58km to go: The race has almost immediately turned onto a dual carriageway, allowing everyone loads of space in which to do anything.
Here’s the general classification, as it stands. There could be some changes to those podium positions today.
moon
(@lecroissantbleu)Le classement général est enfin là ! #TDF19
Julian Alaphilippe a une marge pour finir au moins 5ème de ce Tour, ce qui serait exceptionnel. Le podium, ça peut être chaud vu l’énergie déployée depuis des jours. Quoiqu’il arrive, il aura illuminé cette édition 👏 pic.twitter.com/Son5WRS3Pz
Nobody has reported this on British TV, but I suppose you never know.
Mihai Cazacu
(@faustocoppi60)France TV just reporting the stage migh finish 11 km lower on Val Thorens. The decision will be taken when they are at the foot of the climb. #TDF2019
I think it’s safe to say today’s mini-stage is happening. It’s due to start in about seven minutes.
A few hours ago the picture was considerably grimmer. I’m hearing it has improved sufficiently for the shortened stage to be completed.
Orla Chennaoui
(@SportsOrla)Thunderstorms in Val Thorens now. Can’t even see the race route. pic.twitter.com/em0QWjxwNP
I’ve already read that the caravan is not going to be running today. These guys are saying that the entire stage is off:
Hello world!
This year’s tour has been gripping, but yesterday it took a turn for the ridiculous. It was the four-overthrows-off-Ben-Stokes’s-bat of stage cycling, as a blizzard – a blizzard – forced stage 19 to be abruptly curtailed, and left today’s 20th stage shrouded in uncertainty. So much so that even after the stage was rerouted and massively shortened, nobody quite knew if that would be enough. Even this afternoon, about an hour before the scheduled start, the teams weren’t entirely sure where, when or even if it would happen.
Le Tour de Franz
(@leTourdeFranz)Pour l’instant on installe les vélos chez @TDE_ProCycling mais personne ne sait si l’étape aura bien lieu ou si elle sera encore raccourcie. ➡️⬅️#TDF2019 pic.twitter.com/Cj2eRMVczO
So, hello. Let’s hope we get some cycling to watch, but either way, I’ll let you know what’s happening – or, indeed, if nothing is.