The 2019 Tour de France was the 106th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. The 3,365.8 km -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting in the Belgian capital of Brussels o
The Grand-Place square in Brussels, Belgium, hosted the team presentation ceremony on 4 July.
Geraint Thomas (pictured at the 2018 Tour de France) returned to defend his title.
At an altitude of 2,770 m (9,090 ft), the summit of the Col de l'Iseran mountain pass (viewed southwards from the summit) on stage 19 is the highest paved pass in the Alps.
Team Jumbo–Visma's Mike Teunissen (centre) during stage two's team time trial, wearing the general classification leader's yellow jersey following his unexpected victory of the opening stage
The 2019 Tour de France was the 106th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Brussels, Belgium, with a flat stage on 6 July, and Stage 12 occurred on 18 July with a
2019 Tour de France
…to Albi 217.5 km (135 mi) Flat stage Wout van Aert (BEL) 16 July Albi Rest day 11 17 July Albi to Toulouse 167 km (104 mi) Flat stage Caleb Ewan (AUS) 12 18 July Toulouse to Bagnères-de-Bigorre 209.5 km (130 mi) Mountain stage Simon Yates (GBR) 13 19 July Pau to Pau 27.2 km (17 mi) Individual time trial…
Bernal, Alaphilippe and Peter Sagan, at the start of the stage