No changes in the general classification. 

Stage 11 results
1    Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal    3:51:26     
2    Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma          
3    Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep          
4    Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe          
5    Jens Debusschere (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin          
6    Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida          
7    Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates          
8    Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb          
9    Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates          
10    Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkéa Samsic     

Today's stage 12 is a proper mountain test, with two first-category climbs back-to-back before a long descent towards the finish. Vincenzo Nibali is not a contender for the general classification anymore and he will probably try a stage win today given his ability as a descender. Here are the odds for the stage win at BetEasy: 

Julian Alaphilippe - 11.00
Vincenzo Nibali - 11.00
Michael Woods - 15.00
Dylan Teuns - 21.00
Thomas de Gendt - 21.00
Tiesj Benoot - 21.00
Warren Barguil - 21.00
Jesus Herrada - 23.00
Thibaut Pinot - 23.00
Max Schachmann - 26.00
Rui Costa - 26.00
Geraint Thomas - 29.00
Ilnur Zakarin - 29.00

Good luck! 

Stage 12 profile

Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), Pello Bilbao (Astana Pro Team) and Gregor Mühlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) were the strongest out of today's massive 42-man breakaway, they rode clear of their companions and got to sprint for the victory. That sprint was expertly won by Simon Yates, he positioned himself perfectly and launched himself towards the line at the perfect time. As for the general classification contenders, they all had a quiet day ahead of tomorrow's individual time trial. 

Stage 12 results
1    Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    4:57:53     
2    Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team          
3    Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe          
4    Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal    0:01:28     
5    Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo          
6    Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott          
7    Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale          
8    Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates          
9    Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First          
10    Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo     

Today's stage 13 will surely bring about some significant changes to the general classification, the riders will go all-out on the 27km-long individual time trial. Here are the odds for stage 13 at BetEasy: 

Wout van Aert - 1.75
Geraint Thomas - 3.00
Tony Martin - 21.00
Kasper Asgreen - 21.00
Stefan Kung - 23.00
Soren Kragh Andersen - 23.00
Chad Haga - 26.00
Yves Lampaert - 26.00
Michal Kwiatkowski - 34.00
Julian Alaphilppe - 34.00
Nils Politt - 34.00

Stage 13 profile

We had quite a surprise today, Julian Alaphilippe not only that he retained his yellow jersey but he blew everybody apart and even won the stage! It is true that the pre-race favourite Wout van Aert suffered a pretty bad crash and crossed the line in an ambulance, but Alaphilippe's performance was majestic. Geraint Thomas finished second and another pleasant surprise was Rigoberto Uran, who finished just 12 seconds behind the Ineos leader. Richie Porte, Steven Kruijswijk, Thibaut Pinot and Enric Mas also had good rides, while Nairo Quintana and Egan Bernal lost over a minute each. 

Stage 13 results
1    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:35:00     
2    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:00:14     
3    Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal    0:00:36     
4    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First          
5    Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    0:00:45     
6    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma          
7    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:00:49     
8    Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:00:52     
9    Enric Mas (Spa) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:00:58     
10    Joseph Rosskopf (USA) CCC Team    0:01:01     
11    Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team    0:01:03     
12    Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team    0:01:07     
13    Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo    0:01:09     
14    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    0:01:11     
15    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:01:19     
16    Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida          
17    Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb    0:01:22     
18    Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin    0:01:25     
19    Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Education First    0:01:26     
20    Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin    0:01:31

General classification after stage 13
1    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    53:01:09     
2    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:01:26     
3    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:02:12     
4    Enric Mas (Spa) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:02:44     
5    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    0:02:52     
6    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:03:04     
7    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:03:22     
8    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:03:54     
9    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team    0:03:55     
10    Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott          
11    Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates    0:04:15     
12    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    0:04:29     
13    Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team          
14    Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:04:34     
15    Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    0:04:44     
16    Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo    0:05:34     
17    Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    0:05:46     
18    Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team    0:06:00     
19    Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Dimension Data    0:06:07     
20    Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert    0:06:10

