Attack Or Be Attacked! | Tour De France 2022 Stage 19 Highlights

With the mountains firmly behind us, Stage 19 provides one more chance for the sprinters before Paris, with an almost pan flat route from Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors. Who will come out on top in the ensuing bunch sprint? Or can an escapee ruin the party?
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[@HBosman]

Had to laugh when Pog had a puncture and his team fell back to help him, then he took off, set the pace himself and almost dropped all of them.

[@francoissuissae6217]

That's the tour mu boy

[@bamgbosetimothy42]

Imagine him having a team like Jumbo?

[@nishiki7047]

That’s what good preparation does for you 💉

[@jeppekristensen5589]

@@bamgbosetimothy42 yes he would be a wonderful helper for Jonas 😉

[@atharvsingh1380]

@@jeppekristensen5589 looooool true

[@greyblue9790]

Jumbo Visma domination! Last two stages will be theirs as well. Tomorrow's TT and Champs Sprint will be Van Aert's. 🤣 Though Ganna has an equal chance for the TT.

[@juliboi08]

This year, TJV show us what a teamwork can do in TDF. Amazing performance!

[@HIYAharry]

This year it worked! The last 2 years they had the strongest team too, but Pog couldn't be beaten

[@bamgbosetimothy42]

@@HIYAharry if not for stage 11 he allowed then to burn him out, the story might have been different again. TJV had built a strong team overtime.

[@evildr.foucci]

In the end Jumbo wins, when the tour started they had all the problems in the world

[@roaming_kangaroo]

Laporte obliterated the chasers and thought “I’ll have a go myself!”, what a win that was from him, the power and strength even at Stage 19, massive tour from TJV!

[@rangersmith4652]

Brilliant finishing move by Laporte. He knew he had the legs and timed it perfectly. Sprinters got totally caught out.

[@jveselysks]

I wondered why WvA drives like a madman at the top of peloton 5 km before the finish line and doesn't save himself for the sprint at the end. This is just pure dominance by Jumbo. Flat stage and top sprinters cant win. Again. Jasper Philipsen is this year in great form and he won just one stage. I feel little bit sorry for this guy but these unexpected outcomes makes Tour so much entertaining.

[@2headstalking]

perhaps Jumbo was looking to get another member to the finish line first. since we never get to really see what these teams daily plans are, it's hard to say.. either way, even down men, Jumbo is just dominant right now.

[@epincion]

Thats just it. All the sprinter teams were watching the green man as a threat and forgot that just behind him was Laporte and great sprinter.

[@paulsen17]

He was doing a perfect executed job keeping his captain with the yellow jersey safe. What an incredible teamplayer. MVP

[@katrinagwen]

I speculate WvA’s primary role towards the finish is to keep the yellow jersey up front and safe from getting consumed by sprinter teams. I get your point though, especially that WvA was still sprinting for points in the previous stage. Even though he’s guaranteed the green jersey.

[@epincion]

@@katrinagwen He apparently wants to break Sagan's points record (466) and is currently at 460. This is his motivation for still sprinting but today he was a great ruse for TJV and when he dropped back at just before the 3km mark the sprinters teams took their eyes off TJV.

[@crvenazvezda1575]

Only recently subscribed to your channel. The presentation is second to none. Great commentary. 👍

[@farmboyjude1078]

New to cycling i guess, mUch to learn here

[@atharvsingh1380]

@@farmboyjude1078 oh its ok you'll get there soon

[@psevdonim6295]

Мои поздравления! Привет из России 😉👍🏻

[@BEnji4]

He definitely deserved a win

[@TopGStrikerDon]

Vingegaard is gonna win it though so HAHAH get fucked

[@zelder1371]

Van aert keeps being absolutely insane

[@AvatarVideos11]

Who also saw that vingegaard lost 5sec to pogacar

[@ugastronomie1237]

It happened in the first week too because Pog can sprint, vingegaard doesn't risk it

[@IncorrigibleBigotry]

They corrected it. No time lost in the end.

[@anthonyharris483]

Jumbo Visma is the best team in the tour for sure.

