Tour de France 2019 news - Awful weather hits Tour de France again, but Stage 20 goes ahead
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Updated 27/07/2019 at 11:10 GMT
A thunderstorm at the summit of Val Thorens had led to speculation that Stage 20 of the Tour de France could be cancelled – but the race will go ahead on Saturday.
Val Thorens
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Friday’s Stage 19 was brought to an early close as landslides, hailstorms and torrential conditions meant that race organisers decided to take the result at the top of the Col d’Iseran rather than risking a dangerous descent and then a final climb to Tignes.
The decision saw Team Ineos rider Egan Bernal leapfrog Julian Alaphilippe into the yellow jersey with a lead of 45 seconds on general classification.
Saturday’s Stage 20 had already been shortened to 59kms due to the terrible weather in France, and images from the top of Val Thorens showed just how bad conditions were on Saturday.
As a result there has been speculation that the Stage could be cancelled entirely.
However, the race organisers have reportedly confirmed that racing will go ahead as planned - with the action live on Eurosport 1 and Eurosport Player from 1pm.
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