TdF stage 19: Costa doubles up, Froome’s rivals give up

Stage 19: Bourg-d’Oisans to Le Grand-Bornand, 204.5km

Rui Costa claimed both his and Movistar’s second victory with a solo move on the ascent and subsequent descent of the Col de la Croix Fry – the same tactic he had employed to win in Gap on Tuesday. Meanwhile Chris Froome‘s rivals seemed more concerned with watching each other than with pursuing their vanishing hopes of snatching the maillot jaune.
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