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2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Contador attacks
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) attacked right out of the gate, on the first climb of the day. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Valverde chases Contador
Protecting his spot on the podium, Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) chased down Contador. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Contador checks the gap
Contador checked the gap, after being caught by Valverde. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Fight for polka dots
In the fight for the polka-dot jersey, Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) lost ground to Romain Bardet (Ag2r La Mondiale) on stage 19. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Nibali moves to the front
Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) was on a mission to win stage 19 after failing to defend his Tour title. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Barguil descends
Warren Barguil (Giant-Alpecin) lost contact with the leaders on the final climb of the day. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Nibali checks on Froome
While at the front of the group, Nibali noticed Chris Froome (Sky) having difficulty with his bike. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Froome mechanical
Froome stopped to fix his bike, while Nibali launched the attack that would eventually win the day. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Nibali solo
Nibali attacked out of the chase just seconds after noticing that Chris Froome was dealing with a mechanical on the road. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Nibali victory salute
After dispatching Pierre Rolland (Europcar), Nibali rode solo to the finish on stage 19. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Bardet descends
Romain Bardet (Ag2r La Mondiale) was off the front, grabbing KOM points along the way. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Nibali wins
Nibali won stage 19 of the Tour de France. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Quintana gains time
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) went on the attack about 5.5 kilometers from the finish. Quintana gained 30 seconds on Chris Froome with his attack. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Froome depleted
Froome chased hard over the final kilometers to limit his time losses to Quintana. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Bardet in polka dots
Bardet moved into the outright lead in the mountains classification by riding in the break and leaving Rodriguez behind on stage 19 to La Toussuire. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Rolland most agressive
Pierre Rolland was off the front until being brought back on the final climb. Rolland finished 2:35 back from Nibali, but was awarded most-aggressive rider for his time spent off the front. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Talansky finish
Andrew Talansky (Cannondale-Garmin) rode with the leaders for most of the day, and moved up one spot in the overall to 11th place. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 19: Nibali attack
After the stage, Chris Froome said that he thought that Nibali's attack was "not sportsmanlike." Capitaine France would not comment on the matter. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - [IMG]cdn.velonews.competitor.com660x560vn subscribe 250 issue.jpgOpen ↗[/IMG]
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