[@lightweight8789]

Boring race..are rider getting less excitement or what

[@zygmaszel8882]

my next life will be racing love that sport 🚵 🇨🇵

[@LVQ-so5th]

Would have been nice if Cavendish were at this tour.

[@whodunit5621]

Why? Which stage do you think he could have a chance on? His DS made the call.

[@bamgbosetimothy42]

It's too hilly for him and his age.

[@atharvsingh1380]

they went with the right choice tbh. the course was too hilly for mark. next time ig

[@luckyspurs]

Unnatural what Van Aert's doing. Was stupid close to having Green and Polka. Incidentally, which one do you wear (takes precedence)? Green presumably.

[@ЗВЕРОБОЙ-л6к]

1st win in 38 long stages for the host nation... It must have been Virenque... lol... or was it Danny Morelon whom won it last?!)) However, wHO ARe(!)... all these people riding the Tour for the time being?...

[@ivanstrle346]

WvA is Nr.1 in world cycling. How he stopped Tadej. Wow.

[@theloniousm4337]

No. 1 doper. Funny how a guy can be so strong in sprint and climb and go on breakaways almost every day.

[@dfuher968]

@@theloniousm4337 He cant, and he doesnt. He rested most of the stage 2 days ago, then used so much energy yesterday, that he didnt have the strength to go for the stage today, that otherwise really fit him. Im not naive, I know, u cant get completely rid of doping, even with the very rigorous testing, whereabouts requirements etc. But Im really really sick of guys like u, who scream doping right and left with zero evidence, except that its a guy, who wins over ur guy. Grow the f... up.

[@rasulramazan3341]

@@theloniousm4337 i feel bad about your comment. Why anyone at the top has to be doped? WvA is very talented and hard working rider. He doesn’t deserve being accused of being doped.

[@odhiamboomino5432]

WvA is a cyborg… he’s just too good to be called human anymore…

[@DaanDeWeerdt]

@@theloniousm4337 Funny, you know everyone around Pog has been implicated by doping, right? Mauro Gianetti and Matxin Fernández have a history with doping... Show me the same for people surrounding WvA

[@SloMo2723]

This has been one of the best TDF ever! Great sportsmanship which is rare these days. Love it

[@stevecooper6515]

Clearly, you haven't seen that many TdF's mate - not even close to one of the best ever.

[@tasty_fish]

Laporte literally showing everyone ‘the door’

[@ScottWillis1]

I see what you did there. +1

[@jean-jacqueslavigne3109]

I would not be surprised if Laporte gets himself a little team bonus at year end.

[@davidgeissler8620]

I was going for primoz when Jonas took over now going for him love jumbo visma but I got great respect for tadej great champion class act I love his attacking reminds me of vinkourov back in the day usually if there up by a few minutes that's it they won no attacking I hope tadej attacks all the way to Paris love that Jonas waited for tadej great tour de France

[@mariobahama]

thats gonna be the next challenge for Jumbo. before this tour Roglic was the actual number 1, but who is number one next year, I think Vingegaard, which leaves the question, what is Roglic gonna do. It would be great if he goes to another team (not Ineos) to be a rival to both Vin and Pog. Why not Ineos? ...If Thomas gets accompanied by Carapaz and Bernal, this is going to be a different tour.

[@bamgbosetimothy42]

I think he won't attack yellow jersey on stage 21 some unspoken rules kinda

[@3mtech]

Great analogy. 😁

[@samholder196]

Jumbo is unstoppable

[@samj1185]

Good for Laporte! Strong ride. Anybody else think he and Richi Porte look a lot alike?

[@ugastronomie1237]

Not at all... At least not for me as i rode with RP before...

[@dfuher968]

Dont see any likeness at all, and I dont just mean the huge difference in size.

[@samj1185]

@@dfuher968 Prosopagnosia is real. Jumbo is having a tour to remember!!

[@kazehana877]

TJV has proven one thing this Tour, they are the strongest team

[@razorback9926]

I knew this race was over when Pog cracked in Stage 11. Had he kept his lead, I think he’d be a 3x winner. He made bad decisions in following every attack, and it cost him his crown.

