Tour de France 2026: Carapaz takes polka dots, Pogacar 1 point behind

fotobureau Cor Vosthe 19th stage of the Tour de France, the riders put on an exciting battle for the polka-dot jersey. First, Valentin Paret-Peintre takes the polka-dot jersey from Tadej Pogacar, but by the finish, it is Richard Carapaz who takes the lead in the mountains classification, 1 point ahead of the dethroned Slovenian.

Last updated on 24 July

Mountains classification - stage 19

1. Richard Carapaz 91
2. Tadej Pogacar 90
3. Valentin Paret-Peintre 84
4. Remco Evenepoel 42
5. Lenny Martinez 37
6. Isaac del Toro 34
7. Paul Seixas 34
8. Tobias Halland Johannessen 26
9. Mauro Schmid 22
10. Tom Pidcock 20

Col Bayard
- 4.7 kilometres at 7.2%
- at kilometre 4.7
- category 2

1. Valentin Paret-Peintre 5
2. Richard Carapaz 3
3. Anders Halland Johannessen 2
4. Tobias Foss 1

Col du Noyer
- 7.2 kilometres at 8.5%
- at kilometre 25.2
- category 1

1. Valentin Paret-Peintre 10
2. Richard Carapaz 8
3. Thymen Arensman 6
4. Quinn Simmons 4
5. Sepp Kuss 2
6. Matthew Riccitello 1

Col d’Ornon
- 5.4 kilometres at 6.4%
- at kilometre 99.2
- category 2

1. Richard Carapaz 5
2. Bruno Armirail 3
3. Tobias Foss 2
4. Thymen Arensman 1

Alpe d'Huez
- 13.8 kilometres at 8.1%
- finish
- HC

1. Tadej Pogacar 20
2. Lenny Martinez 15
3. Richard Carapaz 12
4. Sepp Kuss 10
5. Tobias Halland Johannessen 8
6. Remco Evenepoel 6
7. Isaac del Toro 4
8. Mattias Skjelmose 2