Tour de France 2019: Geraint Thomas gains time on rivals as Mike Teunissen retains yellow jersey

Geraint Thomas has gained time on his Tour de France rivals by finishing second on stage two’s team time trial.

Thomas finished second behind Jumbo-Visma, in a result which saw stage one winner Mike Teunissen extend his race lead.

Teunissen’s team-mate Steven Kruijswijk is now the best placed of the general classification hopefuls, 20 seconds clear of Ineos’ co-leaders, as some significant early gaps opened up.

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Thomas and Bernal picked up 12 seconds on Groupama-FDJ’s Thibaut Pinot, 16 seconds on Bahrain-Merida’s Vincenzo Nibali and 21 seconds on both Adam Yates of Mitchelton-Scott and Jakob Fuglsang of Astana, who looked untroubled by the knee injury he suffered a in late spill on Saturday.

But others suffered more. Dan Martin’s UAE Team Emirates, not noted time triallists, were relatively happy to have only conceded 43 seconds but Quintana’s Movistar gave up 45, Porte’s Trek-Segafredo 58 and Bardet’s AG2R La Mondiale 59 seconds.


Stage-by-stage guide to the 2019 Tour de France





1/64 2019 Tour de France

2/64 Stage 1, Grand Depart – Brussels (194.5km, flat)

3/64 Stage 1, Grand Depart – Brussels (194.5km, flat)

4/64 Stage 1, Grand Depart – Brussels (194.5km, flat)

5/64 Stage 2 – Brussels (27.6km, team time-trial)

6/64 Stage 2 – Brussels (27.6km, team time-trial)

7/64 Stage 2 – Brussels (27.6km, team time-trial)

8/64 Stage 3 – Binche to Epernay (215km, hilly)

9/64 Stage 3 – Binche to Epernay (215km, hilly)

10/64 Stage 3 – Binche to Epernay (215km, hilly)

11/64 Stage 4 – Reims to Nancy (213.5km, flat)

12/64 Stage 4 – Reims to Nancy (213.5km, flat)

13/64 Stage 4 – Reims to Nancy (213.5km, flat)

14/64 Stage 5 – Saint-die-des-Vosges to Colmar (175.5km, hilly)

15/64 Stage 5 – Saint-die-des-Vosges to Colmar (175.5km, hilly)

16/64 Stage 5 – Saint-die-des-Vosges to Colmar (175.5km, hilly)

17/64 Stage 6 – Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles (160.5km, mountainous)

18/64 Stage 6 – Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles (160.5km, mountainous)

19/64 Stage 6 – Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles (160.5km, mountainous)

20/64 Stage 7 – Belfort to Chalon-sur-Saone (230km, flat)

21/64 Stage 7 – Belfort to Chalon-sur-Saone (230km, flat)

22/64 Stage 7 – Belfort to Chalon-sur-Saone (230km, flat)

23/64 Stage 8 – Macon to Saint Etienne (200km, hilly)

24/64 Stage 8 – Macon to Saint Etienne (200km, hilly)

25/64 Stage 8 – Macon to Saint Etienne (200km, hilly)

26/64 Stage 9 – Saint Etienne to Brioude (170.5km, hilly)

27/64 Stage 9 – Saint Etienne to Brioude (170.5km, hilly)

28/64 Stage 9 – Saint Etienne to Brioude (170.5km, hilly)

29/64 Stage 10 – Saint Flour to Albi (217.5km, flat)

30/64 Stage 10 – Saint Flour to Albi (217.5km, flat)

31/64 Stage 10 – Saint Flour to Albi (217.5km, flat)

32/64 Stage 11 – Albi to Toulouse (167km, flat)

33/64 Stage 11 – Albi to Toulouse (167km, flat)

34/64 Stage 11 – Albi to Toulouse (167km, flat)

35/64 Stage 12 – Toulouse to Bagneres de-Bigorre (209.5km, mountainous)

36/64 Stage 12 – Toulouse to Bagneres de-Bigorre (209.5km, mountainous)

37/64 Stage 12 – Toulouse to Bagneres de-Bigorre (209.5km, mountainous)

38/64 Stage 13 – Pau to Pau (27.2km, individual time-trial)

39/64 Stage 13 – Pau to Pau (27.2km, individual time-trial)

40/64 Stage 13 – Pau to Pau (27.2km, individual time-trial)

41/64 Stage 14 – Tarbes to Tourmalet Bareges (117.5km, mountainous)

42/64 Stage 14 – Tarbes to Tourmalet Bareges (117.5km, mountainous)

43/64 Stage 14 – Tarbes to Tourmalet Bareges (117.5km, mountainous)

44/64 Stage 15 – Limoux to Foix (185km, mountainous)

45/64 Stage 15 – Limoux to Foix (185km, mountainous)

46/64 Stage 15 – Limoux to Foix (185km, mountainous)

47/64 Stage 16 – Nimes (177km, flat)

48/64 Stage 16 – Nimes (177km, flat)

49/64 Stage 16 – Nimes (177km, flat)

50/64 Stage 17 – Pont du Gard to Gap (200km, hilly)

51/64 Stage 17 – Pont du Gard to Gap (200km, hilly)

52/64 Stage 17 – Pont du Gard to Gap (200km, hilly)

53/64 Stage 18 – Embrun to Valloire (208km, mountainous)

54/64 Stage 18 – Embrun to Valloire (208km, mountainous)

55/64 Stage 18 – Embrun to Valloire (208km, mountainous)

56/64 Stage 19 – Saint-Jean-de-Mauruenne to Tignes (126.5km, mountainous)

57/64 Stage 19 – Saint-Jean-de-Mauruenne to Tignes (126.5km, mountainous)

