• Alaphilippe trailing Bernal on descent when race was called off
The most dramatic mountain stage yet in the 2019 Tour de France ended in chaos when race organisers were forced to abandon the planned finish at Tignes because of a combination of hail, flooding and landslides, as Egan Bernal moved into the yellow jersey.
As the Colombian rode clear towards a likely stage victory and the maillot jaune, having finally distanced the long-term race leader, Julian Alaphilippe, severe weather on the long and rapid descent of the Col del’Iseran caused the stage to be stopped.
Written by Jeremy Whittle in Tignes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/26/egan-bernal-yellow-julian-alaphilippe-tour-de-france-stage-19-hailstorm under the title “Tour de France: Bernal takes yellow from Alaphilippe as hail stops stage 19”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