[@briz1965]

Wondering who will be the next Merckz, Kelly or Boonen. Glad to see cycling has finally took off. I took my dad to see the final in 1989-what a week that was. Great tour this year, no cable so these could be a little longer pal.

[@denmark2680]

After the TT today i have a question, how much better is Pogacar than Jonas? 🤔🤔🧐

[@robertobaroni3981]

il ciclismo è uno sport magico ed emozionante

[@Avianthro]

Agreed, this year's TDF has been an entertaining one with lots of variables at play, but for me, the covid factor is one I hope we can do without next year.

[@pauljakeman]

Awesome stage and awesome tour

[@stevozrepto5558]

Missi g Cavendish and Bennet big time 🤪🍀🤪🍀🤪🍀🤪🤪🍀🏁🏁🏁

[@MrMeowNow]

Excellent stage

[@renaatmarchand5852]

Pronunciation of "Vingegaard" please!!! Last part sounds like first part of the English word 'garden' Vinge-Gard You are welcome. Your French is perfect! ;-)

[@lba2746]

Dane here: GCN pronounciation of Vingegaard is close to correct. The "garden" pronounciation you hear on some news outlets comes from lack of language abilities among the journalists. The "aa" is equivalent to å, is the eigth vowel in Danish, pronounced like "au" or "eau" in French. I am not aware of equivalents to å in English. As the "aa" or å is the third syllable it is slightly aspirated.

[@antoinef8218]

Seems to me that this victory by a French guy is a bit staged. Why nobody attacks him during the last 500 m? Where are the sprinters? It was high time for a French domestique to win.

[@jean-jacqueslavigne3109]

Looks a bit like it … but who to give it to? Select a French team and the question is then why that team French team rather than the other one…. So Jumbo wins again.

[@najibnajmudin512]

Amazing stage. 1st Frenchman win finally after long time, 1st TdF win for 29 yo Laporte, and consecutive stage wins of one team.

[@TopGStrikerDon]

Brother are u blind? Vingegaard is gonna win Tour De France As the Second Danish person EVER to win it. What a great day for the danish men.

[@T59-j7k]

I love the reaction from TP when WVA got his breakaway

[@suziederkins3310]

Climate protesters protesting cycling??? Hmmm...

[@kierangunter4374]

I think it's more for the exposure, the fact that millions watch this around the world

[@dennisolmstead7418]

TdF has a huge carbon footprint. Something like 30 vehicles per team plus helicopters, etc.

[@suziederkins3310]

@@dennisolmstead7418 why the tour then why not the Formula One?

[@dennisolmstead7418]

@@suziederkins3310 sure, include Formula One also. I’m not defending the protesters, they disrupt the TdF, just pointing out that the race has a large footprint, unlike recreational cycling.

[@dalecollins2085]

More linguistic nonsense from Rob Hatch... a utterly shocking commentator..

[@luckyspurs]

Is Laporte a threat in the TT. Like he was in the first one.

[@jonathaneffemey4892]

Thanks for posting.

[@stangiles2001]

Peleton means drug machine

[@stangiles2001]

Any chance of an electric free tour?

[@GrimZeo]

pOgOcAr!

[@noternunstoned]

Pog will beat Jonas on the TT today, but nowhere near enough time to take the GC.

[@denmark2680]

Ha ha Jonas could have won today, but he was slowing down at the end. Wout V Aert was thanking Jonas for giving him the victory today! 🇩🇰❤💛❤🇩🇰

[@stevecooper6515]

You were saying...?

[@matthewphillips5831]

Oh my god, please please please stop with the ridiculous over pronunciation!

[@vinodkumarsaklani7196]

Lovely ride

[@zacharycat603]

how much can Pogacar take back in the TT, maybe a minute?

[@bartpeetermans5435]

Ok, I´ll Guess 1´01´´ 😉

[@kazehana877]

At most 1:30

[@Tibovl]

I'm guessing around 35 seconds.

