Welcome to the 2021 Tour de France as the 19th day of cycling action comes to its climax. Stage 19 from Mourenx to Libourne is 207km long over flat terrain, which provides the sprinters a great opportunity to be victorious.
On Thursday, Tadej Pogacar made it back-to-back stage wins at this year’s Tour de France, which meant he retained his yellow jersey and extended his lead over Jonas Vingegaard to 5’45” in the overall Tour de France classification.
Mark Cavendish heads the way in the points standings, so will wear the green jersey during Friday’s stage as looks to beat Eddy Merckx’s record, for the most stage wins at the Tour de France. History could be made in Libourne.
Tour de France, Stage 19 LIVE: Latest updates
This is the beginning of our Tour de France live blog, with the most recent entries coming nearest the top. We’ll have all the latest news, so follow along for the latest updates from Stage 19 of the 2021 Tour de France from Mourenx to Libourne.
30km to go: No bunch sprint today
Mark Cavendish will have to wait to break Eddy Merckx’s record for the most stage wins at the Tour de France. That’s because a strong 20-man breakaway who are 13’30” ahead of the peloton.
35km to go: Stage 19 coming to its climax
Welcome to our coverage of Stage 19 of the 2021 Tour de France. It’s a flat stage but it looks like the breakaway are going to succeed once again at this year’s race.
How to watch the Tour de France 2021?
The 2021 Tour de France is available on NBC Sports in the USA, and they will be broadcasting every stage live. In the UK, the 2021 Tour de France is broadcast live on Eurosport 1 and ITV4.
