Simon Yates finished third in the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France on Friday. The Briton was one of the early escapees who were eventually passed by the
lightning fast Tadej Pogacar.
But before the Slovenian unleashed his horses, it long seemed like Yates might've a solid shot at the stage win. "Visma | Lease a Bike had the upper hand, I had to play it cool," said the Jayco AlUla rider at
Eurosport. He was in the leading group with Visma duo Wilco Kelderman and Matteo Jorgenson. "I was also afraid of the altitude. I went for it but it wasn’t enough."