The 3-time champion stays 4 minutes, 24 seconds ahead of rival Jonas Vingegaard with two days left after Friday’s stage is shortened because of infected cows.

Thymen Arensman soloed to another win on stage 19 of the Tour de France on Friday, surprisingly outlasting Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar on the climb to La Plagne, the final hors categorie mountain of this year’s race. Florian Lipowitz, meanwhile, put 41 seconds into Oscar Onley to all but seal third place and the white jersey competition.

Thymen Arensman clinched his second mountaintop win of Tour de France 2024 by narrowly beating Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard on Stage 19 at La Plagne. The shortened Alpine stage saw dramatic attacks and major GC shake-ups ahead of the penultimate stage.