Tour de France 2022 stage 19 preview: route map and profile from Castelnaudary to Cahors today

2022 year Tour de France moves into Castelnau-Magnoac with the sprinters eyeing stage 19 glory with only two category four climbs to contend with.

The day ends with Kahor, which is a good sign for Jonas Wingegard, as the Danish royal family owns Cayx Castle in this town. Jumbo-Visma’s star broke Thaddeus Pagakar at stage 18 to get a memorable victory and almost wrapped up the battle for the yellow jersey after a sensational Tour.

Pogacar is unlikely to have a chance to damage Wingegard here, though who would rule out a few attacks to do something and finally push his opponent out. If the Dane is awake on the job, any attack is unlikely to succeed on such a flat route.

The potential for a crosswind could spark hope for those willing to bide their time and be late. Jasper Philipsen is the favorite here, but who can count on the incredible Wout van Aert, while Fabio Jacobsen and Caleb Ewen are also in contention after battling through the Alps and Pyrenees for their shot at the stage and the final in Paris on Sunday.

Here’s everything you need to know about Stage 19:

Profile 19 stage

Map of the 19th stage

Start time of stage 19

The stage is scheduled to start at 12:05 PM BST and finish at 4:14 PM BST.

How to watch today on TV and online

Coverage of the Tour de France can be found this year on ITV4, Eurosport, Discovery+ and GCN+ (Global Cycling Network).

Live racing will be shown each day on ITV4 before the highlights, usually at 7pm each day. The ITV website lists the timings here.

Eurosport and GCN+ will be showing every minute of every stage. More on Eurosport’s coverage here and GCN+ coverage here.

It is also featured on the Eurosport Discovery+ streaming service with broadcast information here.

General classification after stage 18

1. Jonas Wingegaard (Dan) Jambo Wisma 71 hours 53 minutes 34 seconds

2. Thaddeus Pogakar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates +3 minutes 26 seconds

3. Geraint Thomas (Great Britain) Ineas Grenadiers +8:00

4. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ +11:05

5. Naira Quintana (Colonel) Arkea-Samsik +13:35

6. Louis Maintjes (Rsa) Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux +13:43

7. Alexander Vlasov (Russia) Bora-Hansgrohe +14:10

8. Romain Bardet (France) DSM +16:11

9. Alyaksei Lutsenko (Kazakhstan) “Astana” – “Kazakhstan” +20:09

9. Adam Yates (Great Britain) Ineas Grenadiers +20:17