Five ports, two of special category and a devastating end in the plagne will mark the last mountain challenge before the outcome in Paris.
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The Tour de France 2025 enters its final stretch and, before thinking about Paris, there is a wall by climbing: stage 19 between Albertville y La Plagne. There are only 129.9 kilometers, but each meter is loaded with tension. It is the last battle in the high mountain, a short, aggressive day and designed to burst legs and move the general classification board.
From the initial flag he goes up. The Coast of Héry – Sur -Ugine (11.3 km to 5.1 %) is not brutal, but serves as serious warming. The rollers give them an opportunity to leak in the escape, while the climbers wait for the right time to hit.
Altimetry of stage 19 of the Tour de France 2025
The second challenge, the Seizure collar (13.7 km at 6.4 %), already marks another level. It is an irregular port, with 8 % areas that could open differences if there is will. The rhythm will rise, and the interests with interest in the general must be attentive.
The heart of the stage: Col du pré and roselend
After a long descent, the key point arrives: El Col du Pré. A brutal special category ascension, with 8 kilometers final to 10 %. There is no room to save energy. It is the perfect terrain for serious attacks, for those who want to burst the race before the last climb. The wear will be brutal.
No respite, after crowning the pré comes the Cormet de Roselend (5.9 km at 6.3 %). He is not so feared, but uncomfortable. It serves as a platform to consolidate holes or maintain pressure on lagging.
The closure in the plagne: the final sentence
After a section of transition with technical descents and valleys where it is time to continue pushing, the tour is played at the final climb to La Plagne: 19.1 km to 7.2 %, with sections above 9 % and final at more than 2,000 meters high. There are no surprises, only constant hardness. The type of climb where the strongest marks the step and the rest survives.
It was not uploaded since 2002, but the name of La Plagne It is recorded in the history of cycling. Today, he returns as a definitive judge of the Alps.
General classification – Tour de France 2025
| Position | Corridor | Equipment | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadej Pogacar | UAE Team Emirates – XRG | 66:55:42 |
| 2 | Jonas Vingegaard | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | +4:26 |
| 3 | Florian Lipowitz | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | +11:01 |
| 4 | Oscar Onley | Team Picnic PostNL | +11:23 |
| 5 | Primož Roglič | Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe | +12:49 |
| 6 | Felix Gall | DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM | +15:36 |
| 7 | Kévin Vauquelin | Arkéa – B&B Hotels | +16:15 |
| 8 | Tobias Halland Johannessen | Uno-X Mobility | +18:31 |
| 9 | Ben Healy | EF Education – EasyPost | +25:41 |
| 10 | Ben O’Connor | Team Jayco AlUla | +29:19 |
With a counterreloj even on the horizon and the classic arrival in Paris as a closure, this stage can mark a before and after. It is the last cartridge on the mountain. For those who still dream of the podium, it is time to attack. For leaders, it will be to resist or die.
The race can be seen, from 6:30 am, in Caracol HD2 and the free DITU application. TO 8:30 am starts on Caracol Televisión.
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