We have a proper mountain stage today, it's just 117 kilometers long but it has two big climbs: Col du Soulor, 11.9km at 7.8% and the legendary Col du Tourmalet, 19 kilometers at 7.4%. Here are the odds for stage 14 at BetEasy: 

Geraint Thomas - 5.00
Thibaut Pinot - 5.50
Mikel Landa - 7.50
Egan Bernal - 11.00
Nairo Quintana - 11.00
Jakob Fuglsang - 17.00
Enric Mas - 17.00
Julian Alaphilippe - 26.00
Adam Yates - 26.00
Ilnur Zakarin - 26.00
Warren Barguil - 29.00
Vincenzo Nibali - 29.00

Stage 14 profile

Quite a few surprising events today on the climb towards the Col du Tourmalet, starting with the incredible performance from Julian Alaphilippe, who retained his yellow jersey as he finished second behind the strongest man of the day, Thibaut Pinot. Moreover, Alaphilippe even added another 36 seconds behind him and Geraint Thomas as last year's winner got dropped in the final kilometer of the climb. 

It was a disastrous day for Movistar, they worked at the head of the group but then Nairo Quintana got dropped and lost over three minutes, so their only man in the top ten of the general classification is now veteran Alejandro Valverde. Team Jumbo-Visma looked quite solid and Steven Kruijswijk looks quite capable of going for the overall victory this year. But who can beat Julian Alaphilippe? 

Stage 14 results
1    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    3:10:20     
2    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:00:06     
3    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma          
4    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:00:08     
5    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos          
6    Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team    0:00:14     
7    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:00:30     
8    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:00:36     
9    Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkéa Samsic    0:00:38     
10    Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team    0:00:53

General classification after stage 14
1    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    56:11:29     
2    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:02:02     
3    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:02:14     
4    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    0:03:00     
5    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:03:12     
6    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ          
7    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:04:24     
8    Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team    0:05:22     
9    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    0:05:27     
10    Enric Mas (Spa) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:05:38

Stage 15 is another difficult one in the mountains, there will be four categorized climbs and the last three are all first-category ascents. The breakaway might pull through today, but we'll probably have another few victims among the general classification contenders. And maybe Team Ineos and Jumbo-Visma will try to attack Alaphilippe somehow. Here are the odds for stage 15 at BetEasy: 

Thibaut Pinot - 7.50
Vincenzo Nibali - 11.00
Simon Yates - 13.00
Mikel Landa - 13.00
Egan Bernal - 14.00
Emanuel Buchmann - 17.00
Julian Alaphilippe - 21.00
Steven Kruijswijk - 21.00
Jack Haig - 21.00
Geraint Thomas - 26.00
Warren Barguil - 26.00

Stage 15 profile

Simon Yates grabbed his second stage victory at this year's Tour de France thanks to another courageous breakaway attack but the real winner of the day is Thibaut Pinot, he attacked from the main group, gained some time on all his rivals and moved up to fourth place in the general classification. Julian Alaphilippe showed his first signs of weakness on the final climb but he remains in the lead for now. At this point I guess any of the top six could win it, quite impressive performance from Emanuel Buchmann as well. 

In other news, Mikel Landa attacked from the penultimate climb and his courage paid off, he bounced up into the top ten of the general classification while Nairo Quintana has sunk further down. 

Stage 15 results
1    Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    4:47:04     
2    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:00:33     
3    Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team          
4    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:00:51     
5    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos          
6    Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team Sunweb    0:01:03     
7    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:01:22     
8    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma          
9    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team          
10    Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    0:01:30     
11    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:01:49     
12    Wout Poels (Ned) Team Ineos          
13    Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkéa Samsic    0:01:54     
14    Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team          
15    Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Gobert    0:02:08     
16    Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ    0:02:55     
17    Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Dimension Data    0:02:58     
18    Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale          
19    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team          
20    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    

General classification after stage 15
1    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    61:00:22     
2    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:01:35     
3    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:01:47     
4    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:01:50     
5    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    0:02:02     
6    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:02:14     
7    Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team    0:04:54     
8    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    0:05:00     
9    Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team    0:05:27     
10    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:05:33 

What a great and open race the tour has been so far...and I'm a Froome fan?