[@denmark2680]

Right now you’re having the answer. Jonas was ecen slowing down at the last hill to give Wout v Aert the victory. You could hear the interview with WvA that he was thanking Jonas for letting him win. 🇩🇰💛❤💛🇩🇰

[@janvandijk4432]

Jumbo again? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 anybody? This proves my point, just another Sky team if you know what i mean.

[@JonathanvG-wj1ro]

no, we don't know what you mean, and we don't care about your points

[@lukethomasch3681]

The way jumbo races is much more risky, and exciting than the way sky was. They attack on all fronts and make the race more interesting. There tactics could have gone very wrong at any moment

[@janvandijk4432]

@@JonathanvG-wj1ro In Dutch, zalig zijn de onnozelen.

[@janvandijk4432]

@@lukethomasch3681 You are missing the point, Sky cheated everybody, and history repeat itself.

[@waylon6241]

Sky was so boring tho

[@legalize.brokkoli]

I wonder why people "protest" against cycling. :p

[@iceheartqtyger]

They are protesting against climate change. I wonder where UAE gets the money to sponsor cycling teams?

[@Th3Boyz3]

@@iceheartqtyger I thought UAE have tons of money don`t they?

[@johnandrews3568]

they're not protesting cycling, regardless of what they ARE protesting, they know the TdF has a huge global audience and by stopping the tour, they get the attention from the media. That said.... pissing off every cycling fan in the world.

[@iceheartqtyger]

@@johnandrews3568 cycling fan here: I love what they're doing. Keep it up. Protest everything.

[@rscoops3986]

Think bigger picture mate. Also the tour has a massive carbon footprint as they don't cycle from overnight to the different destinations and look at the some the team's sponsors... I love cycling, but I love existing and lack of global catastrophe more :)

[@francisigooch5269]

What happened to the politicaly chosen Wunderkind Jacobsen? I’m sure Cavendish would have produced far better results. Ah but then he would have won more stages than merx, you can’t allow that can you. He will do it next year anyway.

[@jean-jacqueslavigne3109]

But in which team?

[@larrygrossman8021]

So, next year, Jumbo gonna leave Roglic off the TDF squad and have him ride Giro?

[@stangiles2001]

So how much drugs are they allowed?

[@jasonfitzpatrick414]

Too bad Americans don't watch more of the non-national anthem kneeling sports athletes. Keep up the good work; all of you riders. You may not finish first but the years of dedication are much appreciated.

[@luckyspurs]

What's your problem with sportspeople taking the knee to make a statement about racism?

[@db613]

🤷 Why has no one called out Jumbo Visma taking all the TDF Jerseys, winning 5 stages all while they are breaking EPO era records, by using cutting edge Keto science for unfair advantage that other teams have avoided due to its controversial use? With equipment the same weight with UCI regs, I can't help but think it is attributed to the controversial usage of their ketones they have admitted to use, when many team refuse, and why the UCI hasn't made a ruling.... for those who don't know after the gut maxes out of glycogen they are using cutting edge ketones science to have dual fueling besides glycogen alone

[@thewen]

equating or insinuating ketones to PEDs is the same as equating or insinuating creatine or protein powder as PEDs. it's ludicrous and only the ignorant make the claim

[@db613]

@@thewen Why then is it so controversial, and why has the UCI advised against using it although not making a verdict to prohibit it's usage?🤷 Just asking not accusing

[@embuscadochifreinexplicaca5960]

Ketones have very minimal effects. Its a marketing gimmick to make the masses buy them... whats really controversial is peds, and you dont wanna know some riders use them

[@epincion]

Keto science? You mean unproven ideas

[@db613]

@@epincion heard a few podcasts from "ask a cycling coach" sounds like they have promising science but it's only fair if its done by all

[@markdowse3572]

It seems that there has not been a single stage in this Le Tour that has been 'straightforward'.... The sprinters have never really had their way. So many twists and turns. Green and Polka Dot jerseys almost being won by THE SAME BLOKE?!? 😲 Brilliant! 😊👍 M 🦘🏏😎