Stage 19 of the
Tour de France 2024 was tinged with negativity for the
INEOS Grenadiers team, which saw its leader,
Carlos Rodriguez, again lose time in the fight to climb positions in the general classification.
The Spaniard started the day 6th, with the goal of overtaking
Mikel Landa (5th) and
João Almeida (4th) in the overall in a tough day of high mountains with a finish atop Isola 2000. However, Rodriguez not only failed to do so, but ended up being dropped early again on the final climb, falling more than 2 minutes behind Landa in the standings.