Alaphilippe has been beyond any expectations really, Thomas maybe not in the last year's form but that just make's it even more exiting.

I'm really pumped for the third week...never been a French fan in many other sports but for what the Tour de France is and the fact a Frenchman haven't won it for like 35y I really hope some of them could do it this time...and particularly Pinot, the guy is in a staggering form in the mountains and just the fact he lost that 1m40sec in that flat, side winded stage separated him from being like a few seconds away from wearing the yellow. 

Definitely he's my favorite and I just hope he could carry over that form into the third week..the rest of the GS favs will have a lot of trouble if he's able to do that..well at least I hope so?

So...the ultimate question...who's going to win it Johnny?

11 hours ago, sharpe said:

So...the ultimate question...who's going to win it Johnny?

I have no idea, it's the most unpredictable Tour de France in decades. I support Pinot as well, he is in awesome shape and it's a real shame he lost so much time in that flat stage. The third week of a Grand Tour is always tricky, we could always see one of the favourites have a bad day. 

The race returns after the final rest day with stage 16, a flat stage that will definitely end with a mass sprint. Here are the odds for stage 16 at BetEasy: 

Dylan Groenewegen - 3.00
Caleb Ewan - 3.00
Elia Viviani - 5.00
Peter Sagan - 6.00
Alexander Kristoff - 17.00
Sonny Colbrelli - 26.00
Michael Matthews - 26.00
Edvald Boasson Hagen - 41.00
Cees Bol - 41.00
Matteo Trentin - 51.00
Niccolo Bonifazio - 51.00

Good luck! 

Stage 16 profile

Caleb Ewan grabbed his second stage victory, the Australian sprinter was by far the fastest in today's finish. As for the general classification guys, Geraint Thomas (Team Ineos) and Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) were involved in crashes, the Welshman was able to pull through but the Dan was forced to abandon the Tour de France.

Stage 16 results

1    Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal    3:57:08     
2    Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep          
3    Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma          
4    Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe          
5    Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Total Direct Energie          
6    Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb          
7    Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott          
8    Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo          
9    Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates          
10    Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Gobert

General classification after stage 16

1    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    64:57:30     
2    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:01:35     
3    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:01:47     
4    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:01:50     
5    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    0:02:02     
6    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:02:14     
7    Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team    0:04:54     
8    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    0:05:00     
9    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:05:33     
10    Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    0:06:30

Today's stage 17 is one for the punchers, there's a hill that has its summit just 9 kilometers before the finish and that's probably where most sprinters won't be able to keep the pace of the attacks. Julian Alaphilippe might even try to gain some time on his rivals on familiar terrain. Here are the odds for stage 17 at BetEasy: 

Peter Sagan - 5.50
Michael Matthews - 10.00
Matteo Trentin - 11.00
Alexey Lutsenko - 17.00
Greg van Avermaet - 21.00
Omar Fraile - 21.00
Jasper Stuyven - 21.00
Magnus Cort - 21.00
Matej Mohoric - 26.00
Thomas de Gendt - 34.00
Gorka Izagirre - 34.00
Julian Alaphilippe - 34.00
Gregor Muhlberger - 34.00

Stage 17 profile

Most riders took the day off today, the main bunch kept a touristic tempo which allowed the breakaway to ride clear. Matteo Trentin was the strongest from the breakaway, he attacked with 14 km remaining and nobody was able to catch him. 

Stage 17 results

1    Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott    4:21:36     
2    Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:00:37     
3    Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team    0:00:41     
4    Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo          
5    Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida          
6    Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Astana Pro Team          
7    Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:00:44     
8    Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits    0:00:50     
9    Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo          
10    Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis Solutions Credits    0:00:55

Today's stage 18 could be the one that decides the winner of this year's Tour de France, the route is 208km long and it has three huge climbs. If Julian Alaphilippe will manage to hang on to the yellow jersey today then I believe he can take it all the way to Paris. 

