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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 - Today the guys managed to make it to the finish
00:07 and it wasn't a bad sprint.
00:09 Why?
00:10 - Why, yeah?
00:11 I also ask myself.
00:13 - Four out of five for Jasper Philipsen.
00:16 - How are you?
00:19 - Good.
00:20 - I believe I can win this sprint also,
00:24 given that Philipsen was super strong so far.
00:26 - We just had to be in the breakaway today.
00:29 There was no other option.
00:31 - Lotte Besny using some disruptive tactics
00:35 on today's stage.
00:37 - Time trial to the finish line.
00:39 - Team time trial, I would say.
00:41 - There's not that many sprinted teams left
00:43 and we saw yesterday also it was not easy to control
00:47 even three, four guys.
00:49 - They must have amazing legs in the front.
00:51 - The breakaway makes it!
00:53 Asgreen takes the stage!
00:55 - It looks more for breakaway
00:57 than sprint, so that's what we're looking for.
01:02 (dramatic music)
01:29 - The first attack of Peter Sagan in this Tour de France.
01:32 There he goes.
01:33 Good to see Sagan going on the attack.
01:36 - And the peloton is making his way very quickly
01:43 as we see another big attack from Pedersen.
01:45 - Lutsenko.
01:46 Lutsenko unable to follow Mats Pedersen.
01:52 Lutsenko having to work hard with the fast Mats Pedersen
01:56 just up the road.
01:58 - The peloton is always driving at a very, very fast pace.
02:01 And the peloton is...
02:03 - Lots of riders all over the place
02:06 and there are little gaps between certain groups of riders.
02:10 After another crazy high octane start,
02:15 a strong group of nine riders finally managed
02:17 to break free of the peloton's grip.
02:19 The indefatigable Campenaerts was joined
02:21 by fellow classic specialists Alaphilippe,
02:24 Zimmermann, Pollitt and Bernoullis.
02:27 Former world champion Pedersen also made the move
02:29 along with former European champion Trentin
02:32 while Haig and Barguil completed the fellowship.
02:34 But several teams weren't happy,
02:36 notably EF, Israel and Unix.
02:38 So the peloton had them on a tight leash.
02:40 - Niels Pollitt has snapped his chain in the breakaway.
02:50 - Can you keep on going?
02:52 - I say...
02:55 (radio beeps)
02:57 - I'm done.
02:58 - There was another twist at the intermediate sprint
03:09 where Pedersen picked up the maximum haul.
03:11 Philipsen then swooped to grab some of the remaining points
03:14 and ended up dragging a group of 30 riders
03:16 out of the peloton,
03:17 including fellow sprinters Meurs and Groenewegen.
03:20 They caught the eight leaders a few kilometers later
03:23 as the rest of the bunch sat up.
03:25 Among the riders who didn't make the move
03:26 were Boll, Kockaard and Guillaumet.
03:28 Back at the front, there wasn't exactly an entente cordiale.
03:33 So Clark and that man Campenaerts decided to forge ahead.
03:37 - Oh, he's cramped.
03:52 - Oh, cramp, cramp for Simon Clark.
03:55 He's had to go and he's in all sorts of trouble now.
03:59 - This is the advance party from the group behind.
04:12 Look at Campenaerts.
04:14 What a ride he's done for two days
04:16 and Asgreen's with him again.
04:22 Another big attack by Mads Pedersen.
04:25 He knows you cannot leave the riders in front
04:30 and you also can't take the green jersey with you.
04:32 Otherwise you're riding for second place.
04:34 It has been a relentless pace today.
04:40 Absolutely incredible stage.
04:41 48.1 kilometers an hour is now the average speed.
04:46 So the race situation, Asgreen, Moritz, O'Connor,
04:50 chased by Van der Poel, Trentin, Bettiol, Zimmermann
04:53 and then a group of riders firing away across just behind.
04:57 Only a few seconds back.
04:59 18 seconds now is the advantage.
05:06 A group there of nine riders.
05:09 Zimmermann on the back.
05:10 Laporte is in there.
05:12 Philipsen is in there.
05:13 Pitcock is in there.
05:14 Trentin is in there.
05:16 - Yeah, Philipsen looks a little bit frustrated there.
05:20 (dramatic music)
05:23 - Moritz just tightening the shoes.
05:28 I can only think Moritz is going to try to go
05:30 for a little bit longer.
05:31 That's kind of Moritz's style.
05:32 - Come on, Mate.
05:35 I think Otto Konner, you know that he's not fast.
05:38 I think, but everybody is inspired.
05:41 So look after Asgreen.
05:44 Come on, eh.
05:48 - Ben O'Connor trying to exactly give himself
05:50 a little bit of room to be able to go on the left.
05:52 This is also a tricky position for, and he goes.
05:55 - It's make or break now for Ben O'Connor.
05:58 O'Connor attacks hard, goes for the stage victory.
06:01 Flat out on the front.
06:03 Asgreen looking for his second stage win in as many days.
06:06 O'Connor looks around.
06:08 He's a beaten man.
06:09 Asgreen kicks hard now.
06:11 Is Kasper Asgreen going to win two days in a row?
06:15 Here goes Mati Moritz.
06:16 Asgreen and Moritz drag race for stage 19.
06:21 Photograph.
06:23 - You win.
06:41 You win.
06:42 (cheering)
06:44 - It means a lot because it's just hard and cruel
07:07 to be a professional cyclist.
07:08 You suffer a lot in preparations.
07:12 You sacrifice your life, your family,
07:14 and you do everything you can to get here ready.
07:17 The guy who's pulling is suffering just as much as you.
07:20 I know how much it can change your life
07:25 at Tour de France win.
07:26 I wish that everybody could win at Tour de France stage,
07:29 but it's just not possible and that's cruel, no?
07:31 - That's why it's so emotional for you now?
07:34 - Yes, and also because of the team,
07:36 because we've been through hard times.
07:38 I'm super happy and proud right now.
07:40 - Mohoric taking his third Tour stage victory
07:53 by the tightest of margins
07:55 and denying Asgreen back-to-back wins.
07:57 It's also a third victory this year for Bahrain-Victorious.
08:01 Fingegaard was able to take it nice and easy on the run-in,
08:03 crossing the line almost 14 minutes down.
08:06 One big mountain stage to go before a procession into Paris.
08:10 More frustration for Philipsen,
08:12 who has now come fourth on successive stages,
08:14 but he will get a final opportunity on the Champs-Élysées.
08:18 Tomorrow's a huge day for Giulio Ciccone.
08:20 There are a maximum of 37 mountains points up for grabs
08:23 and his lead is just six over Felix Galle.
08:26 It's hard to say what Pogacar is going to try
08:28 or is capable of trying on the Marche-Tine.
08:30 Either way, he's set to finish the Tour in the white jersey.
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