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
Julian Alaphilippe is a French professional former road cyclist, former cyclo-cross racer and two-time UCI World Road Champion, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Tudor Pro Cycling Team. He is the brother
2019 Tour de France
…Kruijswijk (Team Jumbo–Visma) came in third. Kruijswijk's teammate Mike Teunissen won stage 1's bunch sprint to take the first yellow jersey of the Tour. Julian Alaphilippe of Deceuninck–Quick-Step took the lead of the race following his victory of stage 3. He lost the yellow jersey after the sixth stage to Giulio Ciccone…
Alaphilippe at the 2018 Tour of Britain
Alaphilippe (left) on the podium of the 2015 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, along with Alejandro Valverde (centre) and Joaquim Rodríguez
Alaphilippe (left) at the 2016 Tour de France