Here are the odds for stage 18 at BetEasy: 

Simon Yates - 5.50
Thibaut Pinot - 5.50
Mikel Landa - 7.00
Geraint Thomas - 13.00
Romain Bardet - 15.00
Adam Yates - 17.00
Egan Bernal - 19.00
Jack Haig - 21.00
Vincenzo Nibali - 23.00
Warren Barguil - 23.00
Julian Alaphilippe - 23.00
Steven Kruijswijk - 26.00

Good luck! 

Stage 18 profile

Nairo Quintana finally had a good day and he made the most of it, he launched a devastating attack from the breakaway on the Col du Galibier and finished over 1 minute ahead of second-placed Romain Bardet, who did get the best climber jersey at the end of the day. Quintana also bounces up to seventh place in the general classification, where Egan Bernal also took a leap forward thanks to his successful attack on the Galibier. Alaphilippe got dropped on the final slopes of that climb, but he did well to rejoin Geraint Thomas and company on the following descent. 

Stage 18 results
1    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team    5:34:15     
2    Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    0:01:35     
3    Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    0:02:28     
4    Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team Sunweb    0:02:58     
5    Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain-Merida    0:03:00     
6    Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal    0:04:46     
7    Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First          
8    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos          
9    Serge Pauwels (Bel) CCC Team          
10    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:05:18

General classification after stage 18
1    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    75:18:49     
2    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    0:01:30     
3    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:01:35     
4    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:01:47     
5    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:01:50     
6    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:02:14     
7    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team    0:03:54     
8    Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team    0:04:54     
9    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:05:33     
10    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    0:05:58

We have another high-altitude stage today, ending with a first-category climb right after the special category ascent to Col de l'Iseran. We should see some attacks from the general classification guys, because this is the penultimate mountain stage before the final day in Paris. 

Here are the odds for stage 19 at BetEasy: 

Egan Bernal - 5.00
Simon Yates - 6.50
Thibaut Pinot - 5.50
Geraint Thomas - 8.50
Mikel Landa - 9.00
Nairo Quintana - 17.00
Romain Bardet - 26.00
Emanuel Buchmann - 26.00
Rigoberto Uran - 21.00
Alejandro Valverde - 29.00
Steven Kruijswijk - 34.00
Warren Barguil - 34.00

Good luck! 

Stage 19 profile

Today's stage was cut short by incredibly bad weather in Val d'Isere, but we still got to see the special-category climb to Col d'Iseran and a devastating attack from Egan Bernal. The Colombian gained just over two minutes over Julian Alaphilippe, and the Frenchman was denied the opportunity to close that gap in the downhill as the race got stopped. Technically we don't have a stage winner today, the timer was stopped at the summit of the Col de l'Iseran. 

In other news Thibaut Pinot had to abandon the race in tears, he was unable to compete today due to a muscle tear on his left hamstring. The general classification is supposed to look something like this (not yet official!):  

1    BERNAL Egan    75:20:27
2   ALAPHILIPPE Julian   + 0:25
3   THOMAS Geraint    +1:06
4   KRUIJSWIJK Steven    +1:18
5   BUCHMANN Emanuel    +1:45
6   LANDA Mikel    +4:25
7   URÁN Rigoberto    +5:04
8   QUINTANA Nairo    +5:11
9   BARGUIL Warren    +6:31
10 VALVERDE Alejandro    +7:15

Yesterday's stage was shortened by the weather and there's an impact on today's stage as well, the riders will go through half of what was the original stage. There will be just one climb, 33.4 kilometers with an average gradient of 5.4%. Here are the odds for stage 20 at BetEasy: 

Egan Bernal - 2.75
Geraint Thomas - 6.00
Simon Yates - 6.50
Mikel Landa - 9.00
Warren Barguil - 17.00
Nairo Quintana - 17.00
David Gaudu - 21.00
Julian Alaphilippe - 26.00
Vincenzo Nibali - 26.00
Steven Kruijswijk - 26.00
Emanuel Buchmann - 26.00
Rigoberto Uran - 29.00

Good luck! 