58/64 Stage 19 – Saint-Jean-de-Mauruenne to Tignes (126.5km, mountainous)

59/64 Stage 20 – Albertville to Val Thorens (130km, mountainous)

60/64 Stage 20 – Albertville to Val Thorens (130km, mountainous)

61/64 Stage 20 – Albertville to Val Thorens (130km, mountainous)

62/64 Stage 21 – Rambouillet to Champs-Elysees (128km, flat)

63/64 Stage 21 – Rambouillet to Champs-Elysees (128km, flat)

64/64 Stage 21 – Rambouillet to Champs-Elysees (128km, flat)

1/64 2019 Tour de France

2/64 Stage 1, Grand Depart – Brussels (194.5km, flat)

3/64 Stage 1, Grand Depart – Brussels (194.5km, flat)

4/64 Stage 1, Grand Depart – Brussels (194.5km, flat)

5/64 Stage 2 – Brussels (27.6km, team time-trial)

6/64 Stage 2 – Brussels (27.6km, team time-trial)

7/64 Stage 2 – Brussels (27.6km, team time-trial)

8/64 Stage 3 – Binche to Epernay (215km, hilly)

9/64 Stage 3 – Binche to Epernay (215km, hilly)

10/64 Stage 3 – Binche to Epernay (215km, hilly)

11/64 Stage 4 – Reims to Nancy (213.5km, flat)

12/64 Stage 4 – Reims to Nancy (213.5km, flat)

13/64 Stage 4 – Reims to Nancy (213.5km, flat)

14/64 Stage 5 – Saint-die-des-Vosges to Colmar (175.5km, hilly)

15/64 Stage 5 – Saint-die-des-Vosges to Colmar (175.5km, hilly)

16/64 Stage 5 – Saint-die-des-Vosges to Colmar (175.5km, hilly)

17/64 Stage 6 – Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles (160.5km, mountainous)

18/64 Stage 6 – Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles (160.5km, mountainous)

19/64 Stage 6 – Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles (160.5km, mountainous)

20/64 Stage 7 – Belfort to Chalon-sur-Saone (230km, flat)

21/64 Stage 7 – Belfort to Chalon-sur-Saone (230km, flat)

22/64 Stage 7 – Belfort to Chalon-sur-Saone (230km, flat)

23/64 Stage 8 – Macon to Saint Etienne (200km, hilly)

24/64 Stage 8 – Macon to Saint Etienne (200km, hilly)

25/64 Stage 8 – Macon to Saint Etienne (200km, hilly)

26/64 Stage 9 – Saint Etienne to Brioude (170.5km, hilly)

27/64 Stage 9 – Saint Etienne to Brioude (170.5km, hilly)

28/64 Stage 9 – Saint Etienne to Brioude (170.5km, hilly)

29/64 Stage 10 – Saint Flour to Albi (217.5km, flat)

30/64 Stage 10 – Saint Flour to Albi (217.5km, flat)

31/64 Stage 10 – Saint Flour to Albi (217.5km, flat)

32/64 Stage 11 – Albi to Toulouse (167km, flat)

33/64 Stage 11 – Albi to Toulouse (167km, flat)

34/64 Stage 11 – Albi to Toulouse (167km, flat)

35/64 Stage 12 – Toulouse to Bagneres de-Bigorre (209.5km, mountainous)

36/64 Stage 12 – Toulouse to Bagneres de-Bigorre (209.5km, mountainous)

37/64 Stage 12 – Toulouse to Bagneres de-Bigorre (209.5km, mountainous)

38/64 Stage 13 – Pau to Pau (27.2km, individual time-trial)

39/64 Stage 13 – Pau to Pau (27.2km, individual time-trial)

40/64 Stage 13 – Pau to Pau (27.2km, individual time-trial)

41/64 Stage 14 – Tarbes to Tourmalet Bareges (117.5km, mountainous)

42/64 Stage 14 – Tarbes to Tourmalet Bareges (117.5km, mountainous)

43/64 Stage 14 – Tarbes to Tourmalet Bareges (117.5km, mountainous)

44/64 Stage 15 – Limoux to Foix (185km, mountainous)

45/64 Stage 15 – Limoux to Foix (185km, mountainous)

46/64 Stage 15 – Limoux to Foix (185km, mountainous)

47/64 Stage 16 – Nimes (177km, flat)

48/64 Stage 16 – Nimes (177km, flat)

49/64 Stage 16 – Nimes (177km, flat)

50/64 Stage 17 – Pont du Gard to Gap (200km, hilly)

51/64 Stage 17 – Pont du Gard to Gap (200km, hilly)

52/64 Stage 17 – Pont du Gard to Gap (200km, hilly)

53/64 Stage 18 – Embrun to Valloire (208km, mountainous)

54/64 Stage 18 – Embrun to Valloire (208km, mountainous)

55/64 Stage 18 – Embrun to Valloire (208km, mountainous)

56/64 Stage 19 – Saint-Jean-de-Mauruenne to Tignes (126.5km, mountainous)

57/64 Stage 19 – Saint-Jean-de-Mauruenne to Tignes (126.5km, mountainous)

58/64 Stage 19 – Saint-Jean-de-Mauruenne to Tignes (126.5km, mountainous)

59/64 Stage 20 – Albertville to Val Thorens (130km, mountainous)

60/64 Stage 20 – Albertville to Val Thorens (130km, mountainous)

61/64 Stage 20 – Albertville to Val Thorens (130km, mountainous)

62/64 Stage 21 – Rambouillet to Champs-Elysees (128km, flat)

63/64 Stage 21 – Rambouillet to Champs-Elysees (128km, flat)

64/64 Stage 21 – Rambouillet to Champs-Elysees (128km, flat)

More to follow.

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