Stage 20 profile

Vincenzo Nibali ended a disappointing Tour de France on a high note with a superb breakaway victory on the final mountain stage, while in the general classification group Julian Alaphilippe finally crumbled and dropped around 3 minutes on the final climb. Egan Bernal was in full control, the others didn't even dare to attack him, so he becomes the first Colombian to win the Tour de France. 

Stage 20 results
1    Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida    1:51:53     
2    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    0:00:10     
3    Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team    0:00:14     
4    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    0:00:17     
5    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos          
6    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:00:23     
7    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe          
8    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:00:25     
9    Wout Poels (Ned) Team Ineos    0:00:30     
10    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team          

General classification after stage 20
1    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    79:52:52     
2    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:01:11     
3    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:01:31     
4    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:01:56     
5    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:03:45     
6    Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team    0:04:23     
7    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:05:15     
8    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team    0:05:30     
9    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    0:06:12     
10    Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkéa Samsic    0:07:32

Today's stage is a celebration and also the last chance for the sprinters to grab some glory in this year's Tour de France. Here are the odds for stage 21 at BetEasy: 

Caleb Ewan - 2.65
Dylan Groenewegen - 2.90
Elia Viviani - 4.25
Peter Sagan - 11.00
Alexander Kristoff - 17.00
Niccolo Bonifazio - 34.00
Sonny Colbrelli - 41.00
Michael Matthews - 51.00
Matteo Trentin - 51.00
Jens Debusschere - 67.00

Good luck! 

Stage 21 profile

Caleb Ewan was the fastest once again, he beat everybody in the sprint on Champs Elysees and captured a great win. As for the general classification, there was no drama for Bernal, he retained the yellow jersey and got to celebrate a historic achievement. Peter Sagan also achieved something remarkable by winning his seventh green jersey, while Romain Bardet rescued a disappointing Tour with the best climber jersey. 

Stage 21 results
1    Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal    3:04:08     
2    Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma          
3    Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Total Direct Energie          
4    Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Deceuninck-QuickStep          
5    Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data          
6    André Greipel (Ger) Arkéa Samsic          
7    Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott          
8    Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo          
9    Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb          
10    Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe          

Final general classification after stage 21

1    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    82:57:00     
2    Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Ineos    0:01:11     
3    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    0:01:31     
4    Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    0:01:56     
5    Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:04:05     
6    Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team    0:04:23     
7    Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First    0:05:15     
8    Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team    0:05:30     
9    Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    0:06:12     
10    Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkéa Samsic    0:07:32     
11    Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    0:12:42     
12    Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Gobert    0:22:08     
13    David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:23:58     
14    Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates    0:27:36     
15    Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    0:30:23     
16    Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Dimension Data    0:36:09     
17    Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ    0:44:29     
18    Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates    0:45:21     
19    Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    0:48:52     
20    Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis Solutions Credits    0:51:57

Points Classification

1    Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe    316     pts
2    Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal    248     
3    Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep    224     
4    Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida    209     
5    Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb    201

Mountains Classification

1    Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    86     pts
2    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    78     
3    Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal    75     
4    Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain-Merida    67     
5    Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida    59

Young Riders Classification

1    Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos    82:57:00     
2    David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    0:23:58     
3    Enric Mas (Spa) Deceuninck-QuickStep    0:58:20     
4    Laurens De Plus (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma    1:02:44     
5    Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe    1:04:40

Teams Classification

1    Movistar Team    248:58:15     
2    Trek-Segafredo    0:47:54     
3    Team Ineos    0:57:52     
4    EF Education First    1:25:57     
5    Bora-Hansgrohe    